EXCLUSIVE: On the rocks? Sylvester Stallone, 76, gets huge bicep tattoo of wife Jennifer Flavin, 54, COVERED UP with image of his movie dog Butkus – as she posts cryptic picture with their three daughters: 'The 4 of us forever'

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It looks like there is trouble in paradise for Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Flavin, his wife of 25 years.

The Rocky star has just had a giant tattoo of Jennifer on his right bicep covered – with a picture of Butkus, Rocky's bull mastiff from the hit movies.

And Flavin, who is 22 years younger than her 76-year-old husband, has also hinted that it might all be over in an Instagram picture of her hugging their three daughters.

'These girls are my priority,' she wrote on the post August 10. 'Nothing else matters. The 4 of us forever.' 

Jennifer is no longer following her husband on Instagram.

But Stallone's publicist insisted there are no problems between the A-List pair and it's all a misunderstanding over a botched refresh of his wife’s portrait on his arm.

It would appear there is trouble in paradise for Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Flavin, his wife of 25 years, though neither of the parties have confirmed 

BEFORE: Stallone had a huge tattoo of Flavin's face on his right bicep 

AFTER: Stallone appeared unconcerned as Zach Perez worked on covering the tattoo of his wife of quarter of a century

Butkus appeared alongside Rocky Balboa in the original Rocky and again in Rocky II; the bull mastiff was owned by Sylvester Stallone in real life.

Flavin hinted that it might all be over in an Instagram picture of her hugging their three daughters on August 10. 'These girls are my priority,' she wrote on the post. 'Nothing else matters. The 4 of us forever'

 ‘Mr. Stallone intended to refresh the tattoo image of his wife Jennifer however the results were unsatisfactory and, unfortunately, unfixable,’ she said.

‘As a result, he had to cover the original image with a tattoo of his dog from Rocky, Butkus.

‘Mr. Stallone loves his family. The Stallones are presently filming a reality show together which will debut on Paramount+,’ Bega added.

The publicist declined to comment further.

Stallone, 76, was showing off the tattoo of his wife as recently as August 7 with a photo on his Instagram page. But just nine days later on August 16 tattoo artist Zach Perez posted himself working on Stallone's upper arm.

And his pictures showed the Flavin ink has gone and in its place is a picture of a little puppy.

Perez posted a picture of his artwork too, but took it down when commenters started asking why the star had covered up his wife's picture.

Stallone's third marriage had appeared to be one of the strongest in Hollywood until now, even though the couple's romance had a rocky start.

They first dated in 1988 shortly after his brief second marriage to Brigitte Nielsen had gone south.

The pair first dated in 1988 shortly after his brief second marriage to Brigitte Nielsen had gone south

This is Stallone's third marriage, which had appeared to be one of the strongest in Hollywood until now, even though the couple's romance had a start

The couple married on May 17, 1997 at the posh Dorchester Hotel in London, and with Stallone's reputation as a playboy, few predicted they would last long

They had met in a Beverly Hills restaurant when she was a 20-year-old model and he was suffering a temporary glitch with Rambo III – a movie that won him the Golden Raspberry for worst actor.

But he then moved on to model Janice Dickinson who said he was the father of her little girl. He ended things with Flavin by sending her a letter by FedEx, which she called 'sloppy.'

It was only after he and Dickinson split that DNA tests proved he was not the dad.

He then got engaged to actress Angie Everhart but that fizzled and he again returned to Flavin.

They married on May 17, 1997 at the posh Dorchester Hotel in London, and with Stallone's reputation as a playboy, few predicted they would last long.

'I'm not naïve about what may go on when I'm not around – he's a 45-year-old man – I can't change the way he is,' Flavin told People at the time.

'Still, he's not a cheating dog every day of the week,' she added. 'We spend five out of seven nights together, so I don't know where he'd find the time.'

But last it did and just this May they celebrated their silver wedding anniversary. The marriage produced three daughters, Sophia, now 25, Sistine, 24, and Scarlet, 20.

He had two sons with first wife Sasha Czack, Sage, who died of coronary artery disease in 2012 aged 36, and Seargeoh, 43.

On August 16 tattoo artist Zach Perez posted himself working on Stallone's upper arm

Stallone happily posed with Perez afterthe inking despite claiming he had botched the updating of his wife's picture and had to replace it with Butkus 

Stallone has often joked about the lack of testosterone as he has spent the years surrounded by the women in his life. Having three daughters, he said 'is a free passport to hell,' during a 2010 interview.

'Everything in the house is female,' he added. 'The toys, the housekeeper, all the dogs, he said in a 2010 interview.

'The one dog I have that's male is neutered… I'm next.'

But he credited Jennifer with learning to have fun.

'It took me 19 years to realize she's always right. I realized that women have a knack, at least Jennifer, for making incredibly erudite, wise, smart decisions. I always leap without looking. She always looks and never leaps.

'She's incredibly safe. So now finally, I say: 'Honey, you make all the decisions. Done, done, done. I trust you.' I never had that before. Ever.' Things weren't always so sane.

In May, on the couple's anniversary Stallone posted: 'Happy 25th anniversary to my amazing wife. There is not enough words to describe what this incredibly selfless dedicated, patient, woman has meant to our lives and I only wish they (sic) could be another 25!'

This year on their anniversary in May she posted: 'Thank you for always keeping me laughing, loving and protecting our beautiful family!'

Jennifer is no longer following her husband on Instagram

This year on his anniversary he posted: 'Happy 25th anniversary to my amazing wife.

'There is not enough words to describe what this incredibly selfless dedicated, patient, woman has meant to our lives and I only wish they (sic) could be another 25!

'Thank you sweetheart!' he ended the post.

She responded with a post of her own. 'Thank you for always keeping me laughing, loving and protecting our beautiful family!'

'Our marriage keeps getting better every year! I can't wait to spend the rest of our lives together!'

The anniversary Instas became a tradition in the Stallone household. Last year for their 24th, he posted ''It's happy Wedding Anniversary Time again! Time is flying but I have a blessed life Thanks to my wife and Family,'