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Check out Leonardo DiCaprio <\/a>flaunting his torso magic on the beach in California.

There was a time when we thought Leo had lost it a little - but turns out, we spoke too soon.

His bod ain't half bad to look at here; in fact, it's suprisingly easy on the eye...<\/p>","url":"2009/8/5/Leonardo-DiCaprio-0809.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Leonardo DiCaprio "},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

He's almost on par with the same Leo who sent us crazy with lust back in the mid-90s - so much so that we re-played that Titanic scene and imagined \"flying\" in his arms over and over again.

Come see how our other childhood crushes of old have transformed over the years...<\/p>","url":"2009/8/5/Leonardo-DiCaprio-0097-1.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Leonardo DiCaprio"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

We're still waiting to get over this one.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/11/Brad-Pitt-0091.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Brad Pitt 00.91"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Any day now we're expecting our Brad Pitt feelings to subside.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/11/Brad-Pitt-0508.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Brad Pitt 05.08"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, aka Will Smith, wormed his way into our childhood hearts with ease.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Will-Smith-0090.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Will Smith 00.90"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

The Will of today is possibly even cuter.<\/p>","url":"2008/5/8/Will-smith-0108.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Will smith 01.08"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Ah, Risky Business. Top Gun. Cocktail...<\/p>","url":"2008/6/11/Tom-Cruise-0085.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Tom Cruise 00.85"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Tom Cruise got our motors running, and he's kept that easy on the eye thang even today.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/11/Tom-Cruise-0608.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Tom Cruise 06.08"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

\"Totally bodacious dude...\" Keanu Reeves was one most excellent adventure we were willing to go on as young 'uns...<\/p>","url":"2008/6/11/Keanue-Reeves-0091.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Keanue Reeves 00.91"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Ke wouldn't be chucked out of bed for eating crisps now, either.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/11/Keanu-Reeves-0408.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Keanu Reeves 04.08"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Ah, Johnny Depp.

At the peak of his appeal we reckon he must've populated many a teenager's wall with his gorgeous presence.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Johnny-Depp-0093.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Johnny Depp 00.93"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Crikey, he's not done badly. Shorter hair makes him a little less grungy but we still fancy him rotten.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Johnny-Depp-0508.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Johnny Depp 05.08"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Thud... that was the moment our hearts fell for Jared Leto, way back in the 90s circa My So-Called Life.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Jared-Leto-0095.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Jared Leto 00.95"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

And we confess we're still suckers for those peepers.<\/p>","url":"2008/4/23/Jared-Leto-0108.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Jared Leto 01.08"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

We REALLY liked Stephen Dorff back in our youth...<\/p>","url":"2008/7/9/Stephen-Dorff-0199.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Stephen Dorff"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Rather randomly, he's reappeared in our lives...

Do you still have a crush on him now?<\/p>","url":"2008/7/9/Stephen-Dorff-0708.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Stephen Dorff"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

The Creek may have had Dawson's name on it, but our hearts belonged to Pacey, aka Joshua Jackson.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/10/Joshua-Jackson-0201-7.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Joshua Jackson"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

We reckon Joshua's still got a glint of that ol' Pacey mischief in his eye.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Joshua-Jackson-0508.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Joshua Jackson 05.08"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Matt Goss had the 90s boyband appeal nailed - we particularly love the slick gold hoop earring. Classy.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Matt-Goss-0088.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Matt Goss 00.88"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Matt is now rather more rugged - his eyes are still gorge though, and we're happy to see he's upgraded his earrings to subtle diamond studs.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Matt-Goss-0505.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Matt Goss 05.05"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Matt's twin bro Luke also set our teen hearts racing, with his cheeky smile and spruced-up hairdo.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Luke-Goss-0088.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Luke Goss 00.88"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Again, time has taken its toll, but Luke's retained his charm - with a little less hair.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Luke-Goss-0804.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Luke Goss 08.04"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

\"Yoooouuuuu coooulllld bbbbbeeeee minnnnnnneeeaaaayyyinnnnne...\" \r\n

\r\nAnd exhale.\r\n

\r\nThe mere glance at this picture of Edward Furlong in Terminator 2 conjures up the sounds of Guns N' Roses, the smell of hormones and a rumble down below.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/11/Edward-Furlong-0091.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Edward Furlong 00.91"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Fast Forward to the noughties and Ed isn't as hot, but there's a smoulder behind his eyes that could probably convince us.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/11/Edward-Furlong-1005.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Edward Furlong"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Joey Russo - aka Joseph Lawrence - from Blossom was perfect 90s drool material, with his wavy locks and dreamboat eyes and lips.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Joey-Lawrence-0090s.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Joey Lawrence 00.90s"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Crikey. He's another one who's lost hair as the years have flown by.

He still looks shiny and friendly, though.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Joseph-Lawrence-0507.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Joseph Lawrence 05.07"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

We loved nothing better than to daydream about running off and starting a band with Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher.

He was the fave rock kid du jour of the 90s, and those furry eyebrows only increased his allure.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Liam-Gallagher-0094.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Liam Gallagher 00.94"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Hmm. Not sure we feel the same way now.

There's a bit too much hair going on here for our liking, and the wild-child thing has really lost its edge.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Liam-Gallagher-0408.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Liam Gallagher 04.08"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Blur's Damon Albarn was the lead signatory of the Cool Britannia gang.

How gorge was he with his deep green eyes and faux-cockney accent?<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Damon-Albarn-0091.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Damon Albarn 00.91"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

He's less boy-next-door and more man-about-town now, but we probably still would.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Damon-Albarn-1107.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Damon Albarn 11.07"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Beverly Hills 90210's Jason Priestley (or Brandon Walsh as we knew him) was, like, one of the most luscious lads ever to pop up on our TV screens.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Jason-Priestley-0092-1.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Jason Priestley 00.92"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

He's a bit more hairy round the edges now, but there's still room for a comeback we reckon.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Jason-Priestley-0508-1.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Jason Priestley 05.08"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Jason was joined by Luke Perry - as Dylan McKay - who upped the programme's phwoar factor even further.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Luke-Perry-0091-1.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Luke Perry 00.91"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

He looks a bit grandad-like now though.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Luke-Perry-0507-1.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Luke Perry 05.07"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Callan Mulvey might've been the token bad boy as Bogdan Drazic in Heartbreak High, but we loved him for it, we really did.

Especially the eyebrow ring...<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Callan-Mulvey-0098.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Callan Mulvey 00.98"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Which he's chosen to go without these days. Boo.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Callan-Mulvey-1206.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Callan Mulvey 12.06"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Matthew Fox had all the makings of a superstar back in the days of Party Of Five.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Matthew-Fox-0094.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Matthew Fox 00.94"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

No surprise then that he's gone on to bag international fame as the good-looking guy in Lost - though he's more of a silver-fox hottie now, we have to say.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Matthew-Fox-0408.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Matthew Fox 04.08"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Party Of Five also provided us with the eye candy that was Scott Wolf.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Scott-Wolf-0598.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Scott Wolf 05.98"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

And happily for us, he's still rather cute without that added injection of youth.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Scott-Wolf-0108.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Scott Wolf 01.08"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Bobby Brown and his cool fade haircut were hot business back in our (and his) days of youth.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Bobby-Brown-0089.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Bobby Brown 00.89"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Time has defo taken its toll, however, and while he still has that individual edge it's not appealing to us in quite the same way.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Bobby-Brown-0408.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Bobby Brown 04.08"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

When Paul Nicholls hit EastEnders in the mid-90s, we were busy scribbling his name in hearts all over our desks.

The guy was just so fresh and adorable.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Paul-Nicholls-0098.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Paul Nicholls 00.98"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Here he is today, a bit fuller of face but still with a happy twinkle in his eye.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Paul-Nicholls-0308.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Paul Nicholls 03.08"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

First Grange Hill and then 'Enders... Sean Maguire had no problemo scoring himself a hot-totty polling in the world of 90s TV.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Sean-Maguire-0095.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Sean Maguire 00.95"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Obviously the boyish appeal that we so loved is gone, but Sean is now a telly star over in the States, and most recently appeared in the film Meet The Spartans. Well done, Seany.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Sean-Maguire-0408.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Sean Maguire 04.08"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

So you might be embarrassed now, but let's be honest: many of us wanted Chesney Hawkes as our one and only back in the day.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Chesney-Hawkes-0093.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Chesney Hawkes 00.93"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Luckily for us, he still pops up doing the odd gig now and again - we've heard he even has a new album coming out this year - just so we can reflect on days gone past.

He also runs a songwriting retreat in Iceland called Songfusion, in case you're interested.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Chesney-Hawkes-0406.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Chesney Hawkes 04.06"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

He did Neighbours, Home & Away, a London stage version of Grease and TV's Bugs... hands up who didn't love Craig McLachlan, his toned bod and mass of boyish curls?<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Craig-McLachlan-1188.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Craig McLachlan 11.88"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

It's inevitable that the lovely Craig has got more craggy over time.

He's still got those angelic ringlets though.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Craig-McLachlan-1107.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Craig McLachlan 11.07"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Malcolm-Jamal Warner won us over as Theo Huxtable in The Cosby Show.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-0080s.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Malcolm Jamal-Warner 00.80s"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Here he is now.

We like the addition of a beard.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Malcolm-Jarmal-Warner-0508.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Malcolm Jarmal-Warner 05.08"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Remember Shawn Hunter from Boy Meets World?<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Rider-Strong-0902.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Rider Strong 09.02"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Well, Rider Strong is a big boy now. And that name's got us thinking...<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Rider-Strong-0408.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Rider Strong 04.08"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Alex James made our hearts go pitter-patter along with our feet back in the days of Blur.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Alex-James-1195.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Alex James 11.95"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Now we are just super-fond of his friendly face and his penchant for cheese.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Alex-James-0408.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Alex James 04.08"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

The smile, the hair<\/i> - how could we not have fallen for Andre Agassi?<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Andre-Agassi-0690.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Andre Agassi 06.90"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Several years later it's a different story.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Andre-Agassi-0208.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Andre Agassi 02.08"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Now then, now then - Simon Gregson, you made us swoon when you hit the cobbles of Corrie.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Simon-Gregson-0096.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Simon Gregson 00.96"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

He's still there, but our feelings have waned somewhat.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Simon-Gregson-1207.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Simon Gregson 12.07"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Conventionally good-looking? Perhaps not. But Brian Harvey was just so street back in the days of East 17.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Brian-Harvey-0095.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Brian Harvey 00.95"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Um, that was then and this is now.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Brian-Harvey-0307.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Brian Harvey 03.07"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

With all our teenage angst we just loved a bit of Suede's moody androgynous frontman Brett Anderson.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Brett-Anderson-0093.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Brett Anderson 00.93"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Now he kind of reminds us of our dad.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Brett-Anderson-0505.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Brett Anderson 05.05"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Hottie Jesse Spencer made us want to move Down Under when he rocked up on Neighbours.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Jesse-Spencer-0398.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Jesse Spencer 03.98"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

And we'd still go a long way for a quick kiss from the man himself.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Jesse-Spencer-0508.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Jesse Spencer 05.08"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

We look back at Nick Carter and can only blame our stirrings on our hormones.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Nick-Carter-0096.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Nick Carter 00.96"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

There's no fear of any crushing these days, although he actually looks better now.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Nick-Carter-1007.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Nick Carter 10.07"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Adam Rickett was the object of many a young girl's affection.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Adam-Rickitt-0098.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Adam Rickitt 00.98"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

We feel like we've grown up faster than he has, sadly.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Adam-Rickitt-0807.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Adam Rickitt 08.07"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

We were all muchos jealous of Angel in Home & Away - she got to snog Shane, aka Dieter Brummer.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Dieter-Brummer-0093.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Dieter Brummer 00.93"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

We no longer approve of your earring these days, Dieter.

\r\nBut your smile is still a winner.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Dieter-Brummer-0605.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Dieter Brummer 06.05"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

We swore we'd never give you up, Rick Astley...<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Rick-Astley-0088.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Rick Astley 00.88"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

But then things change, as you can see here.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Rick-Astley-1007.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Rick Astley 10.07"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

We used to be well up for a rumble with PJ and Duncan...<\/p>","url":"2008/6/6/Ant-McPartlin-Declan-Donelly-0096.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Ant McPartlin Declan Donelly 00.96"},{"captionHeading":"Childhood Crushes: Then And Now","caption":"

Now that we've all grown-up and they're called Ant & Dec - we'd rather go down the pub with them.<\/p>","url":"2008/3/20/Ant-McPartlin-Declan-Donnelly-0308.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Ant McPartlin Declan Donnelly 03.08"}];