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27th Jul 2016

The winners of the the Rear of the Year have been announced

Alan Loughnane

The (rear) end result…

Down actor Jamie Dornan has narrowly missed out on first place in the *cough* prestigious Rear of the Year competition.

The awards went to Avengers and Night Manager actor Tom Hiddleston and Hollyoaks actress Jennifer Metcalfe.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 09:  Tom Hiddleston attends the High-Rise Screening, during the BFI London Film Festival, at Odeon Leicester Square on October 9, 2015 in London, England.  (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images for BFI)

Hiddleston saw off competition from Andy Murray and Idris Elba as well as 50 Shades of Grey actor Dornan to claim first place.

Previous winners of the competition include Coronation Street’s Kym Marsh, Carol Voderman, Daniel Radcliffe and Olly Murs.

The winners were chosen based on over 10,000 votes on the Rear of the Year website between July 2015 and June this year.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03:  Jorgie Porter and Jennifer Metcalfe attend the 2012 MOBO awards at Echo Arena on November 3, 2012 in Liverpool, England.  (Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images)

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