Question: is mtv's tattoo show real?
Answer: The tattoos are 100 percent real — at least according to the show's hosts Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Nico Tortorella. "We're really highly emotional. We cried as much as the clients did," Nico told Refinery 29. "We cried every episode." Snooki agreed, adding, "It was so much emotion.