Good news, ladies. This year’s Emmy Award Broadcast will be roughly 4000% improved over last year’s, for one very dimpled reason: 2009 sees the nomination of the best thing to come out of New Zealand since the Fellowship, in the form of Phil Keoghan. That’s because, for the first time in his long and oh so handsome career, Phil has scored a much deserved Emmy nomination for Best Host of The Amazing Race, the only reality program that does not require post-show guilt-ridden hot acid baths.
While Phil is an incredible host — funny, charming, commanding, etc. — he also realizes that he’s got a bit of a way with the ladies, much like Chris O’Donnell did in The Bachelor. So when it comes to milkin’ this cow for all it’s worth, Phil has got has mouth on the teet of success. Check out what he just happened to be doing when he found out about the nomination:
Talk about keeping things real.
When Phil Keoghan got the call Thursday telling him he’d been nominated for an Emmy, the host of “The Amazing Race” says he was standing in his garage in his underwear, scraping the walls in preparation for a home renovation.
Perhaps it was his way of not appearing overconfident as he waited for word on whether he’d scored a nomination for best reality show host. After all, the genial New Zealander had been passed over last year when the category was added to the Emmys.
That, despite the fact that his show, “The Amazing Race,” has won the award for best reality show every year since 2003.
“I missed out and I felt like the orphan in the production,” he recalled with a laugh.
So there you have it ladies/Emmy Voters of Any Gender: Phil was just remodeling his home wearing underwear, likely a tool belt, a sweat vest, kid gloves, a feathered cap, and nothing else. Sh*t, with a description like that, fellow nominee Ryan Seacrest will probably vote for the bastard.
So sorry, fellow crush and nominee Tom Bergeron, but it’s gonna be pretty hard to beat a man who made the following GIF possible:
More Phil Underwear Stills Here.
