There is something refreshingly uncomplicated about Brett Goldstein in front of Ian Harrison’s camera.
At 46, the Ted Lasso actor, comedian and increasingly formidable leading man steps into the pages of Men’s Health UK looking strong, hairy, bearded, confident—and unmistakably like a grown man.
And for Hunks Over 40, that might be the best part.
Brett Goldstein, Unfiltered
Photographed by Ian Harrison for the September 2026 issue of Men’s Health UK, Goldstein is captured around a south London mansion and swimming pool in an editorial that understands exactly what makes him attractive.
There is no need to smooth away the chest hair, soften the beard or disguise the fact that this is the body of a 46-year-old man.
Instead, Harrison leans into it.
Poolside, wrapped in a towel or photographed with his broad chest exposed, Goldstein possesses the kind of physique that feels substantial rather than manufactured. His shoulders are broad, his arms thick and muscular, and that famously hairy chest remains gloriously intact.
It’s masculine without becoming a caricature of masculinity.
In an entertainment landscape frequently obsessed with turning male bodies into impossibly polished objects, seeing a successful actor embrace something this natural feels surprisingly modern.
The Hair Stays
Goldstein has a sense of humor about his body hair, too.
Speaking with Men’s Health, he recalls arriving in Los Angeles and discovering just how uncommon a naturally hairy chest seemed to be among actors. He jokes about whether it might even have contributed to Marvel casting him as Hercules.
Whatever Hollywood thinks, we’re voting for keeping it.
The chest hair, beard and rugged features are part of Goldstein’s appeal precisely because they haven’t been erased. Ian Harrison’s photographs don’t fight those characteristics; they make them part of the visual language of the shoot.
This is what mature male beauty can look like when nobody is desperately trying to make 46 look like 26.
Stronger at 46
The physique isn’t accidental, however.
Goldstein has said that he’s fitter than ever, with exercise becoming an important part of maintaining not only his body but his mental wellbeing.
His routine reportedly includes three heavy strength-training sessions each week, often structured around supersets, supplemented by running, walking, reformer Pilates and swimming.
That combination is worth noticing.
Rather than training exclusively for size, his approach mixes strength, mobility, cardiovascular work and activities he genuinely enjoys. The result photographed by Harrison is muscular and powerful without looking disconnected from the man inhabiting it.
For men over 40, perhaps that’s the more interesting fitness aspiration.
Not simply getting bigger.
Getting stronger. Moving better. Feeling better.
And looking damn good along the way doesn’t hurt.
A Different Kind of Masculinity
The Men’s Health conversation becomes considerably more interesting when Goldstein moves beyond the physical.
He has spoken about growing up with familiar ideas surrounding masculinity—the expectation that men shouldn’t cry, shouldn’t appear vulnerable and should keep difficult emotions contained.
Adulthood taught him something different.
Opening up didn’t make him weaker. Vulnerability didn’t produce the rejection men are sometimes conditioned to expect.
That evolution feels particularly relevant alongside Harrison’s photographs.
Here is a man who looks conventionally masculine—muscular, hairy, broad-shouldered and rugged—while being perfectly comfortable discussing emotions, therapy and periods when life wasn’t going particularly well.
Those things aren’t contradictions.
Perhaps they never were.
Gratitude Changed His Perspective
Before Ted Lasso transformed his career, Goldstein has described going through a period of depression. One exercise suggested by his therapist was deceptively simple: write down ten things he was grateful for every day.
Initially, finding ten wasn’t necessarily easy.
But repetition began changing what he noticed.
Instead of reaching the end of the day and searching retrospectively for something positive, his mind gradually became more attentive to those moments as they happened.
Goldstein still acknowledges having difficult days. Gratitude isn’t presented as some magical cure.
It became a practice.
And there’s something beautifully appropriate about hearing that perspective from a man whose greatest professional success arrived relatively later than Hollywood’s conventional timeline.
46 Looks Very Good on Brett Goldstein
Maybe that’s ultimately what makes this Men’s Health UK feature such a perfect fit for Hunks Over 40.
Yes, Brett Goldstein looks fantastic.
We can appreciate the shoulders.
We can appreciate the arms.
We can certainly appreciate Ian Harrison’s decision to photograph that hairy chest.
But underneath the towel, muscles and poolside imagery is something considerably more attractive: a man who seems increasingly comfortable with who he has become.
At 46, Goldstein doesn’t need to imitate youth to command attention.
The lines, beard, body hair, muscle, humor, vulnerability and experience belong together.
This isn’t masculinity preserved from his twenties.
It’s masculinity that has been allowed to mature.
And from where we’re sitting, Brett Goldstein makes 46 look very, very good.
Brett Goldstein was photographed by Ian Harrison for Men’s Health UK, September 2026. Styling by Eric Down, with grooming by Nadia Altinbas.
Editor In Chief – @clairesanderson
Editor – @christopher.riley89
Creative Director – @declanfahy
Interview – @olifranklinwallis
Fitness Director – @theandrew.tracey
Features Editor – @iamdanieldavies
Site Editor – @isaacw1993
Photographer – @ianharrisonphoto
Stylist – @ericdownstylist
Grooming – @nadiaaltinbas
Photo Directors – @hearstphotodirector @emilybaho
Art Director – @willmatic101
Picture Editors – Sarah Anderson @shanalynch_
Social Media Managers – @emilyemmins @isabelleshury
HUNKS OVER 40 
0 comments on “Brett Goldstein at 46 Makes a Very Good Case for Natural Masculinity”