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RHLSTP 127
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Elli P
24:50 - Teeth? Oh, Dawn, noooo! People who don't 'get' the British lack of interest in teeth need to appreciate that appearances are simply not that important to many of us.
My teeth are neither straight nor blindingly white, but they're sound and clean and my breath smells of minty mouthwash. The old amalgam fillings at the back of my gob are ancient but still solid, so I don't care that they're gunmetal grey. I'll see a dentist if I have a problem. That's enough. Move on.
The American expectation that you have a proud DUTY to 'be the best you can be' (like Barbie and Ken) is all about vanity and neuroses. Most Brits are happy just to have their health. Teeth need to be sound and serviceable, nothing more. Brushing after meals, occasional flossing, and frequent mouthwash swilling mean that, for most of us, nothing more is deemed necessary.
In the States the expectation seems to be that expensive dentistry and a childhood spent in braces is essential because every parent hopes that their kid will become (at best) a billionaire film star or (at least) the President.
Remarking on someone's teeth in the UK is considered the height of bad manners and oafish rudeness - they've got nothing to do with anyone else, just like a limp, a squint, a birthmark, a broken nose, or the childhood surgery scars from a cleft lip. Teeth only affect your life in Britain if you're hoping to get a job as a model.
Interestingly, modelling agencies are now required to employ a vast range of people in the name of diversity; people who are short, fat, disfigured with tattoos and piercings, or who are living with any number of physical disabilities - from amputations to skin grafts to congenital birth conditions - but they're still allowed to discriminate against people with 'unreconstructed' teeth.
They still expect that big false Hollywood (pantomime horse!) grin. 😁
I think that most ordinary Brits care more about the content than the packaging. Unless you're a plastic-bodied cheerleader or a social media 'influencer' (bimbo...) you smile with your face, your eyes and your lips; teeth have very little to do with it.
Some people though - indeed, some whole countries - have... issues.
Cosmetic dentistry and surgery [and I don't mean life-saving reconstructive surgery after severe physical trauma, I mean purely cosmetic surgery] produces fake people with fake bodies and fake smiles.
Dawn French has a long history of being conscious of her body image (and still subscribes to the cliché that 'plus-size' women must compensate for their larger bodies by having nice hair and pretty smiles and by being unfailingly jolly).
She's not had an easy life so far, and has reinvented herself several times; it's unsurprising that she's become enamoured of the US approach to cosmetic 'perfection'.
It's all about image and cash. How sad.
To many regular Brits, teeth just aren't that important. People with suspiciously even 'TV evangelist' smiles look as pathetic as men wearing really bad wigs.
As far as my body image goes: I'm 5'6", 9½ stone, but ludicrously top-heavy. A NN-cup bosom means that nobody has looked at my face since I was about 13, so it wouldn't matter how much I spent on a mouthful of fake teeth anyway. 😞
Neil Biggin
This was one of my fave episodes. I love how natural Dawn is... and how nervous Richard is.
AntCooke
One of my favourite RHLSTP's so far. Dawn French seems such a genuinely nice and funny person.
Premium-Contributer892624
What a solid gold icon. We deserve more Dawn in our lives.
Kass McGann
It is so amazing to me that two such phenomenal talents as Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders got their start at the Comic Strip simply because they were female. If there had been thousands of women auditioning, they still would have been the best of them. We are so lucky the Comic Strip got them because so did we.
CollectioNeo
Dawns such a perfect guest and she's still my crush! Rich you were super on form, i do love the ones where you are fanboying all over them, it gets the best out of you and your guest!
Mary Mc Brearty
I could listen to this interview for 5 hours, brilliant, and very funny!!!
babyblueeyes5392
One of the best ones I’ve watched. On a par with Greg Davies.
G M
absolute quality. what a star dawn is
NickSheridanVids
They are both so fucking good at this. I mean it's a given that Richard can be good, but he needs the right kind of guest to be his absolute best, and here is one RHLSTP where he totally found them.
fnutboy
Many Thanks Richard and Happy Christmas to you and your family. You have brought us hundreds of hours of entertainment and we appreciate it. Cheers Mate, keep up the good work.xx