Bobbi Kristina Houston's 'husband' has her name tattooed on his arm.

Nick Gordon has sent a defiant message to Bobby Brown and the Houston family by having Bobbi Kristina's name tattooed across his arm in huge letters.

He posted the picture on his Facebook page after being barred from visiting her bedside in an Atlanta hospital.

Gordon had told friends of his intense love for her and his hope that she would recover and clear his name which is at the center of a police investigation.

Some members of the Houston family have said they expect him to be charged in connection with her hospitalization.

Gordon's decision to have her name etched onto his left arm is the clearest sign yet that he intends to fight for her if she recovers.