For Fun: Your First Celebrity Crush

Recently, the lovely and talented Ronnie Spector of the Ronettes ("Be My Baby", "Walking In The Rain") passed away. Although my musical taste has ventured far from the bouncy '60s pop she and the group produced, I will always remember her. She was my first celebrity crush. When I saw her on TV, I couldn't get my eyes off of her - her voice, her eyes, those dresses, those fashions - yes even those wacky beehive hairdos seemed so alluring and exotic to my then 10 year old sensibilities. I will miss her.

So I ask you, my friends and colleagues, who was YOUR first celebrity crush? You may have several, it may be male or female, or even animated, but in fairness to the post they must not be current. Let's give tribute the celebs that turned us on when we were kids.

BTW - for those not familiar or before your time, that's Ronnie on the left.

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Susan Dey as Laurie Partridge.

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As a kid and later as a teenager it was Annette Funicello. First, it was when she was a cast member on the Mickey Moue Club (1955-1959). Later, in all the Beach Party movies.

The girl from The Bugaloos
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When I was a kid, I remember having my first sexual feelings in front of Jessica Lange washing under a waterfall in "King Kong". My first real celebrity crush was for Keira Knightley in "Bend It Like Beckham" and I was then fascinated by her filmography (always gorgeous period dresses). My first male crush didn't happen until 2012 when I saw Matt Bomer in "Magic Mike" :daydreaming: I also recommend the movie "Anything" where he plays a very beautiful transgender woman.

For me it was the lovely Joey Heatherton
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In case you don't remember her. She is the real life daughter of Ray Heatherton, better known as The Merry Mailman.
I watched his show all the time as a kid and Joey made her debut on that show.

Not sure. I would guess it would have been Mary Ann from Gilligan's Island. Or I dream of Jeannie

Paul McCartney (you probably didn't mean for me to answer :lol2:)

Catherine Bach!!! I was just a kid when I first saw her playing the role of Daisy Duke but I fell madly in love with her. She is an incredibly beautiful woman and I was in awe of her. She was absolutely stunning in her tight shirts and cut-off shorts. Her legs were extraordinary and she always wore suntan pantyhose with open-toed high heels.

I would not say that it was a crush, but I find it hard to forget 60's era Raquel Welch

IDK? Sandra Dee?:battingeyelashes:

Gabrielle Drake . When she appeared in UK 70s sci if series UFO as Lieutenant Gay Ellis, she had a lasting impact on a 10 year old School boy. Saw her live on stage when she was in her late 50s or early 60s. She still looked hot. Long retired and now 77 years old . https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...ZLHWA&usqp=CAU no

Annette Funicello on the Mickey Mouse Club, without a doubt.

Sally James from the UK TV kids' show Tiswas, back in the 70's.


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Darla from the Little Rascals.

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Paul McCartney (you probably didn't mean for me to answer :lol2:)

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Bet Paul would look good in a dress!

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Diana Rigg as Emma Peel in the "Avengers"

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Alyssa Milano on Who's the Boss was the first crush i remember

Bingo, Stephanie47!!! I remember making sure I was home from grade school in time to watch MM Club just so I could see Annette. I suspect she was the first girl that made me aware that boobs were what I liked. I was 10 years old when she joined MM Club and she was 3 years older than me. I liked most everything she did as an entertainer - some things more than others. As an adult she seemed to have her head on straight. It was a shame the health problems she had. To this day I still eat only Skippy Peanut Butter because she was a spokeswoman for the brand.

Oh, it just has to be Judy Driscoll., or perhaps Helen Shapiro.

My first crush was Hayley Mills in "The Parent Trap" (I think), but today there is no one more beautiful and sexy as Jamie Lee Curtis.

My mom would buy those movie star magazines--- I suppose my first was ELizabeth Taylor (1950s version) I was attracted to brunettes back then, more so than blondes. (And not younger girls then either).----young girls don't have the "interesting parts" or wear makeup.

Barbara Hershey and Lesley Ann Warren

Oh easy, Heather Thomas from The Fall Guy
I loved Farrah Faucet Majors, but Heather Thomas was and still is my celebrity crush.

It was close, but no disrespect for Dawn Wells (MaryAnn from Gilligans Island), I always felt the hottest lady ever in film or TV was Barbara Eden.

She was the first crush

Mine would be Natalie Portman after her star wars fame

Erin Grey as Col. Wilma Dearing on Buck Rogers and Daisy Duke herself, Katherine Back.

Barbara Bain as Cinnamon Carter in Mission Impossible, the TV series.

Back in the late 70s, early 80s so many teenage boys wanted to be with Debbie Harry from Blondie; but I wanted to BE her. She was so attractive, a style icon and had immense charisma, as a boy who so wished to be a girl, that's who I had my crush on.

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I had a thing for May West.

I had a crush on all the women models in the lingerie section of the Sears catalog!

Elizabeth Montgomery and Barbara Eden, can you quest I'm in my 60's lol

Easy - Annete Funicello from the original Mickey Mouse Club.

I love the chronological diversity of the answers here. Excellent choices! In my case, I too was in love with Alyssa Milano as a kid. She seemed to be my age, pretty, sassy, and all that. However, when I saw Pretty Woman for the first time and saw Julia Roberts parading around in her street clothes, I knew that it was my absolute destiny to look like that. It was an aha moment in my young life.

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Definitely Barbara Eden.

It was so close when I was watching them so Catherine Bach ?Daisy? from Dukes of Hazard and Lynda Carter , Wonder Woman? the tv series . I can?t remember off hand, but one has the same birthday as me

How great it is to revisit this thread this morning and see all the wonderful answers and crushes. Just a couple of quick personal observations and remarks:

Cheryl - I had forgotten about Joey Heatherton - She was a beauty!
Lydia - Yes, Raquel especially in One Million Years BC and Fantastic Voyage. And her company makes such great wigs!
Wendy - In the US we did not get Tiswas as far as I know, but Sally James was/is a total knockout! I checked out her pics - what a fabulous mixed message she sent!
Finally Char - I always identified with John, but I've got to admit now Paul was pretty cute. It feels quite freeing to be able to drop the false machismo and admit something like that without getting beaten up.

I'm sure there are lots more - let's keep 'em coming

Lynda Carter - Wonder Woman
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Valerie Bertinelli
And she is still a hottie.

As this thread expands, I find it remarkable how many of the ladies/lasses mentioned were actually on my short list of crushees!

As a young kid, Hayley Mills, who I saw in the film Whistle Down The Wind. As I got into puberty with all manner of hormones raging, it was Joanna Lumley as Purdey in The New Avengers.

Loni Anderson. Easy peasy. I love the curves, hair and smile.

Sharon Stone and Julie Newmar

I remember seeing reruns of shows with a young Kristy McNichol and she always seemed quite butch, almost androgynous. Maybe she was just a tomboy or maybe she was ahead of her time and projecting twenty-first century nonbinary vibes. We shall never know!

No doubt Barbara Eden. She was on Andy Griffith before I dream of genie. She was so beautiful.

Let us not forget Julie Newmar! Wowza!!

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