Chris Evans was rated the sexiest man alive by People magazine.

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Chris Evans may have hung up Captain America's shield, but he now wears a new badge of honour: he is the Sexiest Man Alive, according to People magazine.

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On Monday night, both the People website and Stephen Colbert's late-night programme declared the winner.

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Evans succeeds Paul Rudd, another Avenger, who served as Captain America for almost ten years in Marvel's epic superhero movies.

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He told the magazine for the cover story, which hits newsstands on Friday, "My mum will be really delighted."

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She is proud of everything I do, but she can really take pride in this.

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He is also aware that his close buddies will probably make fun of him. He quipped in an interview that "really this will just be a point of bullying." "Harassment is ready to happen."

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