Emmerdale actress Gemma Oaten has revealed the tearful moment she had all of her top teeth replaced after battling an eating disorder.The 38 year old, who played Rachel Breckle in Emmerdale and Isla Haywood in Coronation Street, has struggled with anorexia and bulimia from a young age, which had caused irreparable damage to her tooth enamel.
Gemma first told fans that she had been going in for an unnamed surgery back in June. Now sharing the results, the actress said she cried tears of joy as she got her smile back after life-changing dental surgery, telling her dentist: “You have changed the course of my life”.
Sharing the emotional moment on Instagram, along with the tearful moment she saw the end result with dentist Dr Harry Davis at his Harley Street clinic, she told fans: “I have my teeth back.
I have not had this for 20 years.The bulimia stripped all my enamel and I've always been so self conscious and now I've got a full set of teeth." Speaking out about the journey, Gemma said she doesn’t want others to “feel ashamed” if they have also struggled with eating disorders.
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