Lily Barrios

## Liliana Barrios

**Liliana 'Lily' Barrios** is a supporting cast member on season three of **Black Ink Chicago**. She would then appeared as a main cast member on season four and five. And finally, she would appear as a guest on season six.

On season three, Lily is introduced as a new tattoo artist hired by Ryan Henry. Along the way, she starts to hit it off with fellow tattoo artist, Junior Diaz. However, they would then clash at a customer appreciation party, with a drunken Lily accusing him of flirting with other women. Later on, after getting into an altercation with her cousins, Lily decides to move in with one of the tattoo artists known as Katherine 'Cobra' Fullerton. Afterwards, Lily and Junior reconcile after their argument. Later on, Cobra starts getting rubbed the wrong way by Lily and Junior's unfiltered relationship. Then, she confronts Lily about it, which causes them to get into a physical altercation. The crew also confronts Lily about her behavior. Afterwards, Lily then decides to move in with Junior. But after a while, she realizes that she doesn’t like living with him, and decides to return to Cobra’s place to talk things out. In the end, they apologize to each other and make up. Later on, they decide to go on a double date with their respective partners. However, Junior later confronts Lily for talking with her ex-boyfriend Plug, which leads to them separating. Lily then approaches Cobra about telling him about her messing with her ex-boyfriend, which leads to them getting into a physical fight. While at the tattoo shop, Lily tells the group about her and Cobra's altercation, and says that she likes to talk badly about them. Afterwards, Lily finally decides to move back in with her cousins after all the drama. The group travels to Cabo. While at the house, Lily jokingly pushes Ryan in the pool, which enrages him, as his phone and arm cast got wet in the process. But Lily later on apologizes, and he accepts it. While playing couple games, Lily decides she doesn’t want Junior to be her partner and refuses to be with him. But afterwards, Lily apologizes to him for treating him poorly, and they reconcile. While on her way to see her sisters, her aunt tells her that she's not allowed to see them, which leaves Lily emotional. A while later, Lily officially moves back into Cobra's place since they are back on good terms. At the same time, Lily invites Plug to a party at the tattoo shop. However, he starts getting into multiple altercations with Junior and fellow tattoo artist Van Johnson. During another party, Lily get drunk and start making out with Katrina 'Kat Tat' Jackson. Afterwards, Junior and Lily talk things out again, with Lily revealing that losing her father has made it hard for her to be close to men. They would then apologize to each other.

During season four, Lily reveals that her and Junior are no longer together, and is ready to date other people. Later on, Junior says he wants to still be friends, but Lily says she’s not interested. A while later, at the group's new shop, Lily gets into an argument with Danielle Jamison regarding the shop's interior, which results in them getting into a physical altercation. Meanwhile, Lily meets with a new tattoo artist named Reese Hilburn. Later on, during Phor Brumfield's birthday party, Lily vents to Reese, feeling that she’s always made out to be the bad guy. Then, Lily’s cousin shows up to the party. Lily then starts arguing with Charmaine Walker about the shop drama, while calling her and Danielle unprofessional. Lily then hits Charmaine and they start fighting. Afterwards, the group discuss what happened with the girls. Meanwhile, the group disagrees with Charmaine wanting to fire Lily. Then, Lily says that the group should go on strike against Charmaine. During the strike, Charmaine comes and intervenes, which results in her and Lily fighting again. But Charmaine later apologizes and Lily accepts. The group travels to Jamaica, where Lily starts talking jabs at Junior and his new girlfriend, Adriana Garibay. However, this leads to an altercation between the group. Afterwards, Lily has decided to raise money for ACLU, regarding the people in Mexico. Meanwhile, Lily and Reese claim that Junior hit Reese while in Jamaica. The group then confronts Lily for starting the fight, which causes her to storm out and leave. During the group's camping trip, Lily returns, where she is told that she may be the main source for drama at the shop. In retaliation, Lily tells Van's girlfriend Jenn that Van started hitting on her. Lily then leaves the shop once again. A while later, Ryan comes to have a chat with Lily, where she apologizes for starting drama. During a group get-together, Lily stops by in an attempt to make peace.

During season five, Lily continues to work with Ryan. Meanwhile, while Lily is enjoying her birthday party, both Van and Jenn decide to crash it, which results in a fight between Lily and Jenn. A while later, Ryan hires a new employee named Gina. Shortly after, her and Lily get into an argument, which results in a fight and Gina snatching off Lily’s wig. During the shop's Halloween party, Lily flirts with the new employee named Shine. At the same time, she gets attacked by a drunken Bella. Later on, during a tattoo convention, Junior and Adriana arrive. Then, Lily and Adriana decide to end their feud during a party. A while later, the group confronts Lily about her frequent use of the n-word, which results in Charmaine getting into a fight with her. Ryan then orders Lily to take a mandatory break from the shop. During her time away from the shop, Lily starts focusing on art. At her art show, Lily apologizes to Ryan for all the drama and says she wants to focus on her art, and doesn't want to return to the shop.

In season six, Lily makes an appearance while arriving for Van's daughter's birthday party. However, the producers did not allow her to come in after her past racial insensitivity.

## Trivia

* Lily has Mexican heritage.
* Her zodiac sign is a Virgo.
* In 2020, she went to jail after she allegedly attacked her girlfriend.
* She dropped out of college to become a tattoo artist.