Blake Shelton People's Sexiest Man Alive 2017

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Blake Shelton has accomplished quite a bit in his 41 years of life. He's an award-winning country star, a coach on The Voice, the boyfriend to Gwen Stefani, and the second-half of music's biggest bromance with Adam Levine. On Tuesday, People added another accolade to Shelton's list by naming him 2017's Sexiest Man Alive.

Can't believe the news? Apparently, neither could Shelton. According to People, the "Some Beach" crooner responded to the news by saying they "must be running out of people" and were "down to somebody who is somewhat symmetrical." His reaction on Twitter was notably more excited, with Shelton writing, "Thank you @People!!!! Don't hate me because I'm beautiful..."

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Thank you @people!!!! Don't hate me because I'm beautiful... https://t.co/rX6GCGTO3U pic.twitter.com/uWwV0KxjVV
— Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) November 15, 2017

His fans and admirers were totally stoked, saying that they — much like Stefani — had known he was a dreamboat from the start.

??????? I love you, @blakeshelton.....with your hilariously-crazy self!!!! ❤️ Don’t EVER stop being you!!! Congrats, SMA!! #TheVoice #VoicePlayoffs @people
— Risa (@only1risa) November 15, 2017

Now the whole world knows what we have known for years.. Congratulations Mr..???
— ♥MariaFelecity♥ (@MariaFelecity) November 15, 2017

I️ heard my dude Blake Shelton won People Magazine’s “Sexiest man Alive.” Way to hold It down for all the 7s out there. We appreciate you ✊?✊?
— Evan Turner (@thekidet) November 13, 2017

That said, others were just a bit confused, making a point that men like Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, and Jason Momoa exist on this planet.

How can you trust straight people when they chose Blake Shelton as the sexiest among them
— Eliel Cruz-Lopez (@elielcruz) November 15, 2017

Blake Shelton is not the sexiest man alive. Sorry, People.
— Alexis Benveniste (@apbenven) November 15, 2017

I don't want to live in a world where Blake Shelton is the Sexiest Man Alive.
— Frank Costa (@feistyfrank) November 15, 2017

People naming Blake Shelton sexiest man alive is making me rethink this entire fake news thing.
— Libby Hill (@midwestspitfire) November 14, 2017

Haters aside, Shelton told People that he's going to revel in the good news all year.

"I'm not going to treat this like Hugh Jackman or one of those guys who's humble about it," he said. "People are going to hate me over this because it's going to be used in every conversation, whether it's at The Voice or at the feed store in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, or in a conversation with a doctor. Until I have to hand the title, which is what it is to me, over to someone else, this is mine. This is like a certification."

Another bonus for Shelton is that he gets to "shove this up Adam [Levine's] ass," who received the SMA honor four years ago.

Now, if he truly wanted to up his sexy game, he'd apologize for his past homophobic, racist, and sexist statements on Twitter. There's nothing sexier than a tolerant, kind person who learns from previous mistakes.