Prince William has been named the world’s sexiest bald man for two consecutive years, after the royal recently debuted a more rugged look that left fans gushing over his facial hair.
A new study placed the Prince of Wales, 42, ahead of contenders such as Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Stanley Tucci, Thierry Henry, and Vin Diesel – as the future King of Britain retained his crown as the hottest man without hair in 2024.
The study ranked some of the world’s most famous bald men based on different factors including how shiny their heads are, their facial golden ratio, height, and smile – and William earned a near-perfect score.
The research compiled by PR agency Reboot Online also tracked media perception and ‘sexy’ global search interest, with William’s recent appearances in South Africa for the Earthshot initiative likely to have sent fan queries about him soaring.
This isn’t William’s first time being recognised as the world’s dishiest bald man; after securing the top spot in 2021, he slipped to second place in 2022, before reclaiming his title in 2023.
Prince William has been named the world’s sexiest bald man for two consecutive years based on a new study that evaluated scalp shininess, search interest, facial golden ratio, height, and smile
This year, he scored an impressive 9.9 out of a possible total of 10 points based on the shininess of his scalp, his smile and facial proportions.
Right behind William, Hollywood superstar Dwayne Johnson climbed to the second spot – after being placed seventh on 2023’s list, with a score of 8.9 out of 10.
American basketball star Shaquille O’Neal broke into the top three, after he was ranked as the ninth best-looking bald man in 2023.
Professional surfer Kelly Slater, who was recently spotted catching waves with Prince Harry in California, came in at the fourth position – earning high scores for his golden ratio, the sheen of his scalp, and smile.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Terry Crews and 79-year-old Taxi star Danny DeVito ranked fifth and sixth respectively, with Samuel L Jackson, former Arsenal superstar Henry, and The Hunger Games actor Tucci rounding out the list.
Vin Diesel dropped to the last place, after earning the top spot in 2022 – notably beating William that year.
Earlier this month, royal fans swooned over William’s new beard when the father-of-three travelled to Cape Town in South Africa, where the 2024 Earthshot Prize winners were announced.
William was enjoying a lunch during an official appearance in Cape Town on November 7, as he greeted crowds of wellwishers who swarmed the Bay hoping to catch a glimpse of him.
Right behind William, Hollywood superstar Dwayne Johnson climbed to the second spot – after being placed seventh in on 2023’s list, with a score of 8.9 out of 10
Stanley Tucci (pictured left) was ranked ninth on the list of the Top 10 sexiest bald men in the world. Pictured right: Danny DeVito, the 79-year-old actor best known for starring in the Eighties comedy series Taxi, broke into the list – earning the sixth spot
As he was addressing the gathering, one fan chimed in and shouted: ‘I like the beard,’ to which William responded: ‘Oh thank you,’ as he stroked his facial hair.
William also earned praise over the weekend, after X users noticed his affectionate gestures towards the Princess of Wales during her most high-profile appearance yet since completing her chemotherapy treatment.
The royal couple joined senior members of the family for the British Legion’s Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall in London on November 9, with William’s love for Kate on full display.
Footage from the event showed Prince William lightly and lovingly clasping at Princess Kate’s upper waist and back as they were guided into the renowned London music hall.
Body language expert Judi James told MailOnline that it indicated the Royal couple ‘couldn’t keep their hands off each other’ and they will be ‘far more open about showing the strength of their love’ in the future.
She added that Prince William’s rush to join the Princess’s side as they mutually placed their hands on each others waists, stepping closer to one another showed ‘mutual support, protection and affection’.
Meanwhile, the father-of-three has received much support from lovers of the Firm about his stubble, with some dubbing him ‘hot’ and ‘handsome’ for growing it out.
It is not the first time the Prince has dabbled in facial hair: in 2008 he sent hearts a-flutter by growing a beard for the festive season, claiming that strangers failed to recognise him.
Vin Diesel dropped to the last place, after earning the top spot in 2022 – notably beating William that year
And despite claiming on Christmas Day that he would shave it off, he kept the fuzz for several weeks.
William and his beard hit the headlines last year after his brother Prince Harry, 39, claimed in his explosive memoir Spare that the siblings had argued over facial hair.
Harry said the Prince of Wales told him to shave his beard off before his wedding to Meghan Markle in May 2018.
As it is customary to be clean-shaven when dressed in Army uniform, the groom was expected to have shaved prior to his wedding ceremony.
However, when Harry was granted permission by his grandmother to keep the facial hair, he said William ‘became livid’.
Earlier this year, Prince William sent pulses racing when he showed off a ‘handsome’ beard as he appeared in a star-studded message to Team GB, alongside Kate.
Reacting to the video, royal fans were mesmerised by William and his beard, with with one person writing on X: ‘Prince William with his stubble is hot.’
Another user urged him to ‘keep the beard’ while a fourth added: ‘William please keep growing that beard!’
***
Read more at DailyMail.co.uk