17 hunky celebs in their shorty shorts that leave us weak in the knees

These men love showing a little leg!

Paul Mescal’s popularity in the wake of the success of his heartbreaking movie All of Us Strangers not only brought us a beautiful queer film but also the knowledge — and photographic proof — that he loves to wear short shorts.

And he’s not the only one!

Gay celebrities like Jonathan Bailey, Conrad Ricamora, and Ricky Martin all love a good pair of tightly fitted short shorts, but straight male stars are rocking them, too. Jacob Elordi, Chris Pine, and Jeremy Allen White have also all been spotted wearing scandalously tiny shorts. We love it because clearly, none of these men are skipping leg day — thick thighs save lives, people! Outside of the infamous grey sweatpants, we think these little shorts may be the sluttiest article of clothing a man can wear. So, where do we sign a petition to request more men start wearing them because this trend can’t take off fast enough as far as we’re concerned? Come to think of it, it might be time to start reaching out to costume designers so we can see our fave characters wearing them, too.

We thought men wearing tiny shorts went out of style once the ‘70s were over, but these celebrities are making them trendy again, and it’s our new favorite thing!

Paul Mescal

Paul Mescal is the GOAT of the shorty shorts game!

Antoni Porowski

Antoni Porowski may have been the resident food and wine expert on Queer eye, but all we can think about when look at him in his little shorts is how much better the food would taste if we ate it off his washboard abs!

Ross Lynch

Actor and singer Ross Lynch has been on our radar ever since Troye Sivan did a strip tease for him in the music video for "One of Your Girls," but now that we know he wears short shorts we're obsessed!

Donald Glover

donald glover finally bringing out the first celeb man on shorty shorts moment of the summer thank you god pic.twitter.com/pSiTyP3cAY

— coleman spilde (@colemanjspilde) July 24, 2022

We're going to need the paparazzi to start following Donald Glover around more if we're going to get candids like this!

Jacob Elordi

Shorts. Summer. Yes. ✅ #JacobElordi @MaisonValentino pic.twitter.com/syB53lPvxE

— Eric Rutherford (@_mr_rutherford) June 16, 2023

And just when we thought we couldn't be more obsessed with Jacob Elordi he sports this fancy pair of short shorts.

Jake Gyllenhaal

UPDATE: here are three pictures of Jake Gyllenhaal wearing his Jake Gyllenhaal branded running shorts https://t.co/YmeIZrdRIV pic.twitter.com/jmbOmPmy0Z

— Jason Adams (@JAMNPP) October 6, 2023

The Road House reboot really missed an opportunity by not having Jake Gyllenhaal's character James Dalton work out in a pair of teeny tiny shorts.

Jonathan Bailey

In episode 7 of the 2023 TV show Fellow Travelers, actor Jonathan Bailey sported a moustache and very short shorts. In this essay I will… pic.twitter.com/q5kONGOXCK

— Mike (They/Them) 🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸 (@_MxMike) December 11, 2023

The '70s stache combined with the '70s hemline is bringing a smile to our faces too!

Bradley Cooper

here's a picture of Bradley Cooper in booty shorts to make ur night better pic.twitter.com/iKXOE12rMr

— linds (@Lindseyannbrady) January 27, 2015

Who knew Bradley Cooper had so much junk in his trunk?

Milo Ventimiglia

Who wears short shorts? Milo Ventimiglia wears short shorts. 🖤 #MiloVentimiglia pic.twitter.com/PC8I28dYjg

— Aaron 🩵 (@ABeardedHero) March 15, 2022

Milo Ventimiglia's shorts are almost pornographically short and we're not mad at it.

James McAvoy

something about james mcavoy playing football… pic.twitter.com/Ph2P84Wk3L

— James McAvoy Daily (@mcavoyfiles) August 2, 2022

Is it the shorts or the pose that we like so much? Who are we kidding, it's all great!

Conrad Ricamora

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He definitely starred in How to Get Away with Murder because we'd let him get away with anything so long as he's wearing those shorts.

Luke Evans

Luke Evans looks very muscular in red shorts https://t.co/qbhTZtoYvI pic.twitter.com/hxXBBnRXnZ

— Distinct Today (@DistinctToday) February 5, 2018

Our Son was a touching and heartwarming movie, but we're going to need Luke Evans to start picking roles where he is wearing fewer articles of clothing.

Ricky Martin

Ricky Martin's Short Shorts Are Giving Us Major Quad Envy | https://t.co/iT3YssSVAc pic.twitter.com/8icL9LdM1Z

— Tok39Larraby (@Tok39Larraby) May 13, 2018

Ricky Martin and his ripped thighs will always have a place in our hearts!

Chris Pine

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Further proof he's the best Chris.

Adam Driver

I’d like to formally request an update in my “celebrity hall pass” from Paul Rudd to Adam Driver in short shorts. Thank you LORD. pic.twitter.com/PYm2wY10yg

— B-Bops #1 Fan (@3Thumbz) July 28, 2020

We would have liked the new Star Wars movies a lot more if Kylo Ren had ditched the robes for short shorts!

Sean Connery

Sean Connery in Thunderball fit reminds me of the thread about men in short shorts, and, yes. Please. This fit is everything pic.twitter.com/Q6IQz5cmdP

— widebody hotshot (@eljip) August 17, 2020

The OG tiny shorts wearer.

Jeremy Allen White

working out with a gold chain on is just slutty behavior idk what to tell yall pic.twitter.com/UZ0Xprkcx8

— ًً (@girlsonfillm) July 21, 2023

The Bear needs to start finding excuses from Jeremy Allen White to cook in this outfit.