Bob Mortimer leaves fans swooning after sharing throwback picture of himself with his ‘original teeth’ following shock dentistry admission

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By EMMA GUINNESS

Published: 14:04 BST, 14 April 2025 | Updated: 14:04 BST, 14 April 2025

Bob Mortimer left fans swooning after sharing a throwback picture of himself with his ‘original teeth’.

The Gone Fishing BBC star, 65, shared the striking snap on Instagram, revealing that it was taken in 1990 when he would have been around 31.

He captioned the image: ‘1990 with original teeth.’ 

In the picture, a younger Bob could be seen showing off his teeth in all their glory as he smiled widely. 

At the time, Bob, now bald, had thick, dark hair and appeared to be enjoying a bottle of beer when the picture was taken. 

He was dressed in a white polo shirt and a brown suit jacket.  

Bob, now 65, had thick, dark hair and appeared to be enjoying a bottle of beer when the picture was taken in 1990 when he was around 31 

Fans were quick to comment on how handsome they thought the Gone Fishing star (L) was as as a younger man, pictured her with his friend and fellow fishing star Paul Whitehouse, 66 (R)

Fans were quick to comment on how handsome they thought Bob was as a younger man, flooding the comments section with compliments.

They wrote praise such as: ‘I had the biggest crush on you when I was 14…. mind you, still do!’;

‘Thats when I had the biggest crush of my life.. And @RealBobMortimer is still my most fave celeb ever. 30 years on [sic].’; 

‘Wonderful then wonderful now.’ 

The photo’s caption was in reference to Bob’s shock revelation that, despite being a celebrity, he chooses to do his own dental work. 

Bob made the shocking confession on Would I Lie To You? where he explained that with the exception of complicated procedures like root canals, he is prepared to be his own dentist.

He said: ‘For the past 15 years, I have performed my own dentistry.

‘I don’t do extractions. I do fillings, crown replacements… I don’t do implants, I don’t do root canal.’ 

Bob, who rose to fame in the 90s as part of the comedy double act Vic and Bob, said that he carries out his own dental work with Fuji 9, a type of dental cement

Bob, who rose to fame in the 90s as part of the comedy double act Vic and Bob, said that he carries out his own dental work with Fuji 9, a type of dental cement.

Despite shocking the Would I Lie To You? panel with the admission that he does his own dental work, he said the only thing he struggles with is seeing what he is doing when attending to his own teeth.  

The resurfaced picture comes after Paul recently opened up about facing his own mortality following triple bypass heart surgery in 2015. 

He said on Kathy Burke’s podcast Where There’s A Will, There’s A Wake that he is no longer afraid of dying.

Paul said: ‘I don’t feel scared about death, I just feel so frustrated and sad to think I won’t see how stories end.

‘My children’s story. My wife’s. The football. All the stories going on in the world that you’re going to miss the end of.’ 

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Bob Mortimer leaves fans swooning after sharing throwback picture of himself with his ‘original teeth’ following shock dentistry admission

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