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Who did you fancy?

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honeyrose Wed 29-Dec-21 20:37:48

As a teenager, which singers/actors did you really fancy, even fantasise about? For me it was -
Davy Jones (Monkees)
Peter Frampton (Thunderclap Newman)
David Cassidy
David Essex
Peter Noon (Herman’s Hermits)
Sasha Distel

Oh, how my imagination ran wild when I thought of, in particular, Davy Jones. And I was only about 13/14 at the time!

MayBee70 Fri 31-Dec-21 19:14:54

Oh, and Gill Favor not Rowdy Yates in Rawhide….

MayBee70 Fri 31-Dec-21 19:14:20

Tommy Kirk (was in a lot of Walt Disney films)
The actor who played Robinson Crusoe in the tv series
Peter Noone
Keith Relf
Syd Barrett
In more recent years Tom Hardy when he played Robbie in The Virgin Queen: I like to think I discovered him before anybody else did.

Paperbackwriter Fri 31-Dec-21 19:08:49

Ringo Starr and Marianne Faithful. These days I still have a massive fancy for Keith Richards.

songstress60 Fri 31-Dec-21 19:04:24

Peter Frampton
Peter Sarstedt
Cat Stevens
Alice Cooper

3dognight Fri 31-Dec-21 18:57:56

MissAdventure

He was another cheeky chap type.
Too clean cut for me.
I like a big old hairy bruiser. grin

What about Si from The Hairy Bikers.

He would be a good hugger, and cook your dinner grin

tinaf1 Fri 31-Dec-21 18:35:38

Steve. McQueen
Keith Richards
Paul Newman
George Chakeris was in a programme called Route 66
Mick Jagger oddly enough always seemed a bit dangerous

August2018 Fri 31-Dec-21 18:35:30

Sean Connery..Steve McQueen..
Paul Jones.. Marc Bolan

Camelotclub Fri 31-Dec-21 18:19:25

Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees. He was my ideal man. Oh, and the bass player in Amen Corner!

MissAdventure Fri 31-Dec-21 18:15:45

I do like a guitar player myself.

Chestnut Fri 31-Dec-21 18:15:31

Sorry, Keith Richards was never a drummer!

Chestnut Fri 31-Dec-21 18:14:38

mrswoo you have a thing for drummers it seems. Keith Moon was utterly bonkers. Keith Richards fronted an evening of TV a few years back and he was very good and had plenty of interesting things to say. You are wrong about Ringo, lots of people said he was their favourite Beatle. He was a genuinely nice person, could be very funny and I agree has aged well and looks pretty cool.

Kate1949 Fri 31-Dec-21 18:14:24

mrswoo I read Keith's autobiography too. He comes across as a lovely fair man.
Always George for me. I wish!

mrswoo Fri 31-Dec-21 18:09:23

Keith Moon - the Who's bad boy

Keith Richards - he's gone off a bit! I recently read his autobiography and he genuinely seems like a nice person.

Ringo - because no one else seemed to fancy him! I reckon he's aged well.

Johnnie Walker the DJ -I used to listen to his show on Radio Caroline and fell in love with his voice

montymops Fri 31-Dec-21 17:53:52

Alan Bates
Elvis
Steve McQueen
James Coburn
Robert Redford
Richard Burton
Don McLean
Peter O’Toole
Paul Schofield
Sean Connery
Johnny Cash

Chestnut Fri 31-Dec-21 17:50:21

Elvis and Paul Newman are the most handsome men who ever lived. I can't decide between them.

sodapop Fri 31-Dec-21 17:41:04

I liked Neil Pearson as well Wetnosewheatie Drop the Dead Donkey was so funny.

Wetnosewheatie Fri 31-Dec-21 17:37:51

I have always liked Neil Pearson. Loved him
In between the Lines and Drop the Dead Donkey

Kate1949 Fri 31-Dec-21 17:12:17

I watched a programme last week, The Frank Sinatra Show. Elvis was on it. He was ridiculously handsome.

GreenGran78 Fri 31-Dec-21 17:09:36

Definitely Paul Newman, with his lovely eyes. Even as an elderly man he kept his good looks.
I'm surprised how few have voted for Elvis. I like his singing, but never cared much for him. My son's MIL is besotted with him.
My mum loved Liberace!

MissAdventure Fri 31-Dec-21 16:56:34

That's handy.
If ever........ wink

TillyTrotter Fri 31-Dec-21 16:53:16

So it would seem MissAdventure ?. Also he has owned a vast summer home in Tuscany for the last 30 years - my favourite place to holiday.

LeighC Fri 31-Dec-21 16:52:37

I loved Paul Nicholas too! Such a cheeky smile. It probably helped that my husband liked Jan Francis so we could both enjoy watching Just Good friends! We watched the repeats recently and he was still as good looking to me!

MissAdventure Fri 31-Dec-21 16:43:59

He was another cheeky chap type.
Too clean cut for me.
I like a big old hairy bruiser. grin

Kate1949 Fri 31-Dec-21 16:42:31

Paul Nicholas had a lovely smile in Just Good Friends.

MissAdventure Fri 31-Dec-21 16:41:37

He practices tantric sex, too.
smile