Talk:Gemma Arterton

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Deformity

"Bond girl Gemma Arterton was born with six fingers on each hand" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/3150384/Bond-girl-Gemma-Arterton-was-born-with-six-fingers-on-each-hand.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by DragonSlaveII (talk • contribs) 00:59, 6 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I was looking at a claim like that as well. Is there a name for this deformity? Something-dactal? It's kinda common, IIRC, but I can't remember what it's actually called.

~ender 2008-11-07 11:AM MST —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.240.12.213 (talk) 17:57, 7 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Polydactyly is the word you're looking for. She's mentioned in the list on that article, but whether or not it's entirely notable for inclusion here is up for grabs, I'd say. I'll add it for the moment, but someone's welcome to tweak things later. BigHaz - Schreit mich an 07:17, 8 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, that's why I need wikipedia and not news reporters, because they don't know the names of things, and thus I can't find out more information. The text as it is right now is kinda long, I might go for something more along the lines of 'She was born a polydactyl.', and make people click the link for the definition.

~ender 2008-11-14 1:45:AM MST —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.240.12.149 (talk)

Upbringing

The article states she was brought up by both her parents. The reference which follows, however, only states her parents professions - it doesn't indicate whether they both brought her up. Her IMDb page, of which the link is present, states that she was brought up by a single mother, which contradicts what this article claims. If anyone reading this knows or can find out the truth, please clarify it. Werdnawerdna (talk) 17:21, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

although obviously totally unprovable, I knew her sister quite well. I always assumed their parents were separated. 82.24.251.231 (talk) 16:26, 31 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Strawberry Fields

The link from her role as "Strawberry Fields" in 007 (under the "Career" section), is a link to "The Beatles" song "Strawberry Fields Forever". This has no relevance. As far as I can see, there is no mention of a reference of any sort on that page. So, should this link be removed? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.118.223.189 (talk) 05:59, 15 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done, now a link to her section in List of James Bond allies in Quantum of Solace. Huon (talk) 14:43, 15 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cast for James Bond

In the Quantum of Solace article, it is mentionned that Gemma Arterton was cast out of 7000 postulants. The source provided is from The Herald. In this article, it is mentionned that she was cast out of 1500, with a quote from the pre-production diary, which actually refers to an article from The Sun. Apart from the fact that there should rather be a direct link to the Sun piece in the article rather than to the pre-production diary, which journal should be trusted ? Link: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/film/article580415.ece Garzhul (talk) 16:10, 1 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A cow?

Uh... why does the article say she was born "in a cow, Kent"? I assume this is vandalism. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.149.127.157 (talk) 02:47, 7 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Why is the main picture so horrible?

It's probably one of the worse pictures to judge Gemma off.

Can we get it changed to something like:

http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2009/07/07/alg_gemma-arterton.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.231.54.32 (talk) 04:49, 13 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, no eyes, no portrait. I'm getting bold-- Delete. 209.180.155.12 (talk) 09:27, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Extra fingers redux

Reviving a discussion from 2008 (see top of this page), I think it's a notable enough fact for inclusion. Aside from the major media reference cited at the top of this page, Arterton herself discusses this on a major TV appearance here: [1] That's two major media references, which I think is more than enough to satisfy notability. (Note that the clip was officially uploaded by the BBC, so it can be cited as a source without copyvio concern.) Also, the latter reference also verifies the fact that the extra fingers were surgically removed early in her life, so it's not as if you'll see anything in current photos. I think inclusion is perfectly justified given the fact that most other biographical articles about people with deformities or lifelong conditions make reference to this. We have two major sources at least - the Telegraph and Arterton herself on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross - so any BLP concerns should be covered, both in terms of verifiability, and the fact Arterton is willing to talk publicly about it. 68.146.78.43 (talk) 13:53, 7 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]