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