Actress-designer Nicole Richie feels that the 'Virgin' tattoo she got when she was 16, now seems "embarrassing" to her.

"See this tattoo? It says 'virgin,' you guys. It's embarrassing and desperate," femalefirst.co.uk quoted the 32-year-old reality TV star as saying.

"Now, I am a Virgo so when I was 16 I thought, 'Ooh I'm going to be different and I'm going to put virgin, because the Virgin is the sign for Virgo'," she added.

Richie went on to joke she had considered ways to modify the tattoo, but doesn't think they'd be very convincing.

"I'd add an I and an A and say I'm from Virginia, but I just don't think people are going to believe me. So I'm just stuck," she said.