Was Blake Shelton ever named as PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive? Learn all there is to know.
Blake Shelton is one of the most known pop singers on the planet, courtesy of his catalogue of hits as well as his pop star girlfriend Gwen Stefani. However, he is not particularly known for having devilishly good looks, at least not with the general pop-ulation. Regardless, fans often ask a common question about him – has the singer ever been crowned the “Sexiest Man Alive” by PEOPLE magazine? As it turns out, we have all you need to know.
As it turns out, yes, Blake Shelton was indeed crowned as PEOPLE magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive for the year 2017. Him being awarded with the coveted crown attracted plenty of backlash from fans, and Shelton was humble enough to address it. The “God’s Country” singer and his longtime girlfriend, Gwen Stefani, sat down for an interview with “CBS This Morning” co-host Gayle King in 2020, where he opened up about the shock he felt when he learned that he would receive the coveted title.
“I remember I called my manager, he said, ‘They want to put you as the Sexiest Man Alive,’” Shelton, 43, says in a video clip of the interview exclusively shared with People. “And I’m like, ‘Wh— what?! I remember when that magazine came out, you know, of course there’s gonna be blowback and hate. But I remember, I was like, ‘Man, they’re right.’ Like, I don’t disagree with any of this that I’m hearin’.”
Shelton delved deeper into what he thought on being crowned the Sexiest Man Alive, as well as the backlash he received.
“I remember some of the tweets — you know, before I canceled social media — it was like, ‘Wait a minute, Blake Shelton‘s the Sexiest Man Alive? Did every other man on the planet die or something?’” he added. “Come on, let’s face it — they screwed up.”
The backlash from Shelton’s “Sexiest Man Alive” accolade got particularly heated at the time when Twitter users brought up past tweets from the country artist that they felt disqualified him from such a title. Shelton first came under fire in 2016 after his followers unearthed a series of old tweets – most of which have since been deleted – that offended a lot of people. Although he apologized at the time, his 2017 cover reignited the outrage, prompting people to call on PEOPLE to reconsider its selection for the year.
Years later, Shelton is able to joke about the cover. In fact, Stefani even pranked him on the set of “The Voice” after his fellow coach, John Legend, took home the title of “Sexiest Man Alive” in 2019.
In 2017, Blake Shelton was crowned PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive, despite initial backlash and controversy, and he has since come to embrace the title with a sense of humor.
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