The Office's Kate Flannery Defends John Krasinski's Sexiest Man Alive Win

Kate Flannery is giving a Dundie for hotness to John Krasinski. 

The Office alum couldn't help but gush over the fact that her former costar was named People's Sexiest Man Alive for 2024, despite some folks around the internet being less than enthused about the choice. But as she joked, the magazine "is finally catching up."

"Let me tell you something, this is so long overdue," Kate told TMZ in an interview published Nov. 13. "John Krasinski's gotten robbed every year since 2005 in my opinion. It's so time."

Especially because Kate, 60, can't get over how jacked John has gotten since The Office ended, particularly for his role as Jack Ryan.

"He is so hot, my eyes are melting every time I see him in person," she said, adding that whenever she reunites with John and his wife of 14 years Emily Blunt together, they "are so good looking, I have to squint."

As for why the public might not have considered him traditionally sexy before his new accolade, Kate has a theory.

"John has always been adorable and really cute," she explained. "But I feel like people haven't seen his sexiness because he's so cute. So it's the perfect marriage of two things."

She continued, "You see a spark in someone right away, and John's always had it. He's always had it."

As for John himself, the 45-year-old—who shares daughters Hazel, 10, and Violet, 7, with Emily—had quite the reaction when he learned he'd won the coveted title.

"Just immediate blackout, actually. Zero thoughts," he said to People in their Nov. 12 cover story. "Other than maybe I'm being punked. That's not how I wake up, thinking, 'Is this the day that I'll be asked to be Sexiest Man Alive?' And yet it was the day you guys did it. You guys have really raised the bar for me."

Although with his new honor, John shared he might have to prove himself a bit more to Emily.

"I think it's going to make me do more household chores," he quipped. "After this comes out, she'll be like, ‘All right, that means you're going to really earn it here at home.'"

To see more cute photos of John and Emily over the years, keep reading.

Emily Blunt and John Krasinski met in 2008, where John says that it was love at first sight.

On a visit to The Ellen Degeneres Show, he said, "I met her and I was so nervous. I was like, 'Oh god, I think I'm going to fall in love with her.' As I shook her hand I went, ‘I like you.'"

The couple—who wed in 2010—make an appearance in 2013 at the Critics' Choice Awards.

In May 2013, Blunt channels her inner character from The Devil Wears Prada alongside her husband as they party away at the Met Gala.

Too cute! The lovely couple only have eyes for one another at a New York screening for Krasinski's film, The Hollars', in Aug. 2016.

John supports Emily at the 2017 SAG Awards, where she was nominated for her role in The Girl On The Train. He shared this adorable shot to Instagram captioning it, "So proud of this nominee!"

Moments later, the duo hits the red carpet looking absolutely stunning.

The two share a look of love at the 2017 BAFTA Awards.

Blunt and Krasinski look as cute as can be at the Time 100 Gala in April 2018.

The stylish pair are caught hand-in-hand in New York City during the summer of 2018.

In Oct. 2018, the couple celebrate their movie A Quiet Place by catching a private screening of their film.

We loved seeing the duo encouraging their fans to vote in the 2018 midterms.

John supports Emily at the premiere of Mary Poppins Returns in Los Angeles in Nov. 2018. The adorable duo hold hands as they pose for pictures together on the carpet.

The two turn heads at the 2019 Critics' Choice Awards.

The dynamic duo look stunning while attending the 2019 SAG Awards.

Before heading to the 2019 SAG Awards, Krasinski uploaded this sweet selfie to his Instagram.

The two appear at the 2019 SAG Awards, where the actress won Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role.

The couple enjoy a screening of Fighting With My Family in New York in February 2019.

The couple poses while at the SXSW Festival in Austin where A Quiet Place—in which Blunt stars and Krasinski acts and directs—premiered.

The pair look gorgeous at the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Jan. 2019. Blunt was nominated for her lead role in Mary Poppins Returns.

The two wear matching tuxes at the 2019 Writers Guild of America Awards.

The stars appear at the 19th Annual AFI Awards at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills in Jan. 2019.

The two are all smiles at the 2020 premiere of their movie.

Krasinski watches as his wife poses for pics at the 2023 SAG Awards.

The pair bring their daughters Hazel, 9, and Violet, 7, to the 2023 US Open, marking a rare public sighting of the family all together.

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