Who Was Your First Celebrity Crush? 23 Women Reveal Who First Stole Their Heart

"Although I loved the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC equally, Justin stole my heart at the ripe age of 9 with his ramen hair and superb taste in sweaters, denim, and tiny sunglasses. I even had the JT marionette doll from the collection after the No Strings Attached album was released. This crush has transcended time and stereotypes and I still think he's fine." — Dominique Astorino, assistant fitness editor

"This is embarrassing and definitely the beginning of my lifelong habit of having crushes on gay men, but it was Elton when I was around 6 years old. I was really into his flamboyant performance outfits, especially his bedazzled glasses." — Emily Orofino, assistant beauty editor

"He was the quiet and reserved one of the group, and I related more to him. I even named two of my dogs after him: Lance I and Lance II." — Allison Chan, marketing coordinator

"My first concert was the Backstreet Boys, and I spent many days obsessing over music videos and posters of Nick from J-14 magazine." — Coady De Muri, marketing assistant

"I was 6 when it started and I guess something about 'Achy Breaky Heart' really spoke to me. At the time I was very committed: I cofounded the Billy Ray Cyrus Fan Club in my town (there were two of us), his was the first concert I ever went to, and I owned several posters, t-shirts, and his 1994 calendar (which I still have to this day)." — Stacy Hersher, director of social and partnerships

"Mark from Take That was the Harry Styles of his time. I was 10 and he was the 'cute one' of the band. This was the beginning of a decade of falling for the floppy-haired member of every boy band that came along. I definitely had a type." — Gemma Cartwright, UK editor

"The long blond hair, insane drumming skills, and baby face made my 9-year-old self completely and unapologetically smitten. I think I burned holes in my 'MMMBop' CD because I played it so much on repeat." — Anna Roberts, food editor

"I think the crush began when I saw Top Gun at age 9 (namely, the volleyball scene), but my obsession truly blossomed when he starred as Jim Morrison in The Doors . . . which also led to an even deeper obsession with Jim Morrison and The Doors." — Nancy Einhart, VP and executive editor

"Draco Malfoy (from Harry Potter) because he was the cute, bad boy and he had an adorable accent." — Christen Nino De Guzman, community and marketing coordinator

"I loved his blue eyes, his acting talent, and even his bowl cut (circa The Good Son). I had Bop magazine posters of him all over my room, and I even wrote him fan mail. As a practical joke, my mom once called me pretending to be his mom and told me to stop harassing her son. She thought she was SO funny." — Shannon Vestal Robson, content director

"The minute I saw his intensely gelled hair in She's All That, I was hooked." — Quinn Keaney, assistant celebrity editor

"After seeing A Walk to Remember, I was totally obsessed with Shane. Boyfriend goals in every way." — Samantha Netkin, editorial assistant

"I was obsessed with Casper and my favorite movie line TO THIS DAY is still 'Can I keep you?' So, I loved him a lot." — Hedy Phillips, copy editor

"Leo in The Basketball Diaries, which makes me sound like a total problem child. I fell for his pain in the movie." — Rebecca Brown, brand content editor

"Leonardo from the moment he donned Romeo's Hawaiian t-shirt and unleashed his baby blues onto the world. Oh, did I mention that I have not recovered from my first celebrity crush yet? I don't care that you could barely see his face through his dirty beard in The Revenant . . . he's still Leo circa 1996 to me, and always will be." — Hilary White, smart living editor

"I first started crushing on Leo when he appeared on Growing Pains and it quickly escalated from there. I watched all his movies, had all the fan magazines, and I actually asked for the Heart of the Ocean necklace for Christmas one year because I loved Titanic so much." — Kelsie Gibson, assistant celebrity editor

"The year was 1996 (a mere year before Titanic would change my life forever), and flipping through the channels at the ripe age of 6, I landed on what would become my new favorite show, Growing Pains. And there he was — Leo, the one true love of my life. It's been 20 years since that day and my love has not wavered, regardless of reciprocation." — Alessia Santoro, assistant moms editor

"My first celebrity crush was Blossom-era Joey. He had a song out called 'Nothing My Love Can't Fix' and I was SO into his leather jacket and plaid shirt around the waist. I wrote about him in my Lisa Frank diary." — Britt Stephens, lead celebrity editor

"I was REALLY into Noah back in the early years of ER. I know George Clooney was there too, but Dr. Carter was definitely my top crush. Of course, my little sister also decided she was in love with him, which led to many a dispute about who got ownership of the photos of him in Seventeen and YM (for cutting and plastering all over our bedrooms)." — Becky Kirsch, senior content director

"I was so obsessed with Erik, star of such classics as The Princess Diaries and Brink, that I sent him a fan letter. I don't know if it ever got to him, especially since I got his address on the Internet, but I'd like to think he read it . . . then hopefully burned it so no one else would ever witness it." — Maggie Pehanick, entertainment editor

"JTT was the first boy I ever actively thought about on a daily basis. I couldn't get enough of him in Man of the House and I willingly destroyed a few friendships at my ninth birthday party by demanding I take home a poster of him during a game. And once he popped up in my dream (we were working at a car wash together), all bets were off." — Caitlin Hacker, celebrity editor

"I watched a lot of Saved by the Bell as a tween and understandably fell hard for Mark-Paul. This was around the time that printer paper was attached by those perforated edges. I took about eight sheets and wrote, 'I LOVE MARK-PAUL.' It was my very first banner." — Allie Merriam, fashion, beauty, and Latina content director

"My Mark-Paul (aka Zack Morris) obsession was a very real thing, and I may or may not have kept pictures of him in a small box on my bedside table. There was (is?) something about the confident, cool-guy attitude he had on Saved by the Bell that just really got me. Bonus points for great hair AND a killer smirk." — Laura Meyers, trending and viral features editor