Whenever I’m thinking of my Forever Dongs, I usually don’t list James McAvoy. I think it’s a mix of things – mostly that he’s married and he adores his wife, and while I admire and love him for that, it kills my attraction to him because I know he wouldn’t be into it. I think that I also felt like I had to “choose” between James and Michael Fassbender in X-Men: First Class, and I chose my Irish ginger without looking back. But James really does deserve a seat at the Forever Dong table, doesn’t he? These are some new photos of James at the ITV Studios in London. LOOK AT HIS BEARD. I love that James grows a full-on ginger beard. Sigh…
So, would you hit it? A better question: how many people would you trample to get to James MacAvoy? That Scottish accent, that ginger beard, that sexy smile, those blue eyes, that attitude of “Yeah, I’m packing something extra in my pants, but I don’t need to brag about it.” James is the best! He’s also super-humble, y’all. In a new interview, James discusses how he doesn’t see himself as a heartthrob because he’s “got a wonky face” and he’s “pasty”.
James McAvoy admits he frets that he might have a pimple on his bum cheek when he gets his kit off in front of the cast and crew.
‘I mean, sex is a nightmare in real life until you meet the person you click with. When you’re pretending, multiply that anxiety by a thousand,’ said the 33-year-old.
‘You wake up in the morning and you’re like, “Oh no, I’ve got a spot on my bum,” or you’re in the middle of a scene and you’re like, “Oh no, is my breath weird?” or, “Oh, no. She’s nice but does she think I’m trying to cop a feel? But I’m really not, I’m just trying to do my job.”’
And the Scot certainly can’t get his head around the fact that he has earned ‘heartthrob’ status as he reckons he’s got a ‘wonky face’.
McAvoy, who has son Brendan, two, with wife Anne-Marie Duff, told Marie Claire magazine: ‘I certainly don’t feel like a heartthrob. I don’t walk around going, “Thank God I’m hot.” For every one person who thinks I am alright looking, you know there are 20 more saying, “Why him? He’s f***ing weird looking. He’s got a wonky face! He’s so pasty!”’
James could cop a feel any time. And he IS pasty, but he pulls it off really well (but I’m saying that as someone who LOVES pale men and women). And his face is NOT wonky. He’s actually got a classic “boyishly handsome face”. He’s going to look like he’s in his 20s until well into middle age.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
YES. I like big beards and I cannot lie!
I’d hit it. Repeatedly. OMG.
Mr. Tumnus.
Ok James is mine, mine, all mine!
And I’m having some pretty crazy thoughts about me, him and that beard…giving a whole new meaning to the phrase “fire-crotch”.
YES.
Although, I too have a thing about men being married that kills the attraction; that’s why they always become miraculously single in my fantasy world. It’s a good thing he’s such a great actor: for a couple of hours he makes me believe he’s available, in every single film.
He’s just too perfect for words: talented, beautiful, funny, smart, sweet, sexy, adorable… Sigh.
He and Fassbender are going to be unbearably awesome (and ginger-y) in the new X-Men. Can’t wait!
How is this even a question? Yes. I would hit it with all the force of Lady Macbeth falling of a castle roof.
Hahahaah! My sentiments exactly!
He’s my forever and ever dong! Im crazy about him! That accent, the piercing eyes, the cheeky boyish charm (looks like a heartbreaker but he is not), I never wanted much else. After the library scene in Atonment I had such difficulty getting back to the movie cos I was totally off in my dreamworld for a long while, much like JD in Scrubs! 😀
I haven’t watched Atonement. At first I didn’t watch it because I don’t care for Kiera Knightly, but now I won’t watch it, because I don’t want my Cumby-love tainted. I’m still recovering from the Julian Assange wig.
Oh, it is really no good for your Cumby-love indeed! In fact I was so repulsed by him (kudos to his great acting), I never recovered. James, on the other hand.. swoon…
Scottish accents SLAY me every time. Ginger beard…. Oh dear is it hot in here all of a sudden?
why do every british actors have a (ugly)ginger beard? Hardy,Fassbender,Bale,now McAvoy!
Most men in the uk with a red beard will probably have a celtic ancestory, and having a dos beard is a left over viking trait. My brothers and dad are the same they all have brown hair and a red tinge to their beards of various degrees, but James beard is really gingery.
Ugly ginger beards?Seriously?
their ginger beards are ugly in my opinion (even my boyfriend has a ginger beard when he’s hairy)
Fassbender is not British.
Yes dear but that doesn’t make him any less ginger beard.
Meh. Same difference. *drops bomb and wanders off*
Sure, fair enough, but brits, irish and germans share a whole load of common ancestry which explains the similar traits.
Thats James Mcavoy? He looks so different? Prefer him without.
It looks like it has alot of … bounce.
I love that he owns his height (or lack thereof). He is so comfortable in his own skin that he doesn’t feel the need to walk around in lifts!
He is super sexy (watch him in the British version of Shameless…so hot!)
errrr — I went from a “not really, no thanks” to an “oooh — Liev Schriber pictures in the links up there…..dear lord….MORE LIKE THAT….”
Mr McAvoy…..no thanks. Liev: yes please. Though, I think it has less to do with the baby-face and more to do with the inconsistency between grizzly beard and 1950’s newscaster hair with too much pomade…….
Beard or no beard ill watch him in anything. the man has incredible talent.
+1
Is it just me or he could play the younger brother of Russel Crowe?
Hell YES. Anytime. Aaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnytiiiiiiiimmmmme.
Seems I’ve very much in the minority here, but I don’t find James at all attractive, with or without beard. Now, he’s a great actor and seems like a really nice guy, but hot? No, at least not for me.
James McAvoy – OMG yes yes yes. He makes me weak in the knees absolutely, beard or no beard.
F*ck yea, I would it hit.
I would hit it. I would let it hit me. I hit myself if it meant a shot at hitting it. I hit the guy behind him if required – seriously, The Mac could make me do humiliating acts of strangeness in return for a tickle of that beard.
Once again Miss Eyre reveals a startling level of passion behind the prim facade! I challenge anybody to look upon the charming smart-ass twinkle in his eye in the British version of “State of Play” and not be a goner. As for the accent, Mother Nature must have created accents to get us to hit upon strange dong and serve the purpose of Evolution.
Yes I would!
And unfortunately I could not get tickets to him in Macbeth to save my life. I’m going back to London in June– maybe I can catch something then.
Hi Miss J,
I wouldn’t be surprised if it comes over the pond, actually. If it does, hop on a train to NYC and I’ll buy you dinner!
My dear, you are ON! 🙂 I would love that!
He is adorable!! I wish we could see him more often in movies. And his accent is so sexy!I love irish and scotish accents!!
Like a hurricane.
ha ha ,me 2 like a tornado
He’s cute and all… but too short for me.
NO! Never!
Um, no.
Of course. Any time
Luckily, my husband is Scottish and grow a bit of a ginger beard himself(it’s an awkward mix of brown and ginger)
sigh, i love my pasty scottish men
time to watch x-men
He is adorable & sexy as hell, buuuut no, not with the beard. As soon as his cute little face is smooth again, the answer becomes yes.
I don’t know who launched this big beard epidemic, but I was over it before it started. Why does everyone have a big fuzzy wuzzy beard now?! I guess I like very trim beards—a la Jean Dujardin, or none at all.
James is still a darling, though.
Hey darling. I thought of your and @T. Fan yesterday. Sorry to go off thread here but thought you two would enjoy:
Mr. Rochester announced yesterday that he had purchased English muffins so that he could make me Eggs Benedict. Me: “Uhm, yay! But I can’t have the Hollandaise.”
Then he discovers he forgot to buy ham so, Me: “oh well.”
A few minutes later he places a plate in front of me that has a toasted half English muffin with ripe avocado, turkey bacon and a poached egg on top of it and says,
“I could not make you Eggs Benedict so instead I present to you Eggs Cumberbatch. I think you will find it oddly appealing.”
@ Miss Eyre,
Mr. Rochester is a treasure. He sounds like the most wonderful grumpy, haunted blind man! I’m jell-y.
Eggs Cumberbatch sounds delish, & very oddly appealing! More appealing than the usual eggs Benedict. How can you not adore a man who can think of something to do with an avocado?! I’m stealing this recipe!
Eggs Cumberbatch! I love this!
You take the eggs, I’ll take the Cumberbatch. I’ll pop a slice of avacado on top if him so I don’t feel like I’m missing out.
Firstly, take a leaf out of Kaiser’s book and imagine that beard on your thighs.
Secondly – I finished Parade’s End!!! I have since spent all day in a huff because I don’t live in 1918 as Christopher Tiejens’ mistress.
T.Fanty,
Damn it all! I just typed a rather long comment to you re: Christopher, & suddenly my screen flashed & it all disappeared. I’ll try to remember what I wrote & try to post it again later when the steam cloud around my head clears.
Do your students ever use that excuse? Just wondering. Stupid keyboard….;-(
They try. I don’t accept failure, so get back on the keyboard and re-write me your essay!
(P.S. Hope your computer is okay!)
Eh… No. And it’s not because I don’t find him attractive to the contrary, but he’s the type I’d gladly hang out with him, he seems like a nice and fun guy.
I get confused: is it you or Miss Kiki who has the triumvirate of shamef@cks?
That would be Miss Kiki, I don’t have any shame-f*ck list 😉
Then you may be excused from the MacAvoy queue. I feel an obligation to force hot men on Miss Kiki to save her from herself.
He looks absolutely amazing. His red beard makes me weak at the kness. I would bear chis love child, even if he didn’t pay me child support.
He ages well – much better looking now than 10 ago. Maybe a bit of weight helped?
God help me I love the Scottish accent.I also love to watch Guy Berryman from Coldplay talk on youtube.That man is also a hot Scot.The scots are just naturally sexy.
Still lovely after all these years. I don’t think he’s being disingenuous about his looks, but he HAS to have some sense of how his face (and voice!) got him to where he is in Hollywood and the UK.
Anyway, I love that his wife is like 8 or 9 years older than him, that he loves his family, that he is still modest about his success. McAvoy is just great.
Is it just me? Or are a lot of these hot men going for seductive older ladies? This makes me very, very happy!
Mrs. MacAvoy: also great in Parade’s End. Watch it!!!
I am in favor of all hot men going for older women.
I usually love beards…but this is not a good match. It’s like the beard is wearing him, rather than the other way around. Or maybe it’s too long? Either way, he seems better looking without. Unlike Justin Theroux, who looks ten times better with it.
Best ginger beard in town, hands down! I just want to run my fingers through it and stroke it and look into his big blue eyes and grab that gorgeous perky bum… siiiiiiggghhhhhhh
I love it when you post about my wee Scottish husband!! I’d marry his wife too, she’s awesome, and we’d all be a big happy family!
Haha, my man grows his beard every winter, it’s a ginger beard and there is nothing I like more than running my fingers through it. (especially now that it’s peppered with grey)
I love James McAvoy. I think he’s cool and has a wicked sense of humour. Sadly though I wouldn’t hit it. I’d much rather buy him a beer at the pub and make stupid jokes.
I love him and his movies, but he can’t rock a beard. But in person with his gorgeous accent might be a different story.
Totally on the hotness list, making him even sexier with his devotion to his wife. I am not a fan of the full beard myself. To me, it distracts from the intensity of his eyes & eyebrows. I would describe his look as all the same time being pained, vulnerable, and intense. He might be funny or lighthearted in real life, which could easily be the case since he reportedly likes to stay home with his family most of the time. But his overall look is incredible and interesting. By coincidence of timing of this article, I noticed this weekend that I googled JM’s name, during a movie my hubby was watching. I remembered him from Wanted, but now he is on my Tommy Lee Jones, Mickey Rourke, Viggo Mortenson…”but-younger” hot list.
Oh hell yes. If there is anything I like more than a beard it’s a ginger beard.
mmm, yes, there’s always room for a guy with a ginger beard. my husband grows a ginger beard. sexay! 😀
I’d land on him like a depth charge.