Bond Girl Gemma Arterton (Pics) born with 12 fingers (Polydactyly)

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by daba
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Never heard the term Polydactyly.Pretty quirky...

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Gemma Arterton, the statuesque stunner who plays Agent Fields in next month's Quantum of Solace, has proven herself to be exceptional not only for her English Rose beauty, but also because she was born with six fingers on each hand.

 

"It's my little oddity that I'm really proud of," she said to Esquire magazine. "It makes me different." Different indeed. The condition, called Polydactyly, occurs in 1 of every 500 births.

 

Don't bother looking for additional digits in the film, though. As a child, the surplus digits were "tied," which causes the boneless protrusions to fall off with time. She still bares bumpy scars where her extra appendages once were.

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http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/gemmaarterton_blog.html

 

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