A MAN who has ‘double lips’ had no idea it was so rare until people started calling them “teeth curtains” online.
When Jack Prince Provencher, 33, posted a video on , he didn’t really think much of it.
But the next thing he knew, he’d had an influx of comments about his lips, with people leaving mean comments and calling them “ curtains”.
Some people even accused him of using a joke filter.
The strange thing was, Jack had never realised his lips were slightly different until after he’d posted the video.
Since that moment, however, the 33-year-old has been left navigating life with a visible difference.
Speaking about his lips, he said: “I can feel the additional tissue, but because I’ve always had it, it feels completely normal to me.
“For as long as I can remember, I’ve had what is described as a ‘double lip’.
“Essentially, there is an additional fold of normal tissue on the inside of my lips, which becomes particularly visible when I smile or talk.
“It isn’t the result of or anything I’ve had done – it’s simply how my lips developed.”
Jack, who posted the video in May 2026, claims he doesn’t remember his lips attracting much attention before then.
He said: “It started when I put my face in front of a camera.
“In person, they don’t seem to stand out nearly as much as they do in close-up videos.
“Suddenly, when that video went viral, thousands of strangers had something to say about my appearance.
“Apart from the name-calling, people ask whether it hurts or why I’ve not had it removed.”
Jack, company founder of The Low Carb Co, which creates superfood snacks, continued: “Some people are kind or simply curious, while others are deliberately cruel.
“Some of the genuinely creative comments make me laugh, but others are designed to embarrass me.
“Those can still sting occasionally. And the most frustrating part is when the comments completely overshadow what I’m actually trying to discuss.
“People become so focused on my lips, they stop listening to the message.”
Jack, who lives in Toronto, , posts videos on social media to promote his brand, which he began after being diagnosed with type 1 , hypothyroidism and Addison’s disease.
He founded the brand in a bid to feel his ‘best’ through what he puts into his belly.
His mission, though, is often lost on viewers who can only focus on his cosmetic difference.
Jack, however, has chosen to not let people’s opinions impact him.
He said: “I’m not going to allow those comments to make me hide. I’m not going to stop speaking or sharing useful information because somebody dislikes the way I look.
“I’m able to speak and eat – and they don’t prevent me from living my life or running my business.
“They might be the first thing somebody notices in a photograph or on a video, but it doesn’t bother me.”
Jack added: “Acceptance, to me, means that I am no longer at war with myself over something that is naturally part of me.
“People online regularly tell me to have the tissue removed, as if their preference should determine what I do with my own face.
“Surgery is a personal choice, and I have chosen not to change myself simply to meet somebody else’s idea of what looks normal.
“People get to stand out, so this is my own tattoo, so to speak, and it cost me nothing.”
