6 Reasons Tom Hardy Is Spectacular Human Being

Tipped to be the next Bond and Hugh Jackman's choice of successor for Wolverine, Tom Hardy is about as in demand as it's possible to get. Forgetting his brilliant portrayal of the Kray twins, his haunting characterisation of Bronson and his show-stopping Bane in The Dark Knight Rises, he's also just a pretty wonderful human being. He's refreshingly blasé, plus we can't get enough of those dub-smashes. Here's our top six reasons he's a spectacular chap:

1. He's just as cringey as everyone else and he couldn't care less.

If you weren't already head-over-heals in love with him for his voice and, let's face it, his entire facial region - his perfect reaction to the publication of these cringe-worthy pictures will definitely make you fall for him:

“I've got no shame about my MySpace photos, especially the one of me in my underpants, which is a glorious photo of a man in his natural habitat,” said Hardy.

The rest of Hollywood should take note. The only way to deal with an embarrassing situation is to embrace it and become part of the joke like he did. Plus, no shame on the Myspace angles, they were painfully flattering. If anything I think we should focus all our efforts on bringing those back.

Being totally honest I did consider searching for my old profile and taking all of my fourteen-year-old, too-thick-eyeliner and stripy-socks photos down, but then I figured, screw it, I'm embracing it like Tom. (Also those socks were amazing).

2. He likes dogs

Can we just face the fact that dogs are better than people? I think that's basically universally accepted by everyone except those terrifying cat lovers. One man who definitely agrees with that sentiment is Hardy and as soon as you throw Instagram into the mix what you get is an account full to the brim with adorableness.

If anyone wants to check out the Instagram, and I absolutely know you do, it's @tomhardyholdingdogs. Take it from me, there's nothing hundreds of pictures of him cuddling puppies can't cure.

Oh and while we're on the dog thing, did I mention the time he took his dog to the premier of Legend? Yeah. That's a hero right there.

3. The time he shot down a sexist question

Hollywood is still absolutely brimming with sexism and that was made pretty clear in this awkward exchange during a Q&A for Mad Max.

During the interview, a Canadian journalist asked Tom if it bothered him that there was so much time spent on women in a "man's movie". I'm not sure if anyone's 100% clear on what qualifies as a "man's movie" just yet, maybe it has something to do with the amount of explosions? Who knows.

At any rate, Tom had the perfect, on-point reply.

4. That time we found out he's building a pub in his garden

I'm pretty sure it's going to look something like this.

"He's converting an outhouse, and it's going to be kitted out like an old fashioned boozer or gentlemen's club. He likes the idea of entertaining all his mates at home, with the atmosphere of a night out," a source said.

​ I'm pretty sure there's no chance of an invite, but I'd just like to publicly put out there that I can definitely find some free time if he's offering?

5. That time he dealt with sexuality like a pro

Tom Hardy does not like questions about his personal life or his sexuality, apparently.

Which is fair enough, one thing is certain: we are focussed way too much on people's sexuality as a society, especially when it comes to celebrities.

Tom Hardy has a pretty excellent response for anyone worrying who he's attracted to though: After a very, very awkward exchange with a journalist in Toronto he made it pretty clear that he wasn't remotely interested in the discussion.

6. His face

Okay, this one isn't a real reason.