John Krasinski is PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive 2024; Emily Blunt reacts

No, this isn’t a Jim Halpert prank special – it’s John Krasinski PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive 2024!

The Office and Jack Ryan star told the outlet he didn’t really know what to think when he got the news. “Just instant blackout, really. Zero thoughts,” he said. “Besides maybe I get punked.” It’s not like I wake up and think, ‘Is this the day I get asked to be the sexiest man alive?’ And yet that was the day you did it. You have really raised the bar for me.”

A person who did know what to think was Krasinski’s wife of 14 years, Hollywood co-star Emily Blunt. Krasinski told PEOPLE that Blunt was “very excited” to hear the news and “there was a lot of joy involved in me telling her.”

The actress apparently joked that she would wallpaper their Brooklyn home with the magazine cover if her husband ever received the honor. “Do we have it on camera? Because it’s like a binding contract, I guess,” he joked. “My kids will love it, it won’t be weird at all.” (Krasinski and Blunt share two daughters: Hazel, 10, and Violet, 8.)

On a more serious note, Krasinski told the outlet that he appreciates his life with Blunt. “That’s the beautiful thing, when you’re married to somebody, you’re constantly learning and changing and evolving,” he said. “And I’m lucky enough to go through all that with her.”

In addition to his much-loved role as Jim on The officeand the main role in Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan series, Krasinski also received recognition for directing, co-writing and starring in the 2018 horror film A quiet place. The film, which also starred Blunt, spawned a sequel, which he also directed and co-wrote, and a prequel, A Quiet Place: Day Onewhich he produced.

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Earlier this year, Krasinski also directed, wrote, produced and starred in Paramount’s family drama, IF. He next stars with Natalie Portman in the action heist film The Fountain of Youth.

Krasinski joins the distinguished ranks of other Hollywood stars who have taken up the mantle of Sexiest Man Alive since the annual honor was first given in 1985. Since 2014, the honor has gone to Chris Hemsworth, David Beckham, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Blake Shelton, Idris Elba, John Legend, Michael B. Jordan, Paul Rudd, Chris Evans and last year’s recipient Patrick Dempsey.

But Krasinski famously cracked a joke when asked if his new, wife-approved title will change anything about their life together. “I think it will make me do more housework,” he said. “When this comes out, she’ll be like, ‘Okay, that means you really want to earn this at home.'”

PEOPLE’s annual issue of Sexiest Man Alive hits newsstands nationwide on Friday.