People Have Thouuuuughts On John Krasinski Being The 2024 Sexiest Man Alive

Natasha Jokic
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Last year, I made the observation that Patrick Dempsey winning the title of 2023's People's Sexiest Man Alive felt like Leonardo DiCaprio winning his Oscar for The Revenant. Like sure, I guess he might be deserving of having the award, but was that really his best work?

A smiling man in a blue suit jacket over a dark shirt at a public event
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A similar thing can be said for 2024's recipient. Yesterday, I thought that Glen Powell or Jonathan Bailey were shoo-ins. If not them, then Pedro Pascal or Paul Mescal.

Man smiling, wearing a casual long-sleeve shirt and jeans, standing indoors
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I was wrong. It is John Krasinski. You probably already know this based on the headline, I just wanted to be dramatic.

John Krasinski on the cover of People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" issue, sitting casually on a car, dressed in a t-shirt and jeans
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Speaking to People about his reaction to the title, the IF writer, director, and producer said, "Just immediate blackout. Zero thoughts. Other than maybe I’m being punked. That’s not how I wake up usually, thinking, 'Is this the day that I’ll be asked to be Sexiest Man Alive?' And yet it was the day you guys did it. You really raised the bar for me."

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"I think [the title is] going to make me do more household chores,” he joked, adding of his wife, Emily Blunt, “After this comes out, she’ll be like, ‘All right, that means you’re going to really earn it here at home.’”

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So, how did the people react? Some were happy:

Twitter: @bbydrewblue

Twitter: @TiffanyLuv24

Twitter: @edebiriscinema

Others compared the verdict to the 2024 presidential election:

Twitter: @pavlyndon

Twitter: @willfulchaos

As for Glen Powell fans, they were less thrilled:

Man in wet cowboy hat and white T-shirt in rain, with text praising actor Glen Powell's attractiveness
@pttercrux / Via Twitter: @pttercrux

Twitter: @_tinkerB

Tweet urging voters to stay in line to vote for Glen Powell
@walmartspidey / Via Twitter: @walmartspidey

Finally, there's this person pre-reacting (?) to the news, who I'd like to predict tonight's lottery numbers:

Twitter: @ohitsjustannie

What do you think? LMK in the comments!

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