People you really used to fancy in the olden days

[DameDoom]

I was bloody obsessed with Barry Gibb, Dave from Shawaddywaddy, Alvin Stardust and later Richard Clayderman the wet pianist.
To be fair, I still fancy Barry .

Then and now

@jetSTAR Ooh yes, Simon was lovely in Manimal, one of those high-concept, rather bizarre 80s action serials. I think he sadly died of cancer several years ago though.

Morten Harket (and all of the AHA lads come to think of it)
John Taylor
Larry from U2
Stefan Edberg

I'm pleased to say all of the above have held up pretty well and are still looking fairly fine.

Also Damon from Brookside, though haven't seen him in yonks so no idea if he's still got it!

Damon Albarn
Bob Geldof
Michael Hutchence
Peter Capaldi (from when I saw him in Local Hero - still would)

Villageshop - do you mean Chris Norman (who used to sing in Smokie?) If so, DP works for him , he does his shows (sound engineer). Says he's a really lovely guy. Only this morning I was looking with annoyance at a magnet of him on our fridge! DP's idea of a joke. I'm sure he's a top bloke but I don't want him on our fridge!

IcedPurple, I'm going to google Simon O'Brien right now!

umm Villageshop ... he was right there under our noses, with his own tv show Find It Fix It Flog It. I wouldn't have recognised him from this photo but has aged well! And here he is with my modern day unlikely crush, Henry Cole.. whom I have a real thing for!

Sorry wrong names.. I meant IcedPurple re Simon O'brien

"I'm going to google Simon O'Brien right now!"

Isn't that Damon from Brookie?

Joey from Bread (the original one)

Michael Praed
Morten Harket
Patrick Swayze
Tom Cruise (def not anymore)
Tom Berenger in Someone to Watch Over Me
Kurt from Tears for Fears
Neil Morrissey in his Boon days

Jon from ch1ps - first ever TV crush
Lewis Collins
Migi from Curiosity
Nathan from Brother Beyond
Nick Rhodes
LL Cool J
Gary Kemp

alltoomuchrightnow - YES! How exciting, those cheekbones circa 1975. I wouldn't mind him on my fridge, or on the washing machine.

Is that him in the photo? I wouldn't recognise him there at all - is he the one on the left?

My H looked a bit like him back then, nothing at all to do with why we got together, oh no.

Chesney Hawkes was a major obsession
David Bowie in Labyrinth
Jon Bon Jovi
Patrick Swayze
Early 90s Brad Pitt

Then a little later...
Justine Frischmann
Dave Navarro
Kirk Hammett

Shakin Stevens and Dennis Waterman in his Minder days (eek) - v young!
Simon le Bon
Paul Young
Morten Harket
Marti Pellow
Brad Pitt
Keanu Reeves
River Phoenix (RIP)
Michael Hutchence (RIP)

Tucker Jenkins (Todd carry)
Paul young
David Essex then and now
Ali Campbell (ub40)

Sry Todd carty

My first love was Michael Praed in Robin of Sherwood when I was 7.

Next was Agatha Jun/Princess depending on whether it was G-Force of Battle of the Planets.

Then Jason Donovan, Jon and Donnie from New Kids on the Block.

Then I developed good taste in music and liked Clint from Pop Will Eat Itself, Damon from Blur, Thom from Radiohead, Kurt from Nirvana, Richey and James from Manic Street Preachers. Wouldn't have said no to Justine from Elastica, or Miki from Lush (not so keen on Lush's music though).

Had a bit of a thing for Christian Slater for a while. And Johnny Depp.

I was in love with Sean Bean (more accurately, Richard Sharpe) aged 12.

Robson and Jerome's Unchained Melody was out that summer and I used to sing it to Sean daily...

Morten Harket till the day I die.

Oliver Tobias, I couldn't have him so I married the man who is the spitting image of him.

Oh yes, Sean Bean. I sent him a letter asking for his autograph, I started the letter.....Dear Mr Bean......

Oh Johnny Depp. Where did you go?

Roger Taylor (queen drummer)
Tom Sellick
Ted Danson
Bruce Willis

And erm, Mike Baldwin from Corrie

You're gonna hate me but I was asked out by Ali Campbell. (Before he was famous but only shortly before). I thought he was drunk and a fantasist (was going on about a record deal) and turned him down.

Yes, I am that stupid. And maybe he was drunk. But he chased me down the street asking me to go out with him. Very shortly after there he was on 'Top of the Pops' and we read about him and realised he had often played the pub I saw him outside, and his dad lived in the next street. So am pretty sure it was him.

Worse still, I fancied him. I just thought he was making it up.