Rishi Sunak "looked wary" and tried to cover up his anxiety with "a non-verbal display of upbeat nonchalance" during his awkward This Morning interview, according to a top body language expert. The Prime Minister appeared on the ITV programme earlier today, just hours ahead of potentially being ousted from No. 10 Downing Street as the British public prepare to head to the polls for tomorrow's General Election .
Sunak couldn't afford any slip-ups during one of his final TV appearances ahead of the vote, but body language expert Judi James believes he succumbed to the pressure of " Love Island style questioning" from the This Morning hosts. His introduction on the daytime TV show came just after hosts Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard bid farewell to Britain's most inked mum - a segment Sunak had seemingly been watching with interest. Analysing Sunak's body language during his This Morning appearance, Judi writes: "His face powdered to a flat matte and wearing skinny slacks plus his now-trademark zip-neck sweater in the reassuringly business-like colour of deep navy, Sunak revealed a lingering fancy for a tattoo (his eyes closed as he mused on the design) and that his favourite meal is ‘sandwiches’.
"His eye expression looked wary during his intro and his smile sickly, with the lower lip dropped and the upper hiked up but with a tell-tale drooping of the very corners of the mouth suggesting a slow puncture of optimism despite his ‘I feel good!’ response when asked, Love Islan.