Who was your first heart throb?

I also quite liked Dennis Waterman who was a teenager in a series called (I think) The Barnstormers. Wrote to him but received no reply

Tommy Steele, he once stepped on my hand at a charity football match in Norfolk. I didn't wash my hand for two days. I also remember him smoking pink cheroots backstage at the theatre. Such memories.

Anyone remember Fabian? Gorgeous

Ooh yes Ben Murphy for me too, and Steve Hodson who was in Follyfoot.... he sent my heart fluttering. As did David Cassidy. My friend and I used to fight over who had the most pics of him, they were plastered over my bedroom wall.

My art teacher when I was fourteen, there was two things about her I admired and often she would put one on my shoulder when she checked my work.

Ben Murphy in Alias Smith and Jones.

Lots of memories on this thread. I think I started with Tommy Steele (better than Elvis, who was too greasy, I decided at the time). Then it was Dirk Bogarde and then Adam Faith.

These days I flit from one actor to another in preferences. I did like David Tennant as Doctor Who, and thought Derek Jacobi was lovely in last Tango in Halifax.

Oh well, at least two gays in my line up!!

Actually I suppose my first heartthrob was Roy Rogers when I was seven and wanted to be a cowboy Oh happy Days when there was a different Western on TV every night and somebody gorgeous in all of them.

Stansgran, I thought I was alone in my admiration of George Chakiris; went to see "West Side Story" many times, but didn't like him in anything else, must have been the graceful dancing! My first like mrsmopp was Ed Byrnes: loved "Sunset Strip". Loved Terence Stamp in my teens, and I was most cross when someone stole the pic of him from the inside of my school desk! He still has those lovely blue eyes! Paul McCartney was a favourite, we used to spend absolutely ages talking about the Beatles, think it got us through our GCE's, perfectly harmless fun. My Mum was a great fan of Dirk Bogarde, thank goodness she never found out he was gay!

I had a crush on Steve Race and John Boulter: [tenor in the Black and White Minstrels]

Tyrone Power,Cary Grant,Gregory Peck .....shows my age!!

George Chakiris in West Side Story. He's dead. I'll try an emoticon

Gordon MacRae. I thought he was fabulous - all those lovely films with Doris Day. The first film I saw him in was The Desert Song and I went to the cinema every day while the film was showing. I thought he was just gorgeous! I also loved David Whitfield. But when Tom Jones first appeared all others were forgotten!

scott walker! the walker brothers were all lovely, but scott was my hearthrob x

Oh yes numberplease I had a purple everything. Bedroom walls, bed covers, you name it... He is still very attractive now. It costs nothing to dream.

Gillybob, one of my daughters was a Donny fan, did you want everything in purple because it was Donny`s favourite colour? She did!!

Anybody remember Johnny "Cry" Ray? I thought he was fabulous!
Can`t see Michael Douglas as the great Liberace though.

I've quite a list of names to google! Glad to know you all got to see shows I grew up with! I'm just now getting to see shows from your side of the pond.Open all hours,Only fools and horses,Doc Martin,A touch of frost.Several old ones from the 70s I can't name right off. the sit com that All in the family was based on.Love to see summer wine.It comes on every night here on a public tv channel.I have see many Eastenders from the past.Coronation street on utube.I enjoy your tv and movies.My first "crush" was Micky Dolenz,Davy was too cute and unatainable.I also liked Phil"fang" folk from Paul Revere and the Raiders. I actually won Paul's coat at a concert. they drew my ticket stub. I went on stage to get it.Didnt get to meet them though.Now I think I would be struck speechless if I came face to face with Martin Clunes!

Oh yes of course Donny Osmond too, he just brings back happy memories for me, gilly I went to see him once in Romford at a Mormon church, he was so nice and friendly, it was about 10 years ago.

Donny Osmond. I adored him so much my room was covered in his posters and I used to " snog" his cushion every night before I fell into a blissful " Donny" dream.

I really liked Nick Nolte, he was in Richman Poorman and played Tommy Jordache.

Well, mine is a first amongst all this!!

When I was about 7 years old (I think), Liberace (!!!!!) was on the TV singing "I'll be seeing you".......and I was smitten with his smile, I actually swooned and my mother thought I had fainted!!!!!

Didn't last long though (thank goodness), then it was Pat Boone, Elvis Presley, and so on to now.....George Clooney of course.

I am looking forward to the film about Liberace.........Michael Douglas plays him with Matt Damon as his lover.....should be interesting......

Aged about ten, I used to go to the Muswell Hill Odeon for the Saturday Morning Pictures, and on one occasion the 15-year-old Petula Clark made a Public Appearance - and I was smitten!

Decades later I worked on the odd recording session with her - but I never said anything about my early passion...

'Champion the wonder horse' !

Dr Kildare, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Mr Rochester and a rather glam boy at confirmation class. Always wanted to marry a poet with sharp elbows and a guitar. No such luck....thank goodness.

My friends ans I all adored Robert Fuller in Laramie. Also Clint Eastwood, Dirk Bogarde and absolutely loved Peter Wyngarde in his pre Jason Whatshisname roles. Obviously had no idea about him (or anyone) being gay but he was a gorgeously dissolute Sydney Carton.