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I went to see the new Harry Potter film the other day and found myself admiring the gorgeous Gary Oldman who plays Harry’s godfather Sirius Black.

Maybe it’s that beard… I had a thing for him in Dracula as well.

The other appealing aspect about him is his impressive acting ability. He’s one of the few actors who can really transform himself into a role. I think Johnny Depp is the only other modern actor who does the same sort of thing.

In the past I’ve declared Harry Potter to be a hornbag, but this time around they’ve given him an awful side-part haircut that takes away some of his underage charm. Even the Weasley twins aren’t as cute with short back and sides.

I’m still hoping the final book will offer that delicious Harry-Ron-Hermione sexual sandwich we’ve all been lusting after.

Or is that just me?

Pic is from the Gary Oldman fan site.

I’ve now seen Richard Hammond’s horrific rocket car crash on Top Gear, as well as his comments on the experience in this interview. (Unfortunately, YouTube has taken down the crash video, so I can’t link to it).

And I’ve decided that Richard Hammond is quite decidedly sexy.

Now, I’m not normally one for revheads, but perhaps that’s because they’re either sporting a mullet or playing nasty rap music at 300 decibels. The Hamster may love cars, but he’s also… cute.

I mean, look at how short, tousled and mischievous he is. And he’s got a lovely sense of humour.

And anyone who can emerge from a brain-damaging 288 mph crash with only a new taste for celery is obviously someone worth admiring.

Seems I’m not alone in my admiration – the crash episode of Top Gear beat the final of Big Brother in the UK. Eight million people watched it.

And someone even asked Yahoo Answers if they were strange for thinking he was sexy.

A poll of 4000 women by condom maker Durex has seen James Bond star Daniel Craig named as the sexiest man alive.

Apparently it was all that wet, shirtless stuff in the new Bond film that did the job. I haven’t seen it because 007 films aren’t my thing, but I could be persuaded to check it out simply to see what all the fuss is about. Certainly those promo shots of him at the beach make for some nice eye candy, but I’ve read several gushing reviews by female reporters that make regular mention of charisma, screen presence and indefinable sexual allure.

Of course, just to ramp things up, WOW report has photos of him nude.

Here’s the official list:
1. Daniel Craig
2. Clive Owen
3. Jude Law
4. Steve Jones
5. George Clooney
6. Johnny Depp
7. David Beckham
8. Robbie Williams
9. Orlando Bloom
10. Pierce Brosnan

The survey seems to be fairly British-oriented, perhaps due to the nationality of the women polled. I have no idea who number 4 placegetter Steve Jones is. Metro says he’s a “T4 Presenter” but I’m not even sure what that is.

A Google images search for Steve Jones pops up a number of candidates, some of them decidedly unsexy.

Of course, the big question on everybody’s chapped lips (well, mine, really) is why the hell isn’t Johnny Depp number 1? We’re talking Captain Jack Sparrow here. I mean, sure, Daniel Craig looks nice enough, but IS HE WEARING ANY BLACK EYELINER?

I rest my case.

Here’s a photo just to get the juices flowing.

Now… if I had to make a list of my own choices for sexiest men alive… it would be hard to choose. I can’t put it in any order, really, except of course for Mr Depp. But I can make a list of celebrities that I think have their own sexy thing happening. So:

* Johnny Depp – No further comment necessary
* Sting – Always been a fan
* Ewan McGregor – Likes to get nude in films, cheeky smile
* Viggo Mortenson – As long as he’s dishevelled with stubble and accompanying hobbit.
* Orlando Bloom – He’s very pretty
* Jamie Hyneman from Mythbusters – Ask another nerd. They’ll agree.
* Sean Connery – Yes, even at his age, he’s sexy.
* Brad Pitt – Still makes my list after all these years
* Daniel Radcliffe – Harry Potter is a hornbag… or at least, he will be when he’s 16… ahem.
* David Duchovny – Haven’t seen much of him lately, but I still watch my X Files DVDs occasionally so he makes my list.
* Robbie Williams – In spite of the ego, he’s very good looking. Shagable is probably the best word.

OK… so it took me a while to make that list, actually. Beyond the first four, I had to think hard. It all feels a bit juvenile really, even if it’s fun.

To be honest, those men are all lovely to look at, but the fact is that, for me, the sexiest man alive is my husband. No question about it.

Update 15 December: The Girl With A One Track Mind has an excellent post on the sexiness of Daniel Craig, plus some great comments about the way Casino Royalle caters to the female gaze.

Perhaps the first time since, ooh, American Gigolo, we finally, properly, get a male character that is represented as a sexual object, a desirous being, purely for the benefit of the viewer. And you know what? I approve.

Perhaps Mr Craig deserves his Durex title after all.

He may have a past that includes the nicknames “Rowdy Roddy Peeper” and “The Aberdeen Strangler”, he may make a hobby of filming couples having sex in cars (and “every single Scottish person does it!”) and he may have been concevied, born and educated on a pool table but Groundskeeper Willie is still a bit of a hottie.

Not convinced?

Just watch the Simpsons episode where Willie wildly rips off his shirt to reveal a fabulously muscular chest, demanding “Grease me up woman!”

I love that bit. It’s one of my all-time favourite Simpsons bits, one I will happily watch repeatedly. Apparently the phrase “there’s nary an animal alive that can outrun a greased Scotsman” is much cherished by the Scottish.

Then there’s the episode where he wrestles a wild wolf (after ripping off his shirt). Or the one where he uses his impressive (shirtless) musculature to dig Bart out of the well.

And he wears a kilt. Kilts are sexy.

He also doesn’t wear anything under his kilt as evidenced when he was being interviewed by police and kept crossing and uncrossing his legs (the police point a gun and say he’s been warned about that). On another occasion the wind blew the kilt up, at which point he exclaimed: “Ach! ‘Tis no more than what God gave me, you puritan pukes!”

The only other contender for “best physique in Springfield” is Ned Flanders (”Stupid sexy Flanders” – Homer), but he doesn’t have that obnoxious-yet-heroic personality that makes Willie so strangely appealing. And while Disco Stu is very cool, he never takes off his leisure suit (and Disco Stu doesn’t advertise).

Now, I suspect I may be alone in thinking the Groundskeeper Willie is a sex symbol. A quick search of Google reveals a total of zero results for the phrase “Groundskeeper Willie is sexy” OR “Groundskeeper Willie is hot.” Ah well. It’s nice to be unique.

Skinner: “Would the world judge me harshly if I threw away the key?”
Willie: “No. But the PTA would tear you a new arse.”
Skinner: “Wise councel, William. But the potty talk adds nothing. ”
Willie: “Aye sir, you bath-taking, underpants-wearing, lily-hugger.”

For more information on Willie, visit the amusing bio at Wikipedia.

If you’re not British, you may not have heard of Steve Gough, the Naked Rambler. He’s a naturist activist who has twice walked the length of Britain totally nude. In the process he’s been arrested multiple times for breach of the peace and he insists on appearing in court without clothes, a fact which upsets police and judges no end.

Steve is a campaigner for naturism. He believes everyone should have the right to not wear clothes in a non-sexual way without being harassed or arrested. His walks and campaigns of civil disobedience regularly appear in the British news, the most recent of which was his decision to disrobe on a plane.

It seems most Brits find him vaguely amusing; a nice diversion from everyday life. A few are terribly offended – “Think of the children! Won’t somebody think of the children!” – but more are tolerant or bemused. Naturism in Britain is, after all, something of a wacky sport. The man was walking naked around Scotland in February, for example. I froze my tits off there in October last year, wearing several layers of clothing. So I suspect that Brits just shrug and say “To each their own.”

In any case, I think Steve deserves the title of unlikely sex symbol, because he’s really quite good looking and he is naked, after all. Yes, yes, I know, it’s not meant to be sexual. But there’s something about him reclining nude on the grass at Tintagel that’s rather fetching. He’s everything a good naked hippy should be. All that exercise makes him nicely muscled and tanned. Add to that the fact that he’s a man who passionately believes in his cause and I think he qualifies as an unlikely sex symbol.

Steve’s website Naked Walk details all his exploits and news stories, along with several photo sets. The second photo featured here shows Steve and his girlfriend Melanie Roberts at John O’Groats at the tip of Scotland in February 2006, the completion of the second walk. It took them over six months to reach their goal, thanks to the many arrests and court appearances along the way. It’s a lovely photo.

I’ve got a special page about Steve, plus news reports, at Naked Men News.

So, I thought I’d start to blog about guys who are sexy, even though they are unlikely candidates for the tag “sex symbol.”

And my first subject is Jamie Hyneman, one of the hosts of Mythbusters. For some reason, I find Jamie to be kind of hot. Maybe it’s the mustache. Maybe it’s the clean white shirt. Or maybe it’s that he’s the strong silent type, the straight man to Adam’s goofy klutz.

He’s a survivalist expert, is very clever with his hands, owns a large production company and is not averse to gearing up in leather or being painted gold. He’s also had all sorts of terribly manly jobs, like boat captain, animal wrangler, machinist and… chef. Well. I like a man who can cook.

I’m not alone. Seems there are geeky girls out there who also watch Mythbusters for more than just explosions.

Like Katie, who wrote: “Jamie Hyneman makes me wet. That isn’t the only reason I watch it, but damn if it isn’t a good one. If you have watched Mythbusters and are wondering what in the hell I am thinking in making Hyneman masturbation fodder. I will give you a list:

1) The voice (aural fixations for me please!)
2) He’s damn smart
3) He’s creative and talented
4) He has that air of confidence without being arrogant”

Of course, others will disagree, as in this message board thread. Seems Adam wins out there. Maybe it was the anal probe that won everyone over.