text: He's been mocked for his inability to eat a bacon sandwich properly and likened to cartoon character Wallace - but that didn't prevent Ed Miliband from coming top in the sex appeal stakes during last night's debate. Moments after the Labour leader finished speaking, fans took to Twitter to coo adoringly about his 'sexy grey tie' and his smouldering looks. One rather breathless Tweet read: 'Miliband is totally talking to me and no one else, you sexy beast. Keep staring down the camera Ed! #leadersdebate' Scroll down for video . So hot right now: Ed Miliband's looks proved a hit with Twitter users during last night's debate . Another, Holly Ashby, asked why no one had asked Mr Miliband a question about his hair, complaining: . 'Why has no one asked about Ed Miliband's sexy Rogue-From-X-Men grey streak? It's all I care about tbh.' One fan even likened Miliband to Hansel, a character from modelling comedy Zoolander, tweeting: . 'Ed seducing the ladies with his patter. He's so hot right now, just like Hansel #leadersdebate #zoolander' Another, named Chloeee, added: 'Ed Miliband really is hot.' Shortly afterwards, a Vine of Mr Miliband smouldering sultrily into the camera took the internet by storm, while popular website Buzzfeed took note of the phenomenon and published a piece rounding up the best romantic Tweets. But Mr Miliband, 45, who spent the day after the debate in Blackpool with his family, isn't the first politician to find himself on the receiving end of attention based on his good looks. Family day out: Mr Miliband has spent the day enjoying fish and chips with his family in Blackpool . On the campaign trail: Mr Miliband was canvassing for votes and drafted in his wife and sons to help out . Making his point: It wasn't just Mr Miliband's looks that got viewers talking . Impressed: A viewer finds herself enjoying the sight of Mr Miliband's saturnine looks . Enjoying it: Two watching women compare their notes on the Labour leader . Favourite bit: One Twitter user declared her love for Mr Miliband's 'Rogue-From-X-Men' grey streak . Handsome: Another Twitter user was surprised to find herself fancying the Labour leader . Last October, Swedish health minister Gabriel Wikström, 30, found himself bombarded by risqué messages from adoring Turkish fans after making a visit to the country. Nicknamed 'the handsome minister' by his growing legion of fans, Wikström, a Social Democrat who holds the position of Public Health Minister, said at the time that he was 'honoured' by all the attention. Speaking to English language Swedish daily newspaper, The Local, he said: 'I can’t feel anything but honoured and glad. And a little bit surprised, I must admit.' Denmark's prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, 48, is another politician famous for her glamorous looks, while her 39-year-old agriculture minister, Dan Jørgensen, has also proved a hit with the ladies. Impressed: Viewers appeared to appreciate Mr Miliband's 'sexy tie' and the grey streak in his hair . Seductive: Another compared Mr Miliband to Hansel from Zoolander, adding: 'He's so hot right now' Was it deliberate? One Twitter user appeared less convinced by Mr Miliband's smoulder . Swoon: A Twitter user describes Mr Miliband as a 'sexy beast' and exhorts him to keep looking at the camera . Sexy MP: Swedish health minister Gabriel Wikström has proved a big hit with the ladies . Arguably the most popular of all though, other than Wikström himself, is 36-year-old Hans Linde of Sweden's Left Party, who is as famous for his handsome face as he is for his politics. And while Denmark and Sweden have plenty of good-looking ministers to choose from, the UK has several of its own. Although Sexy MP, a website dedicated to Parliament's great and good-looking, has now shut down, it regularly put Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith, 40, at the top of its looks list while running. MPs snapping at Mr Goldsmith's heels include Labour's shadow education and business secretaries, Tristram Hunt, 40, and Chuka Umunna, 36, . Other politicians to set pulses racing, both past and present, include Barack Obama, French prime minister Manuel Valls and Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto. And now, of course, Ed Miliband as well. Smouldering: Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto has won plaudits for his saturnine good looks . Hot stuff: Labour's Chuka Umunna and Tristram Hunt are almost as swooned over as their party leader . Conservative crumpet: Zac Goldsmith is considered one of the UK's best looking parliamentarians . Latin lover: French prime minister Manuel Valls is as famous for his looks as he is for his policies .
target: The Labour leader's looks proved an unlikely hit with Twitter users .
  One described him as a 'sexy beast' while another liked his 'sexy grey tie'
  Mr Miliband's smoulder and the silver streak in his hair proved popular .
  A Vine showing Mr Miliband smouldering quickly went viral .