The Sexiest Man Alive
John Legend is officially the sexiest man alive, according to People Magazine.
The 40-year-old follows Idris Elba, Dwayne Johnson and David Beckham who have all previously held the title.
.@johnlegend is PEOPLE’s #SexiestManAlive 2019 https://t.co/lxXce6dulv pic.twitter.com/YooHLW3vSM
— People (@people) November 13, 2019
The publication revealed the news as they always do, with a cover shoot and interview.
This time around they went with the tag line, 'How a good guy got it all'.
John Legend reacted to the news by saying, 'I'm Excited but a Little Scared at the Same Time.'
He went on to tweet a photo of himself aged 16 alonside Idris Elba and wrote, '1995 John would be very perplexed to be following 2018 Idris Elba as #SexiestManAlive.'
He continued, 'Hell, 2019 John is about as equally perplexed but thank you People for finding me sexy. I'll take it'
1995 John would be very perplexed to be following 2018 @IdrisElba as #SexiestManAlive. Hell, 2019 John is about as equally perplexed but thank you @People for finding me sexy. I'll take it pic.twitter.com/Gw1la5Ebv4
— John Legend (@johnlegend) November 13, 2019
Celebs react
Naturally Chrissy Teigen took to Twitter to share her reaction.
She's updated her bio to read, 'currently sleeping with people's sexiest man alive,' while sharing a number of tweets.
the sexiest man alive just made me a ham sandwich
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) November 13, 2019
Idris Elba tweeted, 'My G Congratulations brother !!! You deserve it.'
'DO NOT TELL @TheRock He still thinks he’s got the title, I didn’t have the heart to tell him when I took it.'
My G Congratulations brother !!! You deserve it. DO NOT TELL @TheRock He still thinks he’s got the title, I didn’t have the heart to tell him when I took it. https://t.co/3aQrpD1RIe
— Idris Elba (@idriselba) November 13, 2019
But The Rock had already learned the news!
He replied, 'Congratulations brother!! Welcome to the club. You earned this one. Just like I did. And unlike Idris Elma who paid People 50% of his future earnings for his sexy title'.
Congratulations brother!! Welcome to the club. You earned this one. Just like I did. And unlike @idriselba who paid @people 50% of his future earnings for his sexy title ♂️
The three of us will raise a tequila glass soon. Congrats again you sexy SOB https://t.co/WYdpPGMVnm— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) November 13, 2019
John Legend is now the proud title holder of an EGOTSMA: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony & now Sexiest Man Alive.
You can read the People Magazine article and watch a behind-the-scenes video with him here.
