Willow Smith has showed off a new tongue piercing in photos uploaded on her instagram page.

The 11-year-old shocked followers with her new piece of silverware in a friendly snap where she has her mouth open.

Some fans have been quick to suggest the piercing is a fake, while others are outraged that her parents Will and Jada Smith would allow her have body piercings at such a young age.

Will Smith recently revealed that he gives his daughter freedom when it comes to fashion because he wants her to "have command over her body."