Prince William has been named the world’s sexiest bald man for two years in a row, after the royal recently debuted a more rugged look that left fans gushing about his facial hair.
A new study puts the Prince of Wales, 42, ahead of contenders including Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Stanley Tucci, Thierry Henry and Vin Diesel, as Britain’s future king retains his crown as the most hairless man. sexy in 2024. .
The study ranked some of the world’s most famous bald men based on different factors, including the brightness of their heads, their facial golden ratio, their height and their smile, and William earned a near-perfect score.
Research compiled by PR agency Reboot Online also tracked media perception and global “sexy” search interest, and William’s recent appearances in South Africa for the Earthshot initiative are likely to have triggered fan queries. about him.
This is not the first time that William has been recognized as the naughtiest bald man in the world; After taking first place in 2021, he fell to second place in 2022, before regaining his title in 2023.
Prince William has been named the world’s sexiest bald man for two years running according to a new study that assessed scalp shine, search interest, facial golden ratio, height and smile.
This year he scored an impressive 9.9 out of a possible 10 points based on the shine of his scalp, his smile and the proportions of his face.
Just behind William, Hollywood superstar Dwayne Johnson moved up to second place, after ranking seventh on the 2023 list, with a score of 8.9 out of 10.
American basketball star Shaquille O’Neal made the top three, after being ranked the ninth most attractive bald man in 2023.
Professional surfer Kelly Slater, who was recently seen catching waves with Prince Harry in California, came in fourth, earning high marks for his golden ratio, the shine of his scalp and his smile.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Terry Crews and Taxi star Danny DeVito, 79, came in fifth and sixth respectively, with Samuel L Jackson, former Arsenal superstar Henry and The Games actor hungry, Tucci, completing the list.
Vin Diesel fell to last place, after taking first place in 2022, notably surpassing William that year.
Earlier this month, royal fans swooned over William’s new beard when the father-of-three traveled to Cape Town in South Africa, where the winners of the 2024 Earthshot Prize were announced.
William was enjoying lunch during an official appearance in Cape Town on November 7, as he waved to crowds of well-wishers swarming the bay in the hope of seeing him.
Just behind William, Hollywood superstar Dwayne Johnson moved up to second place, after ranking seventh on the 2023 list, with a score of 8.9 out of 10.
Stanley Tucci (pictured left) ranked ninth on the list of the 10 sexiest bald men in the world. Pictured right: Danny DeVito, the 79-year-old actor best known for starring in the ’80s sitcom Taxi, stormed the list and took sixth place.
While addressing the meeting, a fan interjected and shouted, “I like the beard,” to which William responded, “Oh, thank you,” while stroking his facial hair.
William also received praise over the weekend, after X users noted his affectionate gestures towards the Princess of Wales during her most high-profile appearance since completing her chemotherapy treatment.
The royal couple joined senior members of the family for the British Legion Festival of Remembrance at London’s Royal Albert Hall on November 9, with William’s love for Kate on full display.
Footage from the event showed Prince William gently and lovingly hugging Princess Kate’s upper waist and back as they were led into London’s famous music hall.
Body language expert Judi James told MailOnline this indicated the royal couple “couldn’t keep their hands off each other” and that they will be “much more open about showing the strength of their love” in the future.
She added that Prince William’s rush to join the princess’s side as they placed their hands on each other’s waists and moved closer to each other showed “mutual support, protection and affection.”
Meanwhile, the father of three has received a lot of support from fans of the brand for his stubble, with some calling him “attractive” and “handsome” for growing his beard.
It is not the first time that the Prince has dabbled in facial hair: in 2008 he made hearts tremble by growing a beard for the Christmas holidays, claiming that strangers did not recognize him.
Vin Diesel fell to last place, after taking first place in 2022, notably surpassing William that year.
And despite claiming on Christmas Day that he would shave it, he kept it up for several weeks.
William and his beard made headlines last year after his brother Prince Harry, 39, claimed in his explosive memoir Spare that the brothers had argued over facial hair.
Harry said the Prince of Wales told him to shave his beard before his wedding to Meghan Markle in May 2018.
As it is customary to be clean shaven when dressed in military uniform, it was expected that the groom would have shaved before the wedding ceremony.
However, when his grandmother granted Harry permission to keep his facial hair, she said William “went furious.”
Earlier this year, Prince William set pulses racing when he showed off a “beautiful” beard while appearing in a star-studded message to Team GB, alongside Kate.
Reacting to the video, royal fans were mesmerized by William and his beard, with one person writing on X: “Prince William with his stubble is hot.”
Another user urged him to “grow the beard”, while a fourth added: “William please keep growing your beard!”