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Who was your first ever celebrity crush?

139 replies

NewLion · 04/04/2026 17:11

Phil from eastenders

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LadyMacbethssweetArabianhand · 04/04/2026 18:36

I forgot to mention Pete Duel from Alias Smith and Jones. He was lovely.

NotLongToWait · 04/04/2026 18:36

Marc Bolan, 1970s

Sarnpark · 04/04/2026 18:37

Cindy Crawford
John McEnroe (!)

Avenueofhope · 04/04/2026 18:38

David
Cassidy

OsmanthusRose · 04/04/2026 18:39

TotoandFredo · 04/04/2026 17:54

There are lots of us out there! I’m in a Red Dwarf fan group and it was not an uncommon crush although weirdly ( to me at least) Rimmer seems to have been the object of way more crushes!

Chris Barrie took his shirt off more often, as far as I remember.
My first crush was Adric from Doctor Who when I was six. Then Alan Alda in MASH.

Eyesopenwideawake · 04/04/2026 18:39

The Davids - Cassidy and Essex. And Rod Stewart made my tummy flip over.

DialSquare · 04/04/2026 18:40

Leif Garrett then John Taylor.

tooloololoo · 04/04/2026 18:40

Bow wow

MrsTerryPratchett · 04/04/2026 18:41

Magpiecomplex · 04/04/2026 17:19

Harrison Ford

Han Solo specifically in my case.

Lifelover16 · 04/04/2026 18:41

Mike Mercury (a string puppet) from Fireball XL5 (a precursor to Thunderbirds).

Plump82 · 04/04/2026 18:42

Kevin from Coronation Street and Josh Brolin specifically as Brandon in The Goonies although I'd say I probably still have a crush on him now!

GivingUpFinally · 04/04/2026 18:43

Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Leonardo Di Caprio and Zack from Saved by the Bell (Mark-Paul Gosselaar)

Not specifically in that order but simultaneously.

Crwysmam · 04/04/2026 18:48

Lief Garrett, with David Cassidy a close second.

Lemonwashingliq · 04/04/2026 18:51

Wesley Snipes in the 'Blade' films.

dontforgetme · 04/04/2026 18:52

@ConnieHeart 😂 I can hand on heart say he has never tickled my fancy!

Badbadbunny · 04/04/2026 18:52

Donny Osmond, I had loads of his posters on my bedroom wall.

But, around the same time, I also had my first (and only) girly crush - Olivia Newton John! I had loads of her posters too! I'm not gay but got a little confused in my teens!

Nicaveron · 04/04/2026 18:53

NewLion · 04/04/2026 17:11

Phil from eastenders

Richard Gere

ringoutsolsticebells · 04/04/2026 18:53

Gary Numan

Lemonwashingliq · 04/04/2026 18:54

Oh, and Jenny Shimizu! Only ever girl-crush - left me very confused.

MissMadEyeMoody · 04/04/2026 18:56

Bradley from S Club 7

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 04/04/2026 19:11

This is my life long crush since I was 8yo and "Killer Queen" was in Top of the Pops .
Still got it .

Who was your first ever celebrity crush?
Didimum · 04/04/2026 19:13

Leonardo DiCaprio

Ihopeithinkiknow · 04/04/2026 19:24

Terry Christian and Chris Evans (the ginger one) haha early 90s when I was 13/14

cleanasawhistle · 04/04/2026 19:37

David Essex

YourAmberFish · 04/04/2026 19:39

Ihopeithinkiknow · 04/04/2026 19:24

Terry Christian and Chris Evans (the ginger one) haha early 90s when I was 13/14

The Chris Evans thing threw me a couple of years ago when a millennial colleague said Chris Evans was her celebrity crush and I responded with 'really? That's pretty niche, I don't think anyone fancied him even in the TFIF days'

Then she said he was Captain America or something.

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