From Keanu Reeves To Tom Holland — These Are 23 First Celeb Crushes That Are So Understandable

"Mr. Sheffield from The Nanny did it for me."

We recently asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to share who their first celebrity crushes were. The people have spoken, and just about everyone is ~super~ justified in who they loved once upon a time!

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1. Robert Pattinson

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"It's a bit embarrassing but I was obsessed with him! I had posters of him everywhere and my entire internet search history was just him!"

— maddielaw1196

2. Billy Idol

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"I loved him as a preteen. There was just something about that sneer that made me swoon." 

— angels4d4906ef4

3. Dick Van Dyke

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"I was born in 1989, but he was my first major celebrity crush. He just seemed so kind and lovable — and I would always beg my parents to let me stay up and watch his show on 'Nick at Nite'."

— kristeno458cd5f4f

4. Tom Felton

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"I grew up watching Harry Potter, so he was my first celeb crush. I loved the way he portrayed Draco. Plus he was really cute. He's been one of my crushes since I was about four or five years old."

— peynor

5. Ginger Spice

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"She just always exuded sexiness and femininity to me. When I was a child I thought I wanted to be her but, looking back, I realise she was actually my first crush." 

— jezebelspirit

6. George Clooney

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"I was in love with him after watching the 'Hell and High Water' episode of ER. If you know, you know." 

— tweetypie81

7. Timothée Chalamet

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"He was and still is my first celebrity crush. I first saw him in Call Me By Your Name when I was 10. Three years later, and I still am a stan! I think he has the looks, the cutest smile, the sweetest personality, and can rock any hairstyle."

— thefandomgirl

8. James Dean

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"He captured my heart in the movie Rebel Without A Cause. He had that charismatic charm — his smile and cheekiness would make any girl fall for him." 

— kristenelizabethc2

9. Dylan Sprouse

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"I ~always~ preferred Dylan over Cole. I think it was just because he was a little chunkier than his brother, and that made him even more adorable to me." 

— stephreece

10. Amy Jo Johnson

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"Even as a gay man, I'd still have to say my first real celeb crush was Kimberly Hart in the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. She was the perfect blend of beauty and strength. She's an icon and queen, and I'm so glad she was my first celeb crush!"

— brentus86

11. Ben Barnes

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"When he was in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, it just did it for me. His hair, his accent, everything was just right." 

— viqui543

12. Tom Welling

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"When I first saw him in Smallville, I just thought he was the ideal male to be playing young Superman." 

— brittconn92

13. Dylan O' Brien

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"This is probably common but I was in love with him because he basically was his character in Teen Wolf — funny, clumsy, quirky, and loyal to his friends." 

— laidedahunsi

14. Jake Gyllenhaal

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"I had SUCH a crush on Jake in The Day After Tomorrow! He was the epitome of the strong and silent type... and so hot. I was suuuuper jealous of Emmy in that movie. I wanted to be the one holding his hand during the turbulence!!!" 

— sam_cleal

15. Tom Holland

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"He just seems like such a sweet, kind, and genuinely great person. In the interviews I've seen him in, he comes across like a very down to Earth kind of guy, and he’s also super hot with the most infectious smile."

— love_to_dance

16. Daveed Diggs

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"I absolutely loved him in Hamilton. His curly hair and sexy French accent were so awesome." 

— sleepy555

17. Paul Rudd

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"Specifically when he was in Clueless, he basically became my ideal handsome man of the '90s, and still is today!"

 — a420d8fdd9

18. Louis Walsh

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"Yes, he was my first celebrity crush, but hear me out! At the time, I was regularly visiting my nan in the hospital in the ward of elderly ladies and The X Factor was always on. So, along with the ladies I used to join in swooning over Louis Walsh — at four years old."

— emilyy408eb2e5b

19. Gwen Stefani

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"She was definitely my first crush ever. I was about nine years old when "Don't Speak" came out and I was obsessed. The song was so painful and all I could think was 'Who would hurt this poor angel like this?'" Of course, I had no clue what heartbreak was at the time, but I had that song on repeat for a long time."

— dduron

20. Brendan Fraser

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 "From the moment he picked up the lion in George of the Jungle, I was in love with him." 

— meroos

21. Keanu Reeves

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"I fell for him in Babes in Toyland. He was just so 'different' than all the other characters for me. By the end, when he marries the leading lady, I was imagining myself in her place!"

— torty

22. Charles Shaughnessy

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"Mr. Sheffield from The Nanny did it for me. That accent, that grey streak in his hair, his money. I was around four or five at the time, and I may still have a thing for older men now." 

— travisd4a11dc95b

23. Hugh Jackman

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"I have just loved this man since watching the first X-Men as a child, and thinking to myself, 'wow' when I saw him. This crush has continued as I near my twenties and I cannot see it stopping any time soon!"

— kat_huimang

Some submissions have be edited for length and/or clarity!

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