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First on-screen crushes (when you were a kid/teen)

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Pinkbonbon · 18/08/2022 19:27

Haha maybe this is why 'Peter pan' doesn't seem like an insulting term when talking about men to me xD

I loved rufio soooo much haha.
And then I was spellbound by Jeremy sumpter as Pan.

Oh and honorable mention for Sam Huntington as mimi siku in jungle to jungle (if you know you know). Actually, adult Sam Huntington is still absolutely gorgeous.

Anyone else remember who their childhood onscreen crushes were?

First on-screen crushes (when you were a kid/teen)
First on-screen crushes (when you were a kid/teen)
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Beansycheese · 18/08/2022 22:03

Mike Baldwin from Coronation Street Blush. I was about 9. I can't explain why.

Beansycheese · 18/08/2022 22:07

mackthepony · 18/08/2022 20:29

Terry Duckworth

We are in the same camp 🤣

ImBoilingJackie · 18/08/2022 22:08

Shall age myself horribly here.
John Craven on Newsround.
The fox in the Robin Hood films
Various strange and unsuitable types since including the curly haired one in 'Bread', Freddy Kruger, Jareth the Goblin King, Blade and Indiana Jones.
I'm not getting into current obsessions

Neverendingdust · 18/08/2022 22:09

Keanu in Speed. I’d ride that bus any day. 🥵

Elephant2456 · 18/08/2022 22:10

April from the 80s turtles cartoon and Cheetara from thundercats.
it shouldn’t have taken another 20years to work out I was gay Grin

Atmywitsend29 · 18/08/2022 22:11

Because he's gorgeous! He can call me pet any day.

ImBoilingJackie · 18/08/2022 22:11

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AmazingStuff · 18/08/2022 22:12

Mine was Bruno from Fame. I’ve always liked the ones who were talented but not obviously good looking.

First on-screen crushes (when you were a kid/teen)
ISeeTheLight · 18/08/2022 22:12

Glad I'm not the only one who liked the sassy fox Robin Hood.
And YY to Dickon from the secret garden. 10 year old me loved him. Recently rewatched it with DD8 and I thought I had pretty good taste, he was so sweet.

Chevyimpala67 · 18/08/2022 22:13

The Fox from Disney Robin Hood (I'm sensing a theme here...)
Animal from the muppetts
The Count from sesame Street
Luke skywalker
Karate kid
Rob Lowe in St Elmos fire (such a beautiful man...)

More recently...
Flynn Rider from Tangled (not sorry)
Dean Winchester from Supernatural
Aragon from LofTR
Robb and Jon from GofT
Killi from The Hobbit

I really am too old for this 🤣🤣

bippityboppity87 · 18/08/2022 22:13

Oh I forgot another one! Mike Shinoda from Linkin Park. Think I was in love with him for about 3 years..

HandlebarLadyTash · 18/08/2022 22:13

Robin of Sherwood - Michael Praed
Battle of the Planets - Marc
Grease 2 - Michelle Pfeiffer

LaChatte · 18/08/2022 22:14

TheSoundOfMucus · 18/08/2022 21:48

Obvs The Goblin King
Christian Slater
River Phoenix
Keanu Reeves

and Alan Rickman as The Sheriff of Nottingham.

Guess my age? Grin

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mizu · 18/08/2022 22:15

weegiemum same here! Han Solo Grin still love him now. My dad took me and my brother to see Empire Strikes Back at the cinema, I must've been about 6 or 7!!

I also had a weird crush on John craven.

Strangely all my boyfriends and my DH of 20 years were all younger than me!

mizu · 18/08/2022 22:16

And of course River Phoenix when I was a bit older. Posters of him all over my bedroom walls.

inmyslippers · 18/08/2022 22:17

s - Can't believe I nearly forgot our pointy eared elvish princling,.Legolas

^* yes only ever fancied him as an elf

SoMuchToBits · 18/08/2022 22:18

Nicholas Young, who played John in "The Tomorrow People" when I was about 11. This would be about 1973...

Neverplayleapfrogwithaunicorn · 18/08/2022 22:20

Atreyu from the never ending story
Ralph Macchio from Karate Kid
Andrew McCarthy
iilan mitchell from weird science
Omri Katz from hocus pocus

definitely a type there!

Neverplayleapfrogwithaunicorn · 18/08/2022 22:21

Oh I almost forgot
Danny Newman who was in Robin Hood prince of theives
and
Balthazar Getty from young guns 2

excelledyourself · 18/08/2022 22:21

Probably Kristian Schmid - Todd in Neighbours

Followed by Dieter Brummer of Home and Away. Maybe Melissa George too Grin

Neverplayleapfrogwithaunicorn · 18/08/2022 22:22

excelledyourself · 18/08/2022 22:21

Probably Kristian Schmid - Todd in Neighbours

Followed by Dieter Brummer of Home and Away. Maybe Melissa George too Grin

Yes to Christian Schmidt!

Sux2buthen · 18/08/2022 22:22

Fizbosshoes · 18/08/2022 19:41

Guy Pearce (Mike in Neighbours)
Watched the final week of neighbours, and still feel the same!

...and one of the 3 muskerhounds from dogtanian!! 🤣🤣

16 year old DD said she had a crush on Kwazii from octonauts when she was young, which made me feel slightly better about the cartoon crush!

It was Aramis the poet dog wasn't it Grin

Neverplayleapfrogwithaunicorn · 18/08/2022 22:23

Pinkbonbon · 18/08/2022 19:46

Oh absolutely. Though I remember being slightly more concerned about the unicorn haha.

A similar vein though, Zachary binx from hocus pocus! I think it's those old fashioned shirts.

Gosh I forgot about Thacery binks he was a bit hot to my teen self

LifeContinuesToChallengeMe · 18/08/2022 22:25

Milla Jobovich in Return to the blue lagoon
Mary Stuart Masterson in Some Kind of Wonderful
Winona Ryder

Skinterior · 18/08/2022 22:27

TheSoundOfMucus · 18/08/2022 21:48

Obvs The Goblin King
Christian Slater
River Phoenix
Keanu Reeves

and Alan Rickman as The Sheriff of Nottingham.

Guess my age? Grin

Are you me?

I thought Christian Slater was the coolest thing on the planet for the longest time. Blush

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