Former 'Sexiest Man Alive' Chris Hemsworth Jokes About Passing The Torch To Fellow 'Avengers' Chris Evans

Chris Evans, already designated “America’s Ass” was announced as People’s sexiest man alive for 2022. The star of “The Gray Man” and Marvel’s “Captain America” was revealed as this year’s honoree during the November 7th broadcast of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.”

Since 1985 People’s “sexiest man alive” feature has been an annual event for the publication with inaugural winner Mel Gibson. Previous winners of the award include last year’s Paul Rudd, and Michael B. Jordan, John Legend, Idris Elba and Blake Shelton.

Fellow Avenger, Chris Hemsworth was on Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” where he revealed that the six original actors from Marvel’s “The Avengers” used their group text chat to roast Chris Evans for his recent People magazine cover declaring him the “sexiest man alive.” The God of Thunder “ and former Sexiest Man Alive joked about “passing the Torch” to Cap, Evans. The Thor actor was named “sexiest man alive” back in 2014. “He’s indeed a sexy man,” Hemsworth said. “So well done, you know? Thank your parents!” The annual People cover was revealed Nov. 7 with a cover photo featuring Evans flexing his muscles while holding his hands behind his back.

“The Avengers” cast used their group text chat as an opportunity to roast Chris Evans cover. “It very quickly was like, ‘What are you doing with your hands back there?'” and “it was a beautiful mugshot” joked Hemsworth. While “Downey said he’s being arrested. Then Jeremy Renner said a series of things which we won’t repeat.” According to Hemsworth, Renner often keeps the “Avengers” group chat “filthy.”

The original “Avengers” group chat consists of Hemsworth (Thor), Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Evans (Captain America), Renner (Hawkeye), Mark Ruffalo (Hulk) and Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow). The group of heroes were first introduced in 2012’s “The Avengers” and continued to star opposite one another in several Marvel movies, from “Avengers: Age of Ultron” to “Avengers: Endgame.”