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The Big One: Top Ten TV Pin-ups

Published Saturday, Aug 11 2007, 16:29 BST | By Nick Levine
Ah, television. It can be entertaining, exciting and even educational - but often the most memorable TV moments come when we're forced to place a sofa cushion on our laps to retain our modesty. And yes, mum notices every single time. But who did you vote the sexiest TV pin-up of all time? Hint: it wasn't Brian Blessed.


10. Tom Welling
It’s no coincidence that Mr. Welling used to model for Abercrombie & Fitch: he’s the epitome of clean-cut, all-American fitness. And, as Smallville aficionados will have noticed, he makes Troy-era Brad Pitt look like a slacker in the gym. His sex appeal even survived appearances in both Cheaper By The Dozen movies – a trick Hilary Duff failed to pull off.
9. Noel Fielding
Well, who else could look sexy in spray-on scarlet jeans? The Mighty Boosh star has all the dandyish charm of Russell Brand, but with one crucial difference: he looks as if he’s taken a shower this millennium. We’re not the only ones who've succumbed to the goth detective's charms: rumour has it that Noel enjoyed a night of passion with rock harlot Courtney Love recently. Gasp!
8. Jody Latham
As Lip Gallagher, Shameless’ big-hearted bad boy, Jody Latham became our favourite bit of rough. He’d go nicking when he said he was job-hunting; he’d down a week's worth of booze in one afternoon sesh at The Jockey, and he’d never turn up for a date on time - but you always knew he’d come good in the end. Humph. Why can't boys be like that in real life?
7. Russell Brand
So what if he needs a good wash? And a shave. And an appointment at the STD clinic. Randy Russell, a man who describes himself as resembling an “S&M Willy Wonka”, is even sexier than your first PE teacher. But what does the man himself make of his bedroom prowess? "The kind of sex I like, it ain't unpleasant. I like gentle, adoring, tactile sex, not disposable bloody sleazy sex," he insists. If that's good enough for Kate Moss, it's good enough for us.
6. Milo Ventimiglia
Milo Antony Ventimiglia – try saying that after a few pints – is the man of the moment. This Sicilian sex bomb is currently making the whole world swoon as Peter Petrelli, a sensitive soul who's been blessed with superhuman powers, in cult sci-fi series Heroes. To cap it all, he bares his smooth, toned chest in Fergie's latest video. The lucky cow.
5. Chad Michael Murray
Yeah, we’re surprised that we fancy a man called Chad, too. As brooding Lucas Scott in One Tree Hill, Mr. Murray combines soul-searching sensitivity with sporting prowess on the basketball court – what a combination! Chad's modest about his pin-up status, too, admitting: "I could be known for worse things and I'm grateful I'm not." We hate to break it to you, boys, but he got engaged to One Tree Hill extra Kenzie Dalton last year. Sob!
4. Adam Brody
His OC co-star Ben McKenzie might have had the rippling guns, but, as lovable loser Seth Cohen, Adam Brody had the geeky charm. "In the beginning I was far from the hot guy, but I've sort of turned into this cool guy,” he reckons. "I don't know how it happened but you won't hear me complaining." Or us – we’d gladly spend a day trawling through comic book shops for rare editions of Spider Man if, in return, we got to plan activities for the evening.

3. Wentworth Miller
Grr! Who doesn’t feel a stirring in his loins when Wentworth unveils his all-body tattoo on Prison Break? It's not real – in fact, it takes four hours in make-up to create – but it looks hotter than a marathon runner in the Gobi Desert. Mariah Carey was so taken with Wentworth that she left another man at the altar for him - in the 'We Belong Together' video, of course. Well, who can blame her?
2. Paul Nicholls
He played a nut job in EastEnders, but we completely fell him. His chest is hairier than your granddad’s earholes, but we seem to love it. And he depicted a gay-basher in last month’s Clapham Junction - this year's most shocking TV drama - but still we can't get enough. Can Paul Nicholls do any wrong? With those eyes, we very much doubt it.
1. David Tennant
Jon Pertwee. Tom Baker. Sylvester McCoy. Decent doctors all, but each of them was as sexy as a plate of boiled cabbage. So how did David Tennant turn the Time Lord into a loin-teasing lust object? Easy: he’s calm and reassuring, but blessed with a hint of cheekiness that really gets our juices flowing. And let’s not forget that Billie Piper dubbed him “David Teninch”.

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