Patrick Dempsey Named Sexiest Man Alive By People

Lynette Rice
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Better late than never, it seems: Patrick Dempsey, known to the legions of Grey’s Anatomy fans as the one and only McDreamy, has finally been named Sexiest Man Alive by People.

“I’m glad it’s happening at this point in my life,” the 57-year-old actor told the magazine. “It’s nice to have the recognition, and certainly my ego takes a little bump, but it gives me the platform to use it for something positive.”

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When first told that he would be People’s next sexy cover man, Dempsey said “I was completely shocked, and then I started laughing, like, this is a joke, right? I’ve always been the bridesmaid! I’d completely forgotten about it and never even contemplated being in this position. So my ego is good.”

Dempsey, who left Grey‘s in 2015 but made a cameo as McDreamy in 2021, is set to appear as Italian driver Piero Taruffi next month in Michael Mann’s Ferrari. The actor made a big splash at D23 Expo last year when he showed up with a very white head of hair; he bleached it for the role as the F1 driver.

Dempsey, who is an accomplished racer himself, told Deadline at the Venice Film Festival that he went after the role aggressively, and called the script “the best I’ve read in and around the motorsport world.”

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