HOLLYWOOD, CA - DECEMBER 02: Actor Aidan Turner attends the premiere of Warner Bros' "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" at TCL Chinese Theatre on December 2, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)more
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - FEBRUARY 11: Aiden Turner who plays Kili in the movie, speaks to the media during a press conference for "The Hobbit: Part 1" at the Park Road Post Production Centre on February 11, 2011 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Marty Melville/Getty Images)more
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 06: Aidan Turner (L) and Dean O?Gorman attend "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" New York premiere benefiting AFI at Ziegfeld Theater on December 6, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)more
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 27: In this handout image provided by Air New Zealand, Aidan Turner, Graham McTavish, Dean O'Gorman, John Callen and Sylvester McCoy pose onboard an Air New Zealand Hobbit-inspired 777-300 on November 27, 2012 in Wellington, New Zealand. The 777-300 Hobbit themed aircraft landed in Wellington today carrying the cast and crew of new movie 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'. (Photo by Laura Forest/Air New Zealand via Getty Images)more
HOLLYWOOD, CA - DECEMBER 02: Actor Aidan Turner (L) attends the premiere of Warner Bros' "The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug" at TCL Chinese Theatre on December 2, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images)more
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 30: Aidan Turner, winner of the Best Male Newcomer award for 'The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug' poses during the Jameson Empire Awards 2014 at the Grosvenor House Hotel on March 30, 2014 in London, England. Regarded as a relaxed end to the awards show season, the Jameson Empire Awards celebrate the film industry?s success stories of the year with winners being voted for entirely by members of the public. Visit empireonline.com/awards2014 for more information. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Jameson)more
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: Aidan Turner attends the World Premiere of "The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies" at Odeon Leicester Square on December 1, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Anthony Harvey/Getty Images)more
PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 19: Actors Aidan Turner(L) and Eleanor Tomlinson speak onstage during the 'MASTERPIECE ?Poldark?' panel discussion at the PBS Network portion of the Television Critics Association press tour at Langham Hotel on January 19, 2015 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)more
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 20: Aidan Turner poses with the award for Best Impact/TV Moment at the 21st National Television Awards at The O2 Arena on January 20, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Anthony Harvey/Getty Images)more
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 20: Aidan Turner accepts the award for Best Impact/TV Moment at the 21st National Television Awards at The O2 Arena on January 20, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)more
Rating 100 attractive male celebrities from ‘somewhat sexy’ to ‘sexiest’ is a tough, thankless job, but someone’s got to do it. Though we’d happily spend a week counting the results to determine who is the sexiest of all, Glamour Magazine has done the hard work for us and *drumroll please* the list has just gone live. With over 340,000 votes cast by the British public, it has been decided that our very own Aidan Turner is the undisputed sexiest man of the year, outdoing even Jamie Dornan (who is also Irish, and incredibly nice to look at).
From Lenny Abrahamson’s cleaning up across awards season to Saoirse Ronan and Michael Fassbender’s Oscar nods, and now Turner’s aesthetic recognition, it’s a bloody good year for the Irish. Not so much for the pronunciation of Irish names (no, Leonardo DiCaprio, it’s not Dumball Gleeson) but still, we’re going to focus on the positives.
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The attractive hobbit and Poldark actor was followed up by Mr Dornan, who came in at number 2, no surprises there, while a regular feature on these sexiest men lists, Tom Hiddleston ranked in at number 3. On the other end of the spectrum, we have Javier Bardem ranking at number 100 who, correct us if we’re wrong, is far far sexier than Zayn Malik, who sits comfortably at number 5. And what do we make of Justin Theroux’s ranking at number 96? Something has gone terribly wrong here. What’s even more preposterous is the news that Joe Manganiello was ranked at number 80. Did the voters not see Magic Mike XXL? And, not to be super mean and judgmental, but on no planet should Josh Hutcherson of The Hunger Games fame be flanked by Ryan Reynolds (number 77. Again, ludicrous). Check out the full list over on Glamour.com where newcomers to the list, including Prince Harry, are featured.NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 18: Josh Hutcherson attends “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay- Part 2” New York Premiere at AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 theater on November 18, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)TORONTO, ON – SEPTEMBER 16: Actor Ryan Reynolds attends the “Mississippi Grind” premiere during the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on September 16, 2015 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Sonia Recchia/Getty Images)LOS ANGELES, CA – AUGUST 10: Singer Zayn Malik attends the Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ premiere of “Straight Outta Compton” at Microsoft Theater on August 10, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Joe Manganiello attends the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 30, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
Meanwhile, in the gallery above you’ll find some snaps of the newly single Aidan Turner to brighten your Monday. You’re welcome.