Body language expert reveals “telling” signs Michael Clarke lied
A body language expert has weighed in on the infamous public scuffle where former Cricketer, Michael Clarke, was accused of cheating on his girlfriend, Jade Yarbrough.
Louanne Ward, an Australian relationship expert, told The Daily Mail that some of Clarke's words and actions were indicative of him not telling the truth.
The first sign that Clarke wasn't being truthful was when he took his shirt off to try and "make himself look bigger".
"People....often make really big, bold gestures in an attempt to intimidate, look at the way Michael was walking in that video and you'll notice his arms are rounded and splayed," she said.
She also told The Daily Mail that removing his shirt is a "fight response".
The second sign the expert identified was the rising inflections in his voice as he pleaded with his girlfriend.
"When someone is not telling the truth, their voice goes up a little bit at the end of a word," she highlighted.
"You'll notice that you can definitely hear the inflections in Michael's voice when he speaks to Jade".
Another "telling" sign was Clarke's choice to deflect the argument back to Jade.
"Go, hit me ... do it again. You're wrong, you're f**king wrong," Clarke deflected in the video.
The expert said that in choosing to say "you're wrong" instead of "I", "he's not taking any responsibility," which could be "indicative of guilt".
Another subtle sign, according to the expert, was that he "kept shuffling his feet while he was standing with Jade", which is a natural response.
The expert said that when people are being accused of something, "the limbic brain - which controls our behavioural and emotional responses - switches on and freezes body responses."
"So when he can't keep his feet still, that could seem to be a sign of something not quite right".
The last tell-tale sign was that he tried to invade Jade's personal space despite her walking away from him.
"Clearly, Michael got slapped and that's a big invasion of personal space," said the expert.
"But when someone tries to remove themselves from the situation like Jade walked off, and you go and follow them and get back in their space".
The expert said that it's impossible to tell if someone is lying based on their body language alone and that we should look out for clusters of behaviours.
"If they have three different things, then you can certainly tell that if they're not being dishonest, then there is something that is making them exceptionally uncomfortable, it's important to look at all aspects of their behaviour," she said.
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