According to People magazine, actor Chris Evans is the Sexiest Man Alive.
“My mother will be overjoyed,” Evans told People for its cover story, which will be available on newsstands on Friday.
“She is proud of everything I do, but this is something she can really be proud of.”
Evans succeeds fellow “Avengers” actor Paul Rudd.
Ryan Reynolds and Chris Hemsworth are two other superhero movie stars who have been honoured as recipients.
Musicians John Legend and Adam Levine, actors Dwayne Johnson, Idris Elba, Richard Gere, and Channing Tatum, and soccer player David Beckham have all previously been honoured.
In an interview, Evans joked, “Really, this will just be a point of bullying.”
“It’s prime territory for harassment.”
He played Captain America in ten Marvel films before departing the franchise with the 2019 release of “Avengers: Endgame.”
Evans also played Buzz Lightyear in Pixar’s “Lightyear,” and a sadistic assassin attempting to murder Reynolds in Nextflix’s “The Gray Man,” both of which were released in 2022.
Evans made his film debut in the 2000 film “The Newcomers,” and he played superhero Johnny Storm in two “Fantastic Four” films released in 2005 and 2007.
And his popularity skyrocketed after he appeared in “Captain America: The First Avenger” in 2011.
Evans told People that he is considering marriage and starting a family, adding, “That’s absolutely something I want.”
He said he didn’t expect to talk much about his personal life in public.
“Somethings you want for yourself, or for my family and friends.”
The actor stated that he believes the Sexiest Man Alive award will be a watershed moment in his career.
“It’s something I can look back on when I’m old and saggy and say, ‘I remember then,'” Evans said.
“I consider myself fortunate to be involved in the discussion in any capacity,” he added.