Silvio Berlusconi has once again been crowned the world’s Sexiest Creepy Old Man in a poll of readers of Now! magazine, making this his third Whuhuhuhuhuh. The former Italian prime minister and telecoms tycoon faced down challenges from close rivals Hugh Hefner and Bernie Ecclestone. “This is a marvellous achievement for Silvio to win it 3 years running,” said fellow nominee and long-time friend Ecclestone. “I wish him all the best.”
The annual award, informally named after the sound people make when they shiver at an uncomfortable thought, is the highlight in Now!’s calendar. Past Whuhuhuhuhuh winners include club owner Peter Stringfellow, Rolling Stone Keith Richards and the late actor Charlton Heston. Stringfellow was, at one time, rumoured to carry his Whuhuhuhuhuh around with him when he visited his chain of highly-sophisticated strip clubs. Heston was less enthusiastic about the accolade, famously using his NASA connections to have his Whuhuhuhuhuh blasted into space.
A number of readers have consistently slated the judging process, however, for a perceived lack of choice. “Not all women find the likes of Berlusconi and Keith Richards creepy,” said one reader. “Why can’t we vote on people like George Clooney or John Hurt?” In defence of the current range of nominees, Now! editor Barbara Wheatley said that many readers just assume John Hurt is dead - making him a non-starter - and that George Clooney, although he does regularly date women young enough to be his daughter, has not yet reached the required minimum age of 60.
When contacted about the prize, Mr Berlusconi said he would be putting his latest Whuhuhuhuhuh statuette alongside the other two in a specially designed cabinet aboard his sexiest yacht.
The annual award, informally named after the sound people make when they shiver at an uncomfortable thought, is the highlight in Now!’s calendar. Past Whuhuhuhuhuh winners include club owner Peter Stringfellow, Rolling Stone Keith Richards and the late actor Charlton Heston. Stringfellow was, at one time, rumoured to carry his Whuhuhuhuhuh around with him when he visited his chain of highly-sophisticated strip clubs. Heston was less enthusiastic about the accolade, famously using his NASA connections to have his Whuhuhuhuhuh blasted into space.
A number of readers have consistently slated the judging process, however, for a perceived lack of choice. “Not all women find the likes of Berlusconi and Keith Richards creepy,” said one reader. “Why can’t we vote on people like George Clooney or John Hurt?” In defence of the current range of nominees, Now! editor Barbara Wheatley said that many readers just assume John Hurt is dead - making him a non-starter - and that George Clooney, although he does regularly date women young enough to be his daughter, has not yet reached the required minimum age of 60.
When contacted about the prize, Mr Berlusconi said he would be putting his latest Whuhuhuhuhuh statuette alongside the other two in a specially designed cabinet aboard his sexiest yacht.
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