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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!

Deedaa Thu 12-Jun-14 21:16:51

I quite liked Robert Horton when I was at school, but my real passion was Robert Fuller in Laramie.
Since then the list has included Steve McQueen, Sean Connery, Michael Caine, papaoscar 's mention of Diana Dors reminds me that I really liked her husband Alan Lake, nowadays I've added George Clooney and Alan Rickman to the list.

Dragonfly1 Thu 12-Jun-14 21:38:45

Only just read this thread and oh my days! Robert Horton! I had an absolute crush on him when I was about eleven or twelve. I'd forgotten! And Scott Engel from the Walker Brothers was my teenage passion. Now it's Gary Barlow, Peter Egan and Martin Hughes-Games from BBC Springwatch.

rubysong Thu 12-Jun-14 22:06:05

-holly- no, I'm not Geraldine, but she clearly is a woman of taste.

rubysong Thu 12-Jun-14 22:07:02

Sorry, that should have been holly

HollyDaze Thu 12-Jun-14 22:20:52

rubysong - just in case, I was referring to Geraldine Granger (Dawn French) in the Vicar of Dibley - she was madly in love with Sean Bean smile

rubysong Thu 12-Jun-14 22:46:56

Ah holly I get it now. No I am not a vicar. I did love the V of D and remember she had Sean's picture on the wall. I don't mind a Curly Wirly now and again though.

Aka Thu 12-Jun-14 23:07:39

Yes Ana that's who I meant. I'm useless on names. Still can't remember the other cheaply though.

Ana Thu 12-Jun-14 23:11:17

Well, I'm sure Stephen Fry would love being described as 'cheaply'! grin
(seriously)

Aka Thu 12-Jun-14 23:18:37

No not Stephen Fry (meant cheaply) he's not fancyable....(fanciable?) The Irish fella.

Aka Thu 12-Jun-14 23:19:38

Meant chappy (using useless Kindle)

Tegan Thu 12-Jun-14 23:32:25

I've never seen [or heard] of that Gagagran but a combination of him and Connemmara sounds very nice. At the moment I have a crush on Anthony Horowitz after seeing him on The wright Stuff yesterday.

besottedgran Thu 12-Jun-14 23:44:11

Oh, Robert Horton was my dream. I kissed his photo every night and used to pray that I'd dream of him!

Mrso Fri 13-Jun-14 00:06:08

Pete duel from alias smith & jones

crossstitchgill Fri 13-Jun-14 09:18:13

When I was at grammar school it was PJ Proby. Several of us had pictures of him on the inside of our desk lids! Nowadays it is Rufus Sewell, Richard Armitage and some young folk musicians who people will probably not heard of.

rubysong Fri 13-Jun-14 11:51:31

Try me with the folk musicians cross stitch Jon Boden is rather tasty.

Ana Fri 13-Jun-14 11:56:15

James Nesbitt, Aka?

(Was getting confused there, of course Stephen Fry is neither fanciable nor Irish! grin)

Elegran Fri 13-Jun-14 12:10:02

Do you mean this man, aka ? If so, I agree with you. Can't remember him in the Canterbury Tales, but I like the look of him. Dishy!

KatyK Fri 13-Jun-14 12:48:50

used to have a thing about David Soul when he was in Starsky & Hutch. I met him once and he said 'hi, how are you' and shook my hand. I just gawped at him blush

HollyDaze Fri 13-Jun-14 13:09:16

Ooh, yes, I had a thing for David Soul as well smile - lucky you meeting him! Did he give you that dazzling smile he had?

KatyK Fri 13-Jun-14 13:26:17

Holly - he did. It was a chance meeting. I was shopping in town. I was struggling along with 2 bags of groceries. I walked past a cinema and there were lots of people standing about and a red carpet had been laid, so I thought I would just see who was arriving. Then a limo drove up and out got DAVID SOUL!!! I absolutely loved him at the time. He shook hands with everyone who was standing nearby including me. He was gorgeous. I had to go back to work and couldn't concentrate all afternoon grin All the ladies in the office were jealous.

rosesarered Fri 13-Jun-14 13:26:56

Who is the very popular Robert Horton?

Anniebach Fri 13-Jun-14 13:27:31

Montgomery Cliff. Robert Mitchum, Sinatra. Gregory Peck. David Essex.

For really serious lusting - Alan Rickman and Denzil Washington

KatyK Fri 13-Jun-14 13:55:41

Roses - Robert Horton played Flint McCullough in Wagon Train. There was certainly something about him. He is still with us I believe.

crossstitchgill Fri 13-Jun-14 14:29:59

rubysong, Jon Boden is one of them. Also Saul Rose and Seth Lakeman.

HMHNanna Fri 13-Jun-14 17:04:04

Elvis then ( 60's + 70's ) now Tom Cruise