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Who was your teenage crush?

207 replies

JaffaCake70 · 09/02/2024 23:26

Tell me which famous person/people you had a crush on as a teenager.

I'm a teenager of the 80s, mine were:

Limahl
Nick Rhodes
Nick Heyward
Terry Hall
David Sylvian
Green Gartside
Paul Heaton
Paul Weller
C Thomas Howell

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UnimaginableWindBird · 10/02/2024 09:13

Michael Praed in Robin of Sherwood
Carol Decker from T'Pau
Haydn Gwynne
Alex Kingston
Morten Harket
Fiona Shaw
Kristin Scott Thomas
Harriet Walter
David Bowie in Labyrinth
Julian Sands AND Helena Bonham-Carter in A Room With a View
Emma Thompson
Juliette Binoche
Henri Leconte

But mostly, I was desperately in love with the fictional sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey. Also, it took me a long time to realise that I was bisexual and not just really into Shakespeare and theatre stuff.

MrsMoastyToasty · 10/02/2024 09:27

Les McKeown (pre teen crush)
Michael York
Robin Cousins
Sting
Adam Ant
Simon Le Bon
Michael Praed (but not in Dynasty).
Ally McCoist
Robson Green

Cocolapew · 10/02/2024 09:33

Mel Gibson
Prince
Early Madonna
Debbie Harry
Billy Idol
Denis Lawson
Marilyn Monroe
Jody Watley and Jeffrey Daniels from Shalamar
Billy Dee Williams

JaneIves · 10/02/2024 09:33

Pre-teen - Morten Harket, Jan Michael Vincent (AirWolf) Andrew McCarthy
Teens - Matt Goss, Christian Slater, Rob Lowe

BouleDeSuif · 10/02/2024 09:39

Lucy Lawless
Paul Gross (the Mountie in Due South)
David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly in Labyrinth
Uma Thurman
Johnathan Rhys Meyers
Martin Shaw

Still rather like all of them!

Minikievs · 10/02/2024 09:40

Scott Bakula from Quantum Leap. Chachi from Happy Days. I've always had weird taste Confused

Seaoftroubles · 10/02/2024 09:42

Very old! David Mcallum (as llya Kuryakin in the original Man from Uncle TV series.)
Cat Stevens( as he was then)
David Bowie

FuckoffeeBeforeCoffee · 10/02/2024 09:45

Heath Ledger.

commonground · 10/02/2024 09:50

Morten Harkett (then and now)

Susanna Hoffs (then and now)

The Kids from Fame

BG2015 · 10/02/2024 09:53

George Michael
Andy Garcia

Willmafrockfit · 10/02/2024 09:55

lewis collins
john travolta
billy idol
were the posters on my wall

Aarla · 10/02/2024 09:56

Glen Hoddle.

KillingMeDeftIy · 10/02/2024 10:00

Julian Sands. He was so beautiful in A Room With A View…

Who was your teenage crush?
Willmafrockfit · 10/02/2024 10:01

KillingMeDeftIy · 10/02/2024 10:00

Julian Sands. He was so beautiful in A Room With A View…

he really was
love that film,
RIP Julian Sands Sad

Onacuctustree · 10/02/2024 10:02

Neil Tennant.

He's an erudite man.
I learnt a few years later that my love would never be reciprocated.

I still love him.

Instinct1 · 10/02/2024 10:04

Eddie Furlong
Brian Laudrup
Tom Cruise

aitchteeaitch · 10/02/2024 10:06

BasiliskStare · 10/02/2024 00:10

I am old . David Essex

Likewise.
Still would.😂

Elephantino · 10/02/2024 10:06

Nick Hayward
Gary Kemp
Boy George

KillingMeDeftIy · 10/02/2024 10:08

Instinct1 · 10/02/2024 10:04

Eddie Furlong
Brian Laudrup
Tom Cruise

It did seem at the time that Edward Furlong was destined to be a beautiful-looking man. Alas it was not to be.

GigiAnnna · 10/02/2024 10:40

I had too many teenage crushes to remember but my first proper crush was the boy who played Jesse in Free Willy. I thought he was absolutely gorgeous.

YeahBrackie · 10/02/2024 10:46

Similar taste 😀👍
David Sylvian
Nick Rhodes
Green Gartside
Adam Ant
Morten Harket
David Powers(Kiefer Sutherland) in The lost boys

Sudename · 10/02/2024 11:01

George Michael
Michael Praed from Robin Hood
Sting
Roger Taylor from Duran Duran
Bruno from Fame
Martin Kemp

iwannacoolrider · 10/02/2024 13:12

Mark Owen from Take That and Lee Brennan from 911.. loved a boy band.

As I got into my late teens I I really fancied Bruce Willis in Armageddon.

TheLonelyStarbucksLovers · 10/02/2024 13:26

Jordan from New Kids on the Block

Then it all became more long haired and grungy:
Eddie Vedder
Chris Cornell
And slightly more random - Bret Hart the WWF wrestler

StopStartStop · 10/02/2024 13:26

David Bowie