Patrice Leconte Sexiest Director Alive

  • By Rebecca Miles
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And the Sexiest Man Alive 2026 is ... Patrice Leconte

Patrice Leconte, 78, has been dubbed “the Sexiest Director Alive” by Glamour's magazine in its February 2026 issue out this week.

UPDATE 12/01/2026 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

For the second year in a row 2025 and 2026

The magazine has released its annual list of the 100 men who made history hotter, and the honors go to exactly who you thought they would (if you keep up with celebrity news): Patrice Leconte, the director best known for Ridicule, Les Spécialistes or French Fried Vacation. For the second year in a row, our gorgeous hottie beat out some other equally hot men for the number one spot! And we can't say we disagree!

Twitter Frenzy

Within minutes of Patrice Leconte being announced as this year’s winner, it had become the top trending topic on Twitter:

“He is unquestionably handsome, he’s been smartly building his career on more than his looks,” wrote one fan.
“#Patrice Leconte being named THE Sexiest Man Alive makes his girlfriend the luckiest Woman Alive?” joked another one.

The major upside of the award is that the French director, screenwriter and producer will be getting plenty of press for the next few weeks. So what do you say? Do you think Patrice Leconte is the Sexiest Director Alive? And if not, who gets your vote?

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