Dingdong ranks 3rd in world's sexiest men

Author: Sun.Star
Column: Manila, Entertainment

ACTOR-model Dingdong Dantes proved to be as one of the hottest bachelors in town as he ranked third in E! Television's Top 25 Sexiest Men of the World this year.

Dingdong joined the roster of sexiest men in the world, including soccer superstar David Beckham, and Hollywood stars like Johnny Depp and Eric Bana.

Reports said E!'s supervisor Brian Potter was the one who personally announced the official ranking of Dingdong in front of 4,000 audience at recently held "Let's Celebrate" concert of the actor with Marian Rivera at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.

Dingdong starred in several GMA-7's top-rated shows "Marimar" and "Dyesebel." He is also one of the country's top product endorsers and models as he debuted as Bench newest image model this year.

Every year, E! Entertainment Television (or simply E!) - one of America's widely watched cable networks, roamed around the world in search for 25 sexy men to be included in their special feature of 25 Sexiest Men of the World.

With Dingdong celebrated stature in local entertainment industry, E! spotted this gorgeous actor making him the first Filipino to be included in their sexiest men list.

E!'s Top 25 Sexiest Men of the world episode will be first aired in the United Kingdom and scheduled to be shown in the United States and Asia.

Potter said this special feature is one of the highest-rated programs on E!.

Below are The 25 sexiest men of the world according to E!:

1. David Beckham (soccer player, United Kingdom)
2. Michael Gurfi (actor, Argentina)
3. Dingdong Dantes (actor, Philippines)
4. Jonathan Rhys Meyers (actor, Ireland)
5. Djimon Honsou (actor, Benin)
6. Tyson Beckford (model, USA)
7. Freddie Ljungberg (football player, Sweden)
8. Johnny Depp (actor, USA)
9. Ryan Reynolds (actor, Canada)
10. John Abraham (actor, India)
11. Dan Carter (rugby player, New Zealand)
12. Raoul Bova (swimmer, Italy)
13. Enrique Iglesias (singer, Spain)
14. David Zepeda (actor, Mexico)
15. Edison Chen (actor-singer, China)
16. Rodrigo Santoro (actor, Brazil)
17. Gilles Marini (model-actor, France)
18. Marcus Shenkenberg (model, Sweden)
19. Kostas Martakhs (singer, Greece)
20. Takeshi Kaneshiro (actor, Taiwan)
21. Danny K (singer-actor, South Africa)
22. Eric Bana (actor, Australia)
23. Mark Vanderloo (model, Netherlands)
24. Reynaldo Gianecchini (actor-model, Brazil)
25. Michael Lewis (model-actor, Israel)
(JRDB/Sunnex)

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(December 15, 2008 issue)
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