Esquire’s new “Sexiest Woman Alive” is an action hero who “could kick your ass.”

The style mag has selected Kate Beckinsale, 36, for its annual “Sexiest Woman Alive” title. The Whiteout star follows in the footsteps of starlets like Charlize Theron and Halle Berry, who have previously taken the honor.

“This whole notion of being named ‘Sexiest Woman Alive’ is going to earn me quite a beating,” Kate laughs in the November issue of Esquire Magazine. “You can’t have that title with four brothers. I’ll get wedgies. Headlocks. Noogies.”

Still, Kate’s happy for the tag that solidifies her place as an official hottie.

“I like the idea of it, too. I do. I’m feeling that I must earn this. I need to go out and become much better at pole dancing or something.”

Kate Beckinsale wants a butt double. Producers on the set of Kate’s forthcoming film, Whiteout, have been forced to shell out $2,000 a day for a nude body stand-in because the stunning thirty-four year old actress has refused to bare her bum in the movie.

“The script called for her character to be filmed nude in a shower, focusing in on her bottom and thighs. Kate insisted on a double being hired. She was quite open on the set about not liking her body and said she particularly loathed her bottom and was not comfortable baring it…..” Read the rest of this entry »

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