Oscar on ‘Sexiest Man’ list
Oscar Pistorius has landed a spot on People magazine’s "Sexiest Man Alive" list.
People wrote: "Before the 2012 London Olympics, much of the world didn’t know Oscar Pistorius. But the South African runner changed that when he became the first double-amputee sprinter to compete at the Summer Games.
"Nicknamed Blade Runner, Pistorius (25) didn’t medal but he inspired millions. His attitude? ‘Being disabled doesn’t have to be a disadvantage’."
The Paralympic gold medallist retweeted People’s list, adding: "Thank you! Haha #8, honoured!"
The South African athletics star appeared on a list that was topped by Magic Mike star Channing Tatum – who admitted he thoughts the publication was "messing" with him when he got the news.
The actor, who is married to his 10 Years co-star Jenna Dewan, told the magazine: "My first thought was, ‘You are all are messing with me’. I told Jenna after we’d been in the bathtub washing our dogs because they’d gotten skunked. She was like, ‘What’?"
Tatum (32) also revealed his wife has started to call him by his new title rather than by his name.
He said: "Yeah, she calls me [the Sexiest Man Alive] now. And who can blame her?"
Although 31-year-old Tatum is happy to be married to the Sexiest Man Alive she is adamant there is more to her husband than just his handsome looks and toned body.
She said: "People know him to be fun and sexy, but they don’t know how emotionally deep and spiritually open he is. He is such an open-hearted person; what you see is what you get."
Other famous heartthrobs to make the top ten of People’s poll include last year’s winner Bradley Cooper, Liam Hemsworth, The Wire star Idris Elba, actor Chris Evans, Jennifer Aniston’s fiance Justin Theroux and Ryan Gosling.
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