London is home to some excellent museums, fine monuments and most importantly, a generous smattering of very sexy people, from actors to auctioneers; priests to poets.
Sexiness is not a look, but a feeling. It knows no age (82-year-old Mick Jagger has still got it) and could be down to a knowing smile or a sultry gaze.
It takes all sorts to make a city, so without further ado, here are the 100 sexiest Londoners giving the Big Smoke its name.
1. Neil Amin Smith
Rachel Reeves' special advisor
All rise for the sexiest Londoner of 2025 — Neil Amin-Smith: Rachel Reeves’s most trusted special advisor, and easily the hottest SpAd in Westminster.
Spotted tie-less by the Chancellor’s side, he turns Treasury heads like hungry owls. With broad shoulders, tousled chocolate hair, statement earrings, and a smile that could melt decades of geopolitical tension, it’s no wonder Reeves keeps Amin-Smith close (how she manages to cry at work with him on her team is unbeknownst to us).
At 35, his rise has been quietly extraordinary. Raised in North London, expensively educated at Westminster School and Cambridge University (BA History, MA Economics), he went on to co-found Clean Bandit — the Grammy-winning group once dubbed “the poshest band in music” — in 2008. He turned down MI6 and Foreign Office offers, dated Years and Years frontman Olly Alexander, then left music entirely in 2016.
By 2019, he was at the Treasury. Reeves brought him into her inner circle in 2022. Now, he toggles between UK fiscal policy and Cartier-sponsored polo matches with his current actor partner Ellis Howard. Exceedingly important to find the man that can do both.
Enjoy the throne, Neil, we hope there’s no place you’d rather be.
2. Leah Williamson and Elle Smith
Professional footballer and Former Miss USA
What happened when the Lionesses’ captain met the former Miss USA? Stars aligned bloody quickly. Leah Williamson, 28, the Milton Keynes-born centre-back for Arsenal and England, began dating Smith, 27, the model, journalist and beauty queen from Springfield, Ohio, in 2024 before going public this year. Smith sported a “Live, Laugh, Leah” tee while cheering her girlfriend to Euros 2025 glory. Football’s sexiest couple.
3. Damson Idris
Actor
Peckham’s 33-year-old leading man is enjoying the summer of his life, fresh from starring in F1 with Brad Pitt. A chiselled clothes horse, he’s adored by Tommy Hilfiger almost as much as the ladies. The rumour mill reports he has rekindled his relationship with ex Lori Harvey, the model who counts Michael B. Jordan and Future as former lovers. But pray he has not, girls, as Idris is always a top brass flirter at a bash.
4. Liz Hurley
Actress and model
You’ll likely find her at the elegantly sized Donnington Hall, the 13-bed, 187-acre Ledbury estate where summer pastimes include bikini-clad prancing for son Damian’s camera or sizzling up a storm on her Big Green Egg barbecue. The actor who invented sexy with Versace’s safety-pin dress in 1994 looks phenomenal at 60 – and with new beau Billy Ray Cyrus in the mix, there’s simply no stopping Hurley.
5. Oli Green and Sienna Miller
Actors
The couple who lit London ablaze after relocating from New York last summer – as Miller, 42, gave birth to her second child with Green, 28, art scion, model and actor – are impossible to ignore. Their US Vogue pregnancy shoot had all genders breathlessly scrolling Instagram. Back in the UK, from Halloween bashes to Glastonbury, the sight of them sharing a cigarette has become de rigueur once again. And thank god.
6. Mick Jagger and Melanie Hamrick
Rolling Stone and former ballerina
Emperor of sex appeal Mick Jagger marked his 82nd with a knees-up at the Kings Road Rex Rooms with fiancée Melanie Hamrick on his arm in July. The 38-year-old Williamsburg-born dancer has slipped seamlessly into London’s social scene, dazzling in glittering gowns and smiles. Together they share a son with a name as grand as his lineage: Deveraux Octavian Basil Jagger.
7. Simone Ashley
Actor
The 30 year old Bridgerton bombshell has been the talk of London since appearing in the Regency drama and Sex Education. Her type? Dishy CEO-cum-lawyer types, per her last relationship with Constantin “Tino” Klein, a chiselled racing enthusiast who charmed Ashley between summer 2022 and January 2025. Now single, she reigns supreme on the fashion scene – her designer confidant Marco Capaldo of 16Arlington ensures she’s forever best-dressed.
8. Helen Mirren
Actor
The grande dame of stage and screen (not to mention a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire since 2003) Mirren an industry titan — just don't ask her if she’s ageing gracefully. “I hate that term. We just grow older, there’s no way you can escape that,” she has recently said. Quite right. She’s been married to American director Taylor Hackford since 1997, and celebrated her 80th this year — though you’d be hard pushed to guess it.
9. Central Cee
Rapper
Oakley Neil Caesar‑Su, better known as Central Cee, is the 27-year-old rapper from Ladbroke Grove with English, Guyanese, and Chinese heritage. Known for tracksuit-clad selfies and pull-up clips, he’s clocked up nearly 2 million devoted Instagram followers. After a past dealing drugs, hits like Sprinter, Doja, and Obsessed With You made him one of the UK’s biggest breakout stars. To his own amusement, he stirred controversy as the third solo male to appear on the cover of British Vogue.
10. Cora Corré
Model, granddaughter of Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren
At four, Corré walked in one of her grandmother Vivienne Westwood’s shows. Daughter of Agent Provocateur founders Joe Corré and Serena Rees, she was born for it. After resigning from Westwood’s label last year, she now, aged 27, supports The Vivienne Foundation and has joined the Kate Moss Agency as a model – striking facial features and an enviable archive of 1990s corsets easily make her one of the city’s most desirable.
The list continues, in no particular order...
Alastair Stewart
Rod Stewart's son, model
Not the retired journalist, but the 19-year-old, fluffy-lipped, toweringly tall son of Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster. The model started studying at the JCA London Fashion Academy but left to set his sights on film. “I want to be behind the camera,” he says. But dare we suggest he steps in front of it?
Naomi Campbell
Supermodel
Streatham-born supermodel Naomi Campbell, now a mother of two, remains unstoppable at 55. Last year, the catwalk superstar became the first model to have a solo retrospective exhibition at the V&A — and she’s still ruling runways, red carpets and covers with ease.
Eberechi Eze
Professional footballer
Arsenal bagged the Greenwich-born midfielder, 27, for £67.5 million — but his strong thigh game sets him apart off the pitch. He wed Naima Eze, his teen sweetheart, in 2022. He’s hard to miss in his skin-tight red Burberry get-ups during Fashion Week.
Tristram Hunt
Historian, former Labour politician (former MP), Director of the V&A Museum
The ex-MP has led the V&A since 2017. Cambridge-educated and 6ft 3in, Dishy Trishy, 51, blends political clout with Footlights-honed charm — and has long been met by drooling crowds during his speeches. He has three children with his wife, designer Juliet Thornback.
Maya Jama
Television and radio presenter
A total hoot and refreshingly down-to-earth, 31-year-old Bristolian Maya Jama rose to fame as Stormzy’s ex and the ultra-glam host of Love Island, where her latex-clad curves captured the nation’s imagination. Now linked to Portuguese Man City star Rúben Dias, there are whispers that she may leave London to spend more time with him up north soon.
Paul Mescal and Gracie Abrams
Actor and singer-songwriter
He’s the 29-year-old Kildare-born powerhouse actor whose thigh-and-bicep surface area alone could qualify as prime real estate. She’s the 25-year-old American singer adored by Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish, with a $5.5 million pad in Greenwich Village, New York. Both love cigarettes and revealing outfit options: let’s call it a match.
Jack Draper
Professional tennis player
Tennis’s biggest English heartthrob, Jack Draper, 23, is in peak form — reaching World No. 4 in ATP singles this June. As he stepped onto the US Open courts this month, the BBC breathlessly echoed his statement that he had grown into “a man’s body”. And, reader, we’ve been told he has a powerful serve on and off the court.
Natasha Poonawalla
Philanthropist, socialite, businesswoman
The ever-so-toned, Indian-born fashion muse, Natasha Poonawalla, 43, has top designers, from Schiaparelli’s Daniel Roseberry to London’s Harris Reed, on speed dial. She’s executive director of the world’s largest vaccine maker, the Serum Institute of India, where her husband Adar is CEO.
Pat Allerton
Church of England vicar
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Pat Allerton, the Old Etonian “Hot Priest,” has presided over St Peter’s, Notting Hill since 2017. Dubbed the “portable priest” for blasting hymns and prayers during lockdown, he became West London’s saintly pin-up. In 2021, aged 42, he wed South African care worker Kirsty Turnbull. With a perfect smile, formidable thighs, and a hotline to heaven, I suspect I’m preaching to the already converted.
Also read: Is Pat Allerton, the Hot Vicar of Notting Hill, the antidote to toxic masculinity?
Tom Hardy
Actor
Built like Zeus, 47-year-old Tom Hardy is one of Hollywood’s leading men — and the Hammersmith-born actor certainly raises London’s hotness rating. Married to fellow actor Charlotte Riley, with whom he shares two children, his sex appeal extends beyond the screen: he competes in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under his real name, Edward Hardy.
Jessica Clarke
Model
She was the first New Zealander to model for Victoria’s Secret. Now the bombshell, 32, sells mushroom supplements, tapping into her Māori heritage. She is based in London with her partner, sports agent Dave Gardner. Shrooms, anyone?
Skepta
Rapper, producer, fashion designer
Skepta, full name Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr, is the Tottenham-raised, fur-coat-loving, 6ft 1in hunk beloved by Londoners. The grime MC and producer, 42, won a MOBO in 2014 for That’s Not Me — a video that cost just £80 to make. Resourceful = attractive. His fashion brand, Mains, has been a London Fashion Week staple since 2023. Catch him from the f’row.
Lila Moss
Model, daughter of Kate Moss
The daughter of Kate Moss and Dazed co-founder Jefferson Hack made her solo Dazed cover debut in 2018. The NYU grad, 22, is a Type 1 diabetes advocate (the Lila Barbie has an insulin pump) and dating the swoon-worthy Yoni Helbitz. Key to her heart? Roast chicken.
Harris Dickinson
Actor
After growing up in Highams Park, Harris Dickinson, 29, has gone from “binman to Beatles star” in a stratospheric rise that now sees him preparing to play John Lennon in a biopic. The 6ft actor stole hearts opposite Nicole Kidman in Babygirl, but it’s school sweetheart Rose Gray — and their cat Misty Blue — that hold his.
Cate Blanchett
Actor
The Australian Oscar-winner, 56, has dominated the city’s social scene this year, from starring in The Seagull at the Barbican to attending the Serpentine Summer Party in a shell-covered Dilara Findikoglu dress. She’s married to writer Andrew Upton.
Callum Turner and Dua Lipa
Actor and singer-songwriter
Instagram was glued to Ibiza snaps of actor Callum Turner, 35, and pop queen Dua Lipa — one of summer’s sexiest couples — during her 30th celebrations this month. They have been on a seemingly endless holiday since confirming their engagement in June.
Romeo Beckham
Model
The sexiest of the Beckham brood and, at 6ft 1in, the tallest. After a stint playing football, the 22-year-old is focusing on modelling — stripping off for Interview Magazine and walking for Balenciaga. Amid a summer of family drama, he plans to enjoy the best September fashion month of his life. Where for art, though, Romeo?
Cara Delevingne
Model, actor
The Bedales-educated star, 33, who first modelled for Italian Vogue at 10, was a muse of Karl Lagerfeld. Now sober after a 2022 rehab stint, she wowed the West End as Sally Bowles in Cabaret and promotes her vegan prosecco brand with her sisters. She first met her musician girlfriend Minke when they were at school.
Maro Itoje
Rugby union player
The joint tallest man in our list, Saracens and England rugby captain Maro Itoje is 6ft 6in. The Camden-born star, 30, studied Politics at SOAS and later earned an MBA. In 2023, he launched The Pearl Fund to support education for children in Africa (read: he has a heart) and he married his wife Mimi, a model, in May.
Elena Ora
Artist manager
One half of London’s sexiest sisters: Elena, 36, is the striking artist manager and sibling to pop star Rita. They make an invincible, glamorous double act, but everyone knows the best time can be had with Elena, known for her penchant for a risqué look and cracking the best jokes at a dinner party. A name for every guest list.
Kit Butler
Model
The hottest male model out there. The Oxford-born beauty, 27, was scouted while driving a forklift at 16. He opened for Dolce and Gabbana, closed for Burberry shirtless, and you can’t walk through Harrods without seeing his face five times.
Kai-Isaiah Jamal
Model, poet, activist
Born in Croydon, like Kate Moss, 29‑year‑old Kai‑Isaiah Jamal made history as the first Black trans model to walk for Louis Vuitton in 2021, praised by Virgil Abloh as “the voice of their generation.” A striking presence on and off the catwalk, they’ve graced covers of Vogue, Elle, and ES Magazine – and champion LGBTQIA+ rights with fearless passion. Right on.
Tom Ford
Filmmaker, fashion designer
When Mr Ford bought a £80 million Chelsea townhouse last November, high society all but boiled over in ecstasy. Now settled, the 63‑year‑old Austin-born designer – whose work at Gucci and his own label epitomised “sex sells” – continues to walk the walk and talk the talk, with the best cut suits (not to mention jawline) in town.
FKA Twigs
Singer-songwriter, dancer
As her Eusexua tour (her third studio album) came to close at All Points East this month, hoards were left spellbound as Twigs (born Tahliah Debrett Barnett) left it all on stage: a mix of racy chair choreography and tear-jerking ballads. The 37 year old, whose seductive Calvin Klein ad was initially banned in the UK by the ASA in 2024 for presenting her as a "stereotypical sexual object", lives in Hackney and dates and works closely with the filmmaker and photographer Jordan Hemingway. She loves an outré look from Fantastic Toiles, a marketplace for subversive upcoming designers.
Lennon Gallagher and Izzy Richmond
Musician and model
They’re the Britpop couple of the moment: Lennon Gallagher, 25, named after John Lennon and son of Liam Gallagher and Patsy Kensit, has been dating 22-year-old model and fashion rising star Izzy Richmond since 2022. With the Oasis reunion igniting global frenzy, the pair have been plunged into the spotlight, as they support the world tour from LA to Tokyo.
Rosamund Pike
Actor
The Badminton School alum and Oxford English Lit graduate is a Golden Globe and Emmy-winning actor with a killer smile and statuesque 5ft8½ frame. Now 46, Rosamund Pike resides in a Georgian townhouse in London with longtime partner Robie Uniacke and their two sons, with a wardrobe spanning Philip Treacy’s dramatic headpieces to Simone Rocha frocks – proof of her refined taste for English eccentricity.
The Flag Twins
DJs, models
Peckham-born identical twins Karlon and Kevin Bonsu, 26, are the summer’s sensation, praised for striking looks, fizzy chat, and a less-than-common gentleman’s etiquette – no a given in the new influencer era, say industry veterans. Marking their place on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list this year, they threw a lively party at Nessa Soho this month and continue to thrive across DJing, modelling, and community-building ventures, showing no signs of slowing down.
Henry Highley
Principal Auctioneer, Phillips
He is the 40 year old international art world crush, with galleristas reportedly flying across the Atlantic just to watch the Phillips Principal Auctioneer and Head of Private Sales in Europe knock his gavel around. Art blogs have run headlines like “Why is Henry Highley so hot?” He is unquestionably handsome, with criminally-great jaw structure and prince charming locks. Sold.
Lady Jean Campbell
Model, podcast host
The epitome of an English Rose, Lady Jean Campbell—daughter of Colin Campbell, 7th Earl Cawdor, and Lady Isabella Stanhope, and Downe House alumna—conquered fashion with poise, landing her first British Vogue shoot straight after her GCSEs and soon after becoming the face of Burberry. In 2024, she launched her podcast I’m Fine, opening up conversations around chronic pain with honesty and, as ever, elegance.
Omar Sowunmi
Professional footballer (Bromley FC)
You might not have heard of him on the pitch yet (we hadn’t), but 29-year-old Bromley FC centre-back Omar Sowunmi from Colchester is set to win hearts. Of Nigerian descent, with a Nigerian father and English mother, he boasts a 6ft6” frame and guns big enough to play rugby. Beyond football he's a fashion devotee, appearing front row in Milan and the catwalks of London. Goal!
Rita Ora
Singer-songwriter
Part deux of the sexiest London sisters: Rita Ora, 34, is a pop star, TV host and “party guru” per husband Taika Waititi. She staged his 50th, with Kate Moss among guests — plus cake stands of cigarettes. A surefire star.
Thomas Straker
Chef
He’s the viral butter chef with millions of followers and a flair for controversy - from the 2023 diversity row over his all-male kitchen staff (a matter since addressed) to a reported cheating scandal with Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark, which allegedly ended his marital home life. Still, Londoners can’t get enough of the Shrewsbury School-educated, 35-year-old hunky “bad boy” of the culinary scene. Yes, chef.
Alva Claire
Model
The Herne Hill-raised, 33-year-old Alva Claire has been hailed as “Britain’s Next Top Model,” turning heads with her glassy skin and luscious figure. Represented by IMG Worldwide, she often works in New York but was recently spotted living it large at Notting Hill Carnival. She’s no stranger to fashion’s glamorous nights, either, including last year’s Fashion Awards, where she shone as a nominee for Model of the Year. You wanna be on top?
Liam Gallagher
Oasis frontman
One of the two kings of Britpop summer 2025, there’s always been something special about Liam. The 52-year-old Burnage-born father of four has been romantically linked to music manager Debbie Gwyther for over a decade and has successfully ignited stadiums nightly with his tambourine and bucket hat on the Oasis reunion tour so far. Truly supersonic.
Reece Clarke
Ballet dancer (principal at The Royal Ballet)
With a 6ft2” frame sculpted to perfection, Reece Clarke, 30 years old and the Principal Dancer at The Royal Ballet since 2022, made waves signing with Storm Models and stepping onto London’s party scene.He and his three brothers set a record as the first family quartet to all train at The Royal Ballet School. Clearly, there’s something in the Scottish air of their Airdrie upbringing.
Kim Jones
Actor, model
Not the fashion designer, but the internationally renowned actor, model, and all-round fabulous time. Dubbed the “Victoria Beckham of the Philippines” after her decade-long marriage to Filipino actor Jericho Rosales, the 38-year-old relocated to London last year and is quickly making a name for herself as a guestlist must-have. Having passed her motorcycle test last month, she’s rarely seen off her leathers. Broom broom.
Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark
European royal
A member of the sexiest sets of royal siblings, Constantine (Tino to friends) holds a place in many hearts and minds. A photography enthusiast with some of the best blonde locks around, the 26 year old looked staggeringly attractive in a kilt at Barnbougle Castle this July. His siblings, including Maria-Olympia, are equally impressive, though currently more often sighted in New York.
Suki Waterhouse
Actor, singer-songwriter, model
“Sex on legs,” as some call her, Suki Waterhouse — partner of Robert Pattinson, with whom she shares a daughter – was born and raised in Chiswick before launching her modelling career at 16. Now 33, she has expanded into acting (Love, Rosie, Daisy Jones & The Six) and singing, including opening for Taylor Swift in London. She shines brightest on the Met Gala steps.
Bel Priestley
Actor
She burst onto screens as Naomi Russell in season two of Netflix’s Gen Z queer coming-of-age hit Heartstopper and has since amassed 1.4 million TikTok followers, sharing personal insights about her gender transition and beauty tips. Now 22, the Leighton Buzzard-born star can be found dazzling in Swarovski gowns at the Brit Awards or British Vogue soirees.
Frederick Windsor
Banker, royal family
Has “Frisky Freddie” still got it? Without a shadow of a doubt. The 46 year old son of Prince Michael of Kent might have been known for his jawline and jets during his noughties heyday, but has since matured into a JP Morgan investment banker family man married to Peep Show actor Sophie Winkleman. He’s tall (6ft1”) and a royal (54th in line) with sullen eyes to drown in. Also, does anyone remember his Burberry campaign? Deep breaths.
Didier
Front of House, The Standard Hotel
A familiar face for those in the know, anyone with a taste for a big night out will have encountered Didier, the French doorman at Decimo, Standard Hotel, King’s Cross—like a dandy gatekeeper of Asgard. You’ll spot him by his pristine pearl-white attire and signature beret. Oui oui.
Bella Maclean
Bella Maclean cemented herself as one of Britain’s next leading ladies after playing the feisty Taggie O’Hara in Rivals. Born in New York, she spent her early years there before moving to East Sussex, attending Saint Ronan's School and later the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Now 27, she’s firmly part of the Notting Hill set, often seen in friend Dilly Groes’ chic everyday designs.
Rocco Ritchie
The 25-year-old son of Madonna and Guy Ritchie is making his name as an artist, and spends his days painting in his west London studio. His first London exhibition was curated by Lucian Freud’s longtime studio manager, David Dawson – not bad by half.
Adwoa Aboah
The supermodel turned actor shone as a wayward dominatrix in Lena Dunham's recent show, Too Much. She recently revealed that she was pregnant with her first child while filming the leather-clad sex scene. Props.
Jonathan Bailey
The smiley star of Wicked and Bridgerton received rave reviews earlier this year for his charismatic turn as Richard II at the Bridge Theatre. Take note: “confidence, calm and twinkle” are what Bailey, 37, finds sexiest. Open to interpretation. He was in a relationship with fellow actor James Ellis from 2019 but prefers to keep his love life private.
Stormzy
6ft 5in Stormzy is built like a tank and prone to taking his top off while performing, revealing a rippling torso – but he’s not just a pretty face. The Croydon born rapper, 32, made his name on the grime scene before setting up a Cambridge scholarship and the Merky book prize for underrepresented writers. Hunky and highbrow.
Harry Styles
When he’s not wandering around London (chore jacket on, wired headphones in), 31-year-old Harry Styles is arm-in-arm with a beautiful woman in Rome, where he owns a pad. Most recently it was actor Zoe Kravitz. Dreamy couple alert.
Idris Elba
Too old for Bond? We don’t think so. To fans' dismay, Elba announced earlier in 2025 he plans to leave the country in the next few years. So let’s cherish the actor turned dreamboat DJ while we still have him!
Daniel Lee
The man behind Burberry’s renaissance could have easily been a model if he wanted. Too bad he’s one of the greatest fashion designers of his generation.
Olivia Dean
Haringey-born Olivia Dean’s buttery vocals, impeccable style and general magnetism has everyone in her thrall. The 26-year-old had a brief rumoured fling with Harry Styles, though recently said she “doesn’t need to be in a relationship to survive”. Quite right.
Nicholas Galitzine
30-year-old Galitzine gave a much needed boost to the rom-com genre when he starred opposite Anne Hathaway (12 years his senior) as a Harry Styles-esque heartthrob musician in The Idea of You.
Jemima Khan Goldsmith
No one does both quite like Jemima Khan. The willowy socialite with enviable hair is also a hardened journalist, outspoken activist and successful filmmaker. Oh, and a great philanthropist, too – she once raised £60,000 for charity by kissing Kate Moss for 60 seconds.
Theo James
The hunky actor from White Lotus is the talk of the town after opening a buzzy neighbourhood Italian restaurant in Highbury. He recently starred in a steamy Dolce & Gabbana campaign with Leo DiCaprio’s girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti, wearing nothing but a pair of tiny white briefs. Che bello!
Anthony Joshua
London’s heavy-weight hunk has taken some time away from the ring in 2025 to recover from injury. He’s faced some setbacks in the last few years, namely losing to Usyk and Dubois, and now he’s being goaded by everyone’s least favourite Disney kid: Jake Paul.
Kit Price and Roberta George
Gen Z models Kit and Roberta make an enviably beautiful couple.
The pair jet off on fancy holidays to Italy together, while Kit beams out TikToks to his one million followers.
Ellie Bamber
English rose Ellie Bamber was chosen by Kate Moss herself to play the supermodel in an upcoming biopic about her friendship with artist Lucian Freud. It’s a natural fit: the 28-year-old actor is always impeccably dressed and a fixture at Glastonbury.
George Rouy
The bleach blonde, sultry George Rouy has just been pronounced the British artist of the moment by that great arbiter of cool, The Face magazine. The 31-year-old’s hazy paintings of intertwined bodies are already fetching six figures at auction.
Will Sharpe
It’s no mean feat to get the pulses racing when you’re opposite the adonis that is Theo James, but that’s exactly what Will Sharpe managed in White Lotus’s second instalment. Since then, the actor, writer and beautiful dweeb has gone from strength to strength, recently starring in Netflix’s Too Much.
Sonam Kapoor
Bollywood star Sonam Kapoor splits her time between Notting Hill and Mumbai with her entrepreneur husband Anand Ahuja, her son, and their dog Elsa. The 40-year-old has impeccable taste: two of her homes have been featured on Architectural Digest, while her Wimbledon outfit this year was a total ace.
Sertac Dirik
Is this the most gorgeous man in hospitality? When the 29-year-old took over his father’s restaurant, Mangal II, with his brother Ferhat, it quickly topped many a best restaurant listicle. Dirik was a fixture behind the grill, and now he’s bopping around Europe cooking at various buzzy pop-ups. Catch him if you can.
Sarah Lysander
When she’s not on holiday with best pal Dua Lipa, 30-year-old Sarah Lysander is busy modelling or hosting supper clubs with her equally gorgeous partner, Bashir Arab-Sanchez.
Emma Thynn
The Marchioness of Bath might be London’s most prolific party-goer in London. Always dressed to the nines, the 39-year-old chatelaine of Longleat Estate is a true modern aristocrat, moonlighting as the social editor-at-large at Hello Magazine.
Charles Dance
Towering, sardonic, and regal, 78-year-old thesp Charles Dance rules screens with his piercing blue eyes and that aristocratic menace. The elder statesman of brooding British villainy.
Hamish Powell
Botanical artist and cause celebre of the London scene, Powell has been turning heads with his eye-catching pieces and bone structure to die for.
Paapa Essiedu
London born and bred, Paapa Essiedu is a generational talent on screen and stage. Now, with the recent announcement of HBO’s Harry Potter casting, fans only have one question: is the world ready for such a sexy Severus Snape?
Nigella Lawson
“My empty vessels are ready to be loaded”, Nigella, AKA the queen of innuendos, says into the camera in one of her more memorable on-screen moments. She knows what she’s doing, she knows the power she wields, and no such list would be complete without the inclusion of the woman who taught Britain how to cook.
Kit Harington
The 38-year-old actor is a family man now but will always be King of the North to us. Somehow, he manages to be hunky in everything he stars in. Even in the latest season of Industry, where Harington showed a different side as the toff tech bro who loves a warm shower (if you know, you know).
Aaron and Sam Taylor-Johnson
The new James Bond (some might say) and his film-maker wife make a seductive pair. Forget the age gap, they’re the coolest couple in film.
Ben Hardy
From the Queen Vic to the Hollywood Hills, London’s answer to Leonardo DiCaprio has been catapulted to the big league in recent years, starring in everything from X-Men: Apocalypse to Bohemian Rhapsody.
Dennis Okwera
Dennis Okwera grew up in war-torn Uganda before fleeing to London and becoming a model for brands such as Oliver Spencer and Alex Eagle. He now runs a charity which supports vulnerable children in his home country.
Confidence Man
Are they the hottest property in music right now? The riotous, latex-clad Australian electropop outfit have become surrogate Brits in the last couple of years. Known for sweat-soaked shows, their Glasto sets are now the stuff of legend.
Andrew Scott
Andrew Scott became an overnight sex symbol when he starred as the Hot Priest in Fleabag. In typically humble fashion, he described the label as “mind-blowing”. Modesty, in this case, really is sexy.
James Massiah
DJ, poet and musician, James Massiah is South London’s ravishing renaissance man, articulating the area’s rich culture and history.
Trinny Woodall
From telling people how to dress to building a multimillion pound beauty brand, Trinny has always had good taste. The silver tongued 61-year-old still looks ravishing and claims to hardly ever wear a bra.
Jack Lowden
The 35-year-old actor has finally got his flowers from his eye-catching turn as the slippery spy, River Cartwright, in Wild Horses. He married fellow actor Saoirse Ronan last year, and the delightful couple now have a baby in the post.
Read more: Actor Jack Lowden’s favourite spots in the capital
Georgia-May Jagger
The iconic face of Rimmel’s ‘Get the London Look’ adverts, Georgia-May Jagger has proven that she’s far more than just a nepo baby – a difficult thing to do when your parents are Jerry Hall and Mick Jagger. She also immortalised the gap teeth look, before it was a thing.
Tobias Smithson
If this was a list for London’s sexiest interiors, The Dover would surely be near the top. But who’s bringing the seductive vibes of the Seventies style restaurant? The charming General Manager: Tobias Smithson.
Oisín McKenna
The bard of Hackney’s debut Evenings and Weekends was the book to be seen with on London Fields this summer. McKenna hails from Dublin but writes with pin-sharp precision about the love lives of queer twenty-something year olds living within spitting distance of Broadway Market. His melancholy blue-eyed gaze is as arresting as his prose.
Jenna Coleman
Wide-eyed Jenna Coleman made her name in Doctor Who before starring as Queen Victoria in the 2016 ITV period drama. She has been in a relationship with director Jamie Childs since 2020, and the couple have a child together.
Joy Crookes
The South-London singer-songwriter with South Asian roots has been charming crowds with her unique blend of neo soul and RnB since her 2021 debut. Look out for her new release, Juniper, due next month.
Nicholas Hoult
Since making a generation of teens fall in love with him as Tony from Skins, Nicholas Hoult has developed into one of Britain’s top screen exports – and his good looks have grown exponentially. We’re digging the new peroxide mop.
Ib Kamara
This Sierra Leone-born, London-based visionary leads Off‑White and is the former editor‑in‑chief of Dazed. He’s the radical stylist reimagining African masculinity for the runway and the pages of fashion history.
Nick Grimshaw and Mesh
The Radio 6 presenter and his model fiance, Mesh Henry, have been the talk of the town since they got together. When’s the wedding date? Who cares. All we know is that Grimmy’s certainly not got a face for radio.
Charles (@whereischarles)
Part cabaret, part 80’s synth-pop, Charles’s music builds a world that’s all sexy.
Elfie Reigate
With golden curls and cheekbones worthy of a Renaissance painting, it’s no wonder Elfie Reigate was handpicked as the first model on the books at the Kate Moss Agency. She made her debut for Alexander McQueen aged 16 and continues to make waves in the fashion world. She loves a pint, too.
Tobias Menzies
51-year-old actor Tobias Menzies can be found swimming in the Hampstead Men’s Pond all year round. He doesn’t like wetsuits, either. Menzies made his name as Prince Philip in The Crown, though a special mention for his role as Sharon Horgan’s weird gynaecologist in Catastrophe. Sexier in real life.
Honey Dijon
Her tracks are hot; she’s even hotter. From Berlin to Chicago to New York, Honey Dijon is a legendary DJ who has played them all, but found a home of late in the capital. Fresh from her Finsbury Park day festival, the queen of house music has this city in the palm of her hand.
Grian Chatten
Fontaines DC’s front man is one of the greatest songwriters on the planet. A true wordsmith, but most importantly, looks fantastic in a vest.
Marisa Abela
The second Industry star on this list, Abela’s arresting performance has you hate, love and fancy her all simultaneously – that’s no mean feat.
