Why We ♥ Tom Hiddleston (and Priyanka Chopra might just agree)
Anyone else just a teensy bit obsessed with Tom Hiddleston right now? He may have had a publicisedsplit with Taylor Swift, but he is lined up to be a potentialBond! We reveal why we named him as our GLAMOUR Man Of The Year back in 2012...
PA PhotosWith those blonde curls and blue eyes, as deep as the sea, we have to admit, here at GLAMOUR.com we’ve quickly become fully paid-up members of the Hiddleston army.
PA PhotosReason No. 1 for why we’re head-over-heels for all things Hiddlestonian? This one is easy-peasy, lemon-squeezy. He’s super sexy and he can do brooding photo shoots. Please see the evidence to your left.
Rex FeaturesReason 2? Tom is sexy enough to make villains hot. As Loki in Thor we totally dug that whole moody-blue-Frost-Giant thing, because Tom makes mythical alien baddies strangely alluring.
WennFar from being just a pretty face, Mr. Hiddleston is not only a very accomplished actor, but also one smart boy. A mega clever Cambridge scholar, Tom graduated from Pembroke College with a Double First in Classics. Atta boy!
PA PhotosAnother reason we’re smitten with T-Hiddles is this, the red carpet stance. A should-be-patented and assured pose that positively oozes masculinity, it makes us swoon/want to have his actual babies. Like, now.
WennThe goatee got a bit of bad rep in the late 90s/early 00s, thanks to ill-advised facial hair around the mouths of, among others, Chandler in Friends and select members of the EastEnders cast. However, those days are now officially over, as Tom Hiddleston is single-handedly relaunching this much-maligned facial ‘do by modelling his own version.
Rex FeaturesHaving notched up a great many roles in his relatively short career, we were first alerted to Tom’s unrivalled beauty when he played the dashing military hero, Captain Nicholls in War Horse. Remember that bit when he assures Albert that he’ll look after his noble steed, Joey? ‘Course you do, ladies. Those blue eyes are not easily forgotten.
Rex FeaturesHe’s an animal lover, too.
Rex FeaturesAlways billed as one of the nicest celebs in the biz, Tom never fails to make time for his fans, be it on the red carpet or Twitter. He’s constantly interacting with them and, in our books, that makes him a bit of a hero.
PA PhotosTom’s a sartorial whizz, too. Not content with being the man of our dreams, Mr. Hiddleston knows how to work a good suit. Give the man a Burberry campaign already! #HiddlestonforBurberry
WennHe can even do dressed down to devastating perfection. Everyone needs a man who can do mufti. End of.
PA PhotosTom is tall. We like a man who can reach things from high shelves and cupboards. That type of thing is mighty handy around the home.
Rex FeaturesHe was part of the awesome ensemble cast that was Woody Allen’s Midnight In Paris. Easily our film pick of 2011, it stars Tom as F. Scott Fitzgerald in one of his most charismatic performances to date.
Rex FeaturesAmong his plethora of Hollywood chums (Tom also went to school with Eddie Redmayne) is British acting legend Kenneth Brannagh. Imagine. The. Dinner. Parties.
Rex FeaturesDark suit and dark-dyed hair (even though it was for a role) = dark and dangerous = HOT. Fact.
Getty ImagesBut if that wasn’t enough, T-Hidds is that effortlessly suave, he can actually play sports in a suit. It’s like he’s a real-life James Bond or something.
BBCAnd talking of Bond, is anyone else just a teensy bit obsessed with Tom Hiddleston in the BBC’s adaptation of John Le Carré’s The Night Manager? As Jonathan Pine – former soldier turned hotel night manager turned undercover spy – he is un-be-lieve-ably hot. Sorry, we mean, gives an extraordinary performance.
He’s also Bond-in-waiting. Suave (check), madly charming (check) and unruffled by almost anything (check) – as a riot rages outside, he murmers, “Would you like to wait in the bar, madam? Cocktails complimentary.” – save for the death of his beautiful lover, Sophie, at the behest of super-villain Richard Roper (aka a Bond-esque “worst man in the world”), which he vows to avenge, as he is an idealistic (check) and fundamentally decent chap (check). Did we mention that women fall at his feet (check)? Sophie purrs him into bed (Hiddleston topless klaxon) and Roper’s mistress can’t seem to keep her clothes on in his presence.
Getty ImagesSo not only are we totally obsessed with T-Hidds it looks like Taylor Swift is obsessed with him as well. The pair have been pictured on the beach K.I.S.S.I.N.G, and now, well, it could be THE celebrity couple of 2016.
Getty ImagesLook what's in the news right now - only Tom Hiddleston's bum - which has made headlines because he has been crowned Rear of the Year.
He beat off stiff competition from Fifty Shades of Grey hunk Jamie Dornan, who came second, and third-placed tennis ace Andy Murray to pick up the accolade, largely thanks to his racy sex scene in spy drama The Night Manager.
