to think that fancying the new greek PM is a sign of getting old

[holdyourown]

anyone else share my middle aged crush?

I may or may not think he is a bit of a hottie.

He's gorgeous!

Very easy on the eye

Hahaha! But yeah, knocks the spots off our Dave and Ed....

It's understandable, he's an attractive man. I fancy António Horta Osório, the CEO of Lloyd's. I usually fancy musicians.

FabULouse Andy burnham does have lovely eyes, always looks as though he's wearing false lashes (in a good way).

Agree he is very like Antonio Banderas. Wouldn't it be nice to have a hottie as PM instead of Pilsbury Dough Boy-alike DC. In fact, scrap the hottie part, let's hope for ABC (Anyone But Cameron).

I prefer his finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis.
I do have a thing for bald men with high cheekbones in a well fitting suit

ooh getdownshep I had not noticed Mr Varoufakis before! I have googled him and can see where you are coming from there.

Varoufakis looks like a Greek Jean Claude Van Damme. No thanks.

Ooooooh I think I like Yanis even better.

Surely a greek Jean Claude Van Damme is a good thing?

Well yes it certainly could be a good thing if one's tastes run to kickboxing tough guys!

Oh yes absolutely! Cute, left-wing, activist-type. Am hoping for a Syrizra-stype party to emerge here now. More politicians like him would cheer up our UK election campaign no end. In various ways.

Jon Snow interviewed Yannis on channel 4 news, even he seemed quite taken with him!
I think unfortunately he has a gorgeous wife

I used to fancy Gen. Sir Michael Rose (led UN Forces into Bosnia 20 yrs ago or so, as I recall). Whatever floats your boat!

It's good to be interested in politics...

Oooooh.... Yanis.....

Yannis looks like Will Self crossed with Jason Statham!

I heard Euclid Tsakalatos on R4 this morning, and he had a lovely voice (sorry- I'm sure his mother is v proud of him for other reasons this week!)

I'm so glad you started this thread on political hotties holdyourown as I can now confess my long-standing crush on Argentina's Finance Minister, Axel Kicillof. He can apply some fiscal stimulus to me any time

Haha, one of the detectives from another station came into my office the other day, i had never actually seen him in the flesh before, just knew the name from email. I thought "mmmm he's fit but he is quite old"

Then i realised that i am no spring chicken and the reason i think he's fit is because i also am "quite old"

Oh my goodness ilkely [fans self and forms orderly queue behind fellow mnetter]

Another vote here for Axel. Nice!

I have form for slightly odd crushes though, the most recent one is in a mid-50s guy the office who does a stern-but-twinkly look which I have to try hard not to flutter to.