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Noah Wyle is officially People‘s Sexiest Man Alive for 2026!
The magazine unveiled its pick on Tuesday, handing the title to the star of The Pitt, who has mounted a historic career comeback in recent years.
It’s the first time Wyle has been given the title — even though he’s been heating up emergency rooms on television since 1994.
As for how he took the news? Not well, at least at first. Wyle told People he literally couldn’t believe it when he got the call.
“I thought that sounded like a prank,” he said in his interview for the honor.
He went on to describe the whole thing as something he would “just not in a million years” have expected.
Wyle says he was shocked by the decision. In fact, he was convinced someone was messing with him before he realized the offer was real.
Not everyone was surprised by People‘s choice, however. On social media, many have pointed out that the pick reflects the magazine’s actual readership, as most of its audience is over 35 and isn’t looking for a Gen Z newcomer to wear the crown.
Wyle’s road to the title started three decades ago. He became a heartthrob on ER, the medical drama that launched in 1994, and he later won over a new batch of fans in The Librarian films.
Now he’s back in scrubs as Dr. Robby on The Pitt, the role that made him a heartthrob all over again.
Wyle’s personal life has had its share of ups and downs along the way, as we detailed in our look back at his marriage history.
In early 1996, a couple of years into his ER run, he met make-up artist Tracy Warbin on the set of the family drama The Myth of Fingerprints.
The two started dating soon after, got engaged in 1999 and married in 2000.
They welcomed their son, Owen, on November 9, 2002, followed by their daughter, Auden, on October 15, 2005.
The marriage didn’t last. Wyle and Warbin separated in late 2009, and while they were reportedly in mediation at the time, they never reconciled. Their divorce was finalized in 2010.
Wyle later admitted that the split came during a period of deep personal turmoil for him. Even so, he said he ultimately saw the conscious uncoupling as a positive experience.
In late 2010, he met fellow actor Sara Wells, and the pair started dating not long after his divorce was wrapped up.
The couple tied the knot in June 2014. She now goes by Sara Wyle, and the two have been married for more than a decade, Page Six reports.
They share one child together, and Wyle is also dad to his two older kids from his first marriage.
And now he can also claim the title of reigning Sexiest Man Alive. Our congratulations go out to Dr. Robby!
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