STEPHEN DORFF is celebrating his mother's good health after she recently recovered from an illness - by tattooing her name on his arm.
The BLADE actor, who used to date PAMELA ANDERSON and JULIETTE LEWIS, is extremely close to his mum and was shaken when she fell ill.
The 32-year-old says, "My mom recently had a health scare that really opened my eyes. I've got a tattoo of her name - NANCY - on my arm. People think it's my girlfriend. But I just wanted to keep her close.
"But she's a real strong lady and went back to school and became a psychologist. She wanted to understand about the mid-life crisis and now she's a full on doctor.
"I was a handful as a kid. I gave her a lot of trouble and now I realise how lucky I was to have such a great mom." Dorff has also vowed to leave his movie villain past behind to concentrate on more positive roles, for the sake of his mother.
He adds, "With recent film roles I've chosen to play nice guys with great morals. When I was younger I played the bad guy a lot in movies like Blade, but it was scaring my mom and grandma."