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Embarrassing men you find secretly sexy

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jenesaispaspourquoi · 28/01/2025 21:27

Who is your embarrassing cringe famous person crush? I'll start with what I suspect is the most embarrassing - Emmanuel Macron. I know he's a total tool and arrogant, and it's cheesy as hell but honestly I just think yes! Even that CRINGE photo of him with his shirt wide open and hairy rug chest on display, remember that? Everyone mocked, I mocked, and yet.....
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wearyourpinkglove · 29/01/2025 08:14

Jarvis Cocker
Louis Theroux
Yes I love tall skinny men!

IHaveAlwaysLivedintheCastle · 29/01/2025 08:16

TheLovelinessOfDemons · 29/01/2025 07:58

What's wrong with age gaps when you're talking about adults?

There's something very sleazy about a 55 year old man with a 30 year old woman, especially when he has a 25 year old daughter.

hollyblueivy · 29/01/2025 08:16

There are a lot politicians in here, any psychologists want to have a go at the reasoning why that might me?

I'm guessing something to do with power?

Would Peter crouch count?

CharlotteLightandDark · 29/01/2025 08:19

Adam Richman from Man vs Food but only when he’s chunky. Something about the way he eats makes me think he delights in the other pleasures of the flesh just as much 😋

Lentilweaver · 29/01/2025 08:21

Glad to see so much love for Mark Rylance even though he's not really embarassing. And glad to hear he's friendly and kind.

Saw him on stage minus Wolf Hall garb, and he was still so amazing and charismatic.

Hazylazydays · 29/01/2025 08:22

Allthegoodhorses · 28/01/2025 21:39

Monty Don.. so weirdly sexy with the corduroy and braces 🙈

Another vote for Monty Don 😊

Theredjellybean · 29/01/2025 08:25

Bill Nighy

Westfacing · 29/01/2025 08:25

I came on to take the piss out of anyone claiming to fancy Rees-Mogg... but
back in the day I used to fancy Woody Allen, so...

TheAirfryerQueen · 29/01/2025 08:30

My ex used to be Mark Rylance's postie. Can confirm his kindness and friendliness. Mark & my ex got on famously. So sad to hear his wife Claire recently passed away.

Is Woody Harrelson embarrassing?

Edited to add, do you notice that many of these "embarrassing" crushes have a fantastic sense of humour?

PeggyMitchellsCameo · 29/01/2025 08:30

MrsSkylerWhite · 28/01/2025 21:56

There’s nothing embarrassing about Mark Rylance!

I always had a really soft spot for John Thaw, though only with his Inspector Morse hat on. Again, nothing embarrassing about him but I was about 25 when the crush developed!

Same. John Thaw was quite a treat!

ChristmasFluff · 29/01/2025 08:31

@wearyourpinkglove Jarvis Cocker is NOT embarrassing!!! Nor Louis Theroux really. In fact, so many on this thread are not embarrassing at all, just not conventionally attractive - which is something I usually find extremely unattractive.

Except for a young Mel Gibson. and he's turned out to be a very embarrassing man.

SwizzelsDoubleLollies · 29/01/2025 08:32

SwizzelsDoubleLollies · 29/01/2025 07:08

Me too.

I do think he's intelligent and hilarious.

Also, an amazing actor I should add.

I loved him in Stan and Ollie as well as many other things.

Bloodycatswakingmeuponasaturday · 29/01/2025 08:32

Zayn Malik - probably old enough to be his grandmother,

Lentilweaver · 29/01/2025 08:34

Ok, I have a good one. Hugh Grant in his hideous jumper and glasses in Heretic playing a psychopath.
Especially when he is mansplaining to the 2 young girls. And also in A Very British Scandal playing Jeremy Thorpe.

I so much prefer Hugh in his sixties with his natural wrinkles, dad bod and unbotoxed face. Such a lovely contrast to all the filler filled faces.

Bloodycatswakingmeuponasaturday · 29/01/2025 08:34

Harrison Ford? 100% not embarrassing. He is a stone cold hottie.

Snowballsinhell92 · 29/01/2025 08:36

Claes bang in Dracula when he was naked and yelling at all the nuns. Made me feel a certain kind of way 😝😝

SpottyBumPony · 29/01/2025 08:39

Fireman Sam.

There's a bit where he leaps out of a helicopter into the sea after shouting 'there's no time Penny' to her suggestion of a safety harness. I get all hot under the collar during that episode

AInightingale · 29/01/2025 08:40

IHaveAlwaysLivedintheCastle · 29/01/2025 08:16

There's something very sleazy about a 55 year old man with a 30 year old woman, especially when he has a 25 year old daughter.

Is this a common view? My children's father is 54 and with a woman of 32. She is closer in age to my sons (late teens) than to him.

Lentilweaver · 29/01/2025 08:42

AInightingale · 29/01/2025 08:40

Is this a common view? My children's father is 54 and with a woman of 32. She is closer in age to my sons (late teens) than to him.

Well, I think it's cringe.and if DH ever left me for a 30-year-old, our DC would have something to say about it.

IHaveAlwaysLivedintheCastle · 29/01/2025 08:43

AInightingale · 29/01/2025 08:40

Is this a common view? My children's father is 54 and with a woman of 32. She is closer in age to my sons (late teens) than to him.

I don't know if it's a common view. I find it sleazy. In your case 54 with a woman nearer in age to his sons than him, yes, sleazy. Michael Sheen gives me the creeps.

Sara93 · 29/01/2025 08:44

Greg Davies when he has stubble and wears glasses 🔥

WomenInConstruction · 29/01/2025 08:47

SpottyBumPony · 29/01/2025 08:39

Fireman Sam.

There's a bit where he leaps out of a helicopter into the sea after shouting 'there's no time Penny' to her suggestion of a safety harness. I get all hot under the collar during that episode

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I find Daddy Pigs voice rather sexy. It's just so bass. The stress in that sentence is on the word voice. 😁😁

AmytheDancingBrick · 29/01/2025 08:48

Ian Hislop and Jackie Chan - they couldn't be more different...

FrenchandSaunders · 29/01/2025 08:48

Greg Wallace

FamilyPhoto · 29/01/2025 08:50

Strawpollplease · 28/01/2025 22:00

Jacob Rees Mogg. Seriously

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