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People magazine has named actor Patrick Dempsey as this year’s Sexiest Man Alive.
On Tuesday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” The episode revealed that Dempsey is the new Sexiest Man Alive. The audience asked Dempsey, whose voice and face were masked, questions that helped narrow down his identity.
“I’m glad they made a decision and it was me this year,” Dempsey told Kimmel.
Dempsey joked that his family found it funny when they learned of his new title, “They laughed so hard. They were like, ‘No, seriously, who is that?’
She told PEOPLE about how the “Grey’s Anatomy” actor reacted when he first heard the news Interview It was released on Tuesday that he was “absolutely shocked”.
“And then I started laughing, it’s a joke, right? I’m always the niece!” He said. “I had completely forgotten about it, never imagined being in this position. So my ego feels good.
On the long-running ABC drama “Grey’s Anatomy,” Dr. Dempsey is best known for his role as Derek Shepherd.
He will play Italian race car driver Piero Daruffi in the upcoming biopic “Ferrari” in December.
Dempsey takes the title from Chris Evans, who was crowned 2022 Sexiest Man Alive.
When Kimmel asked Dempsey on Tuesday if Evans had called to “confess” yet, Dempsey said they hadn’t spoken yet.
“I hope I get a call when I get off the stage tonight,” he said.