Who was your celebrity crush when you were young?

The painfully obvious: Jennifer Connelly.

First saw her in Labyrinth when I was like 12, and she awoke something in me, and that continued when I saw The Rocketeer when my parents rented them from Blockbuster. Later when I was a little older she solidified that awakening when I saw Career Opportunities rented from Blockbuster myself once old enough to have my own account.

Winona Ryder

Heathers changed my world in more ways than one.

Gilbert Gottfried.

Only correct answer.

Alyssa Milano. She could have been my boss.

Christina Ricci

Ricci circa Buffalo 66 was peak. Then she got all Hollywood skinny and she lost all appeal to me.

Eliza Dushku

Morgan Webb

From g4tv? Damn. Also, same.
- Yup

Alyssa Milano
\ Yvonne Craig
\ Eartha Kitt
\ Julie Newmar

Erin Gray from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century!

God yes
Oh man! Erin Grey in Buck Rogers… Still has an effect!

Jessica Rabbit

Leonard Nimoy as Spock

Diana Rigg, but only because I was a big Bond nerd in high school.

Delores O'Riorden.

Watching her dance under a waterfall covered in gold paint for the music video for Zombie really did it for child me apparently.

Catherine Bach from Dukes of Hazard 1979-1985

Oh man, yeah. One of mine for sure.

Erika Eleniak and Tiffany Amber Thiessen.

Mine was seeing Cameron Diaz in the Mask when I was like 6. Her walking into that bank for the first time completely changed me.

Heath Ledger

Paul Rudd circa Clueless

Jennifer Connelly in The Rocketeer

Anyone remember: Kristy McNichol?

My boyhood dream.

Jonathan Taylor Thomas.

Tim Curry lol

yep

I think my first was Linda Carter.

Definitely on my list.

Danielle Fischel and Rider Strong (Topanga and Shawn from Boy Meets World). Trying to understand how I could be attracted to both led to some important realisations as a young teen...

Christina Ricci

Astronema from Power Rangers IN SPACE, followed by Shirley Manson, the lead singer of Garbage. 😁

Hudson Leick (Calisto on Xena)
David Yost (Billy on MMPR)
Toni Braxton (that Unbreak My Heart video? Come on!)
Tyson Beckford (speaking of that video!)
John Henson (Talk Soup)
Tiffani-Amber Thiessen
Siddig El Fadil
And of course Terry Farrell

Candice Bergen I'm the Wind and the Lion

Candice Bergen as Murphy Brown. I think halfway I wanted her and halfway I wanted to be her.

Scott Baio in the Happy Days era.

Ruby Rose

Man.....what 12 year old me would have given to explore Alex Mack's secret world....

Janeane Garofalo circa Reality Bites.

She's even better in Romy & Michelle's High School Reunion.

Tracey Gold

Eddie Vedder circa Ten. Sigh…

Lilu Multipass & Ruby Rhod

Earliest is Christina Ricci. I was 10 and the movie was Casper.

That crush continues to this day.

Adrian Paul in The Highlander TV Series.

Linda Hamilton circa Beauty and the Beast

Michelle Pfeiffer circa Ladyhawke

Aubrey Plaza

Still is

Queen Latifah in Chicago

Helen Hunt

Lindsay Wagner, the bionic woman. I had no fear of strong women.

Fran Fine from The Nanny.

It was one of those 'I don't know if I fancy her or want to be her' type crushes and was basically the foundation for my love of fashion and personal style, and my predilection for annoying voices.

Also my mother hated her, which made me like her even more.

The earliest, specific crush on a celebrity I can remember was Lindsay Lohan in as early as 2003, but maybe 2005 or so. I was a middle schooler.

Valerie Bertinelli

Blondie

Jessica Alba then Emma Watson and then Megan Fox 💀

But I was more grown up for the later two. My child child crush was Jessica Alba 😂

Probably either Shakira or Brittney Spears.

Alicia Silverstone