The sun has set on Michael B. Jordan’s reign as sexiest man alive.
As of Tuesday, Paul Rudd has been topped as People’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2021. The announcement was made on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” a daring move because the host jokingly tried to steal the title last year.
“I do have an awareness, sufficient to know that when individuals hear that I might be picked for this, they’d say, ‘What?’ ” Rudd advised People in his sexiest man alive cover story. “This is not false humility. There are so many people that should get this before me.”
The 52-year-old actor has become a meme lately over his seemingly ageless looks.
“After I take into consideration myself, I consider myself as a husband and a father, like I am that,” he stated. “I simply hang out with my family after I’m not working. That is what I sort of like the most.”
But Rudd says he is going to take in the title while he can.
“I imply I’ll lean into it arduous,” he stated. “I’ll personal this. I am not going to attempt to be like ‘Oh, I am so modest.’ I am getting enterprise playing cards made. But all of my buddies will destroy me and I anticipate them to. And that is why they’re my friends.”
Colbert introduced the news after performing a series of sketches on his present with Rudd, which noticed the “Ant-Man” star full duties with a purpose to show his sexiness. Little did viewers know that they have been watching the sexiest man alive in action.
At the finish of the tests, the comic revealed Rudd handed and was certainly the sexiest man alive. “Don’t you see Paul? There’s nothing sexier than humility. That was the final check and also you handed,” Colbert advised the actor.
The actor advised Individuals he shared the information first with his spouse Julie Yaeger, who was “stupefied.”
“After some guffawing and shock, she stated ‘Oh, they got it proper,’ ” he added. “And that was very candy. She was most likely not telling the reality, but what’s she going to say?”
And, in line with Rudd, he expects being thought of as one of the sexiest males alive to return with some perks.
The sexy test is not complete until @StephenAtHome does a physical evaluation. Paul Rudd's final exams are underway for @people's #SexiestManAlive! pic.twitter.com/JqqOdTKiIK
— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) November 10, 2021
Rudd takes the title from last year’s sexiest man alive, Jordan, who at the time stated he was shocked by the honor, telling Jimmy Kimmel, “It was a second like oh (expletive), really? Me? … It was a cool second.”
In his interview with People, he said getting the title was a “cool feeling.”
“, all people always made that joke, like, ‘Mike, that is the one factor you’re most likely not going to get,’” he stated. “Nevertheless it’s a good club to be part of.”
Previous celebrities who’ve been a part of the “club” have included EGOT winner John Legend, Idris Elba, and Blake Shelton.
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