John Legend has been named People's "Sexiest Man Alive."
The annual honorific passed from actor Idris Elba to the singer and The Voice judge and he told the magazine that he's feeling the weight of the mantle.
"I was excited, but I was a little scared at the same time because it's a lot of pressure," he said. "Everyone's going to be picking me apart to see if I'm sexy enough to hold this title. I'm also following Idris Elba, which is not fair and not nice to me!"
Legend's wife Chrissy Teigen shared multiple posts celebrating the announcement.
She jokingly appended the honor to Legend's long list of accomplishments.
She shared that their two kids could not care less...
...and defended John from haters.
Teigen also joined her husband in balking over being given the honor immediately after Elba.
Legend is the third judge on The Voice to be awarded by the magazine. Adam Levine graced covers in 2013 and Blake Shelton won in 2017. Levine, Shelton, and Legend are the only musicians to win the title since it began in 1985.
In the interview he did with People, Legend touched on facing discrimination. “We faced a lot of challenges but I think my mother and father prepared me well for the challenges that I faced," Legend said. He also talked about his his marriage. "I grew up in a black family in Ohio. Chrissy grew up in a half Thai, half Norwegian-American family all over the west coast," Legend said of Teigen. "One major difference is the kinds of foods." He continued, "I think we meet in the middle because I think black people and Thai people love spicier, flavorful kind of hearty foods. We connect on a lot of food things." The couple has two children together, Luna and Miles.
