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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!

Nvella Fri 31-Dec-21 12:09:14

Scott Walker
Terence Stamp

kathyd Fri 31-Dec-21 12:10:46

Gene Kelly - fell in love with him at the age of eight and remained so until he died. Still enjoy his films.

Alison333 Fri 31-Dec-21 12:23:58

Was totally devoted to:

George Harrison
Barry Gibb

Was there a cowboy tv programme called Bronco in the early 60s? I was about 5 but I think I fancied the lead actor!

Lulubelle500 Fri 31-Dec-21 12:26:46

American cowboys, American cops, always. Hetty, nobody? Really? Ah dreams! Where would we be without them? They add colour and sparkle to our (let's face it!) ordinary lives. When my dog was alive I used to walk him down to the park on the river next to my old school. Looking up from there I could see my old classroom, flagpole outside with (maybe) a descendant of the river gull I used to look out at as I dreamed thirteen year old dreams of Rowdy Yates and Detective Hawk (Burt Reynolds before he made films). It's amazing I passed any exams at all I wasted so much time dreaming!

Jenh66 Fri 31-Dec-21 12:50:58

Donny Osmond,
Harrison Ford
George Michael
Paul Michael Glazer
Davy Jones

SillyNanny321 Fri 31-Dec-21 12:55:39

Jim Morrison & Francis Rossi

jaybee66 Fri 31-Dec-21 13:11:21

Elvis was my first ever love (in all his films I imagined I was the one he was kissing) I was only 14 at the time and couldn't understand this certain feeling I was experiencing when watching him!
Rowdy Yates (Clint Eastwood)
Robert Horton in Wagon Train

mrsgreenfingers56 Fri 31-Dec-21 13:12:21

David Cassidy without a doubt. Nobody else touched him and so upset how his life ended with his drink problem.

MissAdventure Fri 31-Dec-21 13:19:58

He was very handsome as he grew older.
I wasn't a fan, but saw him on something or other and he was just lovely.
I didn't realise he had drink problems at all.

Lyng17 Fri 31-Dec-21 13:28:06

Peter Frampton
Richard Beckinsale
David Essex
Paul McCartney.

Rapunzel100 Fri 31-Dec-21 13:35:41

Troy Donahue, after seeing him in A Summer Place with Sandra Dee.

Thereafter, too many to list. I was very fickle!

3dognight Fri 31-Dec-21 13:49:46

tiredoldwoman

I used to like Captain Scarlet even though he was a puppet !

Marina (Aqua Marina) I loved her too, even though she was a puppet (from Stingray).

Anthony Hopkins when I got to teenage years.

Also normal crushes like everyone else grin

Buttercup1954 Fri 31-Dec-21 13:58:38

David McCallum - Ilya Kuryakin in the Man from Uncle
Cliff Richard
David Essex
David Cassidy
Mick Jagger
Little Joe in Bonanza
So many really.....

SuRu Fri 31-Dec-21 14:13:49

So many have mentioned my crushes, but could I just add one more? Leonard Whiting (He was Romeo in Zefferilli's R & J). I had his poster on my wall for years.

Petalpop Fri 31-Dec-21 14:18:16

George Harrison was my favourite.
In second place was - I can't actually believe I am owning up to this now - Keith Richards. He is the stuff of nightmares to me now.
And not forgetting Rod Stewart - but having seen him on the tv lately he should just back off and enjoy retirement.
So today one of my favourites is dead, another looks dead and the other managed to survive all that sex, drugs and rock and roll.

Kate1949 Fri 31-Dec-21 14:26:29

Keith Richards is on my list posted above. He was lovely back then.
I had a soft spot for Richard O'Sullivan from Man About The House. I met him once. He was delightful. He became quite poorly unfortunately.

Snorkel Fri 31-Dec-21 14:52:02

Mr Spock from Star Trek
James Taylor
Gérard Depardieu

rocketstop Fri 31-Dec-21 14:53:30

David Bowie (always and to the end)
Ronnie Wood
A Young Keith Richards
Liev Shreiber (Ray Donovan)
Antony Starr (Banshee)
Paul Newman

rocketstop Fri 31-Dec-21 14:55:01

oh and weirdly before he was tooo drunk.. Oliver Reed.

Glasgo Fri 31-Dec-21 15:07:37

Harrison Ford, Paul Newman, Scott Walker, Sean Bean and girl crushes, Lauren Bacall and Grace Kelly. Bought myself a twin set and pearl necklace to look like Grace Kelly, it didn’t work!

Mummer Fri 31-Dec-21 15:08:23

Mickey finn-T rex
Macca
Gary Brooker-procol harem(still has beautiful voice)
Charlie Watts
Weirdly my first spouse resemblance to all these guys was uncanny!
Current Mr wonderful is also like my swoons: Andy Garcia / Tom selleck/ biker dude from village People!!?/ Al Pacino in serpico.......

MissAdventure Fri 31-Dec-21 15:08:33

Ooh yes.
A bit before my time, and I can't stand drunks, but he was very, very manly!

Mummer Fri 31-Dec-21 15:10:43

Oh wow! I always wanted to be aqua marina! Loved her greenish flowing hair. Loved Steve tempest too (it's a puppet!!)

f77ms Fri 31-Dec-21 15:39:37

Cat Stevens was my ideal man in looks and personality, i was so upset when he changed religion!

nadateturbe Fri 31-Dec-21 15:56:25

f77ms

Cat Stevens was my ideal man in looks and personality, i was so upset when he changed religion!

He was lovely!