Prince Harry is a popular gay icon, thanks to his athletic good looks. (AP Photos)
Prince Harry has just been named a top gay icon, thanks to his bad-boy good looks and athletic physique.
Harry, 25, is one of Google’s most searched-for male celebrities. Having washboard abs and a sexy smile doesn't hurt, either.
“Red hair is getting very, very trendy in the gay scene,” says Haydon Bridge, a columnist with U.K.-based gay magazine QX.
'WILD-CHILD' YOUTH
The 6'3" Harry, who plays competitive polo, rugby, skis, and motocross, cultivated a reputation as a wild child during his early 20s for his underage drinking and late-night partying. 
Harry, who is a lieutenant in the British Army, was just named vice patron of England's Rugby Football Union.
In 2008, Harry was photographed shirtless (above) in camouflage fatigues kicking a rugby ball during his 10-week deployment to Afghanistan.
'HARRY KISSED ME ON THE CHEEK'
In November 2009, Harry earned the affection of the gay community when he kissed a male fan in exchange for a beer.
“I went up to him and told him I would love to buy him a drink – if he gave me a kiss," Rocky Bennett, a 21-year-old admirer told UK tabloids.
He adds: “Harry just burst out laughing, threw his arms around me and kissed me on the left cheek."
Harry is reportedly dating Chelsy Davy, a wealthy 24-year-old Zimbabwe-born socialite.
Davy, who received her law degree from London's Leeds University in 2009, has been Harry's on-again, off-again girlfriend since 2004.
Other popular gay icons are British soccer star David Beckham and Portuguese soccer stud Cristiano Ronaldo.
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