Idris Elba Is People's 2018 Pick for 'Sexiest Man Alive'—Finally.
We been knew.
People Magazine's announced who is gracing their cover for the 2018 'Sexiest Man Alive' issue—and it's none other than everyone's fav Idris Elba.
Who'd have thought it! Thank you @people & all the fans for naming me #SexiestManAlive. Don't forget to grab your i… https://t.co/87L7wf7k2T— Idris Elba (@Idris Elba)1541480593.0
Although he's the 33rd man to achieve the superlative, we're content that people (pun intended) are finally putting respeck on his name.
Elba received the news on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Monday night, check out his reaction below.
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<p>"My mum is going to be very, very proud," he says.</p><p>Folks on Twitter affirmed that we aren't the only ones who were thinking 'water is wet' when the news broke, but still proud all the same. </p>
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</p><div id="adc0b" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="M20U3U1541528170"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1059673883983429632" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Idris is #SexiestManAlive
Us... https://t.co/0fr1TZoaON</div> — DKT (@DKT)<a href="https://twitter.com/darleneturner53/statuses/1059673883983429632">1541480916.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="fef8e" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ZEHURO1541528170"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1059674530518421504" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">People: Idris Elba is the #SexiestManAlive
Me: https://t.co/ij4rsKc41j</div> — Hanii (@Hanii)<a href="https://twitter.com/HaniLee1/statuses/1059674530518421504">1541481070.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="aca32" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="JMS5N21541528170"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1059676274426183680" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Remember when People named Blake Shelton the sexiest man alive? Idris was the sexiest man alive then too. https://t.co/2njMt0Vm5i</div> — Evette Dionne 🤷🏾♀️ (@Evette Dionne 🤷🏾♀️)<a href="https://twitter.com/freeblackgirl/statuses/1059676274426183680">1541481486.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="a02fc" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="AEE2OL1541528170"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1059709451626668032" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Y’all see Uncle Idris putting on for the brothers in People Mag✊🏿🙌🏿</div> — Broderick Hunter (@Broderick Hunter)<a href="https://twitter.com/BroderickHunter/statuses/1059709451626668032">1541489396.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="1745d" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="A9743G1541528170"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1059683382848761856" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">To think Blake Shelton was #SexiestManAlive before Idris Elba.
For Shame https://t.co/mOgmavYyfY</div> — Emm. (@Emm.)<a href="https://twitter.com/Emmm_mmm/statuses/1059683382848761856">1541483181.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="bbc12" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="KB159M1541528170"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1059673541098930176" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">people acting like we didn't already know idris elba was the sexiest man alive https://t.co/QyiAyo6L46</div> — alex(is)⚡💜 | got kastle? (@alex(is)⚡💜 | got kastle?)<a href="https://twitter.com/ltfrankcastIe/statuses/1059673541098930176">1541480834.0</a></blockquote></div>
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