Hollyoaks' Ricky Whittle has been busy denying rumours of a rift with Zoe Lucker and training for Strictly Come Dancing, which starts tomorrow, but he found time to strip off naked and pose for Cosmopolitan UK to raise awareness of male cancer for the Everyman campaign. Although he'll be wearing more than that when he takes to the dance floor, Ricky's not shy about using his assets to progress in the competition, promising he'll wear see-through tops and saying: "If it gets me to the final I'll dance in my thong!" I'd love to know what you think of Ricky in these shots, so vote below to let me know: is he sexy sexy or just so so?

Photos courtesy of Cosmopolitan