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The five free passes

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Poota · 09/08/2019 20:41

My eldest, 18, has just discovered the idea of having five 'free passes', celebrities you're jokingly 'allowed' to have a snog with by your current partner (but obviously not really). She thinks it's hilarious, but is currently glum because she can only think of two celebrities she wants on her list, because she's also discovered that sometimes, your girlish crush looks very different a few years later.

Of all the dilemmas in the world, it's obviously not even registering, but it got my old bones wondering who would be on my list nowadays. I think I've settled on all the Avengers Chris's - Evans, Pratt and Hemsworth, Aidan Turner and, erm, maybe Lee Mack. Yeah, I know the last one is bit left field.

Anyone fancy joining me in a Friday evening load of silly nonsense? Who's on your list?

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Poota · 09/08/2019 21:46

But seriously...

The five free passes
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FlatheadScrewdriver · 09/08/2019 21:47

After some way too much thought, I'm going for characters rather than the people who play them:

  1. Spike (from Buffy)
  2. Sharpe (sigh, Sean Bean's glory days)
  3. Niles (Frasier)
  4. Owen (Grey's Anatomy)
  5. Reacher (the one from the books, not Mr Cruise's version)

Well, that's taken me to a happy place this evening...

Lima45 · 09/08/2019 21:47

Thanks @poota

@musicinspring1 I'm the same. Always go through ginger Chris before remembering the other one!

Lima45 · 09/08/2019 21:48

Oooh Sean Bean in his glory days!
And Spike...

Hmm. May have to bump one or two of mine off the list. Glad it's not laminated...

InsertFunnyUsername · 09/08/2019 21:49

Poota Thank you, I will have a watch, he is very likeable kissable

BathshebaKnickerStickers · 09/08/2019 21:50

Johnny Galecki
David Tennant
Steve Backley
Danny O’Donaghue
7of9 from Star Trek Voyager (she is on both my list and DH’s list)

perpetuallyperplexedbylife · 09/08/2019 21:51

Peter Capaldi
Simon Reeve
John Ross Bowie
Neil Nunes
Michael Portillo(!)

Zoflorabore · 09/08/2019 21:52

DB is doing well Grin

Mine is in no particular order... will take them at any time...

David Beckham
Danny Dyer
Josh Hartnett
Jeff Brazier
Can't think of his name, Tom someone, actor, used to be married to Tamsin Outhwaite? He's gorgeous anyway.

I used to have one on my list from around age 18 and everyone took the piss so I got rid of him David Jason

Poota · 09/08/2019 21:53

Tom Ellis! Oh yes! Gloriously campy black eyeliner sexiness in Lucifer.

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Zoflorabore · 09/08/2019 21:53

It's Tom Ellis ❤️

ValidVictorian · 09/08/2019 21:53

Matthew Bellamy
Christian Bale
Nigella Lawson
Florence Welch

That's all I've got so far

Sleepyquest · 09/08/2019 21:56

Jamie Dornan
Aleksander Skarsgard
Tom Hardy
Bruce Willis
Dennis quaid (but maybe from 10 years ago)

Wink
Sleepyquest · 09/08/2019 21:58

Oh no wait, I'm swapping Dennis for Matthew McConaughey 100%

SciFiScream · 09/08/2019 21:58

I was going to say
Patrick Stewart
Picard
Stewart
Picard
Picard but I remembered others!

It's actually Picard I like. The character is amazing. It always tends to be the character for me.

Ooo I forgot Jason Momoa and Jeri Ryan (7 of 9)

May I have a list of 10 please? 5 isn't enough.

Wrongdissection · 09/08/2019 21:59

Robert Downey Jr
Harry Styles
Zac Efron
Harry Styles
And er. Probably Harry styles 🤷🏼‍♀️

Poota · 09/08/2019 22:01

SciFiScream, I know what you mean. This is all fantasy, but I guess when there's an actor who creates a really strong character, you do get drawn in.

I can't allow 10, I'm afraid, because where would it end? Grin

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wheresmyhairytoe · 09/08/2019 22:01

Tom Hardy
Chris Pratt
David Beckham
Tom Ellis
Lesley-Ann Brandt (am straight but have a massive girl crush on Mazikeen from Lucifer)

kindler · 09/08/2019 22:01

James MacAvoy
Ewen McGregor
Ryan Reynolds
Keanu Reeves
Trevor Noah

notso · 09/08/2019 22:02

Ian Wright
Brad Pitt in Fight Club
Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow
Idris Elba
Will Smith

CrazyCatLady159 · 09/08/2019 22:02

Ed Sheeran
David Beckham
Gerard Butler
Shaw Mendez
Mickey Flanagan

Zoflorabore · 09/08/2019 22:03

I'm going to have to swop Jeff Brazier for someone else, he's not my "type" but I find him so bloody alluring- Alexander Armstrong.
God I'm actually thinking this is real now...

notso · 09/08/2019 22:04

I used to have one on my list from around age 18 and everyone took the piss so I got rid of him David Jason

Yes!

PotteryLady · 09/08/2019 22:04

Norman Reedus
Rhod Gilbert
Russell Brand
Ian Somerhalder
Andrew Lincoln

sourgrapes1 · 09/08/2019 22:05

Gary Barlow
Mark Owen
Howard Donald

bluebluezoo · 09/08/2019 22:06

Ooh yes need to add

Jared Leto
Robert Downey Jr

Tom Ellis