Celebrity Scars And The Stories Behind Them

Tina Fey: The author and actor bears a scar along her left jaw, a result of a random slashing incident by a stranger when she was five years old. Far from feeling self-conscious, Fey expressed in her book 'Bossypants' that, her scar was a “miniature form of celebrity.”

Keanu Reeves: Reeves acquired an abdominal scar from a motorcycle accident in Topanga Canyon. Riding without headlights at night, he crashed into a mountainside, resulting in a week-long hospitalization with broken ribs and a ruptured spleen.

Sean Bean: Bean obtained a facial scar when accidentally struck by Harrison Ford with a boat hook during the filming of his character's death scene in the movie 'Patriot Games.' The scar added depth to Bean's characters in 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'Game of Thrones'.

Selena Gomez: After a 2017 kidney transplant, the singer bravely shared her story, including intimate photos of the aftermath, on Instagram. Gomez expressed her acceptance of her body's changes in an interview with 'Billboard', saying, "When I look at my body now, I just see life."

Catherine Zeta Jones: A scar on the actor's neck resulted from a childhood tracheotomy due to a virus that affected her ability to breathe. Zeta Jones stated to People, "I wouldn't be here today if I didn't have this scar," refusing to cover it up.

Harrison Ford: Ford's famous chin scar from an incident during his youth, written into some of his movie roles, occurred when he lost control of his car while putting on his seatbelt.

Kaley Cuoco: An avid equestrian, Cuoco proudly displays a scar stemming from ankle surgeries following a severe horseback-riding accident. The scar runs from her left foot up to her shin.

Joaquin Phoenix: Born with a microform cleft between his lip and nose, a milder form of cleft lip, Phoenix's scar is a birth defect that manifests very early in pregnancy. Approximately 6,800 babies are born with some form of cleft lip or palate annually in the U.S.

Jason Momoa: Momoa's distinctive eyebrow scar resulted from a bar altercation where he was attacked with a broken pint glass in 2008. The actor required extensive reconstructive surgery with 140 stitches, while his assailant received a five-year prison sentence.

Tommy Flanagan: Known for his Glasgow Smile scar, Flanagan acquired it during a confrontation outside a pub in Glasgow, Scotland, where he was slashed from ear to ear during a robbery attempt.