16 strange, even disturbing, facts about Gemma Arterton

Posted by Matthew Shepatin on May 28th, 2010 at 1:00 pm

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It might be called Prince of Persia – but we guarantee you that your eyes will glued to the princess. That’s because she’s the impossibly gorgeous Gemma Arterton, a 24-year old Brit who’s already starred in some gigantic movies, including Quantum of Solace and Clash of the Titans. She’s like a female Sam Worthington – a little-known foreign actor who decided, as if on a whim, to be cast in every Hollywood blockbuster for the foreseeable future. When Megan Fox was dropped from Transformers III last week, her body still warm, guess who instantly emerged as the front-runner to replace her? But what do we really know about the women who might very well become the future Mrs. Sam Witwicky besides that she’s pretty as a peach. Here’s what we have uncovered. We warn you: some of the facts are rather graphic and could be disturbing.

[Pics from the Hollywood premiere of Prince of Persia]

1. Her fiance is named Stefano.

2. She was born with six fingers on each hand and a crumpled ear. No, really.

3. Her technique for determining if she’s drunk — try to multiply 12 X 12.

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4. She wants to jump out of a plane.

5. How does she think her friends would describe her? Crumpled, prim and sunny.

6. She played in “dodgy” punk bands as a teenager. Her musical influences: “Limp Bizkit, Cypress Hill, those cockroach ones. Papa Roach!”

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7. She calls her boobs “boobs” and her ass “bum.” As in: “I’ve got boobs and bit of a bum.”

8. She does an impression of Sesame Street’s Big Bird.

9. She has only been acting for four years.

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10. She never looks bad. Even at the end of a long night of partying.

11. She has a problem seeing herself as hot.

12. Favorite athletic activity? Trampolining. Uh, can we watch?

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13. She’s done 11 films in two years.

14. She doesn’t laugh, she cackles.

15. The original Clash of the Titans is one of her favorite films.

16. She launched something called ‘Britain Has Balls‘. Okay, it’s actually a worthwhile arts project funded through the National Lottery.

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Matthew Shepatin Matthew Shepatin is a New York-based author and journalist. His latest book Then Madden Said To Summerall: The Best NFL Stories Ever Told was recommended by the New York Post and the New York Times. His second book You Can't Catch Sunshine comes out September 2010. His stories on American culture and entertainment have appeared in Esquire, Slate, Los Angeles Times, Playboy, New York, Radar, Black Book, Time Out New York, and The Village Voice.