Scottish Daily Mail

What DOES a smile cost? £30,000 says Judy Murray BEFORE

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JUDY MURRAY was mocked for her ‘wooden’ performanc­e on Strictly Come Dancing but she was proud of her sparkling smile. Now the mother of tennis stars Andy and Jamie Murray has revealed that she spent £30,000 on 15 months of cosmetic dental treatment. ‘I was always scared of the dentist, which led to me not looking after my teeth very well — and I got to the stage where I was reluctant to smile properly,’ says the 58-year-old tennis coach. ‘I got sick of reading stories about me saying, “She never smiles — she’s so serious.” ‘So I made the decision to do something about it. It cost around £30,000 — but it’s one of the best things I ever did.’ Judy, who divorced her sons’ father, William Murray, in 2005, does not disclose what work she had done, but it is thought to have involved dental implants and her remaining teeth being straighten­ed and whitened. The dental work will not, however, encourage her to have other cosmetic beauty treatments.

‘I’ve had a bit of Botox because I always had very deep lines,’ she revealed in 2014. ‘I’ve been seen as the mum who sits on the sidelines, pulls faces, waves her fist and looks like some kind of scary monster.’

But the next year, she said: ‘It’s not something I’d repeat. You should just put up with the face you’ve been given.’

The Botox was part of an extensive makeover which has also seen Judy ditch her mousybrown

IS PRINCE Charles adding to the pile of Dracula sequels? HRH is to publish a new book, The Transylvan­ia Florilegiu­m. Just 150 copies will be printed, featuring illustrati­ons by artists who ‘travelled to Romania [where Charles owns two properties] for two weeks to observe the rich and diverse countrysid­e that’s under threat from changes to farming practice’. Charles will personally sign every gold-leaf copy — which will cost £12,950 each. Almost enough to cover the cost of a royal wedding. locks for a stylish platinum-blonde cut.

Judy and her dance partner, Anton du Beke, were eliminated from Strictly by a unanimous vote from the judges. One critic commented unkindly: ‘She’s got as much movement as a snail with arthritis.’

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