Jack Dunkley’s treatment of his TV wife Tori Adams has shocked fans so much that we’ve got a body language expert to decipher exactly what went down at that bonkers MAFS Dinner Party.
In short, Lauren Dunn exposed Jack for telling Jonathan McCullough that he wasn’t attracted to Tori, and for saying that if another husband got her in the couple swap, they could sleep with her.
At the Dinner Party, Tori stood by Jack and passed her husband’s disrespectful comment off as a joke, but, according to Combined Communications Specialist and Body Language Expert Scott Taylor, things weren’t exactly as they seemed.
“Whilst Tori said she accepted it was a joke her body language was not congruent with that,” Scott told Chattr. “Tori showed eye blocking and withdrawal behaviour as this continued to evolve. “
Later, when Eden, Michael and Cassandra took to the couch and tried to explain why Jack’s comment was disrespectful, Scott said that Tori’s body language suggested ulterior motives for being on MAFS.
“When Tori sat down on the lounge she changed to twisting her ring, which is emblematic of her discomfort and likely reflecting on the related commitment,” he said.
“Her subsequent responses and actions could be due to motivations to just stay on the show rather than fully work through the relationship dynamic issues.”
What did Jack’s body language show?
Going into the Dinner Party, Scott believed that Jack knew his comment about Tori would be the talking point of the night.
“I believe Jack knew his words were potentially going to be shared as he maintained a closer watch over Tori and was tracking her movements. He even repeatedly called her to him but was unsuccessful,” he said.
Scott said that when Lauren first bought up the ‘Couple Swap’ comment, Jack’s body language demonstrated that he was trying to intimidate her.
“Jack needed to try to divert focus so he started showing more direct and confrontational eye contact with Lauren,” he explained.
“When Jack was questioned by Lauren he made a grab for under his neck (covering that power zone) which is what people do when they have severe discomfort – covering a vulnerable area.”
“Jack continued to get more defensive but was thinking he would try to outsmart everyone but then threw in swearing when he felt trapped and realised he couldn’t.”
Though there were multiple times in the episode where Jack sat back in his chair and appeared smug, Scott said that the MAFS groom’s fury was written all over his face.
“Jack showed true anger through aggressive chin thrust, eyebrows pulled down and together with his lower his eyelids pulled up. The margins of his lips were rolled in and tight and this is textbook strong anger,” he said.
“His full defensive response showed with sneering and tensing of jaw.”
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