\u201cI’m happy with my teeth — they’re healthy and white and very crooked, and they’re part of me.”<\/h2>\n
A smile is just one of the many things that makes a person unique — but in Hollywood, tons of celebrities have faced the pressure to be perfect with a flawless set of pearly whites. While stars often go to great lengths to achieve the ideal smile, including dental tweaks and veneer transformations, it\u2019s not the right choice for everyone. A handful of celebrities have refused to change their teeth, even though they might not fit the mold in the entertainment industry. These stars have stood their ground and chosen to keep their unique smiles, no matter what other people have said.<\/p>\n
Find out why these celebs won\u2019t change their smiles\u2026<\/p>\n
Aimee Lou Wood<\/h3>\n
Throughout her career, Aimee Lou Wood<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s teeth have been a major topic of conversation, especially after her role in <\/strong>White Lotus <\/strong>was parodied on <\/strong>Saturday Night Live<\/strong><\/a>, a move she called \u201cmean and unfunny.\u201d But after so much attention on her teeth and her choice not to change them, she shared that she was done talking about them.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s, like, cool, and now I want to stop f–king talking about it,\u201d she said in a <\/strong>Sunday Times<\/strong> profile<\/strong><\/a>. \u201cCan I talk about my character? Why am I talking about my gnashers? It\u2019s like now I\u2019m just a pair of front teeth.\u201d<\/p>\n She continued, \u201cI understand what it represents. People feel more confident about their imperfections. It does feel a bit weird that the thing I got bullied for is now the thing that everyone\u2019s, like, \u2018Woo!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Cynthia Erivo<\/strong><\/a> has never had the desire to change the gap in her teeth and has no plans to ever alter her smile. She says that she feels that her teeth are perfect the way they are — and hopes other people feel the same about their own unique smiles.<\/p>\n \u201cI think a smile that has a gap in it already is perfect,\u201d she said in a Vogue<\/strong> Beauty Secrets video<\/strong><\/a>. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t change it. I have never wanted to change it. I never will change it. And I don\u2019t shy away from people looking at my mouth. So if you have a gap out there, enjoy it.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Aimee Lou Wood Lashes Out at SNL Over White Lotus Teeth Parody: ‘Mean and Unfunny’ – Click image for related story<\/p>\n Keira Knightley<\/strong><\/a> says she\u2019s never felt the need to change her appearance throughout her career in Hollywood, even though her teeth may be different from other people. Looking back, Keira says she\u2019s thankful that no one ever pressured her to change her teeth — and she has no plans to ever do it herself.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve never felt that I was, in any way, exploited in any of the kind of film experiences that I\u2019ve had,\u201d she told CBS News<\/strong><\/a>. \u201cWhich is quite amazing, because I\u2019ve got wonky teeth. And I keep hearing about everybody going to Hollywood and, you know, their agents going, \u2018Straighten your teeth,\u2019 or \u2018Whiten your teeth,\u2019 but nobody\u2019s ever said anything about my teeth.\u201d<\/p>\n When she was just a teenager working on Spider-Man, Kirsten Dunst<\/strong><\/a> says a producer on the film drove her to a dentist\u2019s office to get her teeth straightened. Kirsten admits she had no idea that\u2019s where they were going and when she figured it out, she refused to get out of the car, telling the executive that she liked her teeth how they were. She credited director Sofia Coppola <\/strong><\/a>with being the one to give her confidence to stand up for herself.<\/p>\n \u201cI had Sofia at 16, who I thought was so cool and pretty when I didn\u2019t. She was like, \u2018I love your teeth!\u2019\u201d Kristen shared in a Netflix interview<\/strong><\/a>. \u201cI didn\u2019t realize at the time. I realized it [later] in the decisions I had made — not to change teeth, not to blow up my lips, or whatever it is that everyone wants to look like.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6 Celebrities Who Regret Changing Their Smiles – Click image for related story<\/p>\n Ayo Edebiri <\/strong><\/a>has decided to never change her teeth and admits that she said no when her dentist tried to insist that she get Invisalign. The actress explained that she wouldn\u2019t allow herself to do it because she wants to ensure that she always looks like her family.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not allowed to. I won\u2019t allow myself to. I don\u2019t want to, I want to look like myself. I want to look like my parents, I want to look like my family. I want to look like Black people who are from Boston,\u201d she shared with Bustle<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Jewel <\/strong><\/a>penned an entire essay about why she\u2019s never chosen to fix her teeth throughout her decades-long career. Although she once wore prosthetic dentures to take on her role as June Carter in Ring of Fire, she says it\u2019s the only time fans will see her with perfect teeth.<\/p>\n \u201cDespite having written 500 songs, having hits in nearly every genre, getting Grammy nominations, singing for a pope and a president — [I\u2019m] best known for having crooked teeth,\u201d Jewel wrote for Redbook<\/strong><\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ve had Hollywood agents tell me I had to fix my teeth if I ever wanted to act. In ad campaigns, my teeth have been Photoshopped to perfection without my knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n She continued, \u201cOf course I considered having my teeth fixed. But I knew that if I started down that path, it would be a slippery slope … I could fix my snaggle or not, and it wouldn’t matter \u2013 either way, there would be some who think I\u2019m prettier and some who hate it. There is no way to win but to make yourself happy … I\u2019ve fought hard through many years of ridicule to feel pretty despite my flaws. I\u2019m happy with my teeth — they\u2019re healthy and white and very crooked, and they\u2019re part of me.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6 Celebs Who Went Under The Knife Illegally – Click image for related story<\/p>\n As a model, Kate Moss <\/strong><\/a>says she quickly learned to accept her flaws and not allow them to make her self-conscious. She explained that as a teenager, she realized that her teeth are what make her stand out — so there\u2019s no reason to change. And on top of that, she says she completely hates going to the dentist so she actively avoids any extra time in the chair.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re not self-conscious anymore. You\u2019re not conscious about your flaws. Bowlegs. Crooked teeth. That is what makes you different from everyone else,\u201d she told Interview<\/strong> magazine<\/strong><\/a> about becoming comfortable in front of the camera.<\/p>\n She later added, \u201cI lost a tooth, and I went to a dentist in New York, and I had to have a cap made. I came around, and he\u2019d done all these temporary caps for my fangs. He thought this straight line of big white teeth looked good. Actually, [Interview\u2019s editorial director] Fabien was one of the people who said, \u2018No! Don\u2019t do it!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n As a Colgate spokesperson, Uzo Aduba<\/strong><\/a> says she\u2019s learned to embrace her smile, even if the gap between her teeth makes her different. Although it bothered her when she was a little girl, she now sees her unique smile as her \u201csuperpower.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI haven\u2019t always had the best relationship with my smile. When I was younger, I would stand in the mirror, fixating over the gap in my teeth. It wasn\u2019t until I learned my smile is representative of my family\u2019s heritage that it actually became a source of pride for me. This is when I realized that my smile is my superpower,\u201d she wrote on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 11 Celebrities Who Completely Embrace Their Gray Hair – Click image for related story<\/p>\n The gap in Vanessa Paradis<\/strong><\/a>\u2019 teeth hasn\u2019t ever bothered her — in fact, in French culture, her teeth are referred to as \u201cles dents du bonheur,\u201d or lucky teeth. Vanessa says she has no plans on ever changing her smile and jokes that they\u2019re actually pretty useful.<\/p>\n \u201cWhy would I fix them? I was born with them. I can spit water through them. They\u2019re useful!\u201d she told Harper\u2019s Bazaar<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Willem Dafoe has had a gap between his two front teeth for years and it\u2019s never been something he wanted to change. In his short film, Mind the Gap, Willem spoke openly about his unique smile, joking that he even once asked his dentist to make the gap wider.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople have suggested I fix them but I like my gaps. As my father used to say, \u2018Son, your teeth are air-cooled,\u2019\u201d Willem said.<\/p>\n Steve Buscemi<\/strong><\/a> has always refused to change his teeth, even when people told him it would help him advance his career. Looking back, Steve says he believes he actually would have lost work if he had decided to alter his smile.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve had dentists who have wanted to help me out, but I say, \u2018You know, I won\u2019t work again if you fix my teeth,’\u201d he told The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 12 Stars Who Were Surprised By Unplanned Pregnancies – Click image for related story<\/p>\n Georgia May Jagger <\/strong><\/a>has taken a firm stance on her unique smile from the time she was a little girl. Looking back, Georgia says she never had any desire to fix her teeth, even refusing braces when she was just a kid.<\/p>\n \u201cI wouldn\u2019t even have braces on my teeth,\u201d she told The Daily Mail<\/strong><\/a>. \u201cI think they are horrible, and this idea that everyone should conform and be perfect is ridiculous. I like the fact I have good old-fashioned British teeth with a big gap. Who wants those gleaming white cosmetically-enhanced American teeth?\u201d<\/p>\nCynthia Erivo<\/h3>\n
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Keira Knightley<\/h3>\n
Kirsten Dunst<\/h3>\n
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Ayo Edebiri<\/h3>\n
Jewel<\/h3>\n
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Kate Moss<\/h3>\n
Uzo Aduba<\/h3>\n
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Vanessa Paradis<\/h3>\n
Willem Dafoe<\/h3>\n
Steve Buscemi<\/h3>\n
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Georgia May Jagger<\/h3>\n