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Say What?! 10 Celebrities With Physical Deformities

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These days, celebrities are held to a standard of near perfection. But in spite of their beauty and talent, celebrities are still regular people just like you and me–with their own imperfections. Whether it be webbed toes, clubbed thumbs, or triple nipples, you may be surprised at just how many of our favorite celebs have physical deformities.

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Denzel Washington

The actor is known for his perfectly symmetrical face but his right pinky finger is badly crooked!

As a child, Denzel broke the finger playing basketball and never had it set properly. The finger is bent at the bottom knuckle a full 45 degrees outward from his other fingers.

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Sanaa Lathan

Sanaa Lathan has a common deformity known as clubbed thumb, or Brachydactyly.

It’s a genetic condition characterized by short, bulbous thumbs and wide nail beds.

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Taye Diggs

Taye Diggs was born with 12 fingers—an extra on each hand. They were removed when he was a child.

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Damon Wayans

Funnyman Damon Wayans was born with a clubbed foot, a fairly common birth defect affecting nearly one in 1,000 people.

As a child, he underwent surgery to have the foot corrected, but before then he used to be teased by other kids because of the deformity.

It was at this point that Wayans began to understand the power of humor to combat pain.

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Ying-Yang Twins

D-Roc and Kaine of the Ying Yang Twins were both born with physical defects – a trait that both members say connected them as children and artists.

D-Roc has nubs instead of fingers on his left hand, and Kaine suffers from a mild form of cerebral palsy that causes him to limp.

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DJ Paul (Three 6 Mafia)

DJ Paul of Three 6 Mafia has never spilled the tea on the actual reason why he wears an arm brace, but people have speculated that he suffered from a birth defect that prevented his right arm from forming properly.

You can see him play fighting with it in a UFC backstage footage.

Kim Kardashian

The “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” beauty mogul addressed rumors about her having a sixth toe in September 2020.

“Everyone thinks that I have six toes, and it’s really wild,” she said an Instagram Story video, before counting out five toes on her left foot. “But it’s this part of my foot that when I wear a shoe just like this, it, like, smashes down right here and in a picture.”

Lebron James

Pictures of the Lakers star’s feet went viral in September 2013 when the NBA All-Star was snapped baring his abnormal toes in flip-flops.

On his left foot, the NBA champion has his pinky toe almost on top of the toe sitting next to it.

It doesn’t seem to bother his game, so it must not be too much of an issue.

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