United Kingdom, March 28 -- Matthew Lillard's wife scolded him for calling Jacob Elordi "delicious".

The Scream 7 actor admitted his spouse Heather Helm - who he wed in August 2000 and has three children with - was not impressed after he publicly praised the Wuthering Heights actor's physical features.

When asked by Everything Iconic podcast host Danny Pellegrino who he would choose for PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive in 2026, he said: "So, Jacob Elordi is, like ."

Pellegrino jumped in with "sculpture" and Lillard confessed: "I'm not allowed to say [anything] anymore. I was calling him delicious in public, and my wife's like, 'You can't say that. You're married to me for 26 years.' But Jacob Elordi's legit a really handsome man."

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