Things have gotten extremely complicated for Alex on Days of Our Lives lately. Between Joy returning to Salem with baby Kelsey and Alex suddenly trying to process becoming a father while his marriage to Stephanie buckles under the pressure, the guy barely has time to breathe normally anymore. Offscreen, though, Robert Scott Wilson slowed things down this week and gave fans something far more personal when he opened up about his tattoos and the surprisingly emotional meanings attached to them.
Key Takeaways
- Wilson opened up about the personal meanings behind his tattoos.
- Several of his tattoos symbolize balance, freedom, strength, and protection.
- Wilson revealed that one tattoo pays tribute to Frank Sinatra.
- The most emotional tattoo features his mother’s handwriting saying, “The only son.”
- Fans especially connected with the heartfelt story behind his tattoo honoring his mom.
The Tattoos Carry More Meaning Than Fans Realized
On Instagram, the DAYS page shared a video titled “The Dual Tattoo Tour, episode two,” in which Wilson walked viewers through his ink piece by piece. One of the first tattoos he pointed out was the Vitruvian Man by Michelangelo, which he said carried “a very special meaning of balance and being able to really fit within any circumstances that we are perfectly designed to do so.” He explained that the idea shaped “not just life, but my acting and things like that.”
Wilson then moved on to the rose, sword, and theatrical mask design on his arm, explaining that it symbolized “the balance between love and war.” As an actor, he said, “life imitates art and other things like that, and finding the balance between the two” always spoke to him. Nearby sat “C’est La Vie,” which he admitted took “about 60 pages” of fonts before landing on the final design. He also revealed it doubled as “a nod to Frank Sinatra,” calling Sinatra “one of my favorite people ever.”
Elsewhere on his arm sat an eagle and compass representing “freedom and guidance,” while three downward-pointing swords symbolized “strength, courage, and protection.” Wilson admitted some of the tattoos were simply because “I always just liked the way it looked too.”
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Fans Connected With the Tattoo About His Mom
The most emotional part of the video came when Wilson explained his oldest tattoo, which featured his mother’s handwriting saying “The only son.” He shared that she used to tell him, “Don’t forget, you’re my only son,” whether he was “doing something well as a kid” or “in deep as a kid.” After struggling to settle on a design, Wilson finally asked his mother to physically write the words down herself.
“When she wrote it and sent me a picture of it just like very fast, I was like, ‘That’s exactly what I want.’” He also explained the tattoo connected to the song “Simple Kind of Man,” calling it a nod to a song about a mother wanting her son to keep his values intact.
Fans absolutely melted in the comments afterward. One follower wrote, “The tattoo with Rob’s mother’s handwriting is very cool!” while another admitted, “That’s sweet about your mom! 💗”
Somebody else summed up the overall mood perfectly with, “I love meaningful tattoos that are also aesthetically pleasing. Your tattoos are beautiful 🙌❤️🔥” (Check out Wilson’s thoughts on success.)
