Kat Tat Biography
A native of Chicago, Illinois, Kat Tat is an American reality TV star and tattoo artist who is best known for her TV show Black Ink Crew: Chicago. She was born on May 17, 1991, in Chicago, Illinois. The story between her and Ryan became one of the highlights of the series. Kat is also a tattoo artist and started her career in a dormitory. As her popularity grew, her Instagram account had around 831,000 followers.
Kat Tat Age
Kat is 29 years old as of 2021, she was born on May 17, 1991, in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Kat Tat Height
Kat stands at a height of 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m) tall. And she has a curvy figure, with measurements of 37-24-36 inches. Kat’s other distinct features include dark black hair and brown eyes.
Kat Tat Education
Since childhood, Kat had been given the best performance with good Marks. At age of 16 Years, she enrolled in High School. After completing high school education Kat completed education in Bachelor Degree from public US state university.
Kat Tat Family
Kat is the third child of her parents; a white mother (Katheleen Edgerton) and a black father (Ken Jackson). Boasting a mixed ethnicity, Kat has two older brothers named James and Kenny in her family.
Kat’s parents have already divorced. But, her mother along with father share a cordial relationship. For instance, the former couple came together to celebrate their son James’ wedding in the year 2017.
As a child, Kat used to hide from her family and go on to tattoo people secretly, even in the kitchen. It was her drive that took her to star in Black Ink Crew Chicago in the year 2015. While the show gave her recognition along with fame, after three seasons, it started taking a toll on the star’s health.
Kat was drinking too much, and even her hair had started falling out. Thus, Kat left the show to get away from all the drama. Kat left her native city of Chicago and went to Los Angeles. There, Kat invested all her saving and opened a tattoo studio named Enigma Beverly Hills. It was a significant feat as Kat became the first-ever black female tattoo artist to own a studio in Beverly Hills.
As a reality star, Kat used to earn a salary of $1,500 per episode. But, after she left it all to open her studio that expanded into art shows, as well as a clothing line, the 29-year-old now musters her net worth from entrepreneurship.

Kat Tat Husband
Kat is currently dating her boyfriend a famous American football player Jaime Collins. However, he had yet to become Kat Tat’s husband. Jamie played for the University of Southern Mississippi during his collegiate career and later for the New England Patriots. Together with Tom Brady, Jamie helped the Patriots win the 2015 Super Bowl. Jamie currently plays for the Detriot Lions.
Apart from a few photos on her Instagram, Kat was pretty silent about her relationship with her boyfriend Jaime. The reason might be all the drama that occurred during her Black Ink Crew days as well as all the public hassle that came with the drama.
Anyway, Kat first introduced Jaime on her Instagram in July 2020. In the photo, Kat was sitting on Jaime’s lap and tattooing on him. Apparently, Kat inked a bird on Jaime’s chest. Later in the year, Kat posted another photo wishing Jaime a happy birthday.
Kat Tat Net Worth
Kat has an estimated net worth of $1 million dollars as of 2022. Which she accumulates through her career as a reality TV star and a tattoo artist.