Who's your celebrity crush?

Those were all as a teenager.

Polly is just great. You can only admire her as a person and as an artist. She always stays relevant.

Liv Lisa Fries, German actress

Have you ever been instructed/forced to crossdress for the benefit of others?

Gorgeous. Gorgeous. Gorgeous. So my type, looks-wise. So reminding me of a big love in my life, who looks-wise would be in between Shelley Duvall and Fiona Apple, and whom, of course, I admire in a different way because I actually know her ;-)

Gorgeous. And I love her voice. And she seems to be such an amazing person. She lives in an ecohouse she built herself in some small beach town in Brazil (I saw an interview on YouTube).

So, this one developed into a really big post, way too much. But I felt like writing this down. If not for anyone else, it’s interesting for me to reflect on this.

Falcons have been spotted at UC Berkeley. Is there hope for Campanile chicks again? - Berkeleyside

And watch The Petko Dance:

If I ever have a daughter, she will have to watch this at some point:

I had seen this video on MTV Alternative Nation. Not only did I love the song and went to buy the album the next day, I also immediately was focused on Louise Post. I loved Nina as well, but it was Louise.

I took a video of my serve (60 FPS) and it took 0.4 seconds from my racket to the service line. How fast would you say my serve was?

First row and Nina Gordon (my friend’s favourite) and Louise Post took off their shirts and played the encore in their bras. Oh boy!

Lovefoxxx

Right, Nora Tschirner, actress and former MTV host:

I dreamt my mother had died and I cried so much in my dream. What does it mean?

I remember having a discussion, one night out when I was 20. Me, my two best friends and the girl I was in love with (but never told her), who had started studying dentistry. She said “teeth gaps are awful, I cannot look at that!”. Me and both of my friends: “Vanessa Paradis!! Sorry, she’s only complete with tooth gap, and very pretty.”

Just to know that if she wanted to do something like that, she should.

Bélén Vosseberg (water polo):

What are some signs he is deeply in love with you?

I mean, first of all, I love the band. I saw them opening up for Ryan Adams in Philadelphia in 2002. And I was impressed with their music, immediately bought their album If It Was You at the concert.

I actually put images of her on many flyers I created when together with a friend I hosted a monthly punk rock club night as a DJ. One week before, we would plaster the city with homemade flyers.

Wanda Perdelwitz, German actress:

What is the best music album of all time?

(Paula Beer, German actress)

And after that, here some more women I found and find super attractive.

With my definition of celebrity crushes, I actually keep having small celebrity crushes even at 46. It’s more that I admire someone when I see them. I wouldn’t do what I did as a teenager, then watch entire films just to admire someone. I’m a bit too old for that.

Is there anything you did that you regret? If so, what is it, and why?

PJ Harvey. Just like many of the others here, I admire her as a person and artist.

Just watch a few seconds here:

Her eyes. Her facial expressions. Her style. "The girl who looks boyish is the intelligent boy's choice," she once said, explaining her short hair.

Why are men ridiculously delusional in the women they want/approach? I'm not a troll. This is a real question. Why does a fat, pot bellied, unkempt, balding, stupid (ergo poor) man, tell a woman above his league that she isn't hot enough for him?

Right, I also had a Jewel Kilcher poster (which I thought was OK to have because I liked the music as well). First album period. Before her style changed more to glamourous. It was this song and the video to it that got me.

I watched a few films with her just because I wanted to see her. Here a more recent picture, from when she was 51:

(Meike Droste, German actress)

Why can’t the British eat or drink anything unless they place a table cloth on the table first?

And, about a year ago, I saw an old Woody Allen film and saw Shelley Duvall for the first time. And I was amazed. How crazy beautiful that woman was. Her big eyes, the eyelid space (interesting thing to notice as attractive), her paleness (yes, one can like paleness!). Her vulnerable expression and in the next moment that glow, that spark.

Back then I have to admit I watched a few of her games only to see her. I liked watching tennis and played myself. But with Mary Joe Fernandez, I more wanted to see her.

Well, also because I liked the song. But yes, Azealia. Her eyes, her lips, her facial expressions.

How could Trump, with his deplorable garbage supporters, manage to win an election?

I do find this topic interesting, browsing through others’ posts. It really shows one thing: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. There is no general standard, really. It’s individual. And that’s quite nice, isn’t it?

Sophie Verbeeck, Belgian actress and singer:

Kim Deal

🔥Why has Prime Narendra Modi become Extremely FRUSTRATED and Highly DEPRESSED because he has NOT been invited by Donald Trump to witness his Oath Ceremony for his INAUGURATION on 20th January as the next PRESIDENT of USA? Does the DESPERATE Narendra Modi FEAR that Donald Trump's actions may even LEAD to the FALL of the BJP-led MINORITY Government in India, as such actions have already caused GREAT PANIC in the NDA Coalition?

Susanne Bormann (German actress)

First of all, for me, per definition, “celebrity crush” means a person I find to be very attractive and I can’t stop watching because I find them very beautiful. I don’t mean an obsession. I never had that. Even as a teenager, I could only have that in real life. A real crush. Permanently thinking about someone. Celebrities were never “real” for me in that sense. And hey, as you will see, there are a lot that have fascinated me, more or less (whereas in real life, it hasn’t been very many). But always just when I was seeing them (or, with singers, also listening to them). So, that’s my definition of celebrity crush.

(more recent)

Shouldn’t there be a short porn platform like TikTok?

“Bow down to me”

And check more YouTube videos. This one, from 2:27: I could watch again and again and again (I don’t, but I would enjoy it).

Cat Deeley

Hello, I have a question about astral projection. I started to get interested in this a little while after my mum passed in april. I thought I may be able to see her and speak with her if I managed to achieve astral projection. Since this interest, every time i sleep on my back I go into sleep paralysis. However, I cant progress into astral projection because it is very scary for me as I feel like I'm suffocating when this happens. I panic and force myself to wake up. This only ever happened about once a year before this. It sometimes lasts a long time. This has happened about 3 times per week since my mum died, as mentioned on a previous post. I no longer try to go into it anymore(due to the suffocating feeling), but it still happens. I read that sleep paralysis is the pathway to astral projection. Why has this started to happen so frequently since simply taking an interest in it? Is this connected to the afterlife? I am concerned about it as I now cannot seem to stop this happening. Could it be my mum trying to communicate? Im asking due to more knowledge around this in this group.

Britta Hammelstein, German actress:

Karen O

(above she has a striking resemblence to German actress Nora Tschirner, another little crush when she was an MTV host)

Then: Louise Post (to the right):

I had to google pictures.

Incredibly pretty.

(Klara Bühl, German football player, also seems to be a really cool and adorable person)

Brody Dalle:

Carrie Brownstein. Same here, I admire her to this day for who she is and what she does. And will always do. And also: My God is she pretty. I’ll always have a celebrity crush on her.

“Cool as Kim Deal” is a song by The Dandy Warhols. Yes, yes, yes!

Wow.

I had that for the first time as a teenager with Mary Joe Fernandez

With whatever haircut, even though I only give examples of a few here.

Right, some MTV UK VJanes during the 90s.

Starting with: Sara Quin.

God, she is simply just gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous.

Shaved head, boots. Fierce.

Klara Deutschmann, German actress.

This video:

“Lick my legs and I’m on fire…” And that interview afterwards.

(The reason why I watched Heartbreak High)

Gotta love her as a person as well.

Itsaso Arana, Spanish actress

Sharleen Spiteri. Wow.

I have found myself not only liking her analysis and her charming ways but also finding her really attractive.

And I must have watched that “212” video by Azealia Banks 10–15 times, for sure.

Vanessa Paradis

Ekaterina Gamova (volleyball):

And, yes, the Aerosmith videos… Alicia Silverstone.

Some examples:

Edina Gangl (water polo):

Also: Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes

My very first concert as a teenager was also Veruca Salt then, in Hamburg. Them opening up for Dinosaur Jr. Me and my friend were so impressed that we actually missed Dinosaur Jr. …

Her eyes. Her style. Her voice.

(MTV days)

Um, yeah …

And the short hair. And the style. And coolness.

(Leonie Benesch, German actress)

Jennifer Love Hewitt.

Right, and a few years ago, I watched the Martha & The Muffins’ video “Echo Beach” and was really fascinated by the blonde keyboard player, Martha Ladly.

She was really a teenage crush. I had the films on VHS. And I saw as many other films with her as I could. All secretly, I did not want my sisters or anyone else to notice ;-) Would have been uncool, I thought. So no posters or stuff. Interestingly, my first real life big big crush (for 4 years, without trying anything) looked very similar.

But I have also always found her really really pretty. And, yes, sexy. During my college year in the US, I had a huge promo poster of her on my door (“Stories from the City…”).

Then also young Lisa Bonet. I liked The Cosby Show, but I could also not get enough of seeing her.

Shirley, to me, while also a really likeable and cool person, it seems (from interviews), was one thing above all: SEXY.

Carolyn Lilipaly

Ashleigh Johnson, water polo:

(Alli Neumann, German actress and singer)

Miriam Stein, Swiss-Austrian actress

“I’ll feed your obsession”

The first one, as a teenager, was Sophie Marceau. Perhaps my biggest celebrity crush. Seing the two “La Boum” films when I was 13. She was 13 in the first film as well.

And yes, she does awesome air kicks and the windmill (the Pete Townshend stage move).

And: I have always hated watching football and having female friends comment on which players they find attractive. But … I have to admit that when watching sports, me too, I secretly do pay attention to whom I find pretty … Perhaps that is normal. Anyway, it’s just a little “crush” during the game.

Aylin Tezel, German actress.

To this day, I would count it among my top 20 favourite albums. I saw them again in Sweden then.

At the same time also: Anat Atzmon. The first Lemon Popsicle film.

Jasmin Tabatabai (German actress)

Well, actresses as well, of course:

And Justine Frischmann:

Nicolette Krebitz (German actress)

Still so pretty:

But there’s another aspect, I can also find someone physically attractive. In that respect, among other, I have a thing for plus-size women. And when thinking about it: How many famous actresses would classify as plus size? I cannot think of any right now. I am sure I would have had a crush on a plus-size actress. But there do not seem to be any. At least not a lot, for sure. Which is a bit unfair, I have to say. A bit discriminating. TV and films should show more plus size women.

Andrea Petkovic, a former German tennis player. Funny, charming, smart, nice, very beautiful.

Andreya Casablanca, German musician (Gurr):

And they are both just lovely and funny (and very pretty). Gotta love both of them.

Another video where when it came on, I just needed to sit and watch her and admire her.

“Ey, man!!!” (in that voice)

Altogether: Her style and her attitude. Wow.

But well, that’s it from me. Yes, I am quite fascinated with female beauty. Mostly, it’s the eyes, definitely. The eyes and the face. But it’s even more fascinating when personality fascinates you as well. That’s the real deal. In real life. And on TV or in videos, you can just admire looks and personality. Without anyone knowing, for my part ;-) I would only share this here, where I am anonymous.

(Cortnee Vine, Asutralian football player)

Shirley Manson

Seems like I, when watching sports, always find an athlete I find very pretty, where I am waiting for the camera to show her. It’s stupid but it’s true.

Then the second film, where she was 15:

Milena Tscharntke, German actress:

This album cover by her former band also fascinated me:

But Sara… Gorgeous. And I so love the sound of her voice.

And nowadays I still have this thing when watching sports. Athletes I like to see. I can easily name a few I find very pretty, whom I like to see:

(from 30:40 on)

I had the following on VHS back then. She was just raw and fierce. Pantyhose, boots, no bra.

I really do love Tegan as well. But yeah, Sara… I wouldn’t tell anyone about it and I wouldn’t watch Tegan & Sara videos just to see her, but my Sara fascination will surely last my whole life ;-)

P.S. An interesting thing. In real life, superficially, it’s faces for me. Eyes. And faces. Although I don’t believe that eyes is a superficial thing, actually.

Sinéad O’ Connor

I’ve read some not so nice things about her though. I’d rather not know more and keep her songs I like in mind. And this video ;-)

Seems to me I do not stop having small secret celebrity crushes.

Zia McCabe

A force of nature.

Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes

Kim Kulig, a former German football player.

Almuth Schult, German football goalkeeper and TV expert:

And yeah, in more recent years, I still have this, when watching TV or music videos, that I then find someone super pretty and just enjoy watching them. Their faces, their facial expressions.

Also, Melanie Blatt and Shaznay Lewis of All Saints, in the end of the 90s. That “Black Coffee” video.

And Fiona Apple. Such a good artist. And: Her eyes…!

Here it was just the music videos. “Not If You Were The Last Junkie on Earth”: You do not even see her that much, on keyboards and tambourine. But every time the video came on, I had to watch, I was waiting for those moments. Wow. It wasn’t more than that though, really.

Abi Tucker