Johnny Depp has joked he feels “emasculated” after Ryan Reynolds was named the Sexiest Man Alive

The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star was awarded the title by People magazine in 2009 and 2003 but was dethroned by the younger Hollywood hunk this year.

The 47-year-old actor – who stars in the ‘The Tourist’ with Angelina Jolie – insists he is just starting to get over his defeat.

He quipped: “I feel emasculated. I feel like I’ve been beaten down like some horrible … you know, like some pathetic harp seal. But, I mean, that’s how it goes, isn’t it?”

Johnny – who recently finished filming ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ – has no plans to try and reclaim the honour for a third time.

He told MTV News: “I think I can work my way forward, but will I try for it again? No… I worked so hard to gain that title.”

Ryan, 34, was named Sexiest Man Alive by People in November, and admitted he was going to have to face a lot of ridicule from his friends, family and wife Scarlett Johansson about the title.

He said: “You just have to go with the flow. This gives my family entre into teasing me for the rest of my life.

“Now it’s going to be, ‘Sexiest man, take out the garbage.’ That does sound better. But the most difficult part is going to be organically working this title into a conversation with random strangers.”

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Johnny Depp has snubbed British food on the set of his latest movie

The 47-year-old actor – who is currently filming ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ in the UK capital – reportedly blasted the culinary treats he was offered, including sausage and mash, jacket potato and salad, spinach and ricotta ravioli and chicken curry, as “just awful” and asked to be served takeaway noodles instead from Japanese chain Wagamama.

A source told The Sun newspaper: “He was really annoyed, said he needed something decent to survive and kept on about noodles.”

The star, who lives in France, was also overheard complaining that British workers were slower at set changes on the movie than their American counterparts.

It was recently revealed that Johnny – who lives in France with long-term partner Vanessa Paradis and their children Lily-Rose, 11, and eight-year-old Jack – travels to work on the film by sailing a luxury yacht named The Jolly Roger down the River Thames every day.

A source explained: Johnny chose to charter a boat for the week because it’s the easiest and quickest way to get there.

“He’s been flying in from his home in France some mornings and hopping on the yacht at Battersea. He’s been enjoying the views from the water.”

Zoe Saldana feels “sexy” working with men.

The ‘Losers’ actress – who stars in the action movie with Jason Patric, Chris Evans and Jeffrey Dean Morgan – insists she never feels
she is missing out by having no female company on set with her as she loves action movies so much.

She told The Independent newspaper: “I love working with boys, and I probably do that more than most actresses. I got to do it on ‘Star Trek’, ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and now ‘The Losers’. “It just makes me feel sexy, I guess. And these kinds of films – sci-fi and action – with all male crews are just the kind of films I want to make. I love girls, don’t get me wrong. But, as a woman, to get to play rough characters gives me a lot of freedom and versatility.

“I like holding the gun and participating in saving the day because I think it’s really sexy.”However, the ‘Avatar’ star admits being the only woman in the cast hasits drawbacks.

She explained: “I almost feel like you have twice as much work to do because you don’t want to be singled out. “You’re already the only girl, so if you’re the one who says, ‘I can’t do this,’ it’s going to be like, ‘She’s wimping out because she’s a girl,’ so I toughed it out. I wanted to impress the guys.”

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Daniel Radcliffe and his ‘Harry Potter’ co-stars dominate the list of Britain’s richest young stars.

The actor – who has the title role in the hit wizarding movie franchise – was named fifth richest in the young millionaires category , with a fortune of £42 million, and his co-star Emma Watson, who plays Hermione Granger, was placed joint 10th with a £22 million fortune.

Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasley in the films was placed 12th in the list – which takes into account the earnings of stars aged under 30 – with an estimated £20 million wealth.

Former ‘Harry Potter’ actor Robert Pattinson, who has gone on to find success as the star of the ‘Twilight’ series of films, is placed 14th on the list with a £13 million fortune.

The top spots on the young millionaires list were taken by inheritors and businessmen.

A source said: “The ‘Harry Potter’ franchise has been massively successful worldwide and boosted the UK economy, taking hundreds of millions at the box office. Five of the franchises films  are in the top twenty highest grossing of all time and although its stars were just children when it started I don’t think anyone could have guessed exactly how successful this was going to be. They have all still worked very hard for their places on this list, and it shows the once again healthy state of the British film industry.”

J.K. Rowling, who penned the series of children’s books the movies were based on, topped the author’s list with a fortune estimated at £519 million.

‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star Kiera Knightley was also rated highly on the young rich list with an estimated fortune of £28 million, earning her seventh place.

In the field of music, Leona Lewis and ex-child star Charlotte Church were rated joint16th on the young rich list with £11 million, while Cheryl Cole was rated 20th with £10 million.

In the main list of Britain’s 1,000 richest people, Lakshmi Mittal and was named the country’s most wealthy, with a fortune of £22.45 billion, which has more than doubled in the last year from £10.8 billion.

Sunday Time Rich List: Top 20 young millionaires

1 Arthur Landon, 28, inheritance £200m

2 Andrew Michael, 30, internet £130m

3 Fawn, 24, and India Rose James, 18, inheritance £120m

4 Richard Walters, 30, construction and mining £98m

5 Daniel Radcliffe, 20, films £42m

6 Sean O’Connor, 29, finance £33m

7= Kiera Chaplin, 27, media £28m

7= Keira Knightley, 25, films £28m

7= Princes William, 27, and Harry, 25, land and inheritance £28m

10= Adam Hildreth, 25, software £22m

10= Emma Watson, right, 20, films and modelling £22m

12 Rupert Grint, 21, films £20m

13 Richard Jones, 27, internet £15m

14 Robert Pattinson, 23, films £13m

15 Natalia Vodianova, 28, modelling £12m

16= Charlotte Church, 24, music £11m

16= Katherine Jenkins, 29, music £11m

16= Leona Lewis, 25, music £11m

16= Earl of Shaftesbury, 30, land £11m

20= Cheryl Cole, 26, music £10m

20= Dominic McVey, 25, publishing and property £10m

20= Katie Melua, 25, music £10m

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Orlando Bloom

Orlando Bloom will not return to ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ because his character is dead to him.

The British actor, who played good guy William Turner in the swashbuckling flick, has no plans to return to the franchise, despite a clamour for his reprisal.

He said: “No, I’m definitely not returning. William Turner is sort of swimming around with the fish at the bottom of the ocean.”

Although the 33-year-old star won’t be joining Johnny Depp in the new movie, Orlando had a blast making the previous films.

He added: “I had a great time making those movies. I just really wanted to do different things, but I think it’s going to be great. Whatever Johnny does, I think it’s fantastic.”

Orlando is the second star of the franchise to confirm he won’t be in the next instalment of the series.

Keira Knightly – who plays Elizabeth Swan – has also stated she won’t be returning.

Lead character Captain Jack Sparrow – played by Johnny – is returning for the fourth movie, entitled ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’.

It has been suggested the actor will receive at least £21 million for reprising the role.

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The ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ actor was dining at upmarket Italian eatery Lavo with his model girlfriend Miranda Kerr, actress Rosario Dawson and other friends when a fellow diner accidentally spilled a drink all over his expensive shirt.

An onlooker said: “Everybody on the table let out a gasp when the guy spilled his drink on Orlando. He was perfectly cool about it though – rather than flying into a rage he laughed it off.”

British hunk Orlando and his party then devised a plan so he could continue partying, and after making a phone call, within half an hour an employee appeared with three crisp new shirts for the actor to try on.

Rather than retiring to the restrooms to change however, he simply took his shirt off in front of the restaurant, bearing his famously rippled torso.

The source added: “Orlando pulled the wet shirt off, and was sitting there at his table half naked while his friend helped him into the new shirt. Mind you with his muscles, he could get away with it.”

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The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ actor – who was recognised with a career achievement award at the Bahamas International Film Festival last night (13.12.09) – feels “stupefied” as to why his “strange” work would be honoured by anyone.

He said: “Whenever anybody says they are going to give me some kind of award, I’m always a little stupefied by the notion. The first thing I say is, ‘Why?’

“I just go to work like anyone else, except my job happens to be a little stranger.”

The 46-year-old actor – who won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for his performance ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’ – also admitted he is surprised to still get offers of work.

He joked: “I’m still amazed I get jobs after all this time.”

Paying tribute to Johnny – who was presented with his award at the Balmoral Club in Nassau by Sir Sean Connery – festival founder Leslie Vanderpool described him as an “icon”.

In a statement, Leslie added: “What makes this tribute to Johnny even more special is that he has a home in the Bahamas and possesses a true love and appreciation for the region and culture.”

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The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star has been awarded the title by the US magazine People for the second time, after first being given the accolade in 2003. He is the third man to gain the honour twice, matching George Clooney and Brad Pitt.

A spokesperson for the publication said: “At 46, the father of two still reigns as Hollywood’s most irresistible iconoclast; as one-of-a-kind as his beloved 15-year-old boots and as smouldering as his favourite Cuban cigars.

“He has had women swooning since his days as a teen detective on ‘21 Jump Street’.”

Also included on the list are Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal, Bradley Cooper, David  Beckham, Gilles Marini, Nick Cannon and Chris Daughtry and Robert Downey Jr.

Upon hearing of his inclusion, Chris composed a song which included the lyrics: “Sexiest man alive? / Am I at least Top 5? / I know being bald /won’t get me the cover / I just hope it’s not page twentysomething or other.”

False reports had circulated earlier this week that ‘Twilight’ star Robert Pattinson had been awarded the title.

Hugh Jackman will also be pleased, as earlier this month he told how he was looking forward to passing on the Sexiest Man Alive title he was awarded last year so he could stop taking care of himself.

He said: “The pressure’s off. I can be a slob again. I thought there were thousands of other guys that deserved it, but it’s been a great year.”

Previous stars named Sexiest Man Alive by People include Matt Damon, Matthew McConaughey and Jude Law.

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The 46-year-old star – who plays the eccentric Captain Jack Sparrow in the movie franchise – is returning for the fourth installment and is set to become Hollywood’s highest-paid actor, topping the likes of Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson and Tom Hanks, with the huge pay day.

The ‘Sleepy Hollow’ actor is guaranteed the £21 million as a minimum for ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’, due for release in the 2011, and could receive even more should it be a huge box-office hit.

Disney bosses are paying Depp such a high fee because his co-stars from the previous three movies, Keira Knightley, 24, and 32-year-old Orlando Bloom, have dropped out.

Geoffrey Rush will once again play Captain Barbossa, while Penelope Cruz is rumoured to be in line to take the female lead.

Depp recently vowed to save Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage from financial ruin after because of a massive unpaid tax bill.

The star pledged to support the ‘Con Air’ actor through his plight because of the assistance he gave him when he was first trying to make it in Hollywood.

A source said: “Johnny feels he owes his career to Nicolas and now wants to repay him – if Nicolas agrees.”

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