Last year, Chris Evans sent the internet into a frenzy during a video interview with his brother. The buzz, however, was not about the interview itself but about Evans' barely (the word being used generously) exposed chest tattoos.
Now, a year and a half later, the phenomenon has resurfaced.
Evans was named People magazine's 2022 Sexiest Man Alive. On the cover of the November issue, Evans' partially unveiled ink once again steals the spotlight.
\u201cPeople has named Chris Evans the Sexiest Man Alive of 2022.\u201d— Pop Base (@Pop Base) 1667883647
As if the initial 2021 wave of excitement never existed, fans flipped over their new 'discovery.'
\u201cIs Chris Evans really covered in those tattoos?\u201d— Mon Coeur (@Mon Coeur) 1667917477
\u201cToday is the day I learn that Chris Evans has tattoos. On his chest. From the Sexiest Man Alive photoshoot.\u201d— Rachel (Taylor\u2019s Version) (@Rachel (Taylor\u2019s Version)) 1667927373
\u201cim a little obsessed w chris evans tattoos\u2026\u201d— gabi targaryen \u03df (@gabi targaryen \u03df) 1667923476
\u201cPleased to discover that Chris Evans has chest tattoos.\u201d— Eden (@Eden) 1667929034
\u201cwe live in a cruel world where we haven't seen all of the beautiful tattoos chris evans has but are forced to hear about some celeb not showering WHY UNIVERSE?!\u201d— siri (@siri) 1667327064
\u201cchris evans tattoos\u201d— Sophia (@Sophia) 1667900184
\u201cI simply will NOT survive Chris Evans' #SexiestManAlive era. The tattoo cleavage?!\u201d— Olivia Truffaut-Wong (@Olivia Truffaut-Wong) 1667891020
\u201cWAKING UP TO CHRIS EVANS BEING THE SEXIEST MAN ALIVE IS A WHOLE NEW LEVEL OF WAKING UP TO NEW CONTENT!!! THE PICTURES THE TATTOOS THE EVERYTHING! I THINK I'M GOING BACK TO SLEEP BECAUSE DAMN I'M SO DIZZY RN\u201d— riri's month (@riri's month) 1667889354
\u201c@ Chris Evans nation, are we gonna over analyze, hypothesize and theorize about what Chris\u2019 other collarbone tattoo is??????\u201d— miya (@miya) 1667887831
\u201cGod bless America! I pledge allegiance to the chest tattoo of chris evans\u201d— Anushka Iyyangar (@Anushka Iyyangar) 1667913137
\u201cI am voting for Rahul Kohli for 2023. \n\nBut... Chris Evans has tattoos? \ud83e\udee3\u201d— Cohlrabi (@Cohlrabi) 1667916963
\u201cwhat\u2019s joe biden\u2019s plan to get chris evans to do a tattoo tour interview\u201d— kristen\ud83e\udd8b (@kristen\ud83e\udd8b) 1667923352
\u201cChris Evans giving us crumbs of his new tattoos as they peak out from his shirt collar in the \u201csexiest man alive\u201d magazine cover. I might cry. \ud83d\ude02 #ChrisEvans\u201d— MNXE \u235f (@MNXE \u235f) 1667946708
\u201cNot me zooming into this photo of @ChrisEvans to try and get a better look at his tattoos\u2026\ud83d\udc40\u201d— Jessica (@Jessica) 1667894601
\u201cI don't know if the tattoos peaking out of @ChrisEvans shirt in his @people photos will be enough to comfort us all if today goes terribly wrong, but I'd like to thank them for trying.\u201d— Ashley Eisele (@Ashley Eisele) 1667933942
Though the Captain America star usually keeps his ink covered, People was able to expose some of the art's meanings.
\u201cA Guide to Chris Evans' Tattoos and Their Meanings https://t.co/xLIRhWTWDC\u201d— People (@People) 1667915286
The actor revealed that the main reason the tattoos are on his chest is, in fact, because it's an area that's not as exposed as much in films, equating to less time in the makeup chair.
Evans shared that most of his art pays tribute to his family, including his dog Dodger, and all are very meaningful to him.
He even has a quote from The Power of Now author Eckhart Tolle:
"When you lose touch with your inner stillness, you lose touch with yourself, when you lose touch with yourself, you lose yourself in the world."
And, of course, Evans also has an Avengers tattoo, matching with Robert Downey, Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth and Jeremy Renner.
Jane Rosenberg
Jane Rosenberg
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