Brits spend approximately 28 hours a week watching television and 4 streaming content. That’s more than enough time to develop a crush or two.
To find out who Brits fancy the most across UK television, WhichBingo have surveyed the nation to discover which celebrities – who range from beloved TV presenters to reality TV wonders – have won the hearts of fans across the country.
Below are the results…
Hottest Female TV Presenter (UK)
Kicking things off with the Hottest TV presenters, and in the female category the winner is none other than the beautiful Maya Jama.
Topping the table with 37.80% of the popular vote, Love Island’s Maya is fast becoming a national icon and is 2024’s hottest female television presenter in the UK.
Coming in at second place is former The Saturday’s band member turned panelist on Loose Women, Frankie Bridge. Securing 24.95% of the popular vote, Frankie isn’t short of admirers.
Rachel Riley from Countdown completes the top three, securing 13.16% of the vote, with Gabby Logan and Amanda Holden placing fourth and fifth, with 7.07% and 6.59% of the vote share, respectively.
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Hottest Male TV Presenter (UK)
Moving onto the category of the hottest male TV presenters and the winner is UK television mainstay, Dermot O’Leary, who secured 33.33% of the popular vote.
F1 host and former T4 man, Steve Jones places second with a vote share of 18.54%, while Celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsay, comes in third with 14.67% of the vote.
I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here winner and Love Island Aftersun host, Sam Thompson places 5th with 7.01% of the vote, while Simon Cowell from X Factor bags fourth with an impressive vote share of 11.75%.
Unconventional Crushes
For the next category, we asked who Brits fancy off the telly or in the public eye, that might be seen as a surprising choice, or what we’d class as ‘unconventional’.
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Most Unconventional Female Crush
And kicking things off in the female category,renowned businesswoman and star of BBC’s The Apprentice, Karren Brady has the nation hot under the collar, topping the table for the most fancied unconventional female crush with 29.64% of the vote share.
Fellow BBC star and weathercaster Carol Kirkwood follows closely behind in second with 29.37% of the vote share, while ITV’s This Morning superstar Alison Hammond rounds off the top three with 18.85% of the vote.
Interestingly, two female politicians complete the top five, namely Suella Braverman in fourth, with 10.65% of the vote share and Angela Rayner in fifth, with 7.69%.
Most Unconventional Male Crush
Moving onto the male category now and topping off the list was British hardman hunk Ross Kemp. Known for his roles as an actor and TV host, Ross tops the list with a vote share of 28.06%.
Controversial talk show host Piers Morgan follows closely in second with 26.42% of the vote, while newly elected Prime Minister Keir Starmer secures the third spot with 16.38%.
Nigel Farage and Jeremy Clarkson complete the top 5, landing 12.75% and 11.80% of the vote, respectively.
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Hottest Female Soap Stars (UK)
Let’s be honest, at some point in our lives, we’ve all had a crush on a soap star or two.
Starting with the female category and number one is the stunning Jennifer Metcalfe from Hollyoaks, with a whopping 35.45% share of the public vote.
In second place is Roxy Shahidi of Emmerdale, garnering 22.17%. The charm of Jorgie Porter, also from Hollyoaks has earned her 3rd place with 13.01% of the vote.
Sair Khan and Samia Longchambon complete the top five most fancied female soap stars, bagging 7.41% and 5.22% of the vote share, respectively.
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Hottest Male Soap Stars (UK)
Male soap stars have also left an indelible mark on viewers. Sam Robertson from Coronation Street is officially the most fancied soap star hunk, placing first with an impressive 28.93% of the vote.
Aaron Thiara from Eastenders follows closely in second with 16.89% of the vote, while Emmerdale’s Jeff Hordley, better known as village scoundrel Cain Dingle, secured a strong showing in third place, with 12.88% of the vote
Completing the top five are Coronation Street duo Jack P. Shepherd and Daniel Brocklebank, securing 11.87% and 9.79% of the vote, respectively.
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