Matt Bomer smells just as yummy as he looks according to his costar Nathan Lane.
While appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on March 11, Lane — who stars in the new Hulu series Mid-Century Modern (out March 28) with Bomer, 47, — confirmed that his castmate is just as handsome in real life … and he smells good, too!
“Matt Bomer isabsolutely beautiful. He’s just a lovey fella. Is he that sexy in person?” asked host Stephen Colbert. “Some people who are professionally attractive, you meet them in person [and ] they look like a bug.”
“Yes, Matt is astonishingly handsome, like 24 hours a day. Maybe if you woke him up and he was a little cranky…but no, he’s gorgeous. He smells good too,” admitted Lane, 69.
This prompted Colbert to dig a little deeper, asking what exactly is Bomer’s signature scent. “Cool Ranch Doritos,” Lane joked, “No, Matt Bomer smells like the unattainable. Like the fresh-baked cookies in first class when you’re riding in coach.”
Bomer, who made PEOPLE’s 2024 men of the year list for his power combo of A-plus acting skills (he’s earned two Emmy nominations for Fellow Travelers and The Normal Heart) and sexy style and his very good looks.
The actor has become one to watch on the carpet, most recently at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar afterparty on March 2. He traded traditional menswear for a tailored black Valentino suit accessorized with a patterned scarf, neck tie, David Yurman jewels and a Jaeger-LeCoultre watch.
Bomer is also now a front-row fixture at Fashion Week, attending the Fendi fashion show in a cool blue suit and polka dot shirt on Feb. 26. He previously attended the Giorgio Armani Spring/Summer 2025 show in Milan in June 2024, flexing his biceps in a sleeveless vest.
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There’s only a couple of weeks left until Bomer returns to the small screen alongside Lane and Nathan Lee Graham for Mid-Century Modern. But back in August, the star teased what fans can expect of the new sitcom, which follows three gay best friends, who, after an unexpected death, decide to spend their golden years living together in Palm Springs.
In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Bomer described the show as the “spiritual cousin” of The Golden Girls and that there will be nods to the beloved sitcom — which starred Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty — and many more Bomer “grew up loving.”
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