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Now there are even more reasons to hate George Clooney. Picture: Frazer Harrison

Now there are even more reasons to hate George Clooney. Picture: Frazer Harrison
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UNTIL now we were only aware of the charms beautiful girls had on men.

Now, a new study shows that an attractive man can also affect a man’s financial risk-taking behaviour.

The study, led by Dr Eugene Chan, from the University of Technology in Sydney, tested how the risk-taking behaviour of male and female participants was affected by the mere glimpse of same-sex models.

“In my experiments, I showed pictures of shirtless male models to my male participants, and pictures of female models in lingerie to my female participants,” he said.

Participants were then asked to complete a series of financial risk-taking tasks, for example choosing between a 50% chance of receiving $100 or simply receiving $50.

Further experiments employing similar risk-taking tasks were performed, testing the influence of other factors such as a person’s assessment of its own beauty or its financial status.

The results showed clear cut differences between male and female participants.

Yet, this had no affect on women.

Yet, this had no affect on women.
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Men were affected by this.

Men were affected by this.
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While females were mostly not disturbed by the attractive female model and went for the less risky options, males got all worked out after seeing a hot male model and choose the risky option.

“Men might not want to admit it, and they might want to appear all macho, but the presence of other guys, especially good looking ones, can have an effect on what they do with their money.”

Chan first came up with this idea when browsing through some heavily sexualised advertising on a shopping mall.

“That got me thinking about not whether such advertising works, but how such advertising might impact other outcomes of interest,” he said.

After reviewing previous research Chan noticed little was known on whether same sex beauty also affected our behaviour.

“Now, in my usual stream of research, I focus on financial decision-making and risk-taking, so I put the 2-and-2 together to see how sexualised same-sex images influence financial risk-taking,” he said.

Chris Hemsworth is responsible for my gambling habits.

Chris Hemsworth is responsible for my gambling habits.
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Making up for our shortcomings?

According to Chan, the logic behind these odd results boils down to improving our chances of mating by making up for our shortcomings.

“When the average heterosexual man sees a good-looking guy, he likely has the perception that he’s less physically attractive,” he said.

So what happens then?

Well, we try to make up for it.

Chan thinks that our evolutionary background drives us to make up for our less attractive look in other ways, in order to increase our appeal to woman.

“Having financial resources is another major way for men, evolutionary speaking, to increase his appeal, and taking financial risks offers the quickest, if not the best, way to earn more money,” he said.

Don’t have good looks? Hit the slots.

Don’t have good looks? Hit the slots.
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The findings have several potential implications.

For example, it may help financial advisers realise that there is a lot going on a man’s head when it comes to decide how to invest.

“My findings suggest that men’s evolutionary motives to find a partner will impact how willing they would bear financial risk. This in turn influences the type of investments they would invest in,” he said.

Whether good or bad, these findings may be both, explains chan.

“Obviously in a casino, it might be a bad thing for individuals, but it might be a good thing for casinos. But taking financial risks even in the stock market, say, also isn’t necessarily a bad thing,” he said.

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She’s one of the world’s most-successful catwalk queens, and has carved a career thanks to her incredible body and distinctive looks.

And Karlie Kloss made sure she put her supermodel legs on full display as she headed out to grab a coffee in downtown Manhattan on Sunday afternoon.

The 22-year-old beauty looked incredible as she showed off her toned pins to the maximum in a slinky floating floral maxi-dress, which featured delicate spaghetti straps and a soaring thigh-high split.

Queen of the catwalk: Karlie Kloss made sure she put her supermodel legs on full display as she headed out to grab a coffee in downtown Manhattan on Sunday afternoon

Accentuating her slim shape with a flattering cinched-in waist, the former Victoria’s Secret Angel’s outfit choice proved to be a pretty springtime look, which displayed her statuesque figure to perfection.

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The blonde bombshell, who stands at a lofty 6ft 1in, ditched the heels in favour of a pair of comfortable, yet stylish, flat tan leather sandals as she enjoyed her low-key day out in New York City.

But while Karlie had paid plenty of attention to her chic choice of outfit, she didn’t adopt the same preened manner to her hair, choosing to head out with her locks still dripping wet.

Dressed to impress: The 22-year-old beauty looked incredible as she showed off her toned pins to the maximum in a slinky floating floral maxi-dress, which featured spaghetti straps and a soaring thigh-high split

In keeping with her off-duty ensemble, the model went make-up free to highlight her naturally striking features as she sipped on her iced coffee.

Karlie, who is best friends with pop princess Taylor Swift, completed her traffic-stopping daytime look by toting her belongings in a black leather shoulder bag with gold chain detail.

The supermodel will no doubt be looking forward to Monday night’s 2015 Met Gala, which will see the great and good of the showbiz world descend upon New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art for a night of fun and fashion.

This year’s theme is listed as ‘Chinese Whispers: Tales of the East in Art, Film and Fashion’, and the likes of Kendall Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Cara Delevingne and Katy Perry are also scheduled to attend.

Supermodel strut: Accentuating her slim shape with a cinched-in waist, the former Victoria’s Secret Angel’s outfit choice proved to be a pretty springtime look, which displayed her statuesque figure to perfection

Karlie, who has been modelling since the age of 14, recently announced she will not be renewing her contract with Victoria’s Secret when it expires this year.

The statuesque beauty joined the lingerie giant back in 2011, and has enjoyed two years as an Angel.

Speaking in February, senior creative director of the brand Ed Razek, explained: ‘Karlie and I met several months ago to discuss the many things she hoped to do in her life and career. As we talked, it became clear she would not have the time to fulfill her myriad commitments.

‘Reluctantly, we agreed she would leave the brand at the end of her contract. Karlie is one of a kind, a very close friend, someone I truly admire and love. She is, without question, one of the best models ever.

What an Angel! The blonde bombshell, who stands at a lofty 6ft 1in, ditched the heels in favour of a pair of comfortable, yet stylish, flat tan leather sandals as she enjoyed her low-key day out in New York City

‘But she is an even better person. Her future is unlimited, and I am excited to see all the good she will do. Karlie Kloss will always be an Angel to me.’

Since bowing out of her coveted role as an Angel, the Chicago-born beauty has shot numerous campaigns, appeared at New York, Paris and Milan Fashion Weeks and has even made her film debut, shooting scenes for the Zoolander 2 movie.

Karlie has also revealed she will begin studying at New York University this coming fall.

Speaking in an interview with Vogue magazine, she said: ‘I was waiting for the mail to arrive every single day. It’s something that I’ve wanted to do for a very long time.

‘I’ll still be working full-time. I’m incredibly ambitious and have lots of goals within my career that I’m not slowing down on anytime soon.’

The thigh’s the limit: But while Karlie had paid plenty of attention to her chic choice of outfit, she didn’t adopt the same preened manner to her hair, choosing to head out with her locks still dripping wet