Our Team Shared Their Celebrity Crushes from Childhood—Did Yours Make the List?

“I blame every bad dating choice I ever made on Jordan Catalano [from My So-Called Life]. Those eyes! That leather chocker! The boiler room! To this day, I’d stop whatever I was doing to see Frozen Embryos perform live.” —Jillian Quint, VP of content

“Um, I remember my jaw dropping when Casper turned into Devon Sawa in the criminally underrated 1994 movie. Who knew that sweet ghost was so cute? In hindsight, that whole ‘can I keep you?’ line is a little creepy, but at the time? Swoon.” —Candace Davison, executive editor

“I always loved Eric Matthews from Boy Meets World. Everyone else was all about Shawn and Jack (I too loved Shawn at one point), but Eric had the hair and he made me laugh, and those were the top two qualities I looked for in a fictional boyfriend at the time…and also in a real boyfriend now. Also, Tuxedo Mask from Sailor Moon.” —Abby Hepworth, associate editor

“I had a massive crush on Nick Carter from The Backstreet Boys because I adored his voice and was mesmerized by those blue eyes. I also had the biggest crush on Michael Jackson (during his Billie Jean days) because his smile lit up a room and I’d literally never seen anyone dance as well as he did. It also helped that his music was so great.” —Nakeisha Campbell, assistant editor, news & entertainment

“I simultaneously had crushes on all three adult female leads in the movie The Parent Trap: Elizabeth James (Natasha Richardson) because she was the epitome of beauty and a fashion designer with a bomb-ass house and English accent; Chessy the housekeeper (Lisa Ann Walter) because she was so kind and funny, and Meredith Blake (Elaine Hendrix) because she was an impossibly glamorous mega-bitch.” —Sarah Stiefvater, editor

“He really did it for me in The Parent Trap when I was little, which is weird now.” —Ali Brown, social media strategist

“Does he need an explanation?!” —Helen Sidebotham, account manager

“From Dawson’s Creek. He was sensitive and vulnerable and kind and caring and CUTE. His love for Joey. It was almost too much for the heart to take.” —­Rachel Bowie, senior editor of special projects

Apparently, JJ had it going on long before he starred in Dawson’s Creek. At least, according to one staffer, his appeal “started with The Mighty Ducks.” —Catesby Cator, VP of branded content

“Was it the eyes? Was it the hair? Was it the singing and dancing? I truly don’t know, but I was swooning.” —Aly Owens, director of social strategy

“He covered my binders in middle school. A Cinderella Story started the crush, obviously.” —Ali Brown, social media strategist

“From the 1980 Flash Gordon movie, played by Melody Anderson. Nine-year-old me was quite smitten.” —Chris Wichtendahl, director of engineering

No explanation necessary. —Matthew Boyd, social media resident

“Because he was so handsome and so nerdy [on The O.C.]. Always made me giggle and honestly proves that you should always choose the dorky dude.” —Aly Owens, director of social strategy

“WHEN STEVE URKEL WOULD BECOME STEFAN URQUELLE. Which entirely contradicts my previous statement.” —Aly Owens, director of social strategy

“Luke Perry playing Dylan McKay [on Beverly Hills, 90210]! Was there anything better than a bad boy?” —Dabee Kaye, VP of brand partnerships

“And pretty much any other preteen on TGIF in the late ’90s…but particularly Topanga.” —Dylan MacNamara, VP of talent relations

“Not sure if I should be embarrassed by this or not, but I loved Shane West in A Walk to Remember.” —Rachel Gulmi, associate managing editor of branded content

“Circa Gilmore Girls!” —Brynn Conway, senior account manager