Clive Owen, 49, wears an unfortunate sweater in Venice: would you hit it?

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Bedhead emailed me about these photos, writing: “Clive Owen has moobs…I repeat … Clive Owen. Moobs.” I told to her to shut her mouth because Clive is a Forever Dong. But then I looked at the photos and yeah… there’s some very small moob action going on. It’s not Gerard Butler-level… more like that awkward phase Tom Cruise went through a few years ago, when he kept wearing terrible sweaters that made his midsection look especially lumpy. What I’m saying is that it’s probably the sweater.

I haven’t written about Clive that much lately, or in the past few years. It’s not for lack of trying, actually. When we do get new photos of Clive, I always look to see if he’s given any new interviews and rarely there’s any kind of story. Clive has turned to premium cable these days – he’s on Cinemax’s The Knick, which is being produced by Steven Soderbergh. It could have been a prestigious series – it’s a period piece about a complicated doctor in a groundbreaking hospital in the early 20th century – but it’s gotten mixed reviews. It did get renewed for a second season though, so maybe it’s a slow-burner. Clive is 49 years old now – he’s no longer the go-to leading man, if he ever was. He probably likes TV work these days because it’s a set schedule and a steady paycheck.

And if you need a palate cleanser from the sweater photos, I’m including some pics of Clive at the Jaeger-LeCoultre gala dinner at the Venice Film Festival a few nights ago. That’s why he was wandering around Venice in a bad sweater – Clive gets paid to show up at these kinds of gigs several times a year. And you know what? That’s fine. Clive reminds me a little bit of Colin Firth – Firth has gone from Mr. Darcy/heartthrob to an older, distinguished, slightly jowly man. I think Clive is phasing into that period too. And YES for the love of God I would still hit it. Forever Dong.

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  1. PunkyMomma says:

    No! Moobs + paunch = almost geezer sex. Even if it is Clive Owen.

    • Kiddo says:

      There’s also an unfortunate scarf that you left out of the equation. Is it there for warmth? Is he using it to tie the sweater to the pants? Did someone clip the bottom of it off? So many questions, such a little scarf. lol.

      • Brin says:

        LOL….I thought the same….wee little scarf!

      • GoodNamesAllTaken says:

        It’s probably to distract you from the moobs whilst you try to figure out why he’s wearing a teddy bear’s scarf.

      • Kali says:

        It looks like he folded the scarf in half, wrapped it around his neck and then fed the ends through the loop.

        I hate that I spent a good 5 minutes trying to figure that out.

        I hate that I actually admitted to it.

        #Tinyscarfgate2014
        #Neverforget

      • Kiddo says:

        @Kali, Just admit that you LOVE the scarf.

        #firststepinrecovery

      • Kiddo says:

        @GoodNamesAllTaken, I’m waiting for Mimif to show up. She’s hot for the moobs.

      • Kali says:

        @Kiddo To be fair, if it’s small and just generally wee, there’s a good chance I love it so yes, I may love the (world’s tiniest) scarf 😉

      • Chris says:

        Kali
        That scarf-looping thing has always made my teeth itch, so controlled and somehow ‘anti-scarf’…
        I think he has gone to far into golf territory, and golf cancels out sex, imo, Tiger Woods notwithstanding.

      • GoodNamesAllTaken says:

        I like the loop scarf thing with a coat. I think it’s an easy scarf tie for a man. But this is such a stingy little scarf and looks stupid with a sweater. The moobs aren’t helping. Sorry, mimif. Know you love them.

      • mimif says:

        What have you done to my Clive? I’m disappointed in all of you. #therewillberetribution

      • GoodNamesAllTaken says:

        Oh crap, I hate retribution.

    • Eames says:

      Great… if none of you saucy gals want him there’s more for ME.

      Oh, Clive. Oh.

      Yep. Has a ring to it.

  2. Lilacflowers says:

    I’ll gladly help him take off that sweater.

  3. Kristen says:

    Moobs or not, would always hit it.

  4. Mia4S says:

    He’s an odd one. Loved him in Croupier and Children of Men but he never quite…clicked? Although he seems to live a happy life in England with his family, working without too much tabloid attention so maybe the last laugh is his?

  5. Elisabeth says:

    like a screen door in a hurricane #hitit

  6. Lucy2 says:

    Clive should just always be in a tux. Always.

  7. lilylee says:

    Still looks good to me 🙂

  8. Dref22 says:

    The Knick is a great show and Owen has been perfect so far! Nowadays TV has more quality than any movie out there so I’m not surprised he chose to be in one.

    • balehead2012 says:

      Agreed! The Knick is pretty good so far (only watched the first 3 episodes), I’m not surprised at all that a second season is coming.
      Clive Owen looked amazing circa King Arthur – Shoot them up, later on… not so sure. Still like him though, moobs or not (I actually had to google the meaning of moobs 🙂

    • Dani says:

      Agreed with you both! I’m obsessed with The Knick. Such a good show and the characters are great, especially Clive’s. It’s a really good quality show, definitely slow burning but worth the wait.

    • SpookySpooks says:

      I like the very realistic portrait of hospitals and surgeries in the begging of the 20th century, but the characters are very cliched, IMO. Owen’s character is the 20th century House, then there is the black man who has no faults and keeps working despite the odds, the liberal rich women with a golden heart, then the spunky nurse from the countryside, etc. I feel like I’ve seen it all before.
      I was interested to see how Bono Vox’ daugter will act.

    • qwerty says:

      Thx for reminding me I gotta watch that, esp. now that I;m reading it’s been renewed for another season. From the posters and previews it looked great.

  9. silken_floss says:

    I would ride it till the cows come home! There is just something about him that makes me automatically start doing kegels UNF! He ‘s doing a great job on as Dr. John Thackery on The Knick. So glad to hear it was renewed for a second season. LOVE LOVE LOVE him!!

  10. kibbles says:

    He looks great in that suit. He’s still handsome. The sweater ensemble just looks bad and would probably look bad on a lot of other handsome guys. He never quite made it to the A-list in Hollywood, but I’m sure he’s enjoying life and making bank without the unwanted gossip and media attention that comes with it. I haven’t seen his show but I’ll try to watch it later.

  11. Buttock Fatock says:

    This just in: I’d hit it hard. Best part of my painfully long commute into DC used to be passing the Three Olives vodka billboard with Clive Owen, before they changed it. Sob.

  12. jammypants says:

    I find him hotter now that he’s older.

    • qwerty says:

      I found him attractive 10 yeasr ago (Closer), now not at all. I think he’s aged really badly. Looked it up and apparenty he smoked until 2007 (maybe took it up again since, don’t know). Still, he was 43 at that point so could’be been smoking for good 20 years or more before that… I think it shows.

  13. Jayna says:

    Yes, yes, yes, and yes.

  14. kri says:

    Well. We have all had that item of clothing (ok in my case LOTS) that made us look a bit …off. So, he’s a bit mooby. Let him have his bad moobs. Most of the time he looks great. In these pics he has pasta moobs. Or whatever the male equivalent of “pasta baby ” is. Even in Bing Crosby Jumper Land, he’s still hot.

  15. dread pirate cuervo says:

    I’d hit it. & I love The Knick!