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Why Peaches is a work of art

But if she goes on recording every twist and turn on her body she may soon run out of space.

Bob Geldof’s wild child daughter has already notched up a 20-odd collection of tattoos on her fresh frame - many of them references to friends and lovers.

Last week, they were on full display as she enjoyed the sun and sea on a holiday in South America.

Among the pieces of ‘art’ is a daisy chain which stretches from her knee to her chest. But other works are dedicated to ex-boyfriends and the teenager’s estranged husband Max Drummey.

The words ‘Ex Valentine’ around the top of her left arm are understood to be a reference to old flame Faris Badwan, frontman with The Horrors.

He also inspired another one of Miss Geldof’s designs - an open book with a noose hanging over the page.

“It’s to symbolise me being owned by him,” she once said.

On her back are four lines of lyrics from Nick Cave’s song Into My Arms, which she had tattooed as a tribute to ex-rock star boyfriend Frederick Macpherson.

Last year, Miss Geldof confessed that she was hooked on tattoos, saying: “They’re my new addiction.”

London artist Dan Gold, who tattooed the Nick Cave lyrics on the teenager’s back, said only a handful of the designs had a deep mystical meaning.

“The doves above hips are a love symbol,” he said. “It’s a modern design and young women love these kinds of symbols.

“A playing card is a good luck symbol. The ace of spades portrays someone as an outsider.

“The angel wings are because girls see themselves as little angels.”

A week ago, Miss Geldof announced she was divorcing American guitarist Drummey, after just 186 days of marriage.

She said the couple had come to a ‘mutual agreement’ after ‘much soul searching’.

Nevertheless, Max will live on in Miss Geldof. Well, on her left wrist at least.