He no longer has to grille and bear it: James Arthur has finally got a Hollywood smile after ditching the braces
Since becoming a pop star James Arthur must have dreamed of Hollywood stardom and no doubt the looks to match.
So as soon as he could afford it, the former X Factor star spent a slice of his hard-earned dosh getting his very British teeth fixed with a metal brace.
And now he now can't stop grinning and showing off the results of his dental work - choosing an appearance on ITV's This Morning to flash his gnashers on Friday.
Beaming that Hollywood smile: James Arthur, 25, showed off his straight teeth as he performed his latest single, Get Down, on This Morning on Friday
The 25-year-old showed off his straight teeth as he performed his latest single, Get Down, on the ITV show.
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ShareHe had the devices removed a day earlier and tweeted his delight with a snap of the pearly whites.
He had earlier posted: 'I just got my top braces off which is nice. Looking forward to the dentist working on them now they are straight :)'
New look: The 25-year-old debuted his straight teeth as he performed his latest single, Get Down, on the ITV show This Morning
Fans expressed their delight at the star's new look with one courtneyscottxo writing: 'OMG James you look so different! do you prefare them off?!' [sic]
The singer had the braces fitted in October and complained that he hated them as they caused him to talk with a lisp but strangely improved his singing.
And he complained that they played havoc with his love life.
Beaming broadly: He had the devices removed a day earlier and tweeted his delight with a snap of his new straight pearly whites saying: 'I just got my top braces off which is nice...'
He said: 'If anything they have made my singing better, because I’m more focused on my diction.
'But they definitely are uncomfortable and I can’t wait to get them off and have a bit of work done, and then have teeth that I’m happy with.
'They have also, on occasion affected kissing girls. Sometimes you can get cuts.
'I was kissing a girl and had a little cut on my mouth and it kept getting caught. It wasn’t comfortable. So I had to stop kissing her.'
A more confident James: The singer debuted his Hollywood smile and new-found confidence on telly and tweeted his delight a day earlier
X Factor boss Simon Cowell has admitted that James should have been told to 'shut up' after posting a series of seemingly racist twitter rants.
The music boss signed the 2012 X Factor star to his Syco label after he won the talent competition.
However, after releasing his self-titled debut album back in October 2013, Arthur has endured criticism for use of homophobic lyrics in a rap, and alleged misogynist text messages.
'I think James, unfortunately, has had so many issues with what he has done publicly – which is a real issue with me,' Cowell told the Metro about the singer's recent troubles.
'Somebody should have told him to shut up and just put the records out.'
No need to grille and bear it: James sings his heart out on television on Friday having gained new confidence, thanks to his smile
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