John Krasinski is Individuals journal’s 2024 Sexiest Man Alive, and a few individuals are pissed in regards to the choice … however one among JK’s friends from “The Workplace” is firing again.

This is the deal … John graced the quilt of Individuals on Tuesday sporting a T-shirt and denims, sitting on the bumper of a NYC Yellow cab … and social media was immediately divided, with some loving the choose, whereas others bitched JK is cute, positive — however NOT attractive.

Kate Flannery — who performed Meredith Palmer on the hit sequence — tells TMZ … she was thrilled when she heard John bought the distinction — and had a sense in the end he can be acknowledged for the way scorching he turned for his roles in “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” and “13 Hours: The Secret Troopers of Benghazi.”

As for the haters saying he’s extra of a cute nerd — however not THAT attractive — KF says they should get their eyes checked … and watch him in one thing aside from “The Workplace.”

Past the appears, John has been crushing it on the Silver Display over time, starring in roles in lots of Hollywood movies reminiscent of “A Quiet Place” and “If” — each of which he additionally directed, BTW … plus, he is married to actress Emily Blunt, and so they have 2 daughters, Hazel and Violet.

Kate tells TMZ — for probably the most half — everybody on “The Workplace” was an unknown when the sequence began in 2005 … however she had a sense there was one thing particular about JK. He had a sure spark, and he or she knew her hunch was proper when he shortly skyrocketed to fame by way of the sequence.