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Heartthrobs and Turn-offs

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grannysue05 Tue 12-Sept-17 11:00:05

I was thinking recently about my favourite heart-throbs over the decades.
Also which actors/celebrities actually turned me off !
My heartthrobs are :
George Clooney (just think of the Nespresso ad!)
Aidan Turner (imagine Poldark)
Tom Hiddleston (remember The Night Manager)

My absolute turn off would be ... Arnold Swarznegger
So come on GN's ....three hearthrobs and one turn off.

GrandmasueUK Wed 13-Sept-17 11:50:49

On
Davy Jones (of the Monkees - although not the mullet years!)
Clark Gable (Rhett Butler at the bottom of the stairs!)
Colin Firth (just out of the lake obviously!)

Off
Brad Pitt (hated his shoulders in Meet Jack Black!)

MadGrandma Wed 13-Sept-17 11:44:20

Heartthrobs -
Martin Shaw (an older man who''s got better with age)
Mark Harmon (ditto)
current heartthrob - Alex O'Loughlin - new Hawaii 5-0 (I want him to be my toyboy!)

Turn off?
Has to be Jonathan Ross or Alan Carr

maddy629 Wed 13-Sept-17 11:36:14

Yes, please,
George Clooney
Orlando Bloom
Viggo Mortenson
James Norton
Robin Ellis Original Poldark
No thanks
Dan Walker on BBC Breakfast
Aiden Turner (Poldark
Russell Brand

saoirse1961 Wed 13-Sept-17 11:34:33

Love Sam Heughan in Outlander!! Glad to see it back

gillyknits Wed 13-Sept-17 11:30:22

then;
Richard Chamberlain
Paul Jones
David Essex

Now;
Mark Harmon (NCIS)
Michael Ball
Steve McQueen

Turn off
Ricky Tomlinson

JanaNana Wed 13-Sept-17 11:29:46

Hearthrobs then. ....David Soul....David Essex ... and the bloke who used to play Jack Sugden in Emmerdale. Dislikes now..... Johnathon Ross...Russell Brand...Keith Lemon...David Dimbleby.

scrapgran Wed 13-Sept-17 11:18:34

LOVE Alan Rickman; Patrick Swayze; Ciaran Hinds

Can't stand Russell Brand

MissAdventure Wed 13-Sept-17 11:07:46

Oh, I have just thought of Dave Grohl, very magnetic man, I think!

helenrj Wed 13-Sept-17 11:04:19

Heartthrobs
Robert Redford in his younger days
Marc Damon
Mohammed Ali - I saw him in a hotel in London in the 60s and he was so beautiful
load M

Turn offs
Bruce Willis
Tom Jones
George Clooney don't know why but he gives me the creeps

henetha Wed 13-Sept-17 10:36:37

There are just so many to drool over!
From the past -
Cary Grant.
Larry Parks.
Fred Astaire... so elegant.
(plus, loved Rudolph Nureyev's face).

Mickey Rooney... yuk.

From now -
George Clooney every time!
Aiden Turner.
Danny Dyer.
(and I still quite fancy Johnny Depp sometimes)
Too many others to mention.

Can't think of any particular yuks... I just love men!

catwoman Wed 13-Sept-17 10:36:12

Elvis, Cliff. Roger Moore.

Now

Paul O Grady,Dec, (of Ant & Dec),Ray Quin.

vickymeldrew Wed 13-Sept-17 10:29:46

Turn ons:
Bryan Adams (without the Brylcreem)
Adam Faith
Andrew Neil

Turn offs:
Robbie Williams
Russell Brand
Michael Buble

Daisydoo2 Wed 13-Sept-17 10:25:34

Ons
Claney Crawford from lethal weapon
Jeremy Kyle (odd)
Jonny Depp
Harry Styles (even odder)
Stephen Fry! Must be intellect.

Off
Russell Brand
Jim Davidson
Jeremy Paxman

Ailsa43 Wed 13-Sept-17 10:25:11

ooops put tim vine in the wrong list... he's horrible...

Ailsa43 Wed 13-Sept-17 10:24:28

Turn ons

Neil Oliver
Phil Everly (in his young days)
Josh turner ( american country singer)
Tim Vine doubkle Yuk

Turn offs..

Johnny Vegas, ugh
Ken Bruce ugh
Steve Wright yuk
Brian Cox double yuk
Keith Lemon
Matt Lucas

Why are so many so called comedians repulsive?

Lincsblue Wed 13-Sept-17 10:09:00

Hearthrobs

James Garner (Rockford Files)
David Soul (Starsky & Hutch)
Benedict Cumberbatch

Turn Offs
Chris Evans
Ricky Tomlinson
Wayne Rooney

chicken Wed 13-Sept-17 10:08:15

Turn on----Nick Hewer.

Turn off ( and I do )----Gyles Brandreth with those lascivious eyes.

Cubagran Wed 13-Sept-17 10:07:46

Turn ons
Mark Harmon
Alan Rickman
Paul Newman
And I cannot leave out the young David Hemmings (the photographer in 'Blow-up')

Turn offs
Chris Evans
Chris Evans
Chris Evans

Anniebach Wed 13-Sept-17 10:07:03

Imperfect, my one weakness - lovely eyes and I am lusting , my first was Monty Clift

Maggiemaybe Wed 13-Sept-17 10:03:42

I just read the last few posts and was wondering why David Tennant had Imperfect rushing for the sick bucket. Scrolling back a bit further I now understand. envy

SunnySusie Wed 13-Sept-17 10:00:40

Turn ons: Ilya Kuryakin (David McCallum) from the Man from Uncle - bit ancient I know, but he was my absolute heart throb. George Clooney. Noel Clarke (Wyman Norris in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and Mickey Smith in Doctor Who).

Turn offs: Paul Hollywood.

Elisabeth68 Wed 13-Sept-17 09:57:20

Turn ons
Mick Jagger, Steven Tyler, Harry Styles ( I know, shocking old lady crush!) and Tom Burke
Turn offs
Russell Brand
Jeremy Vine
Roger Moore

Solitaire Wed 13-Sept-17 09:56:15

ELVIS
Oliver Tobias
Aiden Turner

Russell Brand ...Uuuugh

Imperfect27 Wed 13-Sept-17 09:56:12

FarNorth, I would be far more worried and inclined to rush for that bucket if anyone put DT on their 'turn on' list ...

FarNorth Wed 13-Sept-17 09:53:05

Oh no, puppytoe, now you've mentioned DT, I've had to rush for a sick-bucket. Not a good start to my day!