Patrick Dempseyprepped for hisPEOPLE’s 2023 Sexiest Man Alivecover with the one beauty expert who knows him best — his wifeJillian Dempsey!
The longtime couple gave PEOPLE a behind-the-scenes look at how theFerraristar, 57, got ready ahead of his beachy cover shoot, with Jillian, a makeup artist who has aneponymous line of clean beauty products, walking us through the glam process.
Jillian first focused her attention on Patrick’s skin, applying a pair of eye masks infused with a hydrating prebiotic serum.
She then rubbed a moisturizer into his neck and ears before amping up his complexion with her brand’s24K vibrating Gold Bar tool, the name itself earning a mischievous grin and side eye from Patrick, to which Jillian teasingly shut down.
According to the pro, the tool is essentially “a gua sha on steroids” that helps sculpt and firm the skin.
Next up: styling Patrick’s dreamy hair.
“I’ve been working on Patrick’s hair for decades,” Jillian said in the clip before forecasting the state of his locks. “Today we’re gonna have a good hair day. I just know when his hair is happy and today his hair is happy,” she added. Patrick agreed, “So happy!”
To control her husband’s luscious hair, which she revealed “has a life of its own,” Jillian expertly applied herRoadie pomadethroughout.
Patrick Dempsey is named PEOPLE’s 2023 Sexiest Man Alive.Carter Smith

Carter Smith
The Dempseys first met in 1994, when Patrick was a client at Jillian’s then-hair salon, but they did not start dating until three years later.
“I went in where she was working, and I looked across the room at her and was blown away,” he told PEOPLE. The two wed on July 31, 1999.
TheGrey’s Anatomyalum said it was a fateful trip from Maine to New York that made him realize he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her.
“She was pretty game for the road trip so I thought that was good,” he recalled. “I love the cold and rain and she loves the sun and beach. We’re complete opposites and I have to say, she’ll make me do s— I never want to do and nine times out of 10, she’s absolutely correct. So she puts up with me.”
Patrick Dempsey and Jillian Dempsey.Pascal Le Segretain/Getty

Pascal Le Segretain/Getty
Jillian, in turn, is also proud of her husband’s many achievements, including his new PEOPLE title. Patrick revealed that she wasquite “shocked”over the appointment, but she’s gushed over his new milestone nonetheless.
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Patrick Dempsey on PEOPLE’s 2023 Sexiest Man Alive cover.Carter Smith

“Well, the cat’s out of the bag for 2023@people’s#SexiestManAliveand my hubz is on the cover! Loved being a part of this insanely fun ride with you@patrickdempsey. What a title! You truly are my sexiest man alive,” Jillian wrote on Instagram along with a clip of Patrick’sreveal onJimmy Kimmel Live.
And she’s even making merchandise to commemorate the news. “We may torture you a bit around the house about this one —already making t-shirts. Congrats!” Jillian wrote alongside Patrick’s cover photos.
For more on 2023’s Sexiest Man Alive, pick up this week’s issue ofPeople, on newsstands Friday.
source: people.com