Gareth David-Lloyd: Pie status

[tencrush]

I said I'd get a few conventions out of the way before doing a pie update, so here it is. It is actually just an excuse to post some pictures for great justice and all that. (Picture credits in the titles, peeps.)

Polaris Toronto, a week and a bit ago. Let's start with pressing pie matters:



I can't quite work out what's going on in this one, is that a bulge? Or is that the shirt? Answers on a postcard, please, fabric or tum?? I just can't decide. What I can see is that he hasn't been taking my advice to heart regarding not putting things in his pockets because it draws the eye away from his cock. *squints* Unless that is his cock. In which case I haven't said a word and congratulations, young man.

Onwards!



THAT'S MORE LIKE IT! Two shining examples of how, if they can't quite see it, to keep the audience at least thinking about your cock. Put a wee doggy on it. Make sure the doggy looks happy and pleased to be near it. A stellar plan, well thought through, well executed. Kudos, Gareth.




I was meant to be taling about pie, but, again, I can't quite make my mind up. I think we're still heading in the right direction, but I can't be sure.


On to ComicCon, last Thursday:



Again, there's a strange fabricy thing going on here that I can't quite put my finger on. In this case I'm pretty sure it's fabric. Also, yes, that's John Barrowman's mother. Maybe we could ask her? And, yet again, unless your cock is shaped like a packet of fags, Gareth, I'm thinking that's probably a packet of fags. STOP IT!




This one's a bit clearer on the pie front, and I'm thinking this is definitely a positive development. Also, I note the tan thing has been taken on board, and damn, it does suit him. The pasty Welshness wasn't helping matters in any way. Good job, boy!




Chin status: Good, going well. Designer stubble, still, so it's hard to tell, but again I think we're going places. Good, fine places. Also, maybe I've just put this smiley picture in for no real reason. It's cute. Mmmm.

PIE STATUS AS OF JULY 2008: Still undecided, but the tan is doing it for me. I'm going, hesitantly, with a positive progession.

ETA: From the pictures and video I've been looking at re. pie, I'm getting the distinct impression that in the past few months Gareth has fallen into the trap that so many young men have fallen into before him. He does seem to be going to the gym regularly now, but he seems to be concentrating on building up muscle. He's gone way broader on top than he used to be and he's suddenly way more defined in the chest and shoulders, but he doesn't seem to be getting enough aerobic exercise to get rid of the gut. Hire a personal trainer, boy!


Last note of non-connected noteworthyness, this is griggharris' signed picture:



IT IRKS ME, that NOBODY at the BBC has, in the past year, taken it upon themselves to edit the shadows of the other cast member's coats out of these individual promo shots that they cut out of the group shot. IT'S LAZY AND STUPID AND WOULD ONLY TAKE TEN MINUTES IN PHOTOSHOP FFS! GRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Comments

[bandgeek01.livejournal.com]

Forgot to add, that I thought in Season 1 he was a little too skinny. But also he was what only 24 maybe 25 when he started filming Torchwood? He's 27 now, his body is going to change a bit. I know my body has changed over these past couple years as well as I've gotten older (I'm almost 26 now).


Nicole

[qualli.livejournal.com]

Meh, I'll chime in.

Liked skinny, pale, frightened bunny Ianto,
Liked slightly less skinny Ianto
Liked normal Ianto, as well as fluffy Ianto
liked Ianto when apparantly he was a ginormous whale and I missed the memo

Hell, I'm tipping the scales at 220 so I enjoy seeing a normal, very good looking (well he's slightly too well built now!) guy being a love interest.

*gives GDL more pie, has a recipe for chilli cheese tots she'd be willing to share*

[qualli.livejournal.com]

I'd also like to add:

GDL honey, I'd eat chilli cheese tots off your tummy anytime!

Some women like their men normal looking!

[aliano.livejournal.com]

I can't believe I never noticed the coat thing until you just said. And now every time I see that image I'll see that bloody coat. Also, while I'm ranting about the BBC's lack of photoshop skills, have you seen the promo pic of the torchwood team plus Martha from last series? Martha has two ear lobes, and I don't mean one on either side! Also, Gwen's hands... *shudder* I had to stop looking at it after that, but I'm almost positive there's more.

Anywho, on the topic of pie, I'm hopeful that him buffing up means naked scenes...? A girl can dream.

[paddy-wolfstar.livejournal.com]

I think he looks just fine. Don't get sny skinnier, Gareth! He looks lovely and huggable. :)

[dru_evilista]

Ok, so everyone here bitching about GDL's weight. Post a picture. Now. Come on, since clearly you must be Greek gods, let's see you. Oh wait? You're not perfect?! Then back off!

Seriously, so the guy gained a couple lbs, he's not the 600 lb man or anything by any stretch of the imagination. He's a hot young guy. So what if he has a tiny bit of a belly on him, he's still hot! It's people sitting around doing stuff like this, that gives actors and actresses eating disorders! (And it's even ruder, when you KNOW for a fact that the person in question is in fandom! Imagine how you would feel if you stumbled across someone posting something like this about you.)

Or about any woman!

[(Anonymous)]

I think he always looks lovely. Also I love his pale skin, it is beautiful and suits his colouring. JB also looks lovely when pale. I can't bear all this over tanned nonsense.

[tencrush]

I've never judged Gareth solely by his looks, I've made no secret of the fact that I think he's a fucking awesome talent, and in fact I have on more than one occasion claimed that he's singlehandedly responsible for this show's popularity.

And the pie thing's a joke and an excuse for me to stare at photos and mention his penis as often as I humanly can.

And yeah, I'd find it totally acceptable, if it was a good natured pie watch. But only if he mentioned her vagina a lot. And what he'd like to do to it.

[cirrocumulus.livejournal.com]

Considering that tencrush is also communicating extreme fondness for his cock alongside her comments of his weight, I doubt he'd be too offended. Also I'm sure it's nothing he's completely unaware of.

I suppose I can see why people are upset about this, but personally, I think it's hilarious and in good nature. People who want to be loved for their beautiful, beautiful souls do not, for the most part, go into showbusiness.

Nor have I ever understood this whole "you aren't qualified to have an opinion because you aren't perfect!" argument. You don't have to be a lauded screenwriter to know when a show sucks, you don't have to be a literary critic to think a book sucks, and you don't have to be a breathtakingly gorgeous movie star to know when someone is getting a bit chubby. Everyone's entitled to have an opinion and voice it if they so choose. I don't see the harm in this. Mostly because I really, really doubt that GDL actually reads this LJ.

[tencrush]

I think you'll find, if you read back, that nobody's bitching about his weight, we're just having a bit of fun over-scrutinising some photos of a dude we'd all DESPERATELY LIKE TO FUCK.

Like I've said before, if I were Gareth, I think I'd be less worried about my lame pie jokes, and rather more worried by my seemingly obsessive and growing fascination with his cock.

Wait, are you trying to get me onto fandom_wank? Go on, you can tell me.

[hamsterfur.livejournal.com]

Me too, and I thought it suited the character very well to become bigger and less skinny in S2, once he became confident happy Ianto and no longer weird depressive "rats in stomach" hiding robogirlfriend Ianto.

[qualli.livejournal.com]

Nothing about this is "good natured"

I can think of a lot of other words, quite a few. Even some colorful phrases.

But this smacks of the bully saying "I was just joking!"

[qualli.livejournal.com]

exactly. I thought that was awesome, and often wondered if it was intentional.

[ceindreadh.livejournal.com]

Mostly because I really, really doubt that GDL actually reads this LJ.

Well he has admitted to reading fanfic, so you never know ;-)

[tencrush]

Oh Lord, no, I wasn't joking, he turned into a right little chubby cheeks in S2. ;)

Still fuckable, though. Totally fuckable.

[sleepyheathen.livejournal.com]

Do you think that I could offer myself up as Gareth's personal fag-carrier, so's to allow all the cock obsessed fangirls(and boys) to have a clearer view?

Also, do you agree that the fearie wings are quite slimming?

I do think that things are on a general upward trend.
Of course, on a purely fantasy level, I would personally want him just as he is, because he's just too cuddly for words and that works for me on so many levels.

[tencrush]

I was thinking maybe we could all chip in and buy him a ManBag? And we could asplain in the accompanying girlie card that it is for putting his fags in and his lighter and keys and condoms and that he is not allowed to put anything in his pockets because the fangirls and also some fanboys want a clearer view of his cock, kthnx. I don't think that would freak him out in any way.

[qualli.livejournal.com]

Agree with the last. ( very much so, please refer to tater-tot proposition above)

Still think it's a bit... distasteful to not only obsess (negatively) about someone's weight, but to deny that it's harmful or in bad taste.


..but yes, totally fuckable. ;)

[tencrush]

LOL for the "beautiful souls" comment. Word.

And also word on the OMG you not perfect argument, that is such a bullshit argument, I'm not Gordon Fucking Ramsay either, but I still know this steak's fucking well done when I asked for rare. Take it back.
(For the record, though, just so we're clear: I'm pretty fucking stunning. Gorgeous, some might say. :p)

here from torchwoodcoffee

[andreth47.livejournal.com]

Guh. The adorabibbleness! The hunkiness! The combination of the two!! I think Gareth is absolutely perfect as he is right. Now. Round belly, smoker's gravel, hunky arms, hunky neck, sweet smile, dirty mind, and all. Perfect.

(except for the pocket thing; yes, Gareth, empty out your dang pockets so we can see the peen, okay? we've heard all about it from The Barrowman, now we want to SEE it!)

Actually, it's my personal theory that his tum's been there since he hit 25, it ain't going nowhere, and the occasional facial puffiness is due to late nights and beer. Unrelated phenomena.

[cionaudha.livejournal.com]

Ah, but my two points of fixed admiration are never-changing:

Those feline eyes.

Those graceful hands. (Look at how he holds his tag, second from the bottom. Wow.)

Tinkerbell wings a major plus. ;-)

[fairyd123.livejournal.com]

This was kind of moderately amusing the first time you did it but now? Dear god! The man is hardly clinically obese is he?

So any chance of you posting a picture of yourself so that we can assess for scientific purposes the state of your chin, arms, arse, abs etc. Seems only fair.

[academia4me.livejournal.com]

Hear, hear.

I don't know what all the fuss is about. He's barely changed over the last year. Most of the time people say he's bigger or thinner etc it's just because of the clothes he's wearing or the way he's standing.

Thank God I'm not famous.

[kingbantam.livejournal.com]

I think GDL looks perfectly lovely with or with out the very slight tum he occasionally sports.

[tencrush]

Here you go. Assess away.