Julia Roberts' dazzling smile and generous lips frame a perfect set of teeth. In a 2006 survey conducted by the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, patients requested a celebrity smile like that of Julia Roberts. A Hollywood studio executive once said he'd pay money to watch Julia brush her teeth. In 2004 when Bulgarian archaeologists unearthed a 9000 year old skeleton of a young female with a perfect set of teeth, they nicknamed her "Julia Roberts"!
In Pretty Woman, one of her earliest movies, Julia Roberts set an example of oral hygiene by flossing her perfect teeth in one memorable scene. But those teeth were not always perfect; growing up Julia Roberts used to suck her thumb which created a gap between her two front teeth. This gap had to be fixed with dental work. And like all celebrities Roberts also gets her teeth whitened for photo ops.
Celebrity influence has affected the way people approach their oral hygiene. Market research analyst Mintel reports that 40% of Britons said they were more concerned about stained or yellow teeth while only 25% who were worried about oral problems, like cavities and receding gums, which carry health risks. Many of those questioned even claimed that they would rather invest in costly cosmetic surgery than good oral hygiene to protect their smile.
A trip to the dental clinic can get you professional teeth-whitening through cosmetic dental procedures. There are also teeth-whitening strips and toothpaste that have a temporary effect. Although tooth colour is genetically determined, teeth tend to darken naturally with age. They can also become stained by drinking too much coffee and by smoking cigarettes. Julia Roberts is guilty of the last; she was an addict, smoking through her career in the '90s:
Julia Roberts smoked in movies, she smoked in public, and she smoked in photo shoots (as above by Michael Tighe for American Film magazine). She was reprimanded by Hillary Clinton for chain-smoking in My Best Friend's Wedding and setting a bad example for young women to follow. Julia Roberts eventually quit smoking, and started doing Yoga, when she became pregnant.Julia Roberts fitness
Julia Roberts is 42, a mother of three children, and still keeps her body in shape. And she attributes it to genetics: "I have been working out, but listen, it is 97 percent genetics. Don't let anybody tell you any crap about anything else, because that's what it is - 97 percent genetics and three percent just get your ass moving. Because I've never met a cookie I didn't like."
Among her favorite fruits is the mango and she also likes a sandwich made with apple and sharp cheddar cheese on Irish soda bread. She is also an advocate of growing more organic food. Julia Roberts is 5'9" and through most of her career her body measurements were 34B-23-34. Roberts used to go for six-mile jogs, among other workouts, but now mostly does Yoga to stay in shape.
Julia Roberts told the Boston Globe that because of her age she gets asked lots of "insulting questions", like when she was filming Mona Lisa Smile with a host of young actresses, someone asked her, "What was it like working with all these young, beautiful girls and having to get up everyday and look at yourself in the mirror. Does that make you consider plastic surgery?"
While there are no reports of Roberts considering plastic surgery, the Pretty Woman does have one unusual beauty treatment. Julia applies olive oil to her nails and cuticles to keep them from getting dry or brittle.
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