Patrick Dempsey has been named as People magazine’s 2023 Sexiest Man Alive
He was crowned yesterday evening on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
The show featured an appearance from the ex-Grey’s Anatomy leading man, 57, while the cover of the issue was shown.
‘Thank you very much,’ the actor, who is father to daughter Tallula, 21, and twin sons Darby and Sullivan, 16, with wife Jillian, 57, said after he was honored.
In a segment on the late night show, Kimmel used ‘cutting-edge hologram technology from proto’ and disguised the identity of the person named Sexiest Man Alive, later revealed to be Dempsey.
In sitting down with Kimmel, the Ferrari star said, ‘I’m just happy they made a decision and it was me this year.’
Kimmel joked that it took the magazine a long time in honoring Dempsey, who has been in show business more than 35 years.
He said: ‘What took them so long is the only question I have … you get more handsome every single year … they waited; like uncorking a bottle of fine wine, they decided to wait until just the right year – next year you’ll be a mess!’
Kimmel noted how the Enchanted actor had been close to receiving the honors in recent years, as he was put on two past covers alongside others who had won, George Clooney and Matt Damon.
‘Never give up on a dream,’ Dempsey said.
Dempsey said his family laughed when informed of the honor: ‘They were like, “No, seriously, who is it?” “No, it’s me.” Reality came crashing in.’
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