We all know Black is beautiful, but you must admit, there are lots of other gorgeous colors in the rainbow! We reserve most Monday mornings to paying tribute to the brothers you love — hello Idris, Boris and Will! – but today, we’re switching our focus to the other men who make you blush.
Puerto Rican and Cuban CSI: Miami star Adam Rodriguez has been on our radar for a minute now. That strong jaw and those soft eyes keep us tossing and turning at night. And, who can forget his sexy turns in Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself, opposite love interest Taraji P. Henson, and Magic Mike? Now that his days “following the evidence” have ended, we just can’t wait to see what he does next.
You can’t call him “The Rock” anymore, but that doesn’t mean hunky actor Dwayne Johnson isn’t still stacked to the heavens, and some. Lord have mercy, someone get us some water, please. This year alone we bought tickets to see him star in Snitch, Pain and Gain and Furious 6, and we can’t wait to watch his upcoming turn as Hercules. Seriously, this man can do no wrong.
Back when actor Jesse Metcalfe was sexy gardener John Rowland, and the object of all of the Desperate Housewives’ affection, we took notice too. And to this day, we can’t stop imagining what it’d be like to look out our window and see this gorgeous masterpiece of a man mowing the lawn. These days you can catch the cutie-pie starring on TNT’s Dallas, with a new season coming in 2014.
If you didn’t know who Channing Tatum was in 2011, you sure do now. This former male dancer-turned-leading man is equal parts talented and gorgeous — oh, and did we mention, he was People Mag’s Sexiest Man Alive 2012? He catapulted onto our radar with big roles in 21 Jump Street and the steamy hit Magic Mike, which was loosely based on his life. Plus, we watched The Vow like 20 times just to see him at his most romantic, and we know you did too. His summer blockbuster White House Down, with co-star Jamie Foxx, hits theaters June 28.
Usually we’re gushing about actor Jesse Williams when we’re talking about Grey’s Anatomy, but here’s another sexy doc that once made us weak in the knees. (They didn’t call him McSteamy for nothing!) Sadly, his character is no longer making rounds, but at least we can still catch a glimpse of him out and about in Hollywood. Show creator, and ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood honoree, Shonda Rhimes, sure does know how to pick ’em.
HBO’s hit vampire series True Blood has one of the sexiest casts on TV today. Stacked werewolf Alcide, played by the gorgeous Joe Manganiello (Yup, that was him in Magic Mike!), has single-handedly erased all fears of the supernatural. Raise your hand if you’d give anything to see him lurking outside your door!