Move over Vin Diesel, there's a new bald sheriff in town. 2023 has been an interesting year according to Google searches which led to a study by marketing agency Reboot to declare United Kingdom's Prince William as the World's Sexiest Bald Man.
Reboot analysed the number of times bald-headed celebrities were searched for together with "shirtless" or "naked".
The Prince of Wales led the pack with a score of 9.8 out of 10 on the "sexy" scale. 2022 winner "The Fast and Furious" actor Vin Diesel was dethroned by Prince William and is now second with a score of 8.8. Reboot stated that they also took a few factors into consideration while ranking the A-list celebs including their net worth, height and the shine factor of their scalp which saw the prince come out on top.
Also on the list were other well-known leading bald men. These A-list celebrities known for rocking the smooth look were ranked in order of sexiness according to the searches.
Here are some of the notable celebrities that made the list, ranking from 3rd -10th. Coming in closely at number 3 was Veteran action movie star Jason Statham. In 4th was one of the most widely recognized actors of our generation, Samuel L. Jackson. Coming in at 5th was Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, 6th was basketball icon Michael Jordan. At 7th was WWE star turned actor Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson and in 8th place they had "Criminal Minds" actor Shemar Moore. In 9th they had another basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal and at 10th place was "Everybody Hates Chris" star Terry Crews.
Since declaring the prince "The Sexiest Bald Man in The World" the online community has had mixed reactions to the announcement with some asking if the prince was truly considered bald or balding and if he really deserved the title while his staunch supporters fully backed the decision saying he earned it especially after his younger brother Prince Harry called out his balding as "alarming" in his book "Spare"
"I looked at Willy, really looked at him, maybe for the first time since we were boys, his alarming baldness, more advanced than my own; his famous resemblance to Mummy, which was fading with time. " he wrote
Notably, the study showed that Prince William is worth a whopping $100 million. Stands at 6ft 2in and gets 37 thousand searches for being shirtless every year.
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