Jeremy Clarkson might be on the brink of an ugly fallout with ITV - but 2,000 women have just ranked the TV star the UKs "sexiest man". The controversial Diddly Squat Farm owner beat off stiff competition with his pitchfork, with Gary Lineker ranking second, and I'm a Celeb jungle hunk Mike Tindall third.
IllicitEncounters.com, the dating site for extramarital affairs, asked 2,000 of its female members to score a 50-strong list of this year’s most famous, culturally relevant names from 1-10 - based on what Illicit Encounters calls, their "affair factor" - or their sexiness. Clarkson scored an impressive 8 out of 10 points - snatching the top spot from fellow TV host Gary Lineker (7.5).
Mike Tindall's third-place ranking was twenty-one places above family members King Charles, Wills, and Prince Harry. IllicitEncounters.com spokesperson, Jessica Leoni, said: “Appearing in I’m a Celeb in his undies has obviously worked wonders for Mike Tindall, and trumping King Charles, Wills, and Harry will be one to discuss at the Coronation.”
The list of 50 names were broken down into categories across: Celebrity, Politics, Sport, and Public Figures.
And it was bad news for Talk TV loudmouth Piers Morgan, who plummeted out of the Top Ten – and even the Top 15 – securing a measly 17th place overall.
Other names have clearly benefited from a major increase in screen time in the past 12 months, with cost-of-living hero Martin Lewis and minted ex-plumber - Charlie Mullins, also featuring near the top.
SEXIEST MALE
- Jeremy Clarkson
- Gary Lineker
- Mike Tindall
- Ryan Reynolds
- Martin Lewis
- Dermot O’Leary (joint)
- Idris Elba (joint)
- Volodymyr Zelenksy
- Mikel Arteta
- Charlie Mullins
Across categories, women had the hots for Ukraine President, Volodymyr Zelenksy, who topped the Politics table – while fallible Boris Johnson scored second spot – six places above his successor Rishi Sunak.
Arsenal boss, Mikel Arteta, has been accustomed to top spot this season, but the Arsenal boss was just second behind Lineker in the spot category, and ninth overall.
In the Public Figures table, it was bad news for Prince Harry. The rebel Royal finished rock bottom, with his dad Charles scoring higher than the Prince.
And in one for the entrepreneur ego, Twitter boss Elon Musk finished above fellow multi-billionaire rivals Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos - though none of them made the overall Top 10.
IllicitEncounters.com also asked 2,000 men to score a 50-strong list of women based on the same criteria to reveal a Top 10 - and it was better news for Piers Morgan’s former GMB co-host Susanna Reid - who landed top spot (scoring an impressive 9 out of 10 points).
Reid beat tiff competition to finish above the ageless Amanda Holden. And whilst she might have not got the top job in Government, there was good news for Penny Mordaunt who ranked third in the table – with former colleague Priti Patel further down in ninth place.
The Princess of Wales and Meghan Markle both made the Top 10, with Kate scoring just one-point higher than Megs.
SEXIEST FEMALE
- Susanna Reid
- Amanda Holden
- Penny Morduant
- Nigella Lawson
- Karen Brady
- Carrie Johnson
- Princess of Wales
- Meghan Markle
- Priti Patel
- Gabby Logan
Leoni, added: “We knew providing our members with a list of 50 famous names across both genders and asking them to score them on their “affair factor” would throw up some shocks, and it didn’t disappoint. With the wax jacket and tweed shirt, clearly, Clarkson’s bad boy farmer vibe is working for the Over 30s. Landing top spot in our table won’t earn him diddly squat, but I’m sure it will give him bragging rights on the farm.
"It must be said, for the women, there were less surprises – with TV darling Susanna Reid the obvious choice for men. It was a good result for the politicos, with Morduant and Patel both sneaking in the Top Ten – and there was little between the Princess and Duchess – so finally, that’s something for them to agree on.”
