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Who is your unusual crush?

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Chefpig · 02/08/2026 12:06

Who do you find attractive but they're perhaps not attractive in a conventional way?

I'll start with David Baddiel. Something about him. His facial hair is sexy. He did a series cycling round France with Hugh Dennis (who I also have a crush on) and the pair of them were a joy to watch. Witty and intelligent. He's also fiercely proud of his Jewish heritage.

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pinkmoomin · 03/08/2026 00:43

i’ve crush on Count Binface. I used to have a thing for Darth Vader, so must be the helmet, black cape and leather-gloves combo that does it for me.

Floatlikeafeather2 · 03/08/2026 00:37

BasiliskStare · 02/08/2026 17:48

DCS Foyle

But he's got a very conventionally attractive face. He's definitely one of my crushes but definitely not weird.

MercedesBlue11 · 03/08/2026 00:30

Erm..I was thinking of this earlier today.
There was a cartoon series back in the day called Battle of the Planets and I had a crush on the character Mark. Also Jason. Not even real people.
However not sure that tops Michael Gove/ Jacob Rees Moggs / Colonel Gadaffi

cisisaslur · 03/08/2026 00:27

SapphireSteel28 · 03/08/2026 00:04

Colonel Gadaffi in the 80s.

That made me choke on my toast laughing 😂😂

Giraffehaver · 03/08/2026 00:27

Guz Khan. Those eyes!

SnowflakeSmasher86 · 03/08/2026 00:08

SapphireSteel28 · 03/08/2026 00:04

Colonel Gadaffi in the 80s.

You win!

SnowflakeSmasher86 · 03/08/2026 00:08

BeDandyDenimSloth · 02/08/2026 18:23

Hugh Laurie for me

Hugh for me too, but only as drug addled narcissist Greg House. When he speaks in his English accent it does absolutely nothing for me, but I’d shag House in a heartbeat,

Longtimelurker1980 · 03/08/2026 00:06

Edenmum2 · 02/08/2026 17:32

All these people are conventionally attractive I’d say

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They definitely aren’t 😂

SapphireSteel28 · 03/08/2026 00:04

Colonel Gadaffi in the 80s.

Longtimelurker1980 · 03/08/2026 00:02

Chefpig · 02/08/2026 12:06

Who do you find attractive but they're perhaps not attractive in a conventional way?

I'll start with David Baddiel. Something about him. His facial hair is sexy. He did a series cycling round France with Hugh Dennis (who I also have a crush on) and the pair of them were a joy to watch. Witty and intelligent. He's also fiercely proud of his Jewish heritage.

I am so with you op. He’s on my list!

AustralianCrunch · 03/08/2026 00:01

Christoph Waltz
David Mitchell
Mark Carney
Meat Loaf

Cluelessfirstimer · 02/08/2026 23:56

MyWildOliveGoose · 02/08/2026 23:18

Max Branning… not Jake Wood though, just Max ! 🫣

Oh my gosh me too!

Ahostofgoldendaffodils · 02/08/2026 23:48

Sean Ryder, Mbappe, Ray Winstone and John Cleese (in no particular order)

lazymaw · 02/08/2026 23:45

rc22 · 02/08/2026 23:35

Mark Carney but only in his governor of the Bank of England days. Not quite feeling it now he is Canadian Prime Minister!

I fancied him back then too 🤣 my friends didn’t even know who he was (I was 27 ish at the time).And it’s definitely not the same now’s he’s canadian prime minister.

rc22 · 02/08/2026 23:35

Mark Carney but only in his governor of the Bank of England days. Not quite feeling it now he is Canadian Prime Minister!

billycat321 · 02/08/2026 23:20

I loved Mikael gorbachov

MyWildOliveGoose · 02/08/2026 23:18

Max Branning… not Jake Wood though, just Max ! 🫣

Mushypeasandchipstogo · 02/08/2026 23:10

Erling Haarland but he is only two years older than my oldest son ! ☺️

MatriarchCaz · 02/08/2026 23:10

BasiliskStare · 02/08/2026 22:33

To be fair in the early 80s Ricky Gervais was quite good looking in an early eighties sort of way

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/373670240039

Oh no, more so now to me hahah

Edenmum2 · 02/08/2026 23:09

Ok I’m going to share one that none of you will know so I’ll add a pic - Herschelle Gibbs….he was a south african cricketer in the 2000’s and is short, bald and totally ordinary looking (but to his credit he was one hell of a silly mid off) ….And yet I was obsessed with him for about 5 years. Go figure.

Who is your unusual crush?
MsLllama · 02/08/2026 23:03

Greg Davies,more so when he was much bigger

shihtzuu · 02/08/2026 23:03

My WCW (woman crush wednesday) is Priti Patel. I hate her politics but shes beauts in my eyes 😭

namechange6766333545544 · 02/08/2026 22:40

Martin Clunes

Fernticket · 02/08/2026 22:35

Chris Packham.
Patrick Grant.
Craig Revel-Horwood.
Rimmer from Red Dwarf.
I'll get my coat.....

BasiliskStare · 02/08/2026 22:33

To be fair in the early 80s Ricky Gervais was quite good looking in an early eighties sort of way

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/373670240039