Maren Morris Says Richard Gere Would ‘Still’ Be Her Choice for PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive in 2024

Mar. 15, 2025

Maren Morris, Richard Gere.Photo:Jason Koerner/Getty; Annalisa Ranzoni/Getty

Jason Koerner/Getty; Annalisa Ranzoni/Getty

Maren Morrisis TeamRichard Gere!

The country star, 34, revealed her pick for PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive in an Instagram comment this month — ultimately choosing a man who had alreadyearned the title twice in the ’90s.

Underneath a Nov. 12Instagram postfrom @velvetcoke, who asked followers who their choice for Sexiest Man Alive (SMA) would be while looking back at past title holders, Morris shared her thoughts.

Morris commented, “still Richard Gere…”

Morris revealed her personal SMA pick on the same day PEOPLEannounced John Krasinskias the latest name to join the distinguished club. Krasinski, 45, jokingly said at the time that finding out about the2024 Sexiest Man Alivehonor left him with “zero” thoughts.

“Other than maybe I’m being punked," he said. “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.”

As for Gere, the 75-year-old actor was previously named Sexiest Man Alive in 1999, six years after being named as part of the “Sexiest Couple Alive” alongside exCindy Crawford. Gere is one of only four men to earn the title and grace the cover twice (including his cover with Crawford), next toBrad Pitt,Johnny DeppandGeorge Clooney.

PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive cover in 1999.

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During the premiere at The Museum of Modern Art, Gerespoke withETabout how proud he was of his actor son and how he’d like him to join him for the show’s second season.

The Agencyalso starsMichael Fassbender,Jodie Turner-SmithandJeffrey Wrightand serves as “a fresh take on the critically acclaimed French dramaLe Bureau des Legendes,” per a synopsis. It follows “Martian (Fassbender), a covert CIA agent, ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station,” when “romance reignites” and “his career, his real identity and his mission are pitted against his heart; hurling them both into a deadly game of international intrigue and espionage.”

Richard Gere on Nov. 21, 2024.Jamie McCarthy/Getty

Jamie McCarthy/Getty

“I have a young actor that I’ve heard about who is really incredible. He’s standing next to you right now,” Gere said to the interviewer at the premiere, before Homer added that he and his father have “a lot more to talk about all of a sudden now that I’m acting.”

Gere is also dad to Alexander, 5, James, 4, whom he shares with wife Silva, and is stepdad to Silva’s 11-year-old son, Albert.

“He’s doing good. He’s done a lot of student films at Brown and NYU students, also Southern Cal. He’s really good,” the proud dad said of Homer. “I’d have been just as happy if he wasn’t, and I’d say, ‘No. It’s really not for you.’ But he’s really good.”

source: people.com