Katy Perry seems to have perfect pearly whites, but has she ever worn braces?
Katy Perry has never worn braces in real life. She wears both regular braces as well as a full-on head brace in her 80s themed music video for Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.). Katy’s lower teeth are crooked in real life, but even though she doesn’t like them she has spoken about not wanting to commit to getting braces as an adult.
Read on to learn more!
Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) Has an Eight-Minute Music Video
Teenage Dream was Katy Perry’s third studio album, and it was an almost immediate hit; with singles like California Gurls and Teenage Dream reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard 200. One of the less conventional songs, or rather, music videos, from this album is that for Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.). In this retro, teen-movie themed music video, Katy Perry plays a teenager who throws a wild party while her parents are away for the weekend.
The video is almost eight minutes long and had a huge marketing campaign behind it before it was released, including video teasers and a fake Twitter account for Katy’s character, which is still active today.
Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) Was An 80s Teen Party
In the music video, Katy pays homage to the geeks of popular 80s movies by wearing the notorious dental head brace and thick nerd glasses. Her character, Kathy Beth Terry, later goes through a Grease-like makeover and switches to normal braces. The music video includes cameos from Rebecca Black, Darren Criss, Kevin McHale, Hanson, Kenny G, Debbie Gibson, and Corey Feldman; and references 80s classics like Dungeons and Dragons.
Anna Akana, an actress, and comedian who also plays an extra in the music video told Huffington post that shooting it was a bit of a party too. “I think we were on set for like 15 hours and we had to keep jumping and singing ‘T.G.I.F.,’” she said, adding, “Katy Perry kept joking on set, calling herself ‘No. 1’ on the call sheet. So she’d be like, ‘No. 1’s hungry. No. 1 wants a coffee,’ just as like a joke.”
Katy Perry is Insecure about Her Crooked Lower Teeth
Katy Perry looks like she has perfect teeth because her lower teeth aren’t usually visible when she smiles. She considers her crooked lower teeth to be her biggest beauty flaw and has said, “Those teeth are the bane of my beauty existence. It’s like the Rocky Mountains in there!”
She also told InStyle magazine that even though she wants perfect teeth, she doesn’t want to get braces as an adult. She said, “I want my lower teeth to be perfect. I never had braces and it’s hard as an adult to commit to them.”
However, wearing braces is a temporary thing, and many people believe that the result is worth the wait. Also, modern orthodontics have made braces much easier to commit to; there are subtler options available now, and many celebrities have gone for them! For instance, Tom Cruise got tooth-colored ceramic braces when he turned 40, in order to correct misalignment issues he had when he smiled.
Similarly, Gwen Stefani decided to get adult braces because she hadn’t been able to get them as a child. Other celebrities that have worn braces during their life include Angelina Jolie, Danny Glover, Prince Harry, Serena Williams, Emma Watson, Faith Hill, Drew Barrymore, Kendall Jenner, Niall Horan, Dakota Fanning, Isaac Hanson, Chelsea Clinton, and Faye Dunaway!