Chris Evans Named People’s 2022 ‘Sexiest Man Alive’

Chris Evans is PEOPLE‘s “Sexiest Man Alive” 2022! The breathtaking quality was announced connected Monday night, Nov. 7 by Stephen Colbert on The Late Show. “This full happening is pugnacious to beryllium interviewed about,” the Lightyear star, 41, told PEOPLE successful an interrogation published conscionable aft the announcement. “It feels similar a weird signifier of humble bragging.” Chris joked that the grant was thing he’d astir apt beryllium much apt to beryllium ribbed about, that celebrated. “Really this volition conscionable beryllium a constituent of bullying. It’s ripe for harassment.” The actor’s mother Lisa Evans was thrilled, according to the magazine. “I americium not amazed astatine all. Our household volition beryllium beside themselves.”

Chris Evans, Sexiest Man Alive successful 2022 (Shutterstock)

Last year’s “Sexiest Man Alive” was revealed by the late-night speech amusement host, 58, as Paul Rudd, who made his acting debut successful 1991 and is known for playing heartthrob Josh successful 1995’s Clueless, portraying Phoebe’s on-again, off-again emotion involvement successful Friends from 2002 to 2004, and playing Bobby Newport successful Parks and Recreation betwixt 2012 and 2015. He is besides known for his relation of Ant-Man successful Avengers and 2018’s Ant-Man and the Wasp.

“I’m going to thin into it hard, I’m going to ain this,” Paul, 53, gushed to PEOPLE during his photograph sprout for the honor. “I mean I’m going to thin into it hard. I’m going to ain this. I’m not going to effort to beryllium similar ‘Oh, I’m truthful modest.’ I’m getting concern cards made. But each of my friends volition destruct maine and I expect them to. And that’s wherefore they’re my friends.”

‘Avengers’ prima Chris Evans (Shutterstock)

He besides joked that his woman of 19 years, Julie Yaeger, was “stupefied” that helium was named the “Sexiest Man Alive”. He recalled, “She was precise saccharine astir it, aft immoderate giggling and immoderate daze she said, ‘Aww they got it right.’ She was astir apt not telling the information but what was she going to say!'”

Michael B. Jordan was given the grant successful 2020. “It’s a chill feeling,” helium told PEOPLE upon learning of his caller title. “You know, everybody ever made that joke, like, ‘Mike, this is the 1 happening you’re astir apt not going to get.’ But it’s a bully nine to beryllium a portion of.”

Paul Rudd was named PEOPLE’s ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ successful 2021 (Photo: Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock)

The archetypal twelvemonth the “Sexiest Man Alive” grant was handed retired was successful 1985, with Mel Gibson earning the honor. After him, Mark Harmon, Harry Hamlin, and John F. Kennedy, Jr. took the title. John F. Kennedy Jr. grabbed the grant astatine 27 years aged successful 1988 and is the youngest prima to onshore the title. Sean Connery, who nabbed the rubric successful 1989 astatine property 59, is the oldest successful past to bash so. Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, George Clooney, and Richard Gere person each been named the “Sexiest Man Alive” twice.

There are 37 winners successful total. Winners successful caller years see instrumentalist John Legend successful 2019, histrion Idris Elba in 2018, Blake Shelton successful 2017, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson successful 2016, and David Beckham successful 2015.