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Hudson, 30
Locking the thumb around the front of another's hand,
as Kate is doing, is a very controlling gesture, says body-
language pro Patti Wood. And making the thumb flush,
with the other fingers, as Anne is doing, reveals a more
submissive attitude. “Think of it ike a thumbs-up sign—
in body language, thumbs tend to go up when mood is
positive and down dloser to the fingers when it’s negative”Ellen Page, 23.
When a woman cradles another's hand and pulls it into
her stomach, as Drew does to Ellen, she is asserting owner-
ship, says Wood. “It literally looks like Drew is flexing her
muscle!” she adds. But when a person pinches her thumb
over her friend’s, as Ellen does, it denotes a power struggle.
“They like each other, but they both want to be on top.”
ee.
The person with the “upper hand’ in this case Fergie, usu-
ally cals the shots, says Driver. “And pulling someone's
hand flat so her palm faces up, as Fergie is doing to Ashlee,
forces her into a submissive position called ‘the beggar’s
pose)” she notes. But Wood adds that showing tension in
the forearm and bicep, as Ashlee is doing, signals an attempt
to balance the power: “She isn’t resigned to being passive.”