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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!

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

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

Peter Frampton
Peter Sarstedt
Cat Stevens
Alice Cooper

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

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

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.

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

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

MissAdventure Fri 31-Dec-21 19:21:40

3dognight
I was thinking more along these lines....

diygran Fri 31-Dec-21 19:25:03

3dognight
Sorry hands off Si!
He's my current crush.

Kate1949 Fri 31-Dec-21 19:26:16

James Martin chef these days. I like Hairy Biker Si too.

3dognight Fri 31-Dec-21 19:39:40

MissAdventure

3dognight
I was thinking more along these lines....

Oor missus!
I’ve gone weak at the knees on my recliner!

But could he make a nice Beef Wellington, followed by a Black Forest Gateau shock

mimiEliza Fri 31-Dec-21 20:01:10

Patrick McGooghan, TV Danger Man
Rowdy Yates, Rawhide
Capt.Mark Phillip's (yes Princess Anne's first husband)
Paul McCartney
Of late: Jermaine Jenas(nice smile)

MissAdventure Fri 31-Dec-21 20:03:54

3dognight
That really made me laugh, the thought of you in your recliner all weak knees and rumbling tum. grin

bongobil Fri 31-Dec-21 20:10:34

Donny Osmond, then, now, always

Bazza Fri 31-Dec-21 20:17:30

Steve McQueen
Robert Redford
Paul Newman

Forestflame Fri 31-Dec-21 22:22:31

Scott Tracy from Thunderbirds.
John Noakes, Blue Peter ( my first action hero).
Tony Adams ( Dr Bywaters from General Hospital).

GG65 Fri 31-Dec-21 22:35:21

David Gilmour.

In fact, I still fancy David Gilmour.

Kate1949 Fri 31-Dec-21 23:07:47

Forestflame Someone I know says she's in love with Scott Tracy. She carries a little model of him in her handbag!

Snowbell Fri 31-Dec-21 23:54:34

Agree Terence Stamp, also David Soul and of course Paul McCartney!

Bonneygran Sat 01-Jan-22 00:38:14

Brian Jones ( Rolling Stones ) he had a sweet face and lovely hair, and, of course, Rod with the Small Faces, and Maggie May to the present day…. Oh yes!
Happy New Year, everyone!

Severnside Sat 01-Jan-22 01:16:30

David Attenborough. Still love watching him in those black and white programmes from the 60s rolling about with chimpanzees: envy!

LisaAN Sat 01-Jan-22 02:13:23

When I was quite young
Little Joe aka Michael Landon
The Virginian
In my early teens I liked
Brian Connolly / The Sweet
Alan Williams / The Rubettes
Later
Alice Cooper
Michael Praed (Robin of Sherwood)
Rory Macdonald/ Runrig

MayBee70 Sat 01-Jan-22 02:17:41

Me too. Rory, that is. I was only listening to Runrig last night after someone mentioned them on Facebook. Did you see the documentary about them on Sky Arts the other week. I’m sure everybody else fancied Donnie but for me it was Rory!

MayBee70 Sat 01-Jan-22 02:18:40

Oh, and I loved Johnny Depp until he left his lovely wife and I went straight off him.

MissAdventure Sat 01-Jan-22 02:36:37

I've always rather fancied "The big yin" smile

suzikyoo Sat 01-Jan-22 09:36:22

I'm with Sweetpeasue...another vote for Herbert Lom!

lilydily9 Sat 01-Jan-22 15:29:55

Sweetpeasue

Now I know this is going to seem weird.
Herbert Lom as the psychiatrist in The Human Jungle.

Me too! I thought he was very charismatic.