The late People magazine editor Pat Ryan, a woman, was the one who made it into a franchise, wisely targeting the mostly female reading audience. Former editor Jim Gaines, who later took the reins from Ryan, told Slate, “Honestly, if it had been a male editor, I’m not sure if it would have even happened.”

John Krasinski is People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive 2024. What the actor, who was in a comedy sketch group at Brown University, said about it

The infomercial parody clip, which had the two men in brightly colored '80s workout gear, also featured 2022's Sexiest Man Alive, Chris Evans. "There was so much laughter on the other end of the phone; it was hard to get words," Krasinski said about wife ...