Van der Wiel has numerous tattoos of which he said, "[I] have two quotes (pronouns), my mother's name, my father's initials, the first letters of the names of my sisters, some decorations and my own name, that was my first tattoo. My parents thought eighteen was a good age for my first tattoo.. But they would rather not see me get a tattoo.
Van der Wiel has several tattoos that include quotes (pronouns), his mother's name, his father's initials, the names of his sisters, some decorations, and his own name. He mentioned this was his initial tattoo at age eighteen. His parents believed it was a suitable time for him to get his first tattoo but preferred not to see more tattoos.