John Krasinski reveals his wife Emily Blunt's reaction after being named People's Sexiest Man Alive of 2024

John Krasinski has revealed his wife Emily Blunt's reaction after being named the Sexiest Man Alive of 2024 People.

The actor, writer and director whose credits include the US version of The office, Jack RyanAnd A quiet placereceived the title at a highly anticipated annual event.

Krasinksi, 45, was named the most desirable man of the year, taking over the baton Grey's Anatomy Actor Patrick Dempsey, who won in 2023 – and it turns out Krasinski was pretty confused when he heard the news.

In conversation with People Commenting on the announcement, he said he “immediately fainted,” adding that he “didn't think about anything other than maybe I was getting screwed.”

He continued: “So I don't wake up and think, 'Is this the day I'm going to be asked to be Sexiest Man Alive?' And yet it was the day you did it. You guys really raised the bar for me.”

Krasinski also shared the reaction the news received from his wife, actress Emily Blunt, with whom he has two children and has been married for 14 years.

According to Krasinski, it was “a great pleasure” to tell Blunt, who was “very excited.”

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He said Blunt even joked that she would print out the cover and use it as a wallpaper.

“Do we have this on camera? Because it's like a binding contract, I think. My kids will love this, it won’t be weird at all.”

Krasinki joked that instead of earning him goodwill at home, the honor might result in him having to do it “more Homework.

“After this came out, [Blunt’ll] Say, 'Okay, that means you're really going to earn it here at home.'”

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I'll keep talking The Late Show with Stephen Colbertwhere the announcement was first revealed, Krasinski said the first person he told outside of his family was Matt Damon.

“The only person I responded to and told was that I went to Matt Damon's birthday party the day we did the shoot. When I came in – yes, name him, don't worry – when I came in he was having such a lovely birthday and I was late to the party. And he said, 'Oh man, why are you late?' For what?' and I thought: 'People Hottest!”