Luke Bryan is "a little" jealous of Blake Shelton being named the Sexiest Man Alive

He said: "I'm a little jelly. I think he ought to enjoy [it]."

"I originally roasted him about it.

"But then now the whole world is roasting him and now I feel bad for roasting him."

But Luke insisted he is "proud" of Blake overall and believes the 41-year-old singer "deserves" the title, despite what the haters think.

Speaking to 'Entertainment Tonight', he added: "It's very flattering and I'm happy for him. I want to go on the record and say that I'm proud of my guy.

"And for all of the people out there that are giving him grief, I mean, Blake is a good-looking guy and he deserves it."

Earlier this week, Blake - who is dating singer Gwen Stefani - admitted he is going to "milk" being awarded the coveted title for "everything it's worth" until next year when someone else is given the accolade.

He said: "I mean, you can't be the sexiest man alive ... unless you're the sexiest man alive. I said this in the magazine when I did my interview for 'Sexiest Man Alive,' that I had been fat and ugly my whole life, and if only for one year, I get to be sexy, I am going to milk this for everything that it's worth."