Hollywood Actor and DJ Idris Elba has now been crowned Sexiest Man Alive! by People Magazine.
Sure, he might have already received the title of Order of the British Empire for his services to dram.
Elba is PEOPLE’s 33rd Sexiest Man Alive, joining a long list of
Hollywood’s hottest, starting with a then-29-year-old Mel Gibson in 1985
to last year’s pick Blake Shelton.
Though he was
an athlete at his all-boys school in
London, playing first-string football, basketball, cricket, hockey and
rugby, the actor insists he went through an awkward phase first. “I was
very tall and skinny,” says the 6’3″ Elba. “And my name was Idrissa
Akuna Elba, okay? I got picked on a little bit. But as soon as I could
grow a mustache, I was the coolest kid on the block. Grew a mustache,
had some muscles, bonkers.”
When he’s not being one of Hollywood’s brightest stars, Elba might be
deejaying in Ibiza, kickboxing in Thailand, or designing his own
clothing line, not to mention planning his wedding to his fiancée
Sabrina Dhowre, 29, a model, to whom he proposed in February. But
picking the happiest moment of his life is easy.
“Being witness to the birth of my children is the
biggest and best thing ever,” says Elba, who has a 16-year-old daughter,
Isan, and a 4-year-old son, Winston (both from previous relationships).
“I’m super doting, big hugs, kisses, lots of love-yous. I’m sure my
daughter’s like, ‘All right Dad, chill out.’ My son is still at that age
where he loves a cuddle.”
As for making a connection, Elba has learned the importance of “eye
contact and empathy. You know, sort of reading someone’s vibe,” he says.
“I love being confident, but also I know when to rein it in and just
stay humble and grounded.”
For now, the actor strives to live with as few
regrets as possible. “Life isn’t about thinking about what you should
have done,” adds Elba, who is currently shooting the Fast & Furious spin-off Hobbs & Shaw
with former Sexiest Man Alive Dwayne Johnson. “I think everyone should
adopt the philosophy that tomorrow is not promised so just go for it
today, man. You might as well do it to your heart’s content.”
For more from PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive — and to see who else made the cut — pick up this week’s issue of PEOPLE on newsstands Friday
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