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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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MadameMaxGoesler · 30/08/2026 22:08

Liam Halligan

Poopgoestheweasel · 30/08/2026 22:05

Virgil from Thunderbirds
Guy Martin
Jerome AND Brett (Britt) from Flight of the Conchords

Magnummum1 · 30/08/2026 21:48

Mark Carney 🙂

Noodlecat · 30/08/2026 21:16

I’m married and straight but Linda Perry (4 non blondes singer) does something to me I can’t explain

Wetblanket78 · 30/08/2026 21:06

Will Mellor some of my friends don't agree.

One of my friends had a crush on the bloke on Mr Blooms nursery. She took her kids to see him but she wanted to see him more than they did.😂😂😂

AInightingale · 30/08/2026 21:00

That bloke who was lead singer in the Verve in the 90s - Richard Ashcroft, was it? He was very surly-looking and really thin but weirdly attractive.

Banjas · 30/08/2026 19:32

I’m over it now, but it used to be Martin Clunes Blush

TankFlyBossW4lk · 30/08/2026 18:46

PetulaGordeno · 02/08/2026 16:53

Dear Lord above. Mind you I’ve got a little thing for John Major.

Blimey, people in glass houses and all that....

Grumpyoldcat · 30/08/2026 18:44

You.

noonames · 30/08/2026 18:43

I am watching Spooks at the moment (only 20 years after everyone else) and would like to add Peter Firth as Harry Pearce 😍

Banjas · 30/08/2026 18:37

Tony Blair @RosesanddaffsGood God !
And as for you @PetulaGordeno - you are a lost cause !!! 😀

PGmicstand · 30/08/2026 18:34

Peter Garrett of Midnight Oil. Had a crush on him for decades. He has some real stage presence.
But I seem to be the only one among my friends who finds him hot.

Or, more unusual (although probably not by MN standards), the Robin Hood Fox.

Daytona1 · 30/08/2026 14:24

Lord Ed Vaizey

Idontcareforthat · 30/08/2026 10:09

Tim Curry as Frank n Furter, a sad week though 😢

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 27/08/2026 12:54

PetrichorPam · 26/08/2026 20:29

Roger Allam. Warm expression, gentle eyes, and that voice!
Mark Kermode - there’s something about a man with a passion, as long as it’s not sport or cars.
Speaking of which, David Olusoga, although I concede that he is in fact genuinely beautiful.
Amol Rajan. Cute as a button.
And I agree with a pp about Inspector Japp, though I can’t imagine why.
Is Stephen Mangan too attractive to qualify? His flight air of bafflement, lush curls (better when grey), and quiet humour.
There we are, one for every night of the week either weekends off 🤣

I see Roger Allan voice and raise you Ray Brooks for the That Voice Award.
He did loads of acting , the voice of Mr Benn and play Pauline Fowlers second husband Joe .

Abhannmor · 27/08/2026 10:38

Oh Tim. I know he was brilliant in Rocky Horror but I'll always think of him as Long John Silver. The children never got tired of watching it. You could tell he was loving it too. My now adult son says he was brilliant at voiceover work too. RIP Tim

WestwardHo1 · 26/08/2026 22:04

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 02/08/2026 20:54

Oh yes!

Like Aramis in Dogtanian - loads of us fancied him I seem to remember from another thread

And I get it re cartoon fox Robin Hood!

There was a cartoon called the Secret of NIMH featuring a hot rat called Justin. He was my first love.

MrsShawnHatosy · 26/08/2026 21:49

WigglywagglyWanda · 26/08/2026 21:15

I dont have a type.

Piers Morgan
Jimmy Lee from Slade
Jimmy Nail
Brendan Gleeson
Prince William

I don’t think I do either.

Shawn Hatosy
Killian Scott
Kieran Culkin
Paul Ready
Jerome Flynn
Brian Cox (actor not astronomer)

WigglywagglyWanda · 26/08/2026 21:15

I dont have a type.

Piers Morgan
Jimmy Lee from Slade
Jimmy Nail
Brendan Gleeson
Prince William

PetrichorPam · 26/08/2026 20:29

Roger Allam. Warm expression, gentle eyes, and that voice!
Mark Kermode - there’s something about a man with a passion, as long as it’s not sport or cars.
Speaking of which, David Olusoga, although I concede that he is in fact genuinely beautiful.
Amol Rajan. Cute as a button.
And I agree with a pp about Inspector Japp, though I can’t imagine why.
Is Stephen Mangan too attractive to qualify? His flight air of bafflement, lush curls (better when grey), and quiet humour.
There we are, one for every night of the week either weekends off 🤣

JesseDavisGonnaHangOnInThereNSoul · 26/08/2026 19:16

Still the lady from"what is he doing with those candle sticks" public info film 1970s.

Lalgarh · 26/08/2026 17:58

Tim Curry

(RIP)

tim curry horror GIF
Lalgarh · 19/08/2026 13:38

I like the haggard thing of Noah Wyle in The Pitt

AInightingale · 19/08/2026 12:10

The guy who plays/played (haven't seen it for ages) Dr Dylan Keogh in Casualty. His name was William Beck, I think. Character was a messed-up misanthrope, but he had killer put-downs and there was something really attractive about him.

QueenStevie · 19/08/2026 11:51

Alex Polizzi - the hotel inspector!

(I am happily married for 20+ years to a man!)