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rosesarered Mon 19-Sept-16 19:38:14

Have never had a girl crush ( had lots of boy crushes though) ?

Tegan Mon 19-Sept-16 18:33:34

Strange that this should be mentioned. Again, this isn't in a sexual way at all, but I feel that my DD [who still isn't speaking to me] seems to be somewhat obsessed with someone in a way that I can't quite work out. It's almost like a sort of mid life crisis and she's trying to be young again by being 'besties' with someone much younger. I was totally in awe with the head girl at my school; I just SO wanted to be like her. I think women, on the whole, dress to impress other women [I don't think men notice what women wear at all, and they certainly don't notice things like nails or earrings].

KatyK Mon 19-Sept-16 18:17:45

I've never had a girl crush but in the '60s I REALLY wanted to be Patti Boyd because she married George Harrison! Or Cathy McGowan (that hair) because she mixed with all the pop stars on Ready Steady Go!

janeainsworth Mon 19-Sept-16 14:54:01

Um no. I remember admiring certain older girls for their hairstyle or the stylish way they managed to wear their school uniforms but that was nothing compared to the feelings I had for the boy whose name I carved into the bench in one of the science labs blush

ninathenana Mon 19-Sept-16 14:23:12

I can understand the Serena crush. Is it the character or the actress that's the attraction for you ?
It's not something I've ever thought about before but if I had to choose it would be Ziva David in NCIS. Played by Cote de Pablo. She's beautiful but I think its more Ziva that attracts me.

oldgoose Mon 19-Sept-16 13:59:07

When I was about 8 and the avid reader of 'Bunty' and 'Mallory Towers' books, I always considered girl crushes to be things that the younger girls got on the captain of the hockey team or the Head Girl at school. The feelings disappeared when boys came on the scene and were a part of growing up.
However, having a 'girl crush' is, I am told, quite a normal thing for heterosexual women to have. They don't fancy the object of their crush, they just admire them and see them as a role model. After asking around, I have discovered that my neice has crush on Joanna Lumley, my sister has a crush on the girl who runs the zumba class she attends and my daughter has a girl crush on Roxy from Eastenders!
Anyone out there got a girl crush?
My girl crush? Actress Catherine Russell who plays Serena Campbell in Holby City.