Sexiest Man Alive - Patrick Dempsey

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It definitely skews toward an older audience. He does still look good though, very handsome. People have also speculated that a lot of people turned it down due to the ongoing actors strike and not being able to promote their current projects.

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Anonymous wrote:I'll be the unpopular opinion and say I'm here for it. Of course, I'm also in the middle of binging Grey's. My best friend worked with him at the Dempsey Center in Maine and said he is just as kind and charming in real life as his character was on the show.

Really? I've always heard he's rude, self absorbed, and kind of a jerk in real life.

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He has good veneers (his teeth are totally different from when he was young).
Having a super white smile is really anti-aging if it's done well.

IMO he looks better in this photo than he does the cover photo, but he sure does look old.

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Anonymous wrote:All hell would break loose if they put a 57 year old woman on the cover and claimed she was the sexiest woman alive!

I mean they put Martha Stewart on the SI swimsuit cover........

But they didn't called her the sexiest alive. Oh boy, no way that will ever fly!

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He has good veneers (his teeth are totally different from when he was young).
Having a super white smile is really anti-aging if it's done well.

IMO he looks better in this photo than he does the cover photo, but he sure does look old.

I like the cover photo. The top photo is just generic old white dude.

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t look at Patrick Dempsey without thinking of Senor Pizza from the movie Loverboy.

He was so dorky in his 20s. This is some Dorian Grey Bs.

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Anonymous wrote:Think about the demographic who reads People. It's not Gen Z or younger Millennials who are now in their years of peak attractiveness and youth. It's Gen X and up. The Sexiest Man Alive will keep getting older, in line with the publication's readers. Eventually, the TSMA will be a senior citizen.

Sad.

It's not like they are going to put T-Chal, Bad Bunny, or Pete Davidson - all of whom are bona fide sex symbols for their generation - on the cover.

That sounds like a plausible theory, except then 56 year old Harrison Ford was given the title in the 1990s, and then 59 year old Sean Connery was selected in 1989, so People has a long history of including older men.

[Anonymous]

Is he in something now?

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Anonymous wrote:He’s hot. Love the gray hair. Excellent choice.

I think he looks amazing and I love the hair. SO much better than dyed hair on a man.

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He's still super attractive. A much better selection than in previous years. Obviously People mag has a certain demographic they are targeting with this selection, but as a member of that demographic, I'm here for it!

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Anonymous wrote:He’s hot. Love the gray hair. Excellent choice.

I think he looks amazing and I love the hair. SO much better than dyed hair on a man.

DP. Agree 100%. A nice head of well-styled hair with a touch of gray, or even mostly gray, on a man can be really sexy.

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Anonymous wrote:Think about the demographic who reads People. It's not Gen Z or younger Millennials who are now in their years of peak attractiveness and youth. It's Gen X and up. The Sexiest Man Alive will keep getting older, in line with the publication's readers. Eventually, the TSMA will be a senior citizen.

Sad.

It's not like they are going to put T-Chal, Bad Bunny, or Pete Davidson - all of whom are bona fide sex symbols for their generation - on the cover.

I had to google Bad Bunny. Not my cup of tea.

I am officially an old now.

I don't think that's the problem, I think the PP just has bad taste in men. T-Chal? Looks like Cullen. Equally unattractive.

I don't know what to tell you, but Gen Z young men and women are crazy for this guy. 20M followers on IG of adoring fans. Bad Bunny has like 50M followers on IG and another 30M+ on TikTok.

Tastes have changed with the younger generation. Their sex symbols are bit more "fluid" in terms of gender norms and appearance.

And Pete's sense of humor (plus height and alleged BDE) is what makes him a sex symbol.

These kids are so different from us.

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Anonymous wrote:Think about the demographic who reads People. It's not Gen Z or younger Millennials who are now in their years of peak attractiveness and youth. It's Gen X and up. The Sexiest Man Alive will keep getting older, in line with the publication's readers. Eventually, the TSMA will be a senior citizen.

Sad.

It's not like they are going to put T-Chal, Bad Bunny, or Pete Davidson - all of whom are bona fide sex symbols for their generation - on the cover.

I had to google Bad Bunny. Not my cup of tea.

I am officially an old now.

+1
though my 12 yo said BB had eyes too close tougher (duh).

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Anonymous wrote:Think about the demographic who reads People. It's not Gen Z or younger Millennials who are now in their years of peak attractiveness and youth. It's Gen X and up. The Sexiest Man Alive will keep getting older, in line with the publication's readers. Eventually, the TSMA will be a senior citizen.

Sad.

It's not like they are going to put T-Chal, Bad Bunny, or Pete Davidson - all of whom are bona fide sex symbols for their generation - on the cover.

I had to google Bad Bunny. Not my cup of tea.

I am officially an old now.

I don't think that's the problem, I think the PP just has bad taste in men. T-Chal? Looks like Cullen. Equally unattractive.

I don't know what to tell you, but Gen Z young men and women are crazy for this guy. 20M followers on IG of adoring fans. Bad Bunny has like 50M followers on IG and another 30M+ on TikTok.

Tastes have changed with the younger generation. Their sex symbols are bit more "fluid" in terms of gender norms and appearance.

And Pete's sense of humor (plus height and alleged BDE) is what makes him a sex symbol.

These kids are so different from us.

I guess the whole point is for us olds not to understand why the youngs like what they do

But I guess I also understand why the younger generations seem not to want to have s** with each other!

[Anonymous]

"At 57, Dempsey is the second oldest man to be named People's Sexiest Man Alive after Sean Connery, who was bestowed the title in 1989 when he was 59 years old."

So pushing it, but there's precedent.