He loves to talk about how much being a father means to him and Chris Brown appears to have paid the ultimate tribute to his daughter, Royalty.

The singer, 27, shared a picture of a giant inking on his back on Instagram, in the early hours of Monday morning, as well as a picture of himself in the tattooist’s chair.

However, he later deleted the snaps, casting doubt over whether the inking was actually real.

The inking, which looked rather painful if genuine, mimics a photo of Chris’s daughter in which she is cheekily sticking out her tongue.

Chris, former flame of Rihanna, is no stranger to having body art.

The star, who had his first tattoo at 13, already boasts a wide selection of tattoos, including full sleeves and an angry looking bull on the back of his head.

At the time, he shared a picture of it on Instagram, writing: ‘I do what the f*** I want.’

Royalty is Chris’s daughter with Nia Guzman and the the news that he was a father to a nine-month-old girl broke up his relationship with model Karrueche Tran last year.

In August 2015, he announced his new album will be titled Royalty and he unveiled the cover art that shows him shirtless and holding his baby girl tightly to his chest in a loving embrace.

At the end of September, it was reported that the singer and the former model had resolved their legal battle with each agreeing to joint physical and legal custody of Royalty.

As part of the settlement Chris will have her 12 days a month and pay Guzman $2,500 a month and the child’s legal name will be Royalty Brown.

In addition to the monthly payments, the Loyal performer will be financially responsible for paying for the child’s schooling, nannies, health insurance and medical bills.