Bad Boyfriends
It's not just in real life that boys can be bad. Get ready to chart the worst boyfriends from the fictional worlds of TV and film. They might be handsome, but behind the pretty boy exterior, there's a plethora of reasons why these men just don't cut the mustard when it comes to being a plus one.
Rex FeaturesDaniel Cleaver in Bridget Jones' Diary
He might make Bridget feel like a million dollars to begin with, thanks to his flirty emails relating to matters including her 'non-existent' skirt and whisk her off on fancy mini breaks in the country, but any man who has a 'stick insect' on the side AND tries to hide her while you're in the same house IS NOT OK. Nor is it ok to sleep with another man's wife. We could go on...
Rex FeaturesTed in Bridesmaids
Handsome, oh yes siree, but that's where nice Ted ends.
Technically, Ted is not actually Annie's boyfriend in Bridesmaids, more her 'sex buddy'. Regardless, his self-obsessed, loathsome behaviour is enough for him to earn his place in this gallery.
AMCDon Draper in Mad Men
And as Don Draper in Mad Men, things don't get much better. He may be at the top of his game career-wise AND have the suave looks to match, but turn your head for more than thirty seconds and bad boy Don will be enthusiastically eyeing his next conquest.
Rex FeaturesCal Hockley in Titanic
Arrogant, wealthy, snobby, rude... these are just some words that perfectly describe the character of Cal in Titanic, Rose's handsome but underhand fiancé in the hit movie. While he pretends to have Rose's best interests at heart, he constantly undermines and belittles her, ultimately pushing her into the arms of Jack Dawson.
GettyRoss Gellar in Friends
Protest all you like, Ross, but shouting "we were on a breakkkkkk" over and over again will not undo your one night fling with Chloe from the copy shop. Our hearts have only just recovered from your cheating ways.
Rex FeaturesDanny Zuko in Grease
They had a steamy holiday romance and then lo and behold Sandy turns up at Rydell High! But Danny didn't exactly shower Sandy with love and affection from day one. Hell no, it took a sex-bomb makeover courtesy of Frenchie, an especially tight pair of shiny leggings and some funky dance moves to finally bag her man. Would it be wrong for us to forgive him?
Rex FeaturesDawson in Dawson's Creek
OK, nerdy Dawson isn't exactly one of life's bad guys but the back and forth debacle that we had to endure relating to Joey and Jen was just painful. Talk about mixed messages AND the inability to make up your mind.
Rex FeaturesJD in Heathers
Yes, he looked hawt in that long leather coat but a boy who 'accidentally on purpose' makes your best friend drink bleach for breakfast and gives you a gun which he assures you is full of blanks (only for you to find out he's lying when you shoot and kill one of your high school's favourite jocks) is not a man we can see a long-term future with (unless it's in a mixed jail, of course).
Rex FeaturesJames Bond
The name's Bond. James Bond. And his middle name should most definitely be 'womaniser'.
That is all we'll say on the matter.
Rex FeaturesJim in Edward Scissorhands
Meet Jim, Kim's violent, bullying and very jealous boyfriend in Edward Scissorhands. Not only is he one big bully to Winona Ryder's character, he is particularly horrid to the lovely and delicate-as-a-flower Edward, just because of his blossoming friendship with Kim. He also takes advantage of Edward's scissory hands to pick locks for him during a burglary - and then leaves him in the house to take the blame (and the plot goes steadily downhill from there). Who does that to someone your girlfriend cares about?
FoxJack Bauer in 24
He's permanently on the run, he rarely smiles and he's always going on about how this is 'the longest day of his life' - does that sound like good boyfriend material to you?
Rex FeaturesThe Russian in Sex And The City
He might seem like a great catch: smart, funny (in his own way), charming, rich, but The Russian, aka Aleksandr Petrovsky, doesn't quite cut it when it comes to being Carrie's 'luver'. Despite various grand gestures and declarations of love, Mr Petrovosky is a self-obsessed artist who often overlooks Carrie's feelings and her life in general. This is no more apparent than when Carrie uproots her life to Paris to be with him, only to feel lost and somewhat abandoned in the most romantic city in the world. Sniff.
Rex FeaturesMr Big in Sex And The City
Um, where do we begin? He double dates her, he doesn't call her on NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, he's so hard to read, he moves to Napa, he marries other people, he doesn't let her leave stuff at his apartment, he messes with her head on a weekly basis and HE JILTED HER AT THE ALTAR!!!
AMCPete Campbell in Mad Men
He's one of life's sleazier individuals, Mad Men's Pete Campbell is from a background of wealth and privilege. This is a man who gets what he wants (and stamps his feet is he doesn't). But, despite his clear shortcomings, it certainly hasn't stopped old Petey boy doing pretty well for himself on the ladies front. Proceed with caution is all we'll say. After all, this is a man who cheated on his doting girlfriend with a co-worker on more than one occasion (Peggy!), who slept with him even after he put her down in front of their colleagues. The gift of the gab strikes again.
Rex FeaturesSack Lodge in Wedding Crashers
He might look all cleaan cut and cute, but Bradley Cooper's character in Wedding Crashers in anything but. It transpires that Sack is only dating Claire because of her father's political standing (he's the US Secretary of the Treasury), is seen mocking her and also cheats on her. How rude.
Rex FeaturesJordan Catalano in My So Called Life
Beautiful Jordan Catalano was Angela Chase's on/off love interest in the short-lived but fabulous My So Called Life. Jordan, like some of the boys/men written about in this gallery, wasn't a bad, bad guy but was severly lacking in emotional intelligence or, if you like, was just so 'emotionally unavailable' that it messed with poor Angela's head on almost a daily basis. Like she didn't have enough teen angst to be dealing with?
Rex FeaturesWarner Huntington III in Legally Blonde
"Elle, if I'm going to be a politician, I need to marry a Jackie, not a -- Marilyn."
Ouch.
With clangers like this, is it any wonder Elle Woods' relationship with Warner was doomed from the outset?
Rex FeaturesBilly Loomis in Scream
Evil seeps from Billy Loomis' very pores. He kills his girlfiend Sidney's mother for having an affair with his father, then embarks on a killing spree of the local town (dressed as that beyond scary Ghostface Killer), all while pretending he's sweetness and light to Sidney, who eventually discovers his true colours (with fatal consequences). It's always the quiet ones...
Rex FeaturesMr Darcy in Pride & Prejudice
Yes, it all turned out well in the end, but Elizabeth Bennett's relationship with Mr Darcy didn't exactly get off on the right foot. He gives off rude, aloof vibes on first meeting Elizabeth at a ball and continues to rub her up the wrong way at each meeting, thanks to his inability to express his emotions or just be himself. We can't group him with the worst boys on this list, but he sure needs a good shake.
Rex FeaturesJohn Tucker in John Tucker Must Die
John Tucker (played by the devilishly handsome Jesse Metcalfe) is a serial cheater. And what happens to serial cheaters? They get found out... and that's when the fun begins. John, you have no-one but yourself to blame.
Rex FeaturesPeter Florrick in The Good Wife
Chris Noth obviously enjoys playing the controversial bad boy, as his character in The Good Wife is even more divisive than Mr Big in SATC. Where to begin? He did the dirty on his wife Alicia and spent time in jail following a very public sex and corruption scandal, he had affairs with prostitutes AND he didn't appreciate his amazing family. It's a wonder Alicia ever took him back!
