Stephen Colbert announced People’s Sexiest Man Alive 2022 late Monday. The title has gone to Chris Evans, known for his famous role of Captain America.

On Monday’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, host Colbert said that the announcement was imminent.

“Folks, as you know, we are on the brink of a decision that will set our country — our world — on a new path,” Colbert told the audience. “I’m talking of course about who will be PEOPLE magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive 2022.”

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He added, “It is with great humility and gratitude that I am thrilled to announce that PEOPLE magazine has decided to award me the incredible honor… of announcing the Sexiest Man Alive for a second year in a row.”

After the announcement was made, the 41-year-old actor joked that his “mom will be so happy.”

“She’s proud of everything I do but this is something she can really brag about,” he told People.

Speaking to the magazine, his mom said she was “not surprised at all” to hear her son won the title.

“Our family will be beside themselves,” she told People.

The cover of the magazine showcases the Boston native in a dirt-stained white t-shirt and jeans.

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“This whole thing is tough to be interviewed about,” he joked, adding that it’s “a weird form of humble bragging.”

“Really this will just be a point of bullying,” he added. “It’s ripe for harassment.”