Celebs Who’ve Embraced Their Natural Teeth (And Avoided Sticky Veneers)

For decades, straight, white, gap-free teeth were considered as necessary in Hollywood as makeup and hair extensions. So many celebrities have been open about covering their natural teeth with veneers, including Cardi B, who explained to “The Breakfast Club“, “I know I will be on TV more and more. And I know [my teeth] you don’t look good… I felt like I was being bullied.” Doja Cat was also candid about her cosmetic dental work, sharing a Instagram Live“These are my temporary veneers… And I’ll say something, I hated my teeth. There was a point where I kept getting pictures taken and people taking pictures and smiling was so hard for me.” This obsession with the perfect smile has receded as an increasing number of younger people have turned to cosmetic dental work to achieve Hollywood-style smiles. “Because TikTok is blowing up, teenagers are seeing five-second clips of perfect smiles over and over and over and over, every day,” said Andrea Aro, office manager for celebrity dentist Dr. Kevin Sands. GQ UK.

While there’s nothing wrong with getting cosmetic work done as a confidence booster (if, as with plastic surgery, you research all the risks beforehand), it’s far from necessary. And, thankfully, several celebrities with wonderfully imperfect teeth are embracing what they were born with. Because sometimes, a natural smile is the best smile.

Despite Cynthia Erivo’s massive stardom, she proudly flaunts a beautiful smile without veneers on red carpets around the world. In 2021, the “Wicked: For Good” star opened up about her affection for the gap between her two front teeth and made it clear that she would never get it filled — even if she was asked. “I realized that it’s part of my character, part of who I am and part of the way you see me when I smile is in that void,” Erivo said. Fashion. “There are so many people with a gap and there are so many young girls who have been told to change it because it doesn’t look great, but, actually, I think a smile that already has a gap in it is perfect. I wouldn’t change it… And I don’t hesitate to look at my mouth. So if you have a gap out there, enjoy it,” she added.

There’s a lot of money tied up in the toothy grin of the Broadway star. In 2025, Erivo partnered with Listerine on a mouthwash campaign, and the oral health company insured her stunning, natural smile for $2 million. “I am very proud [my mouth] because of my emptiness,” he said People. And that’s really something to smile about.

Aimee Lou Wood is one of the most visible celebrities leading the charge for natural smiles. The “The White Lotus” and “Sex Education” actress has been very vocal about loving her teeth without makeup, even though she said Stylist she used to worry that her gnats would prevent her from getting roles. “I had it in my head that I don’t look conventional enough, and that’s a mental hurdle I had to overcome,” she said. And Wood has since received messages from people with similar teeth thanking her for being a poster child for the natural look. “I get hundreds of messages from people saying, ‘Oh my god, you have teeth like mine. Now I go to school and people think I’m cool because I look like Aimee’. Instead of being Bugs Bunny or whatever,” she said, as she praised British model Georgia May Jagger for inspiring her by refusing to hide or change her teeth. Wood also said The Times she had no plans to change her gorgeous smile with veneers or braces. “I understand what it stands for,” he said. “People are feeling more confident about their imperfections. It feels a little weird that the thing I’m being bullied for is now the thing that everyone’s like, ‘Wow!’,” she added.

Speaking to “The Jonathan Ross Show,” the star admitted that her teeth get more attention in the US than in her native UK. But in the end say, ‘But we don’t think anything should change,'” he said. “Oh my god, it feels so good. A real full circle moment after being bullied about my teeth forever.”

“The Bear” and “Abbott Elementary” star Ayo Edebiri said Trouble she was encouraged by her dentist to straighten her natural teeth, but she refused. “It’s the first time in my life that I love the way I look. I love my skin, I love my teeth, I love my eyes,” she said. The inspirational star also clarified that she has no plans to change her smile, stating: “I’m not allowed. I won’t allow myself. I don’t 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.”

Clearly, Entebiri loves to take care of her teeth — as she should! On the 2025 Golden Globes red carpet, she debuted a custom grill. said Edibiri Access processing the silver piece was created to match her teeth by Mental Gardens, sharing, “She’s an amazing, amazing jeweler.”

Keira Knightley has also been open about her teeth, admitting that while her smile might not be considered perfect by Hollywood standards, she’s never felt pressured to change it. “I’ve never felt that I’ve been taken advantage of, in any way, in any of the film experiences I’ve had. Which is pretty amazing, because I have crooked teeth,” the “Pirates of the Caribbean” and “Pride and Prejudice” actor said. CBS News in 2007. “And I keep hearing that everybody goes to Hollywood and, you know, their agents tell them, ‘Straighten your teeth,’ or ‘Whiten your teeth,’ but nobody ever said anything about my teeth,” she added.

However, he shared a slightly different view with him Chicago Tribune the same year. The “Bend It Like Beckham” star admitted she was once asked if she wanted to straighten her smile, but she had a harsh response. “They are straight teeth [expletive],” she said, defending her avoidance of turkey teeth. “My dentist asked me once if I wanted braces and I said:[Expletive] No!’ You have to have teeth with character,” he added. And, clearly, her teeth didn’t stop her from landing some of the biggest roles in movie history.

Singer Jewel has been incredibly vocal about how much she loves her natural teeth and why she would never cover them with veneers, despite her much-talked-about smile throughout her long career. In 2013, he wrote a long, inspirational piece for Redbook titled “Sorry, Haters: My Teeth Don’t Need Fixing.” In it, the “Who Will Save Your Soul” and “You Were Meant for Me” hitmaker opened up about being repeatedly asked why she hadn’t had cosmetic dental work. “Of course I thought about getting my teeth done. But I knew if I started down that path, it would be a slippery slope,” he shared. And she’s happy to stick to her guns when it comes to cosmetic dental work. “The funny thing about keeping my teeth the way they are is that I now have fans who hail them as a symbol of defiance of our culture’s beauty norm,” she wrote.

Jewel also opened up about wearing veneers for acting roles and why she refused to keep the straighter teeth look after filming. “I was ready to get my old smile back. I fought hard through years of ridicule to feel beautiful despite my flaws. I’m happy with my teeth – they’re healthy and white and very crooked and a part of me,” she said, and it fits the beauty’s authentic, genuine musical style.