Patrick Dempsey Named People’s Sexiest Man Alive 2023

McDreamy is lastly Folks‘s Sexiest Man Alive.

Patrick Dempsey was revealed as 2023 winner through the Nov. 7 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Stay!, the place the Gray’s Anatomy star made an look through the late-night present through Proto hologram.

“I am glad it is occurring at this level in my life,” the 57-year-old instructed Folks within the cowl story. “It is good to have the popularity, and definitely my ego takes slightly bump, but it surely provides me the platform to make use of it for one thing optimistic.”

Patrick joked that he was “shocked” to formally land the respect—which comes 20 years after he captured hearts on the ABC medical drama.

“I began laughing, like, this can be a joke, proper? I’ve all the time been the bridesmaid!” the Enchanted star mentioned. “I would fully forgotten about it and by no means even contemplated being on this place. So my ego is nice.”

Patrick famous that his children—Talula, 21, and Darby and Sullivan, 16, who he shares with spouse Jillian Fink—are going to maintain him humble, saying they’re “simply going to make enjoyable of me and choose on me and work out each motive why I should not be.” He added, “Which is nice, they preserve me younger.”