Jeremy Clarkson named UK and Ireland’s ‘Sexiest Man’ ahead of Tom Holland and Cillian Murphy

Jeremy Clarkson has been named the UK and Ireland’s sexiest man for the second year running, beating the likes of Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland and Idris Elba.

The Clarkson’s Farm star scored an impressive nine out of 10 points in the annual poll conducted by Illicit Encounters, which proclaims to be “the best online dating site for married people”.

Entering the UK’s top 10 for the first time was Spider-Man star Tom Holland, who came second with a score of eight out 10. Completing the top three is the Prince of Wales, who has shot right up after coming near the bottom of the list last year.

The annual Sexiest Man poll from Illicitencounters.com takes votes from 2,000 of its female members. From a list of 50 men, the women are asked to score each male celebrity out of 10 based on their “sexiness”.

Jessica Leoni, a spokesperson for the dating site, said of the results: “Clarkson and his farm is a bit like Noah’s ark and just like the animal’s in that story, his victory in the Sexiest Man vote has come in twos.

“We all know about his brash persona, but the latest series of Diddly Squat has shown he can tug at heartstrings too – and clearly his farmer look continues to set hearts racing.

“Just like last year’s poll, we knew providing our members with a list of 50 famous names across both genders and asking them to score them on their ‘sexiness’ would throw up some surprises – we’re not putting it past Clarkson to go for the three-peat next year!”

Clarkson confirmed earlier this month that he is already filming season four of Clarkson’s Farm for Amazon Prime Video. The show sees the Grand Tour presenter attempt to run a farm on his 1,000-acre land in the Cotswolds, despite having no farming experience.

“We’re doing season four now and every single day when we meet for filming, we have a vague idea about what I need to do, but I can guarantee it will change because the weather has changed, or some fence will have fallen down,” said Clarkson at an exclusive event at Diddly Squat Farm.

“You never know what you’re going to end up doing. As long as you get content, it doesn’t matter what it is.”