Matthew McConaughey Needs Anthony Hopkins for PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive

Matthew McConaughey is campaigning for his outdated buddy!

On Sunday, Jan. 19, the actor, 55, shared a set of photographs together with his celeb buddies on Instagram from the 2025 Pleasure Awards in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Within the caption, he nominated Anthony Hopkins for the coveted PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive title. 

The primary snap confirmed McConaughey posing with Hopkins. The 2 have been each wearing black fits for the formal occasion. Hopkins, 87, wrapped his arm round McConaughey’s shoulder for the picture, whereas the Sing 2 star pointed to Hopkins with a smile on his face. 

The carousel continued with a selfie of McConaughey and Morgan Freeman, in addition to a pleasant shot of Martin Lawrence fixing McConaughey’s bowtie. 

The put up was a reunion of types as McConaughey, Hopkins and Freeman all starred collectively in Steven Spielberg‘s 1997 historic drama Amistad. 

McConaughey captioned the put up with commentary on every picture, writing, “1. it’s previous time this Sir is Peoples Sexiest Man Alive / 2. 1st class legend mensch / 3. I imply, who else you need straightening your tie earlier than you hit the stage?”

The Dallas Purchaser’s Membership star’s ringing endorsement for Hopkins comes almost 20 years after he himself was named PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2005.

He seemed again on the respect in a 2024 interview with PEOPLE, saying, “Individuals inform me, ‘You are not the Sexiest Man Alive, McConaughey,’ for the final 19 years, each time another person has been topped. And I say, ‘Properly, I am nonetheless alive. Come on!’ “ 

He added, “If you happen to’re named it and you are still alive, you are still Sexiest Man Alive. That was my joke going ahead with all the things.”

In December 2024, the Oscar winner introduced a brand new weekly publication known as Lyrics of Livin’, described as “a set of thought-provoking notes, ideas, truths and inspirations he’s gathered over many years of life.”

“I’ve journaled and scribbled down good occasions, dangerous occasions, turn-offs and turn-ons for greater than 4 many years now, and as you might know, a lot of these journal entries have been what impressed my ebook Greenlights,” McConaughey, who revealed his memoir in 2020, stated in an announcement.

“Which acquired me considering, what if I didn’t wait 40 extra years to share my ideas, prescribes, ideas, truths and inspirations: Issues I’ve seen, stated, stole and heard alongside my approach that may assist us discover extra Greenlights in our life and put just a little rhyme to our motive,” he added.

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Earlier this month, McConaughey’s spouse Camila, whom he’s been married to since 2012, shared what her husband is absolutely like behind his public persona.

“After we first begin relationship, it was this picture of Matthew of getting excessive, laid again, no shirt, no matter,” she stated on Southern Dwelling’s Biscuits & Jam podcast. “Which I am like, ‘The man would not even smoke. What is that this imaginative and prescient coming from?’ ”

Camila, 41 — who shares three kids together with her the actor — went on to explain his true character, saying, “He is really the other, and he is like his mother.” 

She continued: “She’s very organized, very minimalistic, very on time, very ready, and he will get numerous these traits from her.”