I'm 99% Sure Patrick Dempsey Is The 2023 Sexiest Man Alive Because Of These Viral Pictures

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Patrick Dempsey is People Magazine's 2023 Sexiest Man Alive!

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Which, yeah, I'll allow it.

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But there's a pretty good explanation for his crowning, and it's a tweet from earlier this year that went viral.

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This was the tweet:

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Those two pictures from the Venice Film festival went super viral.

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We're talking over 15,000 reposts!

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It was like everyone had their McDreamy sexual awakening all over again.

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Horny internet people immediately took notice.

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"Salt & pepper & oozing with hotnesssss," this thirsty person said.

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"I would eat ur armpit hair," another said.

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It was at this moment that he reclaimed his title as the public's favorite DILF.

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There's no denying People Magazine saw these pics back in August and called it right then and there.

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"That's it, contest over!" —People.

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