It doesn’t take a Thinking Chair to see thatJoshua Dela Cruzhas got it goin’ on.
The new host of the upcomingBlue’s Cluesreboot titledBlue’s Clues & You!, premiering this fall, has a sexy side that social-media users have discovered and shared with the world.
Images and videos of the photogenic actor and singer have flooded Twitter over recent days, showing him both in candid and modeling shots — including a certainshirtless black-and-white snapthat’s making the rounds, where the actor flexes and looks over his shoulder while wearing glasses.
“Joshua dela cruz if you see this and want to hang out with me on wednesday when i am free pls respond and come over when i am free on wednesday so we can hang out on wednesday when i am free,”one Twitter user wrote.
“I feel like there was a time where we all dreamed to end up with a guy like Joshua Dela Cruz,”tweeted another, ending with a string of random capital letters.
Josh Dela Cruz/Instagram; Gavin Bond/Nickelodeon
The replies ranged from wholehearted approval (some simple and sweet, some NSFW) to warnings, where Twitter users chimed in to joke to their fellow posters not to “end his career before it starts” with their outward affection.
“Me auditioning for Blue’s long lost sister on Blue’s Clues so I can hang out with Joshua Dela Cruz,” one user tweeted, sharinga funny video of herselfprancing around in a home-goods store, modeling a blue blanket.
Thinking beyond Dela Cruz’s physical appearance, another wrote, “Everyone is going on about how hot Joshua Dela Cruz is but all I’m thinking about is how he seems like anapproachable and friendly chill dudethat you can just hang out with.”
Fans even dug up videos of the new Nick Jr. host — who’s also a Broadway performer —belting out songs like“We Kiss in a Shadow”fromThe King and Iand“Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”
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Dela Cruzspoke to BuzzFeedabout his newfound admiration, revealing his phone had been “blowing up” as of late — but he didn’t really mind, considering it was for “positive” reasons.
“It’s definitely flattering. It is a little weird only because you don’t think in your life you’ll ever get this kind of exposure,” he added. “I never, ever thought that I would trend on Twitter in any capacity.”
His wife, Amanda (yes, he has beenmarried for three years), shared her favorite quote from her husband’s BuzzFeed interviewon her Instagram account: “So thank you to everyone who’s keeping this story alive, and in my old age I’ll look back at the fond day that I was trending as a thirst trap on Twitter.”
The caption accompanied a collage post of the many trending photos and headlines about the actor.
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon released the first promo for the upcoming reboot of the beloved children’s show this past May — and in addition to a new host, itboasts all-new animationsin the form of its titular dog, now CGI-animated.
Just like original hostSteve Burns, Dela Cruz has a Thinking Chair, a Handy Dandy Notebook and friends like Tickety Tock, Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper, Mailbox and Magenta. But this time around, the host has a fresh blue-striped shirt, a new musical style and a Handy Dandy Guitar.
The actor played the understudy ofAladdinand a member of the ensemblein Broadway’s stage musicalof the Disney animated movie. And when it came to casting him, Burns — who hosted the originalBlue’s Cluesfrom 1996 to 2003 — played a significant role.
Blue’s Clues & You!premieres in November on Nick Jr.
source: people.com
