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Tell me your first celebrity crush

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Catsandcannedbeans · 22/08/2025 11:31

Mine was Richard Hammond. I walked in the living room at my nans when I was about 5 and he was on the screen with a seashell necklace on. I audibly said “wow” and my brother to this day makes fun of me for it relentlessly. My husband genuinely despises Richard Hammond which is pretty funny, he sees him as competition.

Also I used to really really like the Scottish engines from Thomas the Tank Donald and Douglas I think.

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Nellieinthebarn · 22/08/2025 11:36

William Shatner, well Captain Kirk, to be precise. I didn't really have any concept that he was an actor, as far as I was concerned, that was the future I could look forward to. Obviously we would get married as soon as I was old enough to join Starfleet.

What can I say, I was at an impressionable age, it was 1969, I was 6.

lostinchaos · 22/08/2025 11:38

Henry in neighbours!

DiscoBob · 22/08/2025 11:43

Mine are cringe.
Does O'Connor, David Essex, (old by that point) and Tom Hanks! I used to love Edward Woodward in the Equaliser but not exactly fancy.
I had a crush on the cartoon Asterix and wanted to date the character Lister from Red Dwarf. 🤣

Catsandcannedbeans · 22/08/2025 11:44

Nellieinthebarn · 22/08/2025 11:36

William Shatner, well Captain Kirk, to be precise. I didn't really have any concept that he was an actor, as far as I was concerned, that was the future I could look forward to. Obviously we would get married as soon as I was old enough to join Starfleet.

What can I say, I was at an impressionable age, it was 1969, I was 6.

My DD loves Captain Kirk so you’ll have to scrap her for him and she’s a biter.

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Coffeeishot · 22/08/2025 11:45

David Essex is a handsome bugger even at 80 or whatever age he is now.

Mine was Richard chamberlain i was allowed to watchThorn Birds far too young.

WinterRoad · 22/08/2025 11:47

David Cassidy and Dustin Hoffman. Obviously David was going to marry me but I'm not quite sure what was going on with the Dustin love.

tartyflette · 22/08/2025 11:48

Paul McCartney. Very pretty when young. (Him, not me. Although i did ok.)

TheWiseAmethyst · 22/08/2025 11:49

Yul Brynner in The King and I. Still love a baldie.

BIWI · 22/08/2025 11:51

I think you’ll find that David Cassidy was mine, @WinterRoad

Jewelanemone · 22/08/2025 11:51

David Soul in Starsky and Hutch, to my eternal shame. Later, Adam Ant 😍

PatCliftonspostbag · 22/08/2025 11:52

Frances the weather man from TVAM or whatever it was called then. Apparently I used to love it whenever he came on to do the weather.
Wonder where he is now?!

Squarestones · 22/08/2025 11:53

Kevin in the Wonder Years.
Rik Mayall in Drop Dead Fred
Younger Diamond brother in Just Ask Diamond
Some chap who played Danny Champion of the World in a BBC TV show

Edited cos I remembered Kevin's name

Catsandcannedbeans · 22/08/2025 11:54

Jewelanemone · 22/08/2025 11:51

David Soul in Starsky and Hutch, to my eternal shame. Later, Adam Ant 😍

Adam Ant is a good choice. There was a horrible histories parody of stand and deliver about Dick Turpin and I used to have a massive crush on the actor who played him.

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TheWiseAmethyst · 22/08/2025 11:55

I forgot Action Man and his fuzzy buzz cut.

tobee · 22/08/2025 11:58

Dill the dog

jaketeckel · 22/08/2025 11:58

Champion the wonder horse

squashyhat · 22/08/2025 11:59

Pete Duel from the TV western series Alias Smith and Jones. God he was gorgeous. I was horrified when he killed himself Sad

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TheGirlWhoWantedToBeGod · 22/08/2025 12:01

Jordan Knight from New Kids on the Block.

the80sweregreat · 22/08/2025 12:05

Richard Hammond does have soulful eyes and he had amazing hair. Not sure if he still has the hair these days , but I like watching the old ‘Top gears ‘ if only for him.
I used to be in love with Peter Davison who played Tristan in All creatures great and small and was Dr who once ( but I had gone off him by then and I don’t watch it)
There is a GP on ‘ Gp’s behind closed doors’ on channel 5 star and he is nice. Although they are a bit dated now the ones they put on.
I also like Foxy from Celeb SAS ( Jason fox)

AnneShirleysNewDress · 22/08/2025 12:06

George Michael and Adam Ant.

Giggorata · 22/08/2025 12:08

John Lennon. The minute I saw and heard the Beatles, I was lost. (I was also about six!)

SimoneHere · 22/08/2025 12:08

Jon-Erik Hexum, from a TV series called Cover Up, about a CIA operative working undercover as a male model. He was gorgeous! Actor was tragically killed in an on-set accident.

ETA - I’ve only just realised he’s a dead-ringer for my DH at the same age! Clearly I have type 😅

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TooBigForMyBoots · 22/08/2025 12:08

Kermit the Frig.
Adam Ant.

Gladysknightjustwalkinmyshoes · 22/08/2025 12:09

Agnetha from Abba
Sally James of Tiswas.
Ok I'm greedy having two.
70s boy.

ImthatBoleyngirl · 22/08/2025 12:09

Macaulay Culkin! 🙈🤣