Hugh Jackman took everyone by surprise by making the Sexiest Man Alive title. I’m not surprised. I mean, with a killer bod like this, why not?

Here are some excerpts from his interview with People:

You turned 40 October 12 and now you’re the Sexiest Man Alive. What was your wife’s response?”
“God bless her, she said, ‘I could’ve told them that years ago!’ And then she said, ‘Obviously, Brad wasn’t available this year.’ And I said, ‘That was a joke, right?’

Your marriage is a success story.
“In my early 20s, I didn’t have a regular girlfriend. I was single and really happy about it. And then when I was 26, I met Deb on [the Australian TV show] ‘Correlli.’ She was my leading lady. It was just undeniable. I started planning to propose to her at about three months. We are happy. Deb and my kids have been the best things that have ever happened to me, without a doubt.”

How do you keep the passion alive?
“It’s easy with my wife. She loves the idea of me coming home in costume because it makes her feel like she’s having an affair in a good way. When we met, I was cast as a prisoner with tattoos and she’d say, ‘Don’t take your tattoos off tonight!’ and I’d be like, ‘All right!’ But what works best with her is the stockbroker look. She also says, ‘Do your sexy dance for me — an ’80s-like, hip-swiveling number — and that works for me.”

I’m just wondering why it took so long for him to take the cover. People magazine is all blind!