Nowadays, clitoris piercing is kind of like anal sex: You may know it’s a thing, but not that many people will talk about it in the mainstream. While celebrities like Kendall Jenner, Rihanna, and Bella Hadid have allowed people to get nipple rings, which are also private, not-seen-by-everyone piercing, the clit piercing remains shockingly taboo.

Obviously, stigma plays a part in that. The World Health Organization actually classifies clitoral piercings as a form of female genital mutilation. In addition, the outdated assumption that genital piercing is synonymous with promiscuity persists. According to one survey, there are up to 2 percent of women in the U.S. with genital piercings, so they are not as uncommon as you might think.

There are actually many things about this piercing that aren’t what they seem, which is good news for anyone who cringes in empathetic pain when he or she hears the phrase “clitoris piercing.” Clients, says celebrity piercer and owner of Body Electric Tattoo and Piercing, report pain for a split second before it’s over. The piercing doesn’t actually engage the clitoris, but the area surrounding it. There are a variety of ways to have your nether regions pierced, just as there are for your ears. There are a number of different types of vertical hood piercings (VCHs), with VCH being the most popular. Using a hoop, the horizontal hood piercing is done across the hood, and the triangle goes behind the clitoris. In addition, there is the Christina, which connects the outer labia to the pubic mound (named after the first person to receive it).

In this article, we will list out a few celebrities who actually got their clits pierced. Stay tuned!

List of Celebrities with Clit Piercing

Christina Aguilera

After launching her career as the latest sweet-as-candy pop star, Christina Aguilera wanted more than her sultry voice to distinguish her and launch her into the diva stratosphere far above her bubble gum competitor (*ahem Britney). Publicly, Christina shared a ‘Dirty’ image that highlighted several new piercings, including one in her nipple and another in her vagina. The woman has removed most of her piercings since stating that she is no longer in need of “the comfort of the pain”, although she appears to have left a barbell in her nipple to remind her of that particular time.