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Former boxer Chris Eubank spends £30,000 on new teeth to get rid of trademark lisp
Last updated at 2:21 PM on 21st July 2009
Chris Eubank hopes dental work surgery will 'improve the aesthetic nature of his smile'
Former world champion boxer Chris Eubank is spending thousands of pounds on a new set of teeth - and hopes they will help rid him of his trademark lisp.
Eubank, 42, has seen leading dentist Barry Buckley to have the work carried out, including closing the gap between his two front teeth to improve the aesthetic nature of his smile.
Dr Buckley, of Clane General Hospital, County Kildare, said today a trial version of the 'full cosmetic' makeover on the ex-boxer's teeth had already led to an improvement in his lisp.
'The purpose of the treatment was to improve the aesthetic nature of Chris's smile,' said Dr Buckley. 'If, as an added benefit, we can also improve his lisp, then so be it.
'We have put a trial version of the smile in Chris's mouth. When Chris is happy with the result, we will finish it in real porcelain made in California.'
The dental work being carried out on Eubank, who starred in Celebrity Big Brother in 2001, is reportedly due to set him back around £30,000.
Eubank told reporters: 'I'm here to see the best dentist in Ireland and the UK. Before long nobody will be able to accuse me of having a lisp.'
His lisp was played on when he appeared as a guest presenter on Top of Pops and announced during the countdown to Number 1: 'At six, Cecilia, by Suggs.'
The former boxing champion is famous for his gentleman-about-town attire
Last updated at 2:21 PM on 21st July 2009
Former world champion boxer Chris Eubank is spending thousands of pounds on a new set of teeth - and hopes they will help rid him of his trademark lisp.
Eubank, 42, has seen leading dentist Barry Buckley to have the work carried out, including closing the gap between his two front teeth to improve the aesthetic nature of his smile.
Dr Buckley, of Clane General Hospital, County Kildare, said today a trial version of the 'full cosmetic' makeover on the ex-boxer's teeth had already led to an improvement in his lisp.
'The purpose of the treatment was to improve the aesthetic nature of Chris's smile,' said Dr Buckley. 'If, as an added benefit, we can also improve his lisp, then so be it.
'We have put a trial version of the smile in Chris's mouth. When Chris is happy with the result, we will finish it in real porcelain made in California.'
The dental work being carried out on Eubank, who starred in Celebrity Big Brother in 2001, is reportedly due to set him back around £30,000.
Eubank told reporters: 'I'm here to see the best dentist in Ireland and the UK. Before long nobody will be able to accuse me of having a lisp.'
His lisp was played on when he appeared as a guest presenter on Top of Pops and announced during the countdown to Number 1: 'At six, Cecilia, by Suggs.'
