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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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Waxypotatoes · 08/06/2020 22:58

Niles from Frasier. SO embarrassing

merryhouse · 08/06/2020 23:14

Kenneth Williams.

I was 5, he was mid-forties. I was blissfully unaware that this was not the main problem Grin

BillywigSting · 08/06/2020 23:14

And my current embarrassing crush is Micheal Sheen, especially in good omens.

He's just the most adorable creature.

thesunwillout · 08/06/2020 23:17

Oh god, ok

Richard O'Sullivan
Leonard Rossiter
Peter Sellers

I must have been about 8. This is weird 😂

thesunwillout · 08/06/2020 23:18

Niles from Frasier is lovely!

thesunwillout · 08/06/2020 23:25

Isn't it funny that so many of us replying seem to be of the same era.
I too had a painful crush on Robin Cousins!
From what I can remember he was a national hero, I had newspaper cuttings age 10 ish 😆

mrwalkensir · 08/06/2020 23:25

are we forgetting John Pertwee (as the Doctor - maybe like Cant not a crush, but definitely interesting

AlphaJura · 08/06/2020 23:26

Philip Schofield in the broom cupboard days here too 🙈

Lemonmaid · 08/06/2020 23:28

Mike Nolan of Bucks Fizz.

Buttybach · 08/06/2020 23:40

Atreyu from never ending story
The karate kid
And David Bowie In labyrinth

TitsalinaBumSquash · 08/06/2020 23:41

Mine was .... Peter Andre BlushBlush

I was given his mysterious girl cd album that I played to death on my CD Walkman, my poor parents.
I thought since I knew everything in the world about him ever he was bound to marry me one day.

I had my WHOLE BEDROOM plastered in huge pictures of him and a bed cover, lampshade etc etc. I was sure we'd be together. I lost all respect when I grew up and realised he'd got together with KP.

BettyCarver · 08/06/2020 23:43

John Craven. Blush shoot me now

Kernowgal · 08/06/2020 23:49

I still have a crush on young Brian Cant Grin

Fox version of Robin Hood - yep!

The kid from Flight of the Navigator

Tempjob · 08/06/2020 23:51

Pat Sharp
Jasper Carrot
Ian Hislop
Jonathan Ross
Cindy Crawford
Ruby Wax

PorpentiaScamander · 08/06/2020 23:53

@CoronaIsComing

Aaron Carter (Nick Carter from the Backstreet Boys) younger, squeaky voices brother. To be fair, at least it was age appropriate!
Same here. He was so cute Grin
worzelsnurzel123 · 08/06/2020 23:56

Noel Edmonds Grin

Thecazelets · 08/06/2020 23:56

David Essex

Also Jimmy Nail, a bit later on!

Knucklehead101 · 08/06/2020 23:56

Davy Jones from The Monkees 😳😳

bonsaidragon · 08/06/2020 23:57

Jasper carrot

Thecazelets · 08/06/2020 23:59

Also The Fonz and Tom Baker

worzelsnurzel123 · 09/06/2020 00:02

@bonsaidragon

Jasper carrot
Literally crying 😂🤣🤣🤣 at these!! So many absolute belters!
Molocosh · 09/06/2020 00:09

Surely every little girl had a crush on Atreyu?!

I also loved Bowie in Labyrinth. It was so romantic - I was blissfully unaware that Sarah was 16 and he was pushing 40.

Grapesoda7 · 09/06/2020 00:19

Billy from Bread, the one that always had a row with his girlfriend then cried

bonsaidragon · 09/06/2020 00:34

Jasper carrot always seemed like fun and somebody who would care. Overthinking in the extreme

Tinypaws2 · 09/06/2020 00:38

It would have to be Jason Donovan. I had the music and all the walls covered in posters