Men You Fancy But Shouldn't
Born: 1961
Justify my love: It was harder to justify this love during the Office days but less so in Extras, when playing an almost straight guy made us realise not only his comedy genius but also a slightly more sexy side. He has some good A-list buddies too so dinner parties would be quite fabulous.
See the GLAMOUR magazine team's embarrassing crushes in October's issue.PA Photos
PA PhotosName: Sir Alan Sugar
Born: 1947
Justify my love: Sir Alan’s bluntness means you’ll always know where you stand and, with his fortune of £830m, it won’t matter if you get fired.
PA PhotosName: Boris Johnson
Born: 1964
Justify my love: That mass of blonde hair and constant mumbling hides a rather clever chap
who’s ready to take on bendy buses, even as he cycles to work. Boris – you can ride with us
anytime.
PA PhotosName: Charlie Clements
Born: 1987
Justify my love: As Bradley in Eastenders, Charlie’s won our hearts with his puppy dog loyalty and ginger locks. Stacey Slater’s missed her chance; Bradley Branning’s all ours now!
PA PhotosName: Will Self
Born: 1961
Justify my love: If like us you grew up reading Mr Self’s novels, you’ll understand why this literary crush is totally acceptable. He made our minds go ‘pop’ and in doing so our hearts flutter a wee bit. He’s no oil painting and while it’s hard to nail, he’s got something going on. We like him.
PA PhotosName: Boris Becker
Born: 1967
Justify my love: Now he’s come out of the ‘secret fatherhood’ closet, blondie Boris has proved himself an ace in the pundit box. Don’t you love a guy who works everything to his advantage?
PA PhotosName: Chris Moyles
Born: 1974
Justify my love: Chris started out at Aire FM making tea for host Carol Vorderman and went on to become Britain's favourite man to wake up with. Ok so not everyone actually wants him in their beds – but we sneaky GLAMOUR girls do...
PA PhotosName: David Cameron
Born: 1966
Justify my love: The former Etonian might have an old-school background but his quick-witted gibes in the Commons, cheeky grin and glamorous wife have injected a much-needed element of entertainment into the Tory party.
PA PhotosName: David Mitchell
Born: 1974
Justify my love: We love this Peep Show star’s geeky awkwardness and, even if we don’t understand his obsession with military history, we find it strangely sexy....
PA PhotosName: Evan Davis
Born: 1962
Justify my love: With his soft voice, sizeable ears and that schoolboy grin, Evan makes the Dragons’ Den that bit friendlier. Anyone who can calm those rejected entrepreneurs can definitely handle our PMT and bitching about work.
PA PhotosName: Gordon Ramsay
Born: 1966
Justify my love: We reckon there’s a bit of a teddy bear hidden beneath this hot potato. Gordon looks sexy even in his white chef’s overalls and, of course, he’s a guy you can swear by.
PA PhotosName: Hugh Quarshie
Born: 1954
Justify my love: As sexy surgeon Ric Griffin in Holby City, Hugh sets our pulses racing.
He might be in his ‘50s but he sure scrubs up well.
PA PhotosName: Ian Hislop
Born: 1960
Justify my love: He’s bald, short and a bit bad-tempered, but we find ourselves saying no to a night out on the tiles in favour of a Friday night in on the to watch Ian Hislop’s witty banter on Have I Got News For You.
PA PhotosName: Jeremy Clarkson
Born: 1960
Justify my love: The Germans, Piers Morgan, the Malaysian Parliament, even the Prime Minister. There’s not really anyone Jeremy can resist having a pop at. And we can’t resist him!
PA PhotosName: James Corden
Born: 1978
Justify my love: Just like us, former flame Lily Allen found herself smitten by James’ self-deprecating banter. And now Hollywood seems to be going the same way – the Gavin And Stacey star is rumoured to be screen-testing on Gulliver’s Travels with Jack Black. Hmmm two hot men with lots of body to love.
PA PhotosName: James Gandolfini
Born: 1961
Justify my love: Okay, so this is ultimate example of why we had to do this. JG is in no way a pretty boy...he could do with shifting some pounds and well, he’s just a bit funny looking. So why oh why then do we know we’d be as weak as a kitten if he came foraging in our fridge for pastrami?
PA PhotosName: Jeremy Kyle
Born: 1965
Justify my love: Jeremy’s lauded as a demigod by students and his no-nonsense approach to life can liven up even the dullest sick day. Not entirely sure how amusing it would be when he starts preaching at us for over-spending/getting pregnant/having a sex change – but at least he’s be ready with some sound advice if the chips are really down.
PA PhotosName: Justin Lee Collins
Born: 1974
Justify my love: With that soft, West Country brogue and those lion-esque locks, this is one Bristolian we’d love to cosy up to on a cold winter’s morn. Plus, that whole ‘cave man’ look is strangely sexy and taps into fantasies we didn’t know we had… Put another way, we’d happily make him our Sunday night project.
Rex FeaturesName: John Malkovich
Born: 1953
Justify my love: Actors' actor and professional thespian John, is an acquired taste. Some can’t be doing with his downbeat monotonous tone, while others (us) find him wholly sexual.
PA PhotosName: James May
Born: 1963
Justify my love: This speedy Top Gear presenter might have mild manners, but his barnet is always a bit on the wild side. Plus we love a man in leather…
PA PhotosName: Jack Nicholson
Born: 1937
Justify my love: Devilishly wicked with the sexiest and most suggestive set of brows on planet celebrity, Jack may be knocking on a bit but he’s still got that naughty glint in his eye – and he was man enough to handle Cher, Susan Sarandon and Michelle Pfieffer all at the same time in The Witches of Eastwick. That’s good enough for us. Grrrrr.
Rex FeaturesName: Jeremy Paxman
Born: 1958
Justify my love: Jeremy, or Paxo as he is fondly known, is a killer host in the University Challenge headmaster’s chair and even more brutal when taking on big fat stinky lying politicians. This man doesn’t take any crap off anyone. And he’s dead clever.
PA PhotosName: Larry Lamb
Born: 1943
Justify my love: He’s got height (6ft 4in), good hair and a saucy East End twang. Best known for playing Archie Mitchell in Eastenders, as well as appearing in Gavin & Stacey, Mr Lamb puts sexy back into sixty. All we can say is Larry, watch out for Lily Allen!
PA PhotosName: Michael Palin
Born: 1943
Justify my love: The ‘sexy’ Python and esteemed travel presenter is nothing but pure loveliness. In a perfect world, all men would grow up to be funny and worldly like Michael. Also he has a really cute nose.
PA PhotosName: Peter Jones
Born: 1966
Justify my love: Smart, rich, good-looking – what more do you want ladies?? Okay so he’s not a footballer or a rock-star but is it wrong to measure love in shoes and handbags?
PA PhotosName: Rupert Grint
Born: 1988
Justify my love: Forget flash cars and yachts; this cheeky star used his Harry Potter millions
to buy an ice cream van, complete with all the toppings. Yummy – Rupert’s worked his
magic on us.
Rex FeaturesName: Robert Peston
Born: 1960
Justify my love: We could listen to Robert talk about derivatives, options and sub-prime mortgages all day. He may not be the slickest of broadcasters but he’s the sexiest thing to come out of the credit crunch!
PA PhotosName: Robert Plant
Born: 1948
Justify my love: Every girl loves a rock star (unless she has a soul of steel) and while he’s not the prettiest of wild men, he is lead singer of Led Zeppelin for god’s sake. It simply doesn’t get cooler than that.
PA PhotosName: Sven Goran Eriksson
Born: 1948
Justify my love: As a former England manager sexy Sven certainly knows how to play the field, but this is one man who’s more skilful off the pitch – as Ulrika Jonsson knows.
PA PhotosName: Tony Blair
Born: 1953
Justify my love: It sort of feels a bit wrong to have a crush on our former leader, like having one on your boss or teacher at school. Still power = sexy and we all saw those topless pictures of his pecs a few years back. This crush passes the acceptable test. We’re only human after all...
PA PhotosName: Ricky Gervais
Born: 1961
Justify my love: It was harder to justify this love during the Office days but less so in Extras, when playing an almost straight guy made us realise not only his comedy genius but also a slightly more sexy side. He has some good A-list buddies too so dinner parties would be quite fabulous.
See the GLAMOUR magazine team's embarrassing crushes in October's issue.
