However, men see themselves as sexiest from 20 to 29, while women feel their best in their 30s, the age that men apparently find them most attractive.
The survey was carried out by Debenhams, perhaps explaining Barlow’s presence at the top of the sexy list.
Slightly nauseatingly, Debenhams spokeswoman Vicky Hewitt said: “Men are like wine – with age, they mature into something you’d want to date and have dinner with.”
Meanwhile, Gary Barlow gave a boost to one of Britain’s biggest online sweetshops, A Quarter Of, when he tweeted about a bag of sweets.
More than 15,000 people then logged on to the retro sweet retailer’s site.
