Bradley Cooper is the ‘sexiest man alive’

LOS ANGELES:

He’s a Georgetown University graduate who cooks, rides motorcycles and speaks fluent French, but US actor Bradley Cooper can now add ‘sexiest man alive’ to his biography, according to People magazine.

In picking Cooper for its annual designation, the magazine said the 36-year-old remains modest despite his ‘dazzling baby blues’ and ‘killer smile’. And he’s also close to his mother Gloria, especially after his father Charles died in January. “I think it’s really cool that a guy who doesn’t look like a model can have this,” says The Hangover star. “I think I’m a decent-looking guy. Sometimes I can look great, and other times I look horrifying.”

Cooper, who was with actor Renee Zellweger for two years until they split up in March, has been seen with Jennifer Lopez, but insists he is no Casanova. “If you’re a single man and you happen to be in this business, you’re deemed a player. But I don’t see myself as a ladies’ man,” he says. The actor admits that his first thought at being crowned the top hunk was “my mother is going to be so happy”.

Runners-up on People’s annual list this year were Ryan Gosling, Idris Elba, Tim McGraw and Alec Baldwin while past winners have included Ryan Reynolds, George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Mel Gibson.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 18^th, 2011.