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Cringey childhood crushes

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FunTimes2020 · 08/06/2020 13:54

As a very young child I had a crush on Brian Cant! That is my earliest recollection of having some sort of feelings for someone of the opposite sex! Blush

😂😂😂

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Gatekeeper · 08/06/2020 13:55

Brian Cant was great though

mine was Jimmy Osmond!!

nutkin7 · 08/06/2020 13:58

Love this thread idea! Mine was Jonathan Ross! My mum once found a fake interview I'd written between me and him hidden under my bed 🙈🙈🙈

vampirethriller · 08/06/2020 14:00

Chesney Hawkes.

BillywigSting · 08/06/2020 14:00

Lucy Lawless as Xena and Kevin Sorbo as hercules.

They were on one after the other on channel 5 on Saturday and I was a little bit obsessed Blush

FunTimes2020 · 08/06/2020 14:05

Ah its so sweet isn't it? I think these crushes are so important to our development although some of our chosen ones are questionable! Grin

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FunTimes2020 · 08/06/2020 14:06

Here's Brian with Humpty!

Cringey childhood crushes
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borntohula · 08/06/2020 14:12

Ugh I saw George W Bush on TV when I was about 12 and thought he was ok. Obviously I knew nothing about him as a person. Do I win? Blush

Sparklfairy · 08/06/2020 14:15

Jonathan Creek. It wasn't even a crush on Alan Davies, I was just in awe of how clever he was and the withering looks he would give Caroline Quentin.

I'd put it down to be 9 years old but to be honest my taste in men has always been questionable Grin

Slothsarecreepy · 08/06/2020 14:19

Bobby Ball. Still love him. He replied to me tweeting him a few years back which made me very happy Blush

Isitrainingihadntnoticed · 08/06/2020 14:21

Bryan McFadden....I cried when Kerry katona was having his baby.

FunTimes2020 · 08/06/2020 14:32

Bobby Ball!! Sorry but that one wins!! 🤣

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spiderlight · 08/06/2020 14:32

Terry Wogan Blush It was his voice more than anything, and his accent.

FunTimes2020 · 08/06/2020 14:36

Mind you I barely have the nerve to type this, but I moved on from BC to Roger DeCoursey...
What was it with me and men with toys and puppets?! ShockHmm

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whatwouldjohnmclanedo · 08/06/2020 14:46

Jason Donovan when I was very young but the main crush was dean cain in new adventures of superman 🤦🏽‍♀️

FunTimes2020 · 08/06/2020 14:51

Oh yes, Dean Cain was easy on the eye. I moved on to David Soul as a teen. Back then we were either team Starsky or team Hutch!!

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JemIsMyNameNooneElseIsTheSame · 08/06/2020 14:54

Mine was Gazza.

MrsAvocet · 08/06/2020 14:55

Sebastian Coe.....oh dear. How embarrassed am I now!!

Iwalkinmyclothing · 08/06/2020 14:57

Andy Goram Blush

JuneFromBethesda · 08/06/2020 14:59

Philip Schofield. Loved him in his broom cupboard days Blush

Tonz · 08/06/2020 15:01

Pat Sharp

FunTimes2020 · 08/06/2020 16:33

@JemIsMyNameNooneElseIsTheSame

Mine was Gazza.
ShockGrin
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DrCoconut · 08/06/2020 16:41

Mine (who was known locally rather than a celebrity) died a few months back. It was in the paper. He was only in his 50's. It made me feel slightly sad even though I didn't know him.

JustC · 08/06/2020 16:51

Marti Pellow from Wet wet. Wasn't even a fan except from the one song. Not ashamed, he's actually aged well now that I checked 😁

ritatherockfairy · 08/06/2020 16:53

Ross Poldark. The original.

Could never bring myself to watch the "new" series as a result....

rosegoldwatcher · 08/06/2020 17:04

From the age of about 5 I would tell all that I was going to marry Cliff Richard. Every June he sent me a Cliff picture postcard signed 'Happy Birthday rosegold, love from Cliff.'
Then one year I got one from someonewhowasn'tCliff!
It wasn't until sometime in my teens that it dawned on me that my nana was sending them!

PS - I didn't marry him!