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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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SecondhandMuck · 25/03/2023 22:13

I've never fancied him but Brett Anderson has aged magnificently.

kerstina · 25/03/2023 22:17

Am I the only one who still finds Tom Cruise attractive ? I agree with Mark Owen he was the only one I liked but not at all now . Tastes definitely change though .I don’t go for the boyish look anymore !

KnitFastDieWarm · 25/03/2023 22:48

FrenchandSaunders · 25/03/2023 11:13

Dean Gaffney 😀

He tried to chat me up on a dating site last year - let’s just say he’s not the sharpest tool in the shed when it comes to witty banter 😀

DoTrollsShitOnTheThreads · 25/03/2023 23:14

Ooh, I'd forgotten about Dean Cain. Just googled him and tbf, I thought he still looked good.

Frezia · 26/03/2023 00:19

Shia LaBeouf. At some point I just couldn't ignore anymore all the dickhead stuff coming out about him.

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blahblahblahandblahsomemore · 26/03/2023 07:15

SecondhandMuck · 25/03/2023 22:13

I've never fancied him but Brett Anderson has aged magnificently.

Agreed. He does look great. Again unproblematic. It really does help with the general non ick giving.

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pictoosh · 26/03/2023 07:17

Frezia · 26/03/2023 00:19

Shia LaBeouf. At some point I just couldn't ignore anymore all the dickhead stuff coming out about him.

Same…and it’s a shame because he is tidy.

trampoline123 · 26/03/2023 07:54

R Kelly

shivawn · 26/03/2023 07:58

Colin Farrell.....I was obsessed with him as a teenager! Now, nothing.

stoptherainny · 26/03/2023 08:00

Peter Andre

NeverTrustAPoliceman · 26/03/2023 08:30

Donny Osmond. That was about a million years ago. I saw a photo recently and just thought "yuck".

Funkyslippers · 26/03/2023 10:39

blahblahblahandblahsomemore yes, Brett Anderson has always been lovely. Thoroughly nice bloke too. Saw him interviewed recently. Going to see Suede on Tues, can't wait!

Funkyslippers · 26/03/2023 10:44

I am hink John Taylor still looks good for his age. And Simon le Bon

TheFireflies · 26/03/2023 10:55

Craig Charles
Johnny Depp
Ant McPartlin
Russell Crowe

Doliveira · 26/03/2023 11:16

The murky and moon faced Johnny Depp adorned with a thousand scarves and bracelets and hats = yeuch.

Brad Pitt , oh dear.

whereas Clint Eastwood remains impressive and beautiful as a seriously elderly human being.

Hungrycaterpillarsmummy · 26/03/2023 11:19

I agree about Johnny Depp. He was a total hearthrob but I have imagined him coming in for a kiss and honestly I think I'd run.

His face is puffy, he just looks like he'd be dirty/smell especially of smoke.
Nah. He's had his day.

Brad Pitt is awful too.

Hungrycaterpillarsmummy · 26/03/2023 11:19

TheFireflies · 26/03/2023 10:55

Craig Charles
Johnny Depp
Ant McPartlin
Russell Crowe

Craig Charles?! Jesus I didn't think anyone would have ever found him attractive anyway :o

Mrsjayy · 26/03/2023 11:20

shivawn · 26/03/2023 07:58

Colin Farrell.....I was obsessed with him as a teenager! Now, nothing.

I really like him now didn',t

I watched a thing on you tube with fellow Oscar nominees he's just so lovely <sigh> .

helloelsie · 26/03/2023 11:23

Nick Carter

Funkyslippers · 26/03/2023 11:24

I think Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise are getting a very bad rap here! Lookswise I think they've both aged very well

Hungrycaterpillarsmummy · 26/03/2023 11:24

Newusernameaug · 25/03/2023 18:20

Jason Mamoa after I saw several different videos of his dodgy behaviour around women and young girls

What?! Noooooooo I didn't know about that :(

Mirabai · 26/03/2023 11:27

Funkyslippers · 26/03/2023 11:24

I think Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise are getting a very bad rap here! Lookswise I think they've both aged very well

You can’t think Tom Cruise has aged well. His interventions have left him looking like a stuffed hamster.

Anyway he ditched his DD for Scientology - which has to be the biggest ick ever.

Sparklfairy · 26/03/2023 11:28

When I was a kid I had a crush on Stephen Mulhern. Everytime I see him on TV now he rubs me up the wrong way and irritates me. He's like the awkward butt of everyone's jokes that I would normally feel sorry for but no, he just annoys me.

I googled pics of him from circa 2000, he was definitely more cute and less of a clown back then.

Mirabai · 26/03/2023 11:29

Clusterfunk · 25/03/2023 15:57

Jared Leto. Far too many rumours about him circulating over the years for me to find him anything but extremely icky now.

Yes and looking weirdly young turns out not to be attractive.

OrangeKnot · 26/03/2023 11:29

@notprincehamlet Me too! Utterly icked out by him now.