Paul Rudd named People’s Sexiest Man Alive

Paul Rudd seems to have been a little “Clueless” about just how attractive he really is.

The “Ant-Man” star was named People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2021, an honor he hopes will finally get him invited to “those sexy dinners with Clooney and Pitt and B Jordan.”

“I figure I’ll be on a lot more yachts. I’m excited to expand my yachting life,” the 52-year-old New Jersey native told the magazine.

“And I’ll probably try to get better at brooding in really soft light. I like to ponder. I think this is going to help me become more inward and mysterious. And I’m looking forward to that.”

Before he was allowed to capture the title, Rudd was put through a series of tests on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Tuesday night, from a Westminster Dog Show-style competition to trial photo shoots as a construction worker and a monk.

“There’s nothing sexier than humility ... and you passed!” Colbert announced. “Paul, you’re the sexiest man alive.”

A seemingly shocked Rudd accepted the honor, along with flowers and a sash.

“I’m going to lean into it hard. I’m going to own this,” Rudd told People. “I’m not going to try to be like ‘Oh, I’m so modest.’ I’m getting business cards made. But all of my friends will destroy me and I expect them to. And that’s why they’re my friends.”

The Sexiest Man Alive can be seen Friday in Apple TV+’s “The Shrink Next Door,” reuniting with co-star Will Ferrell to play an overzealous therapist, and “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” later this month.