Who's your celebrity crush?

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

Carolyn Lilipaly

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

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

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.

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.

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

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 ;-)

Her eyes. Her style. Her voice.

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Aylin Tezel, German actress.

Almuth Schult, German football goalkeeper and TV expert:

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

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

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.”

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

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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.

Milena Tscharntke, German actress:

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).

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And watch The Petko Dance:

(Leonie Benesch, German actress)

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 ;-)

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

(The reason why I watched Heartbreak High)

Andreya Casablanca, German musician (Gurr):

Is there a free AI I can use?

Right, Nora Tschirner, actress and former MTV host:

(Meike Droste, German actress)

Jasmin Tabatabai (German actress)

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Shirley Manson

Abi Tucker

Well, actresses as well, of course:

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

(more recent)

Kim Kulig, a former German football player.

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Um, yeah …

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

Brody Dalle:

I had to google pictures.

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

Ekaterina Gamova (volleyball):

Then the second film, where she was 15:

Starting with: Sara Quin.

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.

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

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.

Still so pretty:

Klara Deutschmann, German actress.

“Ey, man!!!” (in that voice)

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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.

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!

Edina Gangl (water polo):

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

Itsaso Arana, Spanish actress

Susanne Bormann (German actress)

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.

“Bow down to me”

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

Just watch a few seconds here:

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.

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

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

Some examples:

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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.

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.

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:

Ashleigh Johnson, water polo:

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.

(from 30:40 on)

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

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.

(Cortnee Vine, Asutralian football player)

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

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.

Sophie Verbeeck, Belgian actress and singer:

Gotta love her as a person as well.

Britta Hammelstein, German actress:

Those were all as a teenager.

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.

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

This video:

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).

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

Sharleen Spiteri. Wow.

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

Wow.

(Paula Beer, German actress)

Cat Deeley

This album cover by her former band also fascinated me:

Then: Louise Post (to the right):

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?

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

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

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

Right, some MTV UK VJanes during the 90s.

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.

Also: Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes

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

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.

Vanessa Paradis

Jennifer Love Hewitt.

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

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

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. …

Nicolette Krebitz (German actress)

Bélén Vosseberg (water polo):

Miriam Stein, Swiss-Austrian actress

(MTV days)

(Alli Neumann, German actress and singer)

A force of nature.

And Justine Frischmann:

“I’ll feed your obsession”

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…”).

Kim Deal

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.

Altogether: Her style and her attitude. Wow.

Liv Lisa Fries, German actress

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.

Sinéad O’ Connor

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.

Wanda Perdelwitz, German actress:

And, yes, the Aerosmith videos… Alicia Silverstone.

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.

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

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

Shaved head, boots. Fierce.

Incredibly pretty.

Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes

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

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 ;-)