Is Bradley Cooper really the Sexiest Man Alive?

Bradley Cooper is People's Sexiest Man Alive 2011

People magazine thinks so: they’ve crowned Bradley Cooper Sexiest for 2011. Hmm. I don’t know about that one.

Bradley Cooper as Will Tippin on Alias

Does anybody else remember Bradley as Sydney Bristow‘s dorky friend Will Tippin on Alias? (RIP: Alias – what an amazing show you were!) Although he was undeniably adorable on the show, he certainly wasn’t in the running for Sexiest Man Alive then!

I love puppies and I will write you poetry.

BuzzFeed has their own ideas of who should be the Sexiest Man Alive for 2011, and all 63 of them involve Ryan Gosling. Honestly, judging by the amount of Ryan Gosling love floating around in the blogosphere, I’m surprised People didn’t throw him on the cover. I imagine it would have skyrocketed sales. But you know how this sort of thing goes: it’s all about the publicist, and Bradley Cooper’s is probably getting a large bonus today.

And another, for you Gosling fanatics:

You're perfect just the way you are. Here, let me give you a foot massage while you tell me about your day.