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CaroDane Sat 24-Aug-19 08:33:52

I must confess to occasionally getting an attack of palpatations that have nothing to do with a badly digested jammy dodger when certain CHAPS appear on the telly.
Even at my advanced age I'm not immune to a celebrity crush!

Mine are - Monty Don
Kim Bodnia (thanks to Lessismore for reminding me)
Michael Portillo
Jeremy Paxman
Simon Schama
Andrew Scott ( I know, black armbands all round ladies)
And the winner of my Nobel Prize for Hunk of the Year.......DAVID OLUSOGA ( A House Through Time)
I just love to see him staring gravely at the camera when he's about to announce another resident wiped off the face of the earth by typhoid, bankruptcy or lunacy.

I keep a picture of him I cut out of the paper stuck in the back of my diary. He's between my Sacred Heart prayer card, and my Farmfood coupons.

Who do you secretly long for?

blondenana Sat 24-Aug-19 14:37:38

Michael Buble, hasn't met ME yet, wink Michael Ball, Bradley Walsh, ,Pierce Brosnan,even though he can't sing

Spudtm Sat 24-Aug-19 14:31:12

Ben Whishaw - such a cute smile

KatyK Sat 24-Aug-19 14:28:02

I like Michael Ball too. Also, after seeing him in concert, in which he was amazing, the lovely Michael Bublé.

Rufus2 Sat 24-Aug-19 14:21:50

Even at my advanced age I'm not immune to a celebrity crush
Who do you secretly long for?

Come on, Grandads! Don't all rush at once, but what "CHAPS" on Tellie turn you on? grin

Kittye Sat 24-Aug-19 14:09:23

Sara that’s exactly it! We all love a teddy bear.

Sara65 Sat 24-Aug-19 14:05:57

Kitty

I get the Michael Ball thing, he’s a guilty pleasure, its probably not very cool to say you find him attractive, but he’s like a lovely cuddly smiley teddy bear.

Lessismore Sat 24-Aug-19 14:01:33

Andrei Nikolayevich Bolkonsky

Sara65 Sat 24-Aug-19 13:54:39

Caro

Oh fair enough then, but have a good book on standby just incase you feel yourself slipping into a coma!

Kittye Sat 24-Aug-19 13:40:58

David Olusoga, Idris Elba, Hugh Jackman, Alan Rickman...yes it’s the voice!...but I have a very soft spot for Michael Ball. ?

GrannySomerset Sat 24-Aug-19 13:34:21

James Norton - whether playing a goodie (in Grantchester) or a psychopath (in Happy Valley), and reading David Nicholls’ new book Sweet Sorrow. Lovely! And in my own generation the smoothly handsome Martin Jarvis in anything.

crazyH Sat 24-Aug-19 13:20:15

I'm in a minority then? ?

humptydumpty Sat 24-Aug-19 13:18:34

The gorgeous Rickard E Grant wink

Beckett Sat 24-Aug-19 13:16:00

Jeremy Vine - handsome?????? crazyH When was the last time you had your eyes tested?

crazyH Sat 24-Aug-19 13:11:06

oh dragonfly, but he's tall and handsome, and certainly a better presenter than Matthew Wright.

CaroDane Sat 24-Aug-19 13:08:04

Sarah65 if you were married to my husband Great Dane, you'd realise just how exciting and thrilling Monty Don is. grin

dragonfly46 Sat 24-Aug-19 13:05:23

You must be crazy crazy - Jeremy Vine!!! He is the most opinionated man around - he never listens and always gets it wrong.

Sara65 Sat 24-Aug-19 13:02:16

CaroDane

I think I realised it may not be a popular opinion!

But you can keep Mr Dull and Dreary all for yourself, just don’t blame me when you die of boredom!

boho43 Sat 24-Aug-19 12:58:36

The Delicious Martin Shaw for me too!

crazyH Sat 24-Aug-19 12:54:28

Donny Osmond, Jeremy Vine and my lovely Bradley Walsh

CaroDane Sat 24-Aug-19 12:53:27

Sarah65 I have to warn you, you are dicing with death dissing dear Monty angry

If you come back from Asda and find two crossed burning gardening forks on your lawn, you've brought it on yourself.
Don't say you weren't warned!

Sara65 Sat 24-Aug-19 12:49:04

I don’t get the Monty Don thing, I find him very dull, and totally unattractive, okay, so it’s only my opinion!

soop Sat 24-Aug-19 12:39:54

George Alagiah and Monty Don. Mmmm!

phoenix Sat 24-Aug-19 12:39:13

I blush to admit this, but when I see Noel Fielding I think "have that boy washed and brought to my tent!"

mind you, I was also rather taken with Robbie Coltrane as Fitz in the series "Cracker" blush

Two more different types it's hard to imagine!

TerriBull Sat 24-Aug-19 12:20:54

Terry Christian looks like "The Joker" in Batman imo. I do agree he is entertaining to listen to, I either totally agree with him or completely disagree, but I think he's a maverick and I like that about him.

KatyK Sat 24-Aug-19 12:15:16

Oh yes Barack Obama. That smile!