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Home · Love & Sex

45 Reasons Why Idris Elba Will Forever Be Bae

As if being fine, British and wonderful weren't enough!
By Lauren Porter · Updated October 26, 2020

To celebrate Elba’s 45th birthday, we’re breaking down all of the reasons why he’s the best to ever do it.

01
Forever Bae
We love to see Idris in a suit but we’d love even more to see him out of it.
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
Dave J Hogan
02
Forever Bae
We’ve never wanted to be a sweater so badly.
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
03
Forever Bae
Be still our beating hearts.
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
04
Forever Bae
We’d love for this man to walk into our lives and into our bedrooms too.
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
Randy Holmes
05
Forever Bae
This. Smolder. Is. Making. Us. Want. To. Do. Things.
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
06
Forever Bae
Who looks this good in a trench coat?!
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
Anthony Harvey
07
Forever Bae
If he’s going to be nerdy, he makes it look damn sexy!
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
08
Forever Bae
When he spins, so do our hearts!
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
09
Forever Bae
This salt-n-pepper is making us so anxious.
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
Dia Dipasupil
10
Forever Bae
Idris and pink is a combination we always love.
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
John Phillips
11
Forever Bae
We’d love to give Idris a piece or our hearts and well, other things too.
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
12
Forever Bae
A wink and a smile from this man will always make us weak in the knees.
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
13
Forever Bae
We never thought this color would ever look this good but somehow Idris just does it.
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
NBC
14
Forever Bae
We’d love to help him take this sweater all the way off.
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
15
Forever Bae
Whew, a smile that makes all our panties melt away.
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
16
Forever Bae
The things we’d do with this sweat.
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
17
Forever Bae
Who knew standing with your arms folded could be this sexy.
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
David M. Benett
18
Forever Bae
Dance for us, baby!
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
19
Forever Bae
Casual and cute, Idris always gets it right.
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
David M Benett
20
Forever Bae
We’ve got the blues for this man!
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
Paul Bruinooge
21
Forever Bae
Ahh, the calm we feel from this photo.
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
Newspix
22
Forever Bae
Yes daddy!
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
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23
Forever Bae
Good Lord, the things we would do!
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
24
Forever Bae
Only bae has a side-eye that could look this sexy.
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
25
Forever Bae
He’s always calm, cool and collected. We love that!
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
NBC
26
Forever Bae
No tie, no problem!
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
Barry King
27
Forever Bae
He’s gorgeous in grey. Yes, yes, yes!
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
Julien Hekimian
28
Forever Bae
We are currently having impure thoughts looking at this photo. Please excuse us.
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
Didier Baverel
29
Forever Bae
Can he get anymore handsome?
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
FilmMagic
30
Forever Bae
Seriously, how does his hot chocolate just get better with time!
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
David M. Benett
31
Forever Bae
Ahh, we’d get lost looking into his eyes forever.
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
Robin Marchant
32
Forever Bae
No one rocks a coat like him but we aren’t afraid to admit that we’d love to keep him warm.
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
David M. Benett
33
Forever Bae
His black is oh-so beautiful.
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
Jason LaVeris
34
Forever Bae
Color blocking has never looked so good, tbh.
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
Daniel Zuchnik
35
Forever Bae
Idris could just stand there in this suit and we wouldn’t know what to do!
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
Mike Marsland
36
Forever Bae
What a British babe.
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
Kevin Mazur
37
Forever Bae
The way this sweater is clinging though.
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
Neil Mockford/Alex Huckle
38
Forever Bae
He even looks good in a hat. Thank you Jesus.
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
Joshua Blanchard
39
Forever Bae
We can’t find a flaw!
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
John Sciulli
40
Forever Bae
Oh, we’d definitely help Idris celebrate this win the right way.
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
Kevork Djansezian
41
Forever Bae
You better wear this color bae.
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
Dave Hogan
42
Forever Bae
Just like wine, this man is only getting better with time and we shall praise the Lord for it.
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
Ethan Miller/BET
43
Forever Bae
This t-shirt looks great but we know he’d look even better with it off.
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
Larry Busacca
44
Forever Bae
Sexy in stripes, whew!
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
John Ricard
45
Forever Bae
Those arms are just, yes.
Happy Birthday Idris Elba! 45 Reasons Why He Will Forever Be Bae
Dave Hogan
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