It appears the pandemic brought us more than Zoom fatigue and sourdough starters—it also gifted the world an unlikely sex symbol: Stanley Tucci. Yes, you read that right. The 63-year-old Devil Wears Prada star, who we thought was just here to serve us iconic roles, casually mixed some drinks on social media and, BAM, the internet swooned. Apparently, the way to people’s hearts is through expertly shaken martinis.
In a new interview, Stanley himself is still scratching his perfectly bald head over his newfound status as a heartthrob. “I have no idea how it happened,” he admitted, probably while sipping on a cocktail that he could effortlessly whip up with one hand. But he didn’t stop there. Ever the humble genius, he added, “People must’ve been desperate, that’s all I can say.” Well, Stanley, after binge-watching every show on Netflix and stress-eating our weight in banana bread, we were a little desperate—but no complaints.
Before long, what started as a fun hobby of Tucci playing “fancy bartender” on Instagram turned into a full-blown second career. He’s now hosting an Emmy-winning show, Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, where he embarks on a mission to make you wish you were born in Rome, while also making the rest of us feel very underdressed for pasta. If that wasn’t enough, he’s got a new book coming out, too—because why stop at being a sex symbol when you can also conquer the literary world? His upcoming masterpiece, What I Ate in One Year: (And Related Thoughts) promises to serve up culinary gems and probably a few of Stanley’s deep thoughts on, I don’t know, the perfect temperature for pasta water.
And Stanley? He’s just along for the ride. “The fact that I’m still able to do movies and TV and stuff, it’s a nice mix,” he said, as if he wasn’t secretly plotting global domination through cocktails and charisma.
It turns out Stanley Tucci can do it all—act, cook, write books, and somehow become the silver fox we never knew we needed. Cheers to that! 🍸
