A former lecturer has been branded the 'world 's hottest maths teacher ' after students discovered he is also a fashion model who is 'addicted to training ' . Pietro Boselli , 26 , originally from Negrar , Italy , was teaching a mechanical engineering class at University College London when one of his students tried a simple search for his name on Google . After discovering his 6ft 1in lecturer 's Instagram , which has more than 46,000 followers , Arief Azli tweeted : 'That moment when you realise your maths lecturer is a top designer model . ' Scroll down for video . Pietro Boselli , 26 , has been branded the 'world 's hottest maths teacher ' after students discovered he is also a fashion model . He was teaching a mechanical engineering class at University College London ( right ) when one of his students tried a simple search for his name on Google . He posted a picture of his lecturer scribbling equations on the whiteboard next to one of him shirtless with the caption : 'Only at UCL‬ ‪ # ‎MechanicalEngineers‬ ‪ # ‎ModellingandAnalysis ‪ # ‎Bromance‬ . ' Other students soon followed suit and posted pictures of him taking classes , with one saying : 'This is why I never miss a class ' . Mr Boselli , who has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering , was crowned the European Fitness Model Champion in 2014 . According to his LinkedIn , he worked as a teaching assistant and then lecturer at UCL until June 2014 and is now represented by Models 1 . The fashion model posted this picture on his Instagram account with a caption 'post-workout selfie ' He describes himself as 'addicted to training ' and said he works out at least two or three times a day . One of his students , Arief Azli tweeted : 'That moment when you realise your maths lecturer is a top designer model ' He was even awarded the Undergraduate Faculty Excellence Scholarship for the most outstanding academic achievement in his first year at UCL , before going on to get a First-class honours . The fashion model was discovered at the age of six by renowned designer Giorgio Armani who saw potential and said he should be a model . His Instagram account gives an insight into his fitness regime as he posted a picture of himself in the pool , saying : 'Boosts circulation , gets metabolism up to speed and strengthens immune system ! ' Mr Boselli revealed he works out two to three times a day and said his best feature is his 'perseverance and inconsistency ' . In an interview with F Tape he said he would be concentrating on 'engineering , teaching maths and personal training ' if he was not modelling . He posted a picture of his washboard abs on his Instagram , saying : 'Lying in bed.. My point of view ' Mr Boselli revealed he works out two to three times a day and said his best feature is his 'perseverance and inconsistency ' He also revealed that Arnold Schwarzenegger , Oscar Wilde and The Rolling Stones were among his idols . Hundreds of fans have taken to social media to say they would have concentrated slightly harder in lessons if Mr Boselli had been their teacher . Rachel Ruane said : 'Would trade my maths teacher for him in a heartbeat oh my god # PietroBoselli # teachmealgebraanyday . ' Cassy Chavez said : ' I would never miss a class too ! ' Aly Dos Equis said : 'Good thing this guy was n't my math teacher I 'd have a hard time paying attention . ' Pieter Botha ‏said : 'No fair ! I never had a math teacher like you ? I would 've passed . ' He won first prize in the tall fitness model category at the WBFF European pro-am fashion event . His Instagram account gives an insight into his fitness regime as he posted a picture of himself in the pool , saying : 'Boosts circulation , gets metabolism up to speed and strengthens immune system ! '
Pietro Boselli , 25 , has been branded the 'world 's hottest maths teacher ' He worked as a teaching assistant and then lecturer at the European Fitness Model Champion until June 2014 . Student in his mechanical engineering class found his modelling shots . He tweeted : 'That moment you realise your lecturer is top designer model ' Model was discovered at the age of six by designer Giorgio Armani . Hundreds have taken to Twitter to say they would never miss his class .