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HollyDaze Thu 12-Jun-14 11:16:28

I'm not sure I've spelt that correctly (it doesn't look right anyway) but it gives the gist: who were your heartthrobs and has it changed over the years?

Mine were:

Clint Eastwood (in his Rawhide and spaghetti western days)
Steve McQueen

and, oddly enough

David Bowie

Now I have developed a soft spot for David Dimbleby!

Nonu Thu 07-Aug-14 16:41:33

He can bring them as close too me as he likes !!!

winkwinkwink

Tegan Thu 07-Aug-14 16:37:20

Ryan Gosling's eyes are too close together.

Nonu Thu 07-Aug-14 14:40:38

For a modern day HEART-THROB.

Ryan Gosling.

papaoscar Thu 07-Aug-14 14:14:46

Mary Tyler-Moore, Doris Day and Brigitte Bardot always lifted my spirits.

Lilygran Thu 07-Aug-14 13:43:41

The Prisoner of Zenda! Stewart Granger and James Mason. Pity about the really bad hair.

Lona Tue 05-Aug-14 22:22:27

Stewart Granger did it for me too Lily He was so masterful and bad!

Elegran Tue 05-Aug-14 21:36:11

James Stewart.

Tegan Tue 05-Aug-14 21:33:42

Not Stewart Granger. But James Mason had classical good looks. Sam Neil reminds me a bit of him.

Lilygran Tue 05-Aug-14 21:28:04

Anyone for Stewart Granger? James Mason? I'm quite old!

Bellasnana Tue 05-Aug-14 20:54:48

Gregory Peck <3

Tegan Tue 05-Aug-14 20:44:49

Our school took us to see A Tale of Two Cities; us girls all burst out crying at the end. I loved his books as well.

Heliotrope Tue 05-Aug-14 20:28:44

Fell completely in love with Dirk Bogarde after seeing him in A Tale of Two Cities when I was about 12. Now, am quite taken with Artem from Strictly

NanKate Fri 27-Jun-14 10:32:25

I went to see Georgie Fame last year appearing with his 2 sons. He was great, still slim and had his own hair, however he did walk on and off stage in a creaky type way !!

Fab music and his memory of times gone by(e) spot on. grin

Humbertbear Fri 27-Jun-14 09:55:24

Georgie Fame, Steve McQueen, John Lennon and Robert Redford. I know swoon at Sam Neil. An actor my best friend described as 'almost good looking'.

susieb755 Thu 26-Jun-14 21:20:52

I have the original Poldarks on DVD, and all of the books..hope they stick to the story this time !!

bubbly1960 Mon 23-Jun-14 14:26:48

Robin Ellis has a part in the new Poldark, as Reverend Halse, I believe. When my son was young he loved Michael Burke, and would kiss the TV screen. Just a baby of course, he is over it now!!!

janerowena Mon 23-Jun-14 12:12:00

I have to say, my own DBH is pretty fanciable too. He even had a stalker ten years ago!

Atqui Mon 23-Jun-14 11:55:36

They have started filming the new Poldark I believe. it was on the local news last week.

janerowena Mon 23-Jun-14 11:23:14

I liked Poldark the first time round. I would like it even more the second time round if Richard Armitage were in it!

Robert Redford was nice. I think I was just too young at the time to appreciate him. I just remembered Ryan O'Neal, he was rather nice when he was young.

KatyK Mon 23-Jun-14 10:10:32

Robert Redford sitting on that bar stool in his naval uniform at the start of The Way We Were.........Paul Newman was lovely too.

kittylester Mon 23-Jun-14 10:05:02

janer, Geraldine did marry Harry (Richard Armitage) - it broke my heat! sad

Actually, I could imagine him as Poldark. [swoon] Is this new Poldark ever going to happen? It seems to have been on the cards for ever!

bubbly1960 Sun 22-Jun-14 21:44:24

I feel sad when I see how badly some hearthrobs have aged, thinking of Jan Michael Vincent, David Cassidy and Leif Garrett. I know it was their own lifestyles that did not help, but it does make you think. However, Nigel Havers is nicely preserved, as is Robin Ellis. It may be my age but I find Tony Robinson rather interesting too!!!

susieb755 Sun 22-Jun-14 21:29:37

MrsO and Riverwalk, I am with you on your choices, I was heartbroken when Pete Duel died
Age 8 - Davey Jones from the monkees
Age 11- Marc Bolan
Age 13 ish, Ross Poldark ( not Robin Ellis, just in his Poldark guise ! )
Robert Redford, in Butch Cassidy, Steve Harley from Cockney Rebel singing Judy Teen, and strangely, Alex Harvey from SAHB

janerowena Sun 22-Jun-14 21:25:19

It would be dreadful if we all fancied the same men.

numberplease Sun 22-Jun-14 20:58:11

Still don`t recognise Richard Armitage, but never mind, his pictures don`t do anything for me, sorry to all his admirers.