John Krasinski crowned Sexiest Man Alive but 'thought he was being 'punked'

dailyrecord.co.uk:

The Office US star John Krasinski has been crowned People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive 2024 but thought he was being 'punked' when he heard the news.The actor, who is best known for playing the role of Jim Halpert on the American version of the sitcom The Office and in the film franchise A Quiet Place, promised to “do more chores” after hearing he had won.His wife, Devil Wears Prada actress Emily Blunt, 42, is planning to use the magazine cover as wallpaper.Krasinski, 45, has been married to Blunt since 2010.

The couple, who live in Brooklyn, have two daughters, Hazel, 10, and Violet, 8.Speaking to the magazine about his new title, John said his wife was "very excited".He added: "There was a lot of joy involved in me telling her."Meanwhile, John's reaction to finding out he has won was far different from his wife's.

He told the magazine that he immediately blacked out and had "zero thoughts" on being crowned the Sexiest Man Alive.He said: “Just immediate blackout, actually.

Zero thoughts,” he tells the magazine in this week’s cover story. “Other than maybe I'm being punked. That's not how I wake up, thinking, ‘Is this the day that I'll be asked to be Sexiest Man Alive?’ And yet it was the day you guys did it.