Jan 5
2024 Rewind: Jeremy Allen White Strips Down for Calvin Klein
Christopher Ehlers READ TIME: 9 MIN.
This piece is part of EDGE's 2024 Rewind series. We're reaching into our archives and sharing some of our favorite stories from the past year.
Jeremy Allen White, one of Hollywood's most lusted-after men of 2023, is the latest celebrity to bare (almost) all for iconic underwear brand Calvin Klein. The result? Well, let's just say we may have gotten some drool on our keyboard today.
And because the sexy star is the gift that keeps on giving lately, there are even a few videos to go along with the scintillating photos. In the minute-long video, Allen White is seen walking the streets of New York, running from a building while ripping off his tight white tank top, stripping down to his white CK briefs, and doing some pull-ups on a rooftop bar. Best of all, his magnificent-looking crotch rises into perfect view as if it were at eye level.
Then, for good measure, clad only in his Calvins, he climbs to the tippy-top of a building, does a sexy stretch to show off his pristine stomach, looks the camera dead in the eye, and then collapses on a sofa as the sun sets over New York City.
It's a lot to take in, in the best possible way. Watch it (and watch it again) here:
In a second video, the "Iron Claw" star opens up about his career and returning to his native New York. And although he's sadly clothed in this video, his dreamy biceps still play a featured role.
And in a third video, a nearly-naked White is featured in some behind-the-scenes footage. Which, because it still shows plenty of skin, still plays like the main event.
Needless to say, the internet has been abuzz about all things Jeremy Allen White since the photos dropped. "Sorry to Timothée Chalamet, but these images have earned more attention in three hours than 'Wonka' has garnered in a few weeks," joked The Daily Beast.
Others were keen to point out that given the hunk's initials – JAW – his stans ought to be called "jawbreakers," which is exactly the kind of double entendre we can get behind.
In an exclusive interview with GQ, the 32-year-old sex symbol opened up about being Calvin Klein's latest underwear model.
Despite having just starred in "The Iron Claw," a wrestling film that White bulked up for (and got plenty used to running around in underwear), White was still pretty nervous to step into the iconic white briefs. "In my head, I was just like, 'I can't see myself on a billboard, I shouldn't be here,'" he told GQ. "Just real imposter syndrome."
To prep his body for the shoot, White ran, jumped rope, did calisthenics, and – of course – ate incredibly well, including lots of fish. But a week before the shoot, he came down with something of a chest cold and resorted to a seemingly endless number of pushups the night before the shoot.
And yes, the eleventh-hour work has definitely paid off. Click through to check out the smoking hot new campaign: