text: The old adage may claim that a liar can not look you in the eye, but in truth liars often stare. That's according to former police officer, Darren Stanton, who has become the UK's top human leading human lie detector and body expert. Appearing on ITV's This Morning, the former police officer who has a background in psychology, micro expression training, and neuro linguistic programming (the study of body signals), showed his immense skill in sniffing out deceit. Scroll down for video . The old adage may claim that a liar can not look you in the eye, but in truth liars often stare . Darren Stanton, who has become the UK's top human leading human lie detector and body expert, appeared on This Morning . He managed to suss out when both Philip Schofield and Amanda Holden were were fibbing and also appeared in a video clip catching out a cheating husband for lying about an affair. He asked Amanda Holden to conceal a ball and then try and trick him about which hand it was in, but Darren managed to spot her fib straight away. 'I noticed a slight flick on that side of the mouth – a micro expression,' he said, much to the presenters amazement. Philip Schofield was also caught fibbing, which Darren said he detected by a raised eyebrow. The full-time human lie detector, who recently sat in on the phone hacking trial, then shared his secrets on the This Morning website. How do you tell if someone is telling porkies? 'People might clutch a clipboard, file or coffee cup to their chest, creating a subconscious barrier if they're lying,' he says. 'Or hold it in two hands. Darren knew presenter Amanda Holden was fibbing due to a slight flick on one side of the mouth, much to the presenters amazement. 'Statistically it's a myth that a liar can't look you in the eye. Three to five seconds of eye contact is normal. Any longer and they are either in love with you or fibbing. He also said that brief answers and hesitation are also signs of lying. 'Liars don't like being asked for details. If they're not prepared, they'll either mirror your language or stutter for an answer,' he explains. 'The greater the consequences, the more signals a liar gives off,' adds, giving the example that a person who has committed a serious fraud would give more signals than someone who has stolen a cream cake. But according to the lie-sniffing expert people often have an accurate gut instinct about whether those close to them are telling the truth or not. 'The difference is that the techniques I've learned accelerate this process so I can have the same level of rapport and insight with another in seconds,' he explains. But one of the easiest ways to spot a liar is spotting a twitch. Liars often twitch when they are being untruthful,' he says. 'Sometimes it can be a particularly long blink, or it could be a tiny muscle in the cheek or neck. Men in particular have an area at the bottom of their nose that twitches when they are fibbing.' Busted! Phillip Schofield was also caught fibbing by human lie detector .
target: Darren Stanton is a former police officer and UK's leading human .
  Says statistically it's a myth that a liar can't look you in the eye .
  Also explains blink rate may double or triple and liars often twitch .
  Faster or slower breathing and becoming less animated also signs .