Lonely Planet™ · Thorn Tree Forum · 2020

What actors/actresses have you secretly been in love with?

Interest forums / Culture Vultures

Catherine Deneuve - as adolescent in the 60s
Sofia Loren, Gina Lolobrigida - interchangeably
Ewa Wiśniewska - sensual blonde
Kate Winslett - most recent
(all platonic, I'm afraid)

There's no secret about it, my shame has always been broadcast for all to see

John Wayne, Little Joe on Bonanza (the character, not Michael Landon though), Harrison Ford, Dennis Farina, Errol Flynn, Sean Connery, Jim Belushi, Vinnie Jones (I know, I know I know, he was a football player) - couple more I can't think of right now

Jason Statham gets honorable mention although it's more of an in the moment crush when I'm watching him - I can't say Daniel Craig because he's exactly my nephew in 10 years, feels a little too close for comfort but I do like him - oh, Robert Conrad when he was in Baa Baa Black Sheep - I actually met the real Pappy Boyington once and had read his book - I loved that show and Conrad in it

I have a bit of a thing for Charlie Sheen in Ferris Bueller's Day off because the character reminds me of someone I dated off and on for 10 or 12 years - currently I have a thing for Leo DiCaprio because as he gets older he's starting to remind me of same person when not in leather and punk

I had a Denis Leary thing long long long before Rescue Me when everyone else thought I was nuts - but I've always gotten everything he says - he's so every guy I dated in the 70s and I just get all his points of reference and jokes - ditto on Michael Douglas's character in Romancing the Stone, right down to the way he wears his jeans and the boots - the boots...the boots were everything in the late 70s, my ex wore his jeans and boots like that and he was sizzlin' hot back then

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I forgot Brian Denehy - he's just got a presence and attitude, the body language says it all

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Paul Newman, especially at the very beginning. The edition of Paul Newman in The Hustler may have been the sexiest man ever filmed.
Ewan MacGregor.
Ethan Hawke, but that was quite a while ago.
Matt Damon, now that he's lost the boyishness.
Matthew Broderick, for never quite losing the boyishness altogether.
Peter Sarsgaard, for being a good-looking man who can also act very well.
Liam Neeson. What can I say?

--M.

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And if I were straight, I would absolutely be in love with Catherine Deneuve, too.

--M.

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well, I've got a bit of a girl crush on Hedy Lamar myself and I don't walk that side of the street :-) - my son has a man crush on Gerard Butler

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Candace Bergen

TIna Turner

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Granny from Beverly Hillbillies!

Alice from The Brady Bunch.

Mr Ed.

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My wife used to rave about Kate Winslett but not really now.

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Kate Winslett is a funny one, sometimes I think she is amazing other times I think she's terrible ... picky I know :)

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John Travolta, as Danny in Grease, briefly, when I was about 12.

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Sandra Bullock and I have Mrs Grecs permission to say so.

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As a child in the 70s I loved Robert Wagner in "It takes a thief"
I am madly in love with Pierce Brosnan, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, and not sure his name, the guy is Irish, Daniel Craig? he made a priest on a exorcism movie ( movie sucked but he is hot)

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Alain Delon c. 1960s - sacre bleu!
Antonio Banderas
Benicio Del Toro

Ooh I'm getting all flustered just thinking about them.
I also have a girl crush on Emmanuelle Beart

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My friends and I all have a "short list" - the list of celebrities you'd go gay for.
At the top of my list is Kate Winslett and Kate Blanchett - Kate squared!

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Not really actors themselves but the characters they played (some are perhaps a bit weird but hey)

Zach Braff in Garden State
Birol Unel in Gegen die Wand and TranSylvania
John Travolta in A Love Song for Bobby Long
Romain Duris in Exils

Edited by: Riri

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Yep, John Travolta,
Ken Wahl from 'wise guy' t.v. show
probably others

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