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Dakota Johnson Explains Why She Doesn't Have A Tooth Gap Anymore — 'I'm Really Sad About It Too'
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Aug. 7 2019, Published 5:21 p.m. ET
A few days after news broke of Dakota Johnson closing her famous tooth gap, the star sat down with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show and explained why she made the sudden change.
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While Dakota's fans are pretty upset about her tooth gap closing, she seems just as sad!
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“Well, so I had a permanent retainer since I was like 13, and it was just glued to the back of my teeth,” the 29-year-old told Jimmy, 44, on the Tuesday, August 6 episode of the late night show.
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“I was having a lot of neck problems recently so my orthodontist, she decided that it would be a good idea to take it off and see if my jaw sort of expanded and it helped me," the Fifty Shades of Grey actress explained.
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“And my gap closed by itself,” she said. “And I’m really sad about it too.”
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Dakota, who recently got back together with boyfriend Chris Martin, then jokingly asked for "privacy" while she mourns the loss of her tooth gap but did promise that the gap will "come back."
Watch the interview here!
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