SCOTTISH Game of Thrones star Richard Madden is in the running to be named sexiest man alive according to a study measuring the most attractive physical features.
The study collates the physical features and relevant lifestyle attributes of historical Sexiest Man Alive lists to build the world’s ideal guy - with the study finding that dark-haired and brooding Elderslie-born Madden is a near-perfect fit.
The data reveals that the ideal man has short tousled dark-brown hair and brown eyes, is exactly 6ft in height, has an athletic build and short brown facial hair.
Madden has curly dark brown hair, is just over 5ft 9” in height, is in great shape, and sports either a short brown beard or stubble - making him an almost perfect match.
Madden is almost identical to the profile - aside from his blue eyes - and is proving increasingly popular with fans, after smash roles in Marvel’s Eternals and Game of Thrones.
The actors nominated tend to be very popular with fans and hold a prolific career - which Madden definitely does - meaning he’s a likely contender for taking home an award.
And that’s not all - the fact Madden sports facial hair is a major bonus for the Bodyguard star, as men with a beard were found to be a massive 62% more attractive than those without.
The study looked at the most-often occurring physical features held by men awarded the prestigious accolade - including hair colour, hair length, eye colour, facial hair, tattoos, body build and height - as well as lifestyle attributes, such as marital status, job and birthdate.
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Also in the running is Bathgate’s David Tennant - who does have brown eyes, but is older than the ideal age - and Glasgow’s James McAvoy, who is also held back by his baby blues.
Previous Scottish champs include Outlander hunk Sam Heughan, who won over 57% of the vote, and it looks likely that numerous Scots could be in with a shot this time around.
Interestingly, men are more likely to win the award when they’re in a relationship or married, suggesting that female voters appear to find commitment attractive - and with both Madden, Tennant and McAvoy either married or in relationships, they’re all a good fit for the title.
The study was conducted by Casino Guardian and can be found here.
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