Kristen Bell has a special trick to prevent pruney pool fingers

It's unorthodox, but might just work!
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Nothing comes in between Kristen Bell and a Sunday dip in the pool — not even her hatred of those weird, pruney fingers we all get when our hands are exposed to water for too long.

Heat wave be damned, the actress was caught on Instagram with something that is normally reserved for blizzards not pool days: gloves.

"My bride wears gloves in the pool because she hates the feeling of pruney finger tips on skin," her husband, actor Dax Shepard, wrote on Instagram.

In the image, Bell is in the pool decked out with a hat, sunglasses, and interesting protection for her hands. As weird as it may seem, fans hopped in his comments to commiserate with Bell and chime in about the horrors of pruned fingers. To be fair, that weird wrinkling thing they do does feel uncomfortable, despite that according to various studies it might be an evolutionary answer to help grab wet objects.

Whether or not Bell is wearing toe socks on to prevent pruney toes is unconfirmed, but here's to hoping.

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