TATTOOED Hollywood star Angelina Jolie says that her young children have horrified their father Brad Pitt - because they want their own inkings.

TATTOOED Hollywood star Angelina Jolie says that her young children have horrified their father Brad Pitt - because they want their own inkings.

The couple are parents to six children, six-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox, Shiloh, eight, Zahara, nine, Pax, 11 and Maddox, 13.

Jolie, 39, is thought to have about 17 different designs, including an inscription on her arm which she got just last year, inked all over her body.

The star told Radio Times magazine that she did not want her offspring to follow their parents into the movie business.

"My kids rebelling would be if they all became brain surgeons. They're already asking me about tattoos. How do I say 'No'?," she said.

The Maleficent actress said that she had told Maddox he could not have a tattoo, but when nine-year-old daughter Zahara talked about getting them it caused Pitt much anxiety.

"It's especially hard for dads and girls," she said. "For some reason men get a little more sensitive when the daughter gets a tattoo. And Brad thinks the girls can do no wrong. He's mush in their hands!"