Something interesting about Anthony

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I read something on Tumblr yesterday that I never knew before. Apparently, Anthony Head's right hand is slightly deformed - what should be the "little" finger is longer than the other three, and the other three are all the same length. Evidently, he's very self-conscious about this, as he goes to great length in his roles, public appearances and interviews, and photographs, to keep his right hand out of view. You can see it, though, in photos of him playing the guitar.

For some reason I find this oddly appealing. Maybe it's the human element of it, or maybe it's just that I want to give him a big hug and tell him not to be self-conscious because anyone who really matters won't care.

I also find myself now looking for all the ways he's developed over the years to keep his right hand out of view. He does this by using his left hand for absolutely everything (eating, drinking, gesturing, picking things up); hiding his right hand in his pocket, or behind strategically placed props or another part of his body (back, leg, head); and having the shot framed so that his right hand is just out of view (obviously the crew and director are sympathetic to what he wants here).

Did anyone else already know this?

It sure doesn't change how I feel about him. There's an odious Facebook page devoted to discussion of this, where some idiot woman says if it's true she'll find him less attractive. The woman is a moron.
 
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i had absolutely no idea. never noticed before!

i, too, find it kind of fascinating, and not in a bad way. doesn't change how i feel about him in the least.
 
For some reason I find this oddly appealing. Maybe it's the human element of it, or maybe it's just that I want to give him a big hug and tell him not to be self-conscious because anyone who really matters won't care.

LOL!!!! Oddly appealing? Face it... you love him!!!

I think it's freaky. Of course if Willow had one of them fingers it would be beautiful. 😛
 
I never knew that. Im quite shocked that ive watched Anthony for years and never realised. Hes obviously very self concious about it. Nothing like that would ever change my opinion of anyone. Although I will find myself looking for it now.
 
I know for a long time. His both hands are visible on a photo-session for a stage adaptation of "Rope" in 1994

http://buffy-angel.diary.ru/p93258767.htm

But it sure doesn't change how I feel about him. I adore ASH!

Wow, thanks for those photos. He looks so gorgeous in them, though I don't really like how he wore his hair when he was younger.

I adore him too.

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LOL!!!! Oddly appealing? Face it... you love him!!!

I sure do!!! When did you first guess? 🙂

I think it's freaky. Of course if Willow had one of them fingers it would be beautiful. 😛

LOL. I guess that's the solution to the mystery, after all - I really do find this new (to me) information endearing, but probably because I already adore ASH. It also makes me feel protective against anyone who would think negatively of him just because there's something different about his hand.
 
Well, thanks. Now I'll always have to look at his hands while watching Buffy. 😀

No, seriously. I didn't know it and now that I know it, I don't really feel different about him.
I mean, he's still the same guy. Only with a deformed hand.
Of course I've to think about it now, because I didn't know about it, but in the long term, he'll be the same cool man and great, great actor.
 
Wow, I had no idea. He definitely did a good job at hiding it.

It definitely doesn't change the way I think of him though. It's really not a big deal.
 
along as he doesn't act like that guy in Scary Movie 2 then I have no problem lol....he did hide it very well though...camera's do work wonders too

infact I would of liked him to be more comfortable with it and actually have Giles or another role he's played with the same condition to add more of a human feel to it but I understand also
 
infact I would of liked him to be more comfortable with it and actually have Giles or another role he's played with the same condition to add more of a human feel to it but I understand also

I like that idea -- I'm a strong proponent of the idea that, if someone has a condition, like a disability or a disfigurement, they should *never* be the subject of discrimination or disapproval for that. So, bringing it out in the open could make some strides against discrimination and disapproval. That said, though, Anthony has to do what he's comfortable with.
 
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For some reason I find this oddly appealing.
LOL I feel the same way! And I'm glad I'm not the only one. I was beginning to feel like I was weird and inappropriately voyeuristic (which obviously I am 😛). 😱

I can't help looking to see if I can catch a glimpse of it whenever I see any photos or videos of him. Which makes me feel bad, because even though I think it's kind of cool looking and fascinating and I don't have a problem with it, obviously poor ASH is very self-conscious about it and he might have had bad experiences with it in the past.

I didn't know about it either until I saw that same tumblr post. And now I've realised that there are a few photos where it's slightly visible which I noticed before but always just assumed it was shot from an odd angle.

I feel bad for perpetuating the voyeurism, but you can see it in these photos too.
Little Britain Live:
http://i53.tinypic.com/mjwz8y.jpg
The only scene in Buffy, I think, with a clear shot of it:
http://i55.tinypic.com/amqkh5.jpg
From a youtube video of a convention:
http://i55.tinypic.com/spjaxe.jpg
http://i56.tinypic.com/2ytwai9.jpg

I really can't help myself. I'm fascinated by absolutely everything about ASH. I feel really sorry for him that he feels he needs to hide it all the time, even when he's not playing a part. And I'm probably not doing him any favours drawing attention to it...

But it's really interesting. After I found out I realised that he plays a right-handed guitar despite being left-handed. Then I realised that's probably because of his right hand. Then I wondered if he's actually naturally left-handed at all or if it's just because his right hand is deformed. And apparently he plays the piano. Now that's got to take a lot of skill.

I read it on tumblr too. I didn't know it before then, but it makes me love him even more.
So true.
 
I don't find that weird. Both of my big toes are significally larger than my other toes. It's like they belong to different feet. Everyone's bodies have quirks.

Sure, if I meet with that kind of hand, I would probably go "WTF", because I'm only human, but then it wouldn't matter. I would probably have this mantra in my head "Don't mention the hand, don't mention the hand..." I talked and shaked the hand of a guy who didn't have a thumb. I felt weird, because I'm simply not used to it, but it's not like my opinion of his was effected.
 
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