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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?

Minniemoo Sat 24-Aug-19 12:08:59

People think I'm very odd for this one. But Terry Christian. I've liked him for decades. Just love the way he drones on. Even though I don't necessarily always agree with his views. David Cassidy was my first love.

Sara65 Sat 24-Aug-19 12:07:10

Terribull

Hot priest, most definitely!

TerriBull Sat 24-Aug-19 12:03:27

"Hot Priest" forgot his name Andrew Scott, I see I'm not alone he has other admirers here!

Boosgran Sat 24-Aug-19 12:01:40

CaroDane ?? ok but I’m not happy

TerriBull Sat 24-Aug-19 11:58:07

The "hot priest" in Fleabag, oh yes! why weren't there any priests like him when I was growing up grin
Matthew Rhys - Welsh actor who has departed to Hollywood sad but comes back from time to time was magnificent in "Death comes to Pemberley" a much more attractive Darcy than Colin Firth, who never did it for me, either with or without a wet shirt! [fat face syndrome - all wrong for George VI] imo
Brad Pitt - Saw him recently in "Once upon a time in Hollywood" he's aging well still looks good for 55, face more lined, but hey 10 or so years with Angelina explains a lot! I don't like it when he does those funny beards though.
Barack Obama - very attractive man, albeit in a rather detached and cool way.
I did like Johnny Depp at one time but he's gone off quite a bit of late.
Thierry Godard "Gilou" in Spiral, archetypal French cool, does look as if he needs a good wash sometimes, but exudes the gallic je ne sais quoi grin

WOODMOUSE49 Sat 24-Aug-19 11:53:49

Monty Don. DH ribs me whilst watching any prog with Monty in. "Watching your boyfriend again love?"

James Martin
Matthew Macfadyen - the voice does it.
Alan Rickman - voice again
Gary Lightbody - Snowpatrol
Andrew Scott
Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp)

dragonfly46 Sat 24-Aug-19 11:47:26

I like Martin Shaw but sadly he is too short for me.
Some of my favourite men are Steven Redgrave and Michael Palin.

CaroDane Sat 24-Aug-19 11:42:11

As far as I know George Clooney is still stuck in the basement of The Argy Bargy Club, last seen locking lips with lemongrove

Word on the street is he's anybodys for a packet of pork scratchings and a pint of poteen. smile

quizqueen Sat 24-Aug-19 11:38:20

Aidan Turner (Poldark)

CaroDane Sat 24-Aug-19 11:36:11

Boosgran I mentioned him first so I get first dibbs!

DAVID OLUSOGA if you're out there, come round and do a programme on my 90's new build.

It has an incredibly fascinating history - double glazing, a flat roof kitchen extension, three wheelie bins.
And as many jammy dodgers as you can handle.

Come and look into middle distance by my composting bin and speak of me fondly in those dulcet tones.....

Oh if only - I'd reincarnate as his cat if I could spend an hour sitting on his lap ( hoping I'm more slender in the next life than this, or he'd be covered in cat hair and have two broken legs.)

merlotgran Sat 24-Aug-19 11:34:43

Rufus Sewell as Lord M in Victoria.

ninathenana Sat 24-Aug-19 11:31:53

I had to google David Olusoga easy on the eye but not really my type, now Idris Elba is a different story.

George Clooney is my crush there are others who's names escape me at the moment.

Ceaser15 Sat 24-Aug-19 10:44:12

Martin Shaw
Sam Elliot
Corrrrrrrrr

Boosgran Sat 24-Aug-19 10:36:37

I’m with you on David Olusoga he is
My dream man too..we’ll share him?

Davida1968 Sat 24-Aug-19 10:36:09

Sam Neill. And he owns a vineyard!

Anniebach Sat 24-Aug-19 10:34:01

John Humphries

Sara65 Sat 24-Aug-19 10:10:42

Luckygirl

How rude! I love his dull droning voice!

Jane10 Sat 24-Aug-19 10:07:34

David Olusoga for me too. Can't remember the last time I felt like that about anyone on TV. Just lovely.

Yorksherlass Sat 24-Aug-19 10:07:31

Fighting talk is it ? KatyK bring it on girl ?

KatyK Sat 24-Aug-19 09:51:48

James Martin for me too. There may be a row *Yorksherlass" grin

Luckygirl Sat 24-Aug-19 09:43:51

Bill Nighy!!! - lord above - he is a big turn-off. And as for his "acting" - he plays every character in exactly the same way and with that dull, droning voice!

sodapop Sat 24-Aug-19 09:43:48

Sean Bean for me too Grannybags
Of course Rufus Sewell.

CaroDane Sat 24-Aug-19 09:43:24

Almost forgot -
Edward Bennett ( RSC production Love's Labour's Lost/Love's Labour's Won)
I saw it twice.
And bought the DVD.

Sara65 Sat 24-Aug-19 09:32:47

Oh, I forgot, John Humphries!

Sara65 Sat 24-Aug-19 09:31:48

Bill Nighy is very watchable, I think I would like him, used to have a thing about John Major, which my friends used to find hysterical, but I always thought he looked very kissable.