A BODY language expert has spotted that Isla Fisher was hiding her pain when interviewed on live TV after her marriage breakdown.
It comes after the couple shared that they had split after 14 years of marriage yesterday – but fans had no idea that they had secretly gone their separate ways last year.
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A video from two months ago has since resurfaced online of Isla talking about her Valentine’s Day plans with Sacha while she appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show.
Little did viewers know that they weren’t even together when she spoke out about their traditions.
However body language expert Darren Stanton believes that she hiding her pain during the TV appearance.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun on behalf of Spin Genie, Darren Stanton shares: “On the first clip with Kelly Clarkson, when I talk about baseline – people generally have similar patterns of behaviour that they tend to repeat.
“With Isla, she’s all over the place. A couple of things are to do with the eyes – where we look for information with her eyes when she’s asked a question and it’s generally consistent, but with Isla she tends to look upper right.
“This means she is seeing pictures in her head, which suggests she’s trying to construct an answer.
“When she’s asked about the relationship she suddenly sweeps down and left which is a bit of a red flag because she’s then had a sudden shift in emotion.
“Essentially, there’s no consistency in the normal pattern of eye accessing cues which means internally she’s really paddling hard to try and keep her composure.”
SARCASM
Darren then explained her use of sarcasm is usually used when people are asked questions that they don’t feel comfortable answering.
He continued: “People also tend to use sarcasm when asked a difficult or uncomfortable question – when Kelly Clarkson talks about men lining up, Isla’s hand gestures change.
“She used an open palm gesture which shows she’s being fairly open for some of the interview, but when it comes to the suggestion or hint or joke that she’s seeing somebody else, she leans forward and puts her hand on her knees.
“Any gestures that move towards a foetal position suggest we’re stressed or scared of being discovered.
“Isla leans forward and covers her legs, clasps her hands together, interlocks the fingers and moves into a ball. It’s only for about 2-3 seconds in shot, but means again she’s had a sudden shift in emotion.
“She uses sarcasm when she talks about Sacha and the Valentine’s Card being from ?.”
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PUTTING ON A FRONT
The expert also thinks that she was putting on a front while on the television show.
He concluded: “In the opening sequence, there’s a great fake smile from Isla.
“A genuine smile engages the whole face.
“We don’t see the crows feet at the side of her eyes, only the bottom of her face is really engaged, her eyes aren’t engaged in the emotion.”
SHARING VALENTINE’S TRADITIONS
Isla appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show back in February.
Host Kelly was keen to know about her Valentine’s Day traditions with husband Sacha.
Isla said: “Every year Sacha does give me a card that [says] ‘happy Valentine’s from…’ and then there’s a massive question mark, as if anybody else would… as if I have any other Valentines.”
Kelly replied: “You just seem like a fun couple. I love that.”
HIDDEN MEANING
Isla and Sacha shared that they had split in a joint Instagram post.
The behaviour expert believes that it was “on the cards for some time” following their shock joint statement.
And the Hollywood couple tried to “deflect” from the emotions involved in their split with a comical announcement – which has now been mocked online.
Darren said the tennis joke hid the weight of their pain and pointed to persistant troubles in their marriage.
He said: “The language they use here is interesting – comparing their relationship to a tennis match and one that’s lasted 20 years, suggests the split has been on the cards for some time.
“Despite the fact Sacha is a comedian, people do tend to rely on sarcasm a lot when they are trying to deflect.
“It’s a move regularly used by politicians. People will avoid directly addressing a topic through humour.”
Sacha and Isla said: “After a long tennis match lasting over twenty years, we are finally putting our racquets down.
“In 2023, we jointly filed to end our marriage.”
“We have always prioritized our privacy, and have been working through this change,” the post continued.
“We forever share in our devotion and love for our children.”
“We sincerely appreciate you respecting our families’ wish for privacy,” the text concluded.
The pair, who share three children, met back in 2001.
They got engaged in 2004 and tied the knot in 2007.
All the signs Isla and Sacha had secretly split
The couple have revealed they actually split last year, despite only just revealing their divorce.
Here we look at the signs they had already broken up before revealing their split news:
Social media silence – Sacha has been absent from Instagram since last Christmas.
Spending time with friends – Isla has been been following that classic post break-up move of spending more time with her girlfriends.
Hidden ring finger – No fans noticed at the time, but in many Instagram shots from this year, Isla has hidden her right hand so her wedding finger was not visible in many shots.
Missing man – The last image Isla shared of her and Sacha prior to the divorce announcement was back in November last year.