Sure, he might have already received the title of Order of the British Empire for his services to drama — but Idris Elba has now been crowned Sexiest Man Alive!
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00:00 I'm Idris Elba, and I am the sexiest man alive.
00:05 - All right, cue the sexy music.
00:08 There you go.
00:09 Idris Elba is your 2018 sexiest man alive.
00:12 - No complaints here.
00:13 - Yeah, Jimmy Fallon revealed the big news
00:15 during his late night show on Monday,
00:17 introducing Elba as a sweet and smoldering superstar.
00:21 I guess that description fits, right?
00:22 - Yeah, Idris is clearly very pumped for the honor,
00:25 calling the title a quote, ego boost.
00:27 I think that would make sense.
00:28 Idris tells people he was a bit surprised
00:30 after first hearing the news,
00:32 but soon found his confidence,
00:34 saying, "I checked myself out, looked in the mirror,
00:36 "and was like, yeah, you are kind of sexy today."
00:39 - It just feels different with that music, doesn't it?
00:40 Elba is people's 33rd sexiest man alive,
00:43 joining a long list of Hollywood's hottest,
00:45 starting with a then 29-year-old Mel Gibson in 1985,
00:47 first one, all the way up to last year's pick,
00:49 Blake Shelton.
00:50 - Yeah, and you guys, stick around.
00:52 We'll be breaking down all the things
00:53 that make Idris Elba this year's sexiest man alive,
00:56 plus we wanna hear from you.
00:57 You can send us your all-time favorite gifts
01:00 of the hunky actor.
01:02 You might just see them on the show.