- Dakota Johnson spoke about her tooth gap, which closed in 2019, in a new interview for InStyle magazine.
- “The whole thing was a nightmare for me, honestly,” the actress said.
- Johnson continued: “I was so upset because I’ve had the gap my whole life. But when I had a retainer on the back of my teeth taken off, it closed by itself.”
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Dakota Johnson says she’s trying to restore her beloved tooth gap after it closed in 2019.
“The whole thing was a nightmare for me, honestly,” Johnson said during a conversation with “Bad Times at the El Royale” costar Cailee Spaeny for InStyle magazine.
The 30-year-old actress continued: “I was so upset because I’ve had the gap my whole life. But when I had a retainer on the back of my teeth taken off, it closed by itself.”
Johnson went on to say that the highly-publicized coverage of her signature feature “was so shocking to me because of the actual global news that we should be talking about.”
"But, anyway, now I have a retainer, and I'm trying to get my gap back," she added.
Johnson opened up about the lack of a tooth gap during an appearance on NBC's "Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" in August 2019. At the time, the actress was promoting a movie called "The Peanut Butter Falcon" and fans realized that the gap between her two front teeth was no longer there.
The "50 Shades" star explained that since she was 13 years old, she "had a permanent retainer" that was "glued" to the back of her teeth. But then she developed neck problems and her orthodontist recommended taking the retainer off to see if her jaw would expand and ease the pain.
Johnson said that when she removed it, the gap closed by itself.
"I have to deal with a whole new world of problems - getting food stuck in my tooth," she continued. "Because before it would just slide right through."
The actress also said that perhaps she could bring back her signature space, because "the world of dentistry is so advanced."
Johnson also poked fun at her tooth gap in a 2017 video with Vanity Fair, in which she revealed various items that could fit in the space, from a toothpick to a credit card.
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