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Who is your unusual crush?

534 replies

Chefpig · 02/08/2026 12:06

Who do you find attractive but they're perhaps not attractive in a conventional way?

I'll start with David Baddiel. Something about him. His facial hair is sexy. He did a series cycling round France with Hugh Dennis (who I also have a crush on) and the pair of them were a joy to watch. Witty and intelligent. He's also fiercely proud of his Jewish heritage.

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sunshinesuperwomsn · 03/08/2026 17:58

Viktor Orban

sunshinesuperwomsn · 03/08/2026 17:58

Sean Bean

WitchayWoman · 03/08/2026 18:01

Simon Harris, the former Irish Taoiseach. I'm not Irish and don't follow their politics. I have no idea if he was at all decent as a leader (I suspect not as he didn't hold the position for very long), but he is very cute.

Nayib Bukele is also quite handsome.

Chefpig · 03/08/2026 18:06

What's a Taoiseach and how is it pronounced?

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cornflakecrunchie · 03/08/2026 18:19

@Chefpig Kinda like 'tea shuck'. Prime Minister of Ireland.

Alwayswonderedwhy · 03/08/2026 18:47

Guy Martin. I like a scruffy northerner.

Lalgarh · 03/08/2026 19:13

MrsHaroldWilson · 02/08/2026 17:39

^^. 😍

Dennis Healey I would have

JesseDavisGonnaHangOnInThereNSoul · 03/08/2026 19:29

Lalgarh · 03/08/2026 19:13

Dennis Healey I would have

If his eyebrows were anything to go by
Imagine the state of the downstairs hair?
Actually I've made myself feel ill.🦣
The hairiest beastie I could find.

cornflakecrunchie · 03/08/2026 19:30

Rupert Everett used to be gorgeous.. alas I was the wrong sex for him! Sam Elliot was lush too. I am going back a few years, I'm getting on a bit!

TheNinkyNonkyIsATardis · 03/08/2026 19:30

MrsBucketHat · 02/08/2026 20:29

He’s gorgeous!!

He's the voice of Flop in Bing. What if he used his Flop voice during sex?

Lalgarh · 03/08/2026 19:34

Apropos nothing, spotted in the shops: Best of Jackie magazine.

I actually paged through it to find evidence of Avant Garde musical oddball Scott Walker in his teen heart throb phase from a 1967 issue

Who is your unusual crush?
Who is your unusual crush?
upupandaway45 · 03/08/2026 19:42

Ralph Fiennes

Katigee410 · 03/08/2026 19:47

Matt tebbut from Saturday kitchen. Just something about him. He can mix my batter anytime

dogsarebetterthanppl · 03/08/2026 20:04

kelvin fletcher (and it’s usually “pretty” guys i like)

LuckyManifestations · 03/08/2026 20:06

Nicole Da Silva
Alan Carr
Kevin Duala

hellosally · 03/08/2026 20:31

King Charles
Nick Ferrari
Jonathan Aitken

all really eloquent and charming!

TheBayHorse · 03/08/2026 20:38

Some of these aren't remotely unusual. Chris Packham, Tom Burke and Patrick Grant are conventionally good looking. I've met Patrick Grant and he was lovely.

For me - John McEnroe and Jarvis Cocker because of their accents. Jarvis is also the coolest man on Earth. I get the Portillo love as well.

Mrstawnyowl · 03/08/2026 20:56

I used to have a thing for Jimmy Nail and Reece Shearsmith.

AutismMum2017 · 03/08/2026 21:30

TheNinkyNonkyIsATardis · 03/08/2026 19:30

He's the voice of Flop in Bing. What if he used his Flop voice during sex?

It was a no from me before you said that! Now it’s a hell no! 🤣🤣

imagine if he said ‘coming Bing’ 🤣🤣

paddleboardingmum · 03/08/2026 21:35

Ed Conway

Abhannmor · 03/08/2026 21:47

Well , if you crushed on Troy Tempest or Postman Pat , you can come out of hiding now - because there's people here who fancy Laurence Fox !

TidyOchreDeer · 03/08/2026 21:52

GotANewFrockTooFuckingFat · 03/08/2026 15:44

Didn't know who this was. That man has a weirdly terrifying face.

Haha! I’m inclined to agree, I don’t know what it is about him. I was watching the series Justified, admittedly he was a bit younger then! But I still have a huge crush on him 😂

Lalgarh · 03/08/2026 22:05

paddleboardingmum · 03/08/2026 21:35

Ed Conway

Good call. Hes just well known enough as the data guy on sky and not "expected" crush material.

Sam Coates reminds me too much of Terry Jones from Monty Python.

I used to be very fond of Dermot Murnaghan (RIP)

Rumpoleoftheballet · 03/08/2026 23:31

Robert Peston ❤️