Thandie Newton 'chewed gum off the road'

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Thandie Newton has admitted that she used to put gum on the ground in her mouth.

The actress wasn’t allowed to buy the sticky substance as a child so would scrape it off the streets and proceed to chew it.

She told the Daily Express: "If it had grit in it, we’d casually pick it off and pop it in our mouths."

She added: "I think that’s why my immune system is so strong today. But looking back, how gross."