THEY’VE LEFTIES THEIR MARK

There are also a surprising number of celebrity “lefties”.

Morgan Freeman, Lady Gaga, Tom Cruise, Justin Bieber, Bill Gates and

Hugh Jackman are all left-handed.

Sir Paul McCartney is left-handed and struggled to play bass as a child. As a solution he reversed the strings – and the rest is history. He now plays a true left-handed bass. LEFTIES rejoice – no, not you Jeremy Corbyn! It’s International Left-Handers Day tomorrow and we are celebrating left, right and centre.

Did you know that one in 10 Brits are left-handed – and they are more likely to be clever and successful?

Here, TAMMY HUGHES takes a look at some fascinating facts about southpaws.

Early Stone Age tools seem to reflect equal numbers of people who were left and right-handed. Cave drawings have even indicated a preference for the left hand.

But when tools became more sophisticated a clear preference for the right hand emerged.

There are several theories as to why right-handedness developed over left.

One is sun worship: In the Northern Hemisphere the sun moves from left to right, with the Another theory is that primitive hunters and warriors would protect their hearts with a shield. As the heart is on the left-hand side, they would hold the shield with their left hand and fight with their right. The Latin word “sinistra” originally meant “left” but took on the meaning of “evil” or “unlucky” in the Classical Latin era. In English, “sinister” means giving the impression that something harmful or evil will happen.

sun finally setting in the west. This gave moving to the right and right-hand side more significance. Christianity is biased in favour of right-handedness. The Bible contains over 100 favourable references to the right hand and 25 unfavourable references to the left.

LEFTIES have more brain symmetry than righties. Symmetry between the hemispheres of the brain makes you more likely to be a champion or leader.No wonder five of the last seven US presidents were left-handed, including Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Ronald Reagan.Sit down Donald, you’re right-handed.

■HOT: Rita takes a shower and, inset, at the Unicef gala