Tom Hardy Shows Off Tattoos with Bikini-Clad Wife

showcased his array of body ink as he kicked back on the beach with his wife on a family holiday in Barbados on Wednesday.

The actor, 48, who plays Venom in the titular franchise, was shirtless in a pair of branded shorts as he took a dip in the sea with his actress partner, 44.

Tom Hardy has more than 30 tattoos covering much of his upper body, with each piece representing significant life events, people and places.

Visible on his torso was the words padre fiero, which means proud father in Italian, a Union Jack on his peck, and the Marine Corps number of his best friend's father.

A tattoo on his biceps resulting from a bet with Leonardo that he would be nominated for an Oscar for The Revenant. 

The rugged star was sporting a full beard and pair of black aviator shades during the rare appearance with his bikini-clad wife on the Caribbean island.

Tom was seen smearing sun cream onto his body while perched on a sunbed. 

Charlotte, who met Tom on the set of Wuthering Heights in 2008, wore a mismatched black bikini top with a pair of printed bottoms for their beach outing.

The Peaky Blinders actress showcased her natural beauty by going make-up free and wore her brunette hair swept up into a bun on top of her head.

The couple were seen having a chat while paddling in the sea together, looking totally at ease as they relaxed on the sun-soaked break together.

Charlotte gave birth to their first child - a daughter - late in 2015, followed in late 2018 by the birth of their second child, a son. 

Charlotte is also a stepmother to Tom's eldest son, Louis Thomas, from his previous relationship with Rachael Speed.

She recently revealed how her Hollywood hardman husband wooed her with 'a really decent cup of tea'.

The couple have been married for 12 years after falling for each other on the set of their 2009 TV adaptation of the Emily Brontë classic.

In between rehearsing for their steamy scenes as Heathcliff and Cathy, Charlotte recalled how a conversation with Tom about their shared northern roots kickstarted their romance. 

'He made me a really decent cup of tea. Strong. There's not much point if the spoon doesn't stand up,' she recalled of her first impressions of Tom.

'And he told me that his mother was northern. So I thought, all right then. When somebody can give as good as they get, you know you're in for a good time.' 

Charlotte was also quick to point out Tom's easy-going-nature on set, insisting that contrary to reports he is not 'some sort of Method actor... He was just his cheeky-chappy self.' 

Charlotte said had her future husband laughing with her own cheeky banter, as she recalled one memorable moment from the Wuthering Heights set:

'We were talking about it the other day. There's that famous line ? "Whatever our souls are made of, yours and mine are the same," she told The Sunday Times Style Magazine.

'We shot it in a tiny church on the moors and it was beautiful. We were sitting in a pew and I had to turn to Tom and say my line. And he absolutely died laughing.'

'Because when you say it with my northern accent,it sounds like, "Whatever a**eholes are made of..." And that was it, we were gone for the rest of the day. I do need to get a tattoo of that.'

Their steamy version of Wuthering Heights raised eyebrows thanks to Tom and Charlotte's sizzling chemistry, which was plain for all to see during filming.

Reflecting on the TV adaptation, director Coky Giedroyc shared recently how she had to keep interrupting scenes due to Tom and Charlotte's 'steamy' chemistry. 

She told The Sunday Times Culture Magazine: 'The chemistry was amazing. It got very steamy, to the extent that I had to keep yelling, 'Cut!'' 

Next up for Charlotte is Babies, a new BBC drama which follows the lives of two couples as they navigate pregnancy, miscarriage, grief and dating. The six part series will air from March 30.

Tom meanwhile is currently shooting the second season of Guy Ritchie's hit series Mobland.