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Famous people you used to really fancy but now give you the ick

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blahblahblahandblahsomemore · 25/03/2023 08:10

Lighthearted obvs…

DD and I have been watching Scrubs and I remember how much I used to have a huge crush on Zach Braff when I was younger. I just googled him and he hasn’t aged well and also now find his character really annoying in Scrubs (and now I really fancy Dr Cox 😂). I did also read that he dated the very gorgeous Florence Pugh so maybe he has hidden depths (although the 17 year age gap I found a bit ick inducing too).

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Borris · 25/03/2023 08:12

Leo Di Caprio from titanic to now is the obvious one

Borris · 25/03/2023 08:12

And mark owen from take that. Gary Barlow is the opposite

EddieSteady · 25/03/2023 08:32

Brendan Fraser.

stbrandonsboat · 25/03/2023 08:37

Johnny Depp

MaryJean87 · 25/03/2023 08:37

Zac Efron

User386421986 · 25/03/2023 08:38

Pete Doherty
Mark Owen

FrankandWalters · 25/03/2023 08:39

Sean Bean, who used to look appealingly rough around the edges and these days looks just dog rough.

Mushroo · 25/03/2023 08:41

Chris Pratt - he seemed a nice guy in parks and rec.

Since his divorce he just seems weird

Whatwasthepoint · 25/03/2023 08:43

Pedro Pascal - after THAT scene in Narcos. Now he's just an annoying hyperactive toddler on speed.

DottyDry · 25/03/2023 08:46

Robbie Williams

ToffeeNotCoffee · 25/03/2023 08:51

Rylan Clark

Used to have a slow burn crush on him. Read his biography, 'Ten' and went right off him. Can't even face finishing it but I know I need too but it's become a chore. For no other reason than his 'Big Brother' t.v. show obsession. The show, the participants and the audience were very much his tribe.

That just gave me some serious ick.

He had a breakdown when his marriage ended and he says he felt like his life wasn't worth anything. He says imperiously, 'I can't go through anything like that again or it will be the end of me.'

Grow up and find some resilience, man !

His over-reliance on his mother is very tedious too. (Yes, I know he grew up in a single parent household, but still.)

iamnottoofatiamjusttooshort · 25/03/2023 08:52

Paul Weller

fussychica · 25/03/2023 08:52

Tony Hadley. At his finest at Live Aid, creepy when I saw him in the flesh some years later.

Rainbowqueeen · 25/03/2023 08:54

Brad Pitt.

Flipflops123 · 25/03/2023 08:56

Tom cruise

notprincehamlet · 25/03/2023 08:58

Vincent Cassel

Menopants · 25/03/2023 08:58

Kevin McLeod

Flipflops123 · 25/03/2023 08:59

Mark Owen

Jason Donovan

glitterisntgendered · 25/03/2023 08:59

Eddie Izzard

benten54 · 25/03/2023 09:02

Eddie Izard

TheWitchingHour · 25/03/2023 09:10

Abs from the boyband 5ive, I used to think he was the most beautiful man to ever exist and wanted to marry him, my room was wall to floor in his posters - now he gives me the ick.

ImAGoodPerson · 25/03/2023 09:14

Borris · 25/03/2023 08:12

And mark owen from take that. Gary Barlow is the opposite

I used to fancy Mark and Robbie, both give me the ick. And yes, Gary has definitely improved with age, I definitely fancy him now.

Cyanchicken · 25/03/2023 09:15

Johnny Depo

RJnomore1 · 25/03/2023 09:16

Almost everyone I liked in my early 20s except keanu

Ollifer · 25/03/2023 09:17

Omg I saw a news article about Zach braff this morning and had exactly the same thoughts when I saw him! I do still have a crush on the younger JD though 😂

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