According to reports, the 43-year-old hired his own personal trainer and nutritionist when he took on the role. He was also very strict about his diet and made sure to work out for at least one hour a day to keep his physique in tip-top condition.

All that hard work and discipline clearly paid off ‘cos, to no one’s surprise, social media became flooded with thirsty comments, such as: “[This is] too pleasing to the eye”, “Ageless male god Jerry Yan looked like this in Meteor Garden”, “This body! Husband!” and “Can someone lend me a bucket? I need to catch my drool”.

Despite the, um, overwhelmingly positive feedback, a rather counterproductive — albeit utterly hilarious — challenge was posed on the official Count Your Lucky Stars Weibo account, which called for netizens to ‘dress Jerry up' by Photoshopping clothes on his body. After all, he plays a fashion magazine editor in the series, so we guess getting people to showcase their design talents is pretty on theme.

While some protested that he looks better without anything on (duh!), others had some fun with the challenge. Keep scrolling to see them:

Which one is your favourite? What would you make Jerry ‘wear’?

Photos: Count Your Lucky Stars/Weibo, 追星少女王小鸭/Weibo, 人气剧/Weibo, 娱九叔/Weibo