Who was your childhood celeb crush, and do you still fancy them now they’re (and you’re!) older?

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I LOVED Leonard DiCaprio so much (especially in Romeo and Juliet) and now… still think he’s a great actor but, given the chance to run off into the sunset with him, I think I’d be put off by his penchant for the younger lady. Which I guess also means that I’m never going to actually be given the chance to run off into the sunset with him anyway…

Who was yours and are they still your type now you’re both older?

John Taylor from Duranduran. Not any more though.

Ethan Hawke. Ronan Keating- childhood crushes.

adult crushes- Russell Crowe. My tastes have changed!

Marti Pellow and Alex James for me, I clearly have always had good taste 😁

Yes Ethan Hawke!!
Ralph Macchio was another one. I used to want him to be my brother and my boyfriend 😳

Eddie Furlong from the Pet Cemetery 2 era.

And even more embarrassing, Billy Ray Cyrus. 🤢

Looking at them both now and at my string of boyfriends in my 20s (before I met lovely sensible Dh), washed up addict was clearly a type. 😂

Thought it was just me! Those eyes 😍

Also Morten Harkett & Marti Pellow

Peter andre in his mysterious girl era
Michael Owen
Stephen Gately (RIP)

Kiefer Sutherland, Johnny Depp and John Malkovich
And yes, yes I still would.

Definitely Donny!!

Leonardo Di Caprio from when I was about 12, so early 90’s. He’s just blessed in the genes department! Kevin Costner..yep still do. Thanks Yellowstone!

I loved Tom Cruise in Topgun , still quite fancied him in the latest Maverick film

Robson Green in the 90s, just checked what he looks like now and still would.

Also glad to see Tom Selleck, Jeff Bridges and Kurt Russell are all aging like fine wine. *Although be careful Googling Kurt Russell, I recently searched for shirtless photos (just to check he had a hairy chest) and accidentally found naked photos 🙈

Tom Selleck... still would run off into the sunset with him!

Jon Bon Jovi. I was definitely going to marry him. He holds up quite well now visually, but was irritating in the disney plus documentary that should have been better. My god he was beautiful though.

Jason Donovan....really dislike him now
Chesney Hawkes....has got even better with age, still would
Mark Owen...urgh, has really got worse with ag
Jordan from NKOTB...not now but he's aged quite well

It has and always will be Keanu 🖤

Keanu, but it was as Neo. Now it's as Jack in Speed 😍 sooooo beautiful!

David Soul

... Oh and Paul Nicholas

I had a summer job as a hotel receptionist. I remember looking up as someone approached the counter and gazing into those beautiful eyes!

Dec… no chance.

Tom Cruise… not sure, he was in the wilderness for a long time, but agree with PP, he might have pulled it back recently

That young lad out of Terminator 2. Can’t even remember his name now.

ETA Quick Google: it’s Edward Furlong. The years have not been kind.

I was Avon too @DDazedandConfused1234 - same reasons, plus the piercing, hawkish eyes. Sadly no longer with us.

Around the same time, Peter Davison from All Creatures, but I went off him as soon as he was cast in Dr Who (I was about ten), so no!

I moved on to Adam Ant (probably still would tbh).

@BigSilly David Soul when young was probably one of the most beautiful
men that ever lived. No wonder he was one of Andy Warhol's pets. Such a shame he screwed everything up so badly.