Kesha collects human teeth from fans, crafts necklace, belt and crown
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Singer Kesha, best known for chart-toppers such as 'TiK ToK' and 'Your Love Is My Drug', has revealed an unusual hobby: collecting human teeth sent in by fans — a practice she says has been ongoing since around 2012 and now doubles as jewellery-making material. The 39-year-old pop star made the disclosure during an appearance on the Las Culturistas podcast.
How the collection began
Kesha said the habit grew out of a deep connection with her fanbase. 'Do you know I collect teeth? I do. Send them over. The teeth started when I became obsessed with my fans and then someone was like, "My child lost their teeth," and I was like, "Can I have them?"' she explained on the podcast.
She has reportedly received over 1,000 teeth from fans over the years, turning what began as an affectionate gesture into a full-blown collection.
From fan gifts to wearable jewellery
Kesha has gone beyond simply storing the teeth — she has fashioned them into accessories. 'I made a necklace, an earring and then a belt and then a crown,' she said. She added that continuing to collect them also serves a social purpose of sorts: 'It kind of freaks out straight men.'
The rest of the collection is displayed around her home. 'I just started putting them all over my home, in little jars,' she said, describing herself as a 'pop star' who 'needs your teeth' and arguing that the alternative — discarding them — would be wasteful.
The collection extends to her pets
Kesha's tooth collection is not limited to human donors. Speaking earlier this year on the Call Her Daddy podcast, she revealed she also keeps her cats' extracted teeth. 'It just reminds me when I have a little piece of the people I love. I have my cats, (they) had to get their little teeth taken out. They're little kitty wisdom teeth. I collect those too,' she said.
Kesha's musical career at a glance
Beyond the unusual hobby, Kesha remains one of pop music's most commercially successful acts. She has earned two number-one albums on the US Billboard 200 — Animal and Rainbow — and has logged ten top-ten singles on the US Billboard Hot 100, including collaborations with Flo Rida ('Right Round'), 3OH!3 ('My First Kiss'), and Pitbull ('Timber').
Whether the teeth collection grows into something even more elaborate remains to be seen, but Kesha appears committed to the hobby for the foreseeable future.