Billy Bob Thornton Says He Wears Women's Jeans Because He Has 'Bird Legs': 'I Like a Nice Fit'

Mar. 15, 2025

Billy Bob Thornton reveals why he likes to wear women’s jeans.Photo:Getty(2)

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The secret toBilly Bob Thornton’s cool style is a pair of nice-fitting women’s jeans.

In anew interviewonThe Drew Barrymore Showwhich aired on Nov. 19, the Oscar winner, 69, said that he likes to wear a slimmer fit when it comes to his pants — and for him, that means shopping in the women’s department.

“The reason I don’t like to wear men’s jeans is because they’re all too baggy. I’ve got bird legs and it just feels like I’m in a tent. I like a nice fit and they fit great with boots,” said theLandmanstar.

The dad of four also happened to be wearing a pair of women’s black Levis’ jeans, disclosing that he wears a size 6.

“Size 6?I couldn’t get my right butt cheek in those,” jokedDrew Barrymore.

Billy Bob Thornton appears on “The Drew Barrymore Show”.Courtesy

Courtesy

Thornton has been photographed with jeans on and off the red carpet many times, making the timeless piece his signature since the 1990s.

At the 1996 premiere ofSling Blade, he went full denim-on-denim in a light-wash trucker jacket and straight-leg jeans. When attending the 1999 Film Critics Association Awards, he wore a cheetah-print button-down shirt with denim bottoms.

Billy Bob Thornton (left) and Bill Paxton (right) Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards in 1999.Ron Galella/Getty

Ron Galella/Getty

At the recentLandmanpremiere in Los Angeles on Nov. 12, he opted for a more understated pair of slim-fitted jeans with cowboy boots, a plaid shirt, black coat and hat.

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Thornton’s latest role inLandman, a Paramount+ drama series, sees him as Tommy Norris, an oilman who is always looking out for his daughter Ainsley.

Billy Bob Thornton and Ali Larter attend the UK Screening of “Landman” on November 8, 2024 in London, England.Dave Benett/WireImage

Dave Benett/WireImage

During a screening of the series, the actor revealed how creatorTaylor Sheridanwrote the show with him in mind after he agreed to hop on a flight to Fort Worth to film two cameo scenes in1883over the course of two days.

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