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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 Sun 22-Jun-14 20:53:08

My fancy is Robert de Niro , he is rather sexy, IMO , something about him !!!!!!!!
blush & giggle

rosesarered Sun 22-Jun-14 20:45:06

jingl was abit worried about you at first when you put John Snow as your male of choice [ until I read the GOT connection and all became clear.]

rosesarered Sun 22-Jun-14 20:43:14

hmm Never heard of Richard Armitage either.
nanKate you ask about funky moped, re Jasper Carrot?Well, it was a bit of a hit way back [got into the charts anyway] a pretty awful song, but heard Jasper once saying he hated it and wished he had never made it.
Look it up on Google,or YouTube.Bound to be there somewhere.

bubbly1960 Sun 22-Jun-14 20:24:00

Hello Aka, and everyone else too! OOOOH, Can recognise those eyes when RA is Thorin in the Hobbit. He has also done lots of audio books too, not just his looks but he also has the most sexy voice..... need to calm down again, or I may slobber over the CTRL Enter button again!

janerowena Sat 21-Jun-14 22:58:35

grin

Spooks, Merlin, Robin Hood, North and South, Doctors, Casualty, Cold feet, Between the Sheets, and do you remember in the Vicar of Dibley when Dawn French thinks that an amazing young man wants her to marry him (he does, but to someone else!)? Well - that was him! He's been in loads of stuff. You've been watching the wrong side all this time. grin

He's in the film of The Hobbit, but isn't exactly recognisable. He plays the leader of the dwarves.

Elegran Sat 21-Jun-14 22:31:01

Him, not his, before anyone asks "Recognise his what?".

Elegran Sat 21-Jun-14 22:26:45

You might recognise his from these photos

numberplease Sat 21-Jun-14 22:14:41

Very sorry, but I`ve no idea who Richard Armitage is!

Aka Sat 21-Jun-14 22:03:38

Just been talking to you in another thread. Very confusing. Though, to be fair, I'm quite easily confused after a couple of G&Ts these days.
Do I come here often?

Aka Sat 21-Jun-14 21:56:40

Ah ha! There's Bubbly1960 grin

bubbly1960 Sat 21-Jun-14 21:17:46

Robin Ellis was such a believable Poldark, the new actor has got some big shoes to fill. Curiously Richard Armitage was reputed to be in the running to play Ross Poldark at one point, now I can imagine he would have made a good job of the part.

Aka Sat 21-Jun-14 19:08:27

Not the cooking sherry then? grin

GigiGransnet (GNHQ) Sat 21-Jun-14 18:57:27

Aka

That fellow that looks a bit like Clint Eastwood but is funny? Worked with the fellow who does QI.
And that Irish chappy who was in the Canterbury Tales and is also funny.
hmm

So sorry for wrongly attributing this brilliant quote to another user in this week's newsletter.
It was a combination of too much sun sunshine (and maybe a little too much thought spent 'considering' Richard Armitage)blush

janerowena Thu 19-Jun-14 21:40:11

The Black Magic man! I must have been very young, but he seemed so romantic...

kittylester Thu 19-Jun-14 17:37:48

No!!!!!

Atqui Thu 19-Jun-14 15:27:39

What about Robin Ellis as Ross Poldark. Will the new one come up to his standards?

annodomini Thu 19-Jun-14 10:50:00

Harrison Ford is wearing pretty well. Not quite Indiana Jones any more, but as a slightly ageing Han Solo he should be a bit of all right!

KatyK Thu 19-Jun-14 09:57:03

Some age better than others obviously. Nigel Havers looks rather good for 62.

NanKate Thu 19-Jun-14 07:55:23

I used to fancy Anthony Valentine but now he is just a fat, bald headed old chap. I suppose I am past my sell by date too. smile

bubbly1960 Wed 18-Jun-14 22:47:50

janerowena, lovely RA link, gorgeous man.
Was thinking last night does anyone remember Sean O Kane, who played Interceptor in the nineties? Last saw him as Captain Birdseye, that brought me down to earth with a thud!
I also fancied Brent Spiner being Data in Star Trek, tho I've recovered now! Must be my hormones!

merlotgran Wed 18-Jun-14 19:28:28

For those of you who liked Robert Horton, did you know he sang a version of the theme tune to Wagon Train

He had a good voice but I liked the version that went with the series which was faster and less schmaltzy.

TriciaF Wed 18-Jun-14 15:38:55

Rowantree - Damien Lewis for me too.
Also Hugh Laurie, love his sense of humour (and his looks.)

HollyDaze Wed 18-Jun-14 15:02:35

Well if he turned up and offered to take me out janerowena, I wouldn't say no grin

janerowena Wed 18-Jun-14 14:49:57

I quite like him too, hollydaze. But he isn't dark enough.

janerowena Wed 18-Jun-14 14:49:06

I hadn't thought of that, he does rather.

Think I shall find an excuse to play this through once more...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IChU_qdmLRw

grin

He is now 42. That wouldn't be cradle-snatching, would it.