Boyfriend of the Week

If you’re not a fan of The Tudors, you may not recognize this week’s Boyfriend, but trust me when I tell you that Henry Cavill will (most likely) soon be a household name—especially if your household owns any "I ♥ 50 Shades of Grey" t-shirts. This British lovely is rumored (or rumoured, as British lovelies say) to be a frontrunner for the role of Christian Grey.

Having never read the trilogy, it could be argued that I have no idea if Mr. Cavill is a good choice for the part, but I disagree. I think having eyes—and a uterus—makes me a more than qualified judge. And in my expert opinion, he’s perfect for the role. He’s perfect for any role—with the possible exceptions of Elephant Man and Fatty Arbuckle. Plus he’s British, which just makes him that much lovelier.

Handsome Henry

But even if he doesn’t manage to land the strangely coveted role of Christian Grey, Hollywood is definitely starting to take notice of this fine specimen. He was recently cast as Superman in the upcoming film, Man of Steel and was apparently Stephenie Meyer’s first choice to play Edward in the Twilight movies. (Seriously, what is her aversion to American actors?) Unfortunately, he didn’t get the part because, apparently at 25(ish), he was considered too old. Too bad. He may’ve made those movies watchable. Of course, not being Edward Cullen will probably save his career in the long-run. 

Here’s some more fun Henry trivia:

♥ He played Sonny in a school production of Grease. (Is anyone else having trouble envisioning an English Grease?)

♥ He wanted to join the army and/or study Egyptology (but probably not both at the same time) had acting not worked out.

♥ He was long-engaged to British show jumper Ellen Whitaker before calling it quits in August. Don’t get excited, though, he has a new girlfriend. A Playboy-posing, American Gladiator-starring, mixed martial artist named Gina Carano. Seriously. I’m not making this up.

He also, fun fact, looks a bit like Sweden’s Prince Carl Philip, who, ironically, is also dating a nude model. 

The Prince of Sweden (L) and the King of Hearts (R)

Personally, between Henry and CP, I find Mr. Cavill to be the tastier slice of hunk heaven, despite the fact that Carl Philip is a prince. Yes, my friends, this means that I would choose a beautiful face over a title. See? I’m really not that shallow after all.