People magazine has selected Patrick Dempsey, affectionately known as McDreamy to many, as its Sexiest Man Alive of 2023. Jimmy Kimmel, a late-night talk show host, announced his talk show on Tuesday. The handsome race car driver and star of “Grey’s Anatomy” replaces actor and “Captain America” star Chris Evans, who received the award the year before.

The actor, 57, said of the Sexiest Man Alive title, “I’m glad it’s happening at this point in my life,” to People. “Having the notoriety is fantastic, and it does make my ego a little bigger, but it also provides me a platform to use it for good.”

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Before the suspenseful reveal on Tuesday night, Dempsey—who portrayed Derek Shepherd on the ABC medical drama—seemed to be concealed and disguised in a glass box onstage beside Kimmel, with viewers posing questions to the unidentified guy in an attempt to piece together his identity.

The Golden Bachelor, Jason Kelce, Timothée Chalamet, Harry Styles, and even “Taylor Swift’s boyfriend” were among the candidates suggested to win this year’s Sexiest Man Alive.

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However, when he provided the suggestion, Kimmel narrowed it down a little bit: “Star of one of the most popular television series of all time.” When someone naturally assumed that he was an actor from “Game of Thrones,” Kimmel responded with another hint, saying that he “played a doctor.”

The actor, who also drives race cars, will make a big screen comeback in the biopic “Ferrari,” which is directed by Michael Mann. In it, he plays Italian Formula One driver Piero Taruffi. Dedicated to helping cancer patients and their families, the ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star also launched the Dempsey Center in remembrance of his late mother Amanda, a Maine-based organization.

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Past winners of People’s “Sexiest Man Alive” accolade include Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Idris Elba, Chris Hemsworth, Paul Rudd, and Channing Tatum. People magazine has made the feature an annual event.