38 Celebrities With Braces Or Retainers

Between Harry Potter films, Emma Watson required braces to correct her only slightly crooked teeth. She only had them for four months, but that didn’t make it easy for her. “I had terrible skin at one point and had to wear braces at another, and my weight has fluctuated between a size 6 and a 10,” Emma said, “When you’re growing, your body is still figuring itself out, and it takes a while to settle down.”

Miley got braces when she was on Hannah Montana, but if you didn’t notice them, that’s because they weren’t visible. Miley opted for lingual braces behind her teeth to straighten them out. She reportedly got porcelain veneers to preserve them.

Dakota Fanning rose to fame when she was just 7 years old, so it’s no surprise she went through major moments growing up in the public eye. She spent a lot of time talking about her teeth on TV, as this YouTube video shows, but she was genuinely excited for braces. Now, her smile is as perfect as ever.

Faith Hill sported some mouth gear at the 2013 Grammys. After having braces as a child, the country music star said she didn’t wear her retainer, so she had to get the teeth in place again at age 45.

If you swoon over Prince Harry’s smile, thank the orthodontists who gave him braces. The royal sported them in 1999, and his brother, William, had them too.

While she was filming the iconic wedding film 27 Dresses, Katherine Heigl was also planning her real-life wedding. That included straightening out two teeth that stuck out.

She opted for Invisalign, which caused some difficulties on set. “All my life, I’ve had two teeth that stuck out, and I’d been fine with it in my film career. But, for my wedding, I wasn’t OK with it,” she said at the time. “So I got Invisalign (braces) and I remember when we were filming, I was always having to take them out to do my dialogue or do a scene.”

At 61, Faye Dunaway got braces to take care of her teeth. At the time, Tom Cruise had just gotten his, so Faye gave it a try. “You just sort of let your teeth go for a while. But it’s time to have something done,” she said.

Modern Family star Ariel Winter had braces for season two of the hit sitcom. Ariel said growing up on the show wasn’t always the easiest, and the year she had braces was the worst. “The year I had braces was an awful year for me,” according to Cinemablend. “I went through puberty over the summer. I had other things. It was an awful year for me.”

American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino decided to get braces in 2008. She wore them for a year or so, and sometimes she even sports a retainer.

Angelina Jolie is another celeb who grew up in the limelight. Having attended some red carpet events as a teen, Angelina was spotted with her father Jon Voight and a mouthful of braces.

At the beginning of her tennis career, Venus Williams had braces. She also dealt with self-esteem issues because of them. “I was a teenager with braces and into sporty dresses with bright colors and cut-outs,” she said.

Just like her older sister, Serena Williams got braces toward the beginning of her career. In fact, the duo had braces for some of the same time. Later in life, Serena used Invisalign.

Niall wore braces back in his One Direction days. It was such a momentous occasion when he got them off that the “Slow Hands” singer made headlines.

Justin Bieber was already famous when he decided to get braces. Instead of going with the traditional kind, he elected to get Invisalign.

Gwyneth Paltrow’s yearbook photos are iconic in their own right. In high school, the Goop founder wore braces—and looked just as stunning then as she does now.

Kate Hudson sported a set of braces in high school, according to this yearbook photo. No wonder her smile is so radiant!

On an episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers, Chelsea Clinton opened up about regrettable fashion moments she had throughout her father’s presidency. One even included her braces: “I remember convincing my mother to let me put on the orange and black rubber bands on my braces and her trying to tell me I wasn’t going to be back at the orthodontist for weeks.”

Emma Stone has all the confidence in the world, even when she was 11. The star didn’t let braces affect the way she saw herself. ” I sucked my thumb until I was 11, so I had this expander in,” she said in 2011. “I was a good-looking kid. I never felt, like, dorky. I was just like, ‘Yup, these are my braces. I’ve had them forever.'”

Near-perfect human being Beyoncé didn’t sport braces because she needed major dental work done—she did it to support young fans. “While I have achieved levels of perfection not seen in earthly form since the time of the Pharaohs, that is not every child’s destiny,” Beyoncé said jokingly. She even said “faces with braces” can still have “grins that win.”

Unlike her character on Ugly Betty, America Ferrera didn’t have braces, but she did wear a retainer for a while. To shoot the pilot, the creators tossed around the idea of getting real braces instead of the retainers she wore on the show. “I was just terrified, but I was going to do it,” America said. “They’re like, this is just for the pilot. And if it gets picked up, then we’ll find another alternative. So I was literally going to get braces augmented to my teeth for the pilot.”

Speculation swirled when singer Estelle got braces. Some thought it was her label’s idea, but that wasn’t the case at all. “I’ve been wanting braces since I was 20. I’ve just now got the courage to get them. I don’t like pain… I’m such a wuss,” she said. “I’ve decided to get them because I figure that I’ll try and get some Grammys next year, and I want to smile and not be like, ‘Oh God, my teeth!’”

In 2011, America’s Next Top Model creator Tyra Banks supported a fan on Twitter who said she wanted to be a model but had braces. Tyra responded with, “I wore braces for two years and I became a model…TyTy.”

Supermodel Niki Taylor started her modeling career at 12 or 13, but after receiving a few rejections, she thought her career was over before it got started. “I went and saw them, and everyone told me ‘no’ at first, and then I got braces and dyed my hair orange, and my mom was like, ‘No, what are you doing? Let’s go back and try again.’ That’s part of the business,” she said.

Pro surfer Bethany Hamilton rocked the braces for a while. She got Damon braces, which are smaller and don’t require elastic bands.

In one of his most famous quotes, Marilyn Manson opened up about his childhood look. “As a kid I had buck teeth and braces and acne,” he said. “I hated what I saw. I’m still not comfortable, but that’s why I change and adapt the way I look.”

Dwight Howard was just 18 years old when he entered the NBA, which means he was still going through some teen stuff. When he was drafted first overall in 2004 by the Orlando Magic, he still had a . He got the braces removed before preseason, though.