{"id":179256,"date":"2018-05-31T11:00:23","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T09:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=179256"},"modified":"2018-05-25T12:23:26","modified_gmt":"2018-05-25T10:23:26","slug":"tbt-teenage-crushes-90s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/2018\/05\/31\/tbt-teenage-crushes-90s\/","title":{"rendered":"#TBT: Teenage crushes from the 90s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are so many actors, actresses, models, singers and band members that made us 90s kids weak at the knees.<\/p>\n<p>From the stars of Dawson\u2019s Creek to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the 90s was truly the decade of heartthrobs and sweethearts. These are our top 10 choices.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Luke Perry<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>How could we ever forget bad boy Dylan McKay from Beverly Hills 90210. If you want to see this former teen heartthrob, he can be seen playing Archie Andrews\u2019 father in Riverdale.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-178072\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/05\/luke-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Nick Carter<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The Backstreet Boys were one of the most successful boy bands of the 90s and early 2000s. Even though all members were attractive, the blonde hair blue-eyed boy, Nick Carter, stole the show.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-178073\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/05\/nick-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>Cindy Crawford<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Ahh! The supermodel with a mole which many girls would use eyeliner to draw on themselves. She was the idol of many girls and the fantasy of many boys.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-178074\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/05\/cindy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong>Halle Berry<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This raven hair beauty started acting in the late 80s in TV series but made her big Hollywood debut in Jungle Fever where she starred along Wesley Snipes and Samuel L Jackson. Berry made history when she became the first African-American to win Best Actress at the Academy Awards, for her role in Monster&#8217;s Ball.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-178075\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/05\/halle-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong>Will Smith<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>With his flamboyant personality, quirky dance moves and colourful wardrobe, Will Smith truly became the prince of Bel-Air.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-178076\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/05\/will-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/178666\/tbt-games-90s-kids-played\/\" target=\"_blank\">ALSO READ: #TBT: What games 90s kids played<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li><strong>Jennifer Love Hewitt<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This brunette bombshell dominated teen films in the 90s. From I Know What You Did Last Summer to Can\u2019t Hardly Wait, it was almost impossible to watch a film without seeing this beauty.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-178077\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/05\/jennifer-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li><strong>Freddie Prinze Jr<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>A poster of Freddie was a must for any 90s teen girl. Always starring as the leading man in teen romcoms, this hunk definitely stole our hearts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-178078\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/05\/freddie-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li><strong>Yasmine Bleeth<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t just Joey and Chandler from Friends who would watch Baywatch for this beautiful icon. Teen boys were smitten too.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-178079\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/05\/yasmine-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li><strong>Jonathan Taylor Thomas<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>JTT, as he was nicknamed, stole every girl\u2019s heart when he starred as Randy Taylor in Home Improvement. After a few appearances in movies, he seemed to disappear off the Hollywood radar, only to appear alongside his TV dad, Tim Allen, as John Baker in Last Man Standing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-178080\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/05\/jonathan-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"10\">\n<li><strong>Claire Danes<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>After a few small roles in made-for-TV movies, Claire Danes starred as the leading lady in the teen drama My So-Called Life along the pre 30 Seconds to Mars lead singer, Jared Leto. Although this series only lasted one season, Danes went on to star in many Hollywood hits such as Romeo and Juliet and Stardust.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-178081\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/05\/claire-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let us know who you crushed on in the comment section below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='28a8d33ede64626c5819feb0b3a4a2a7'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you grew up in the 90s, chances are that every part of your room\u2019s walls were covered in posters of a celebrity or band that made you swoon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":179257,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Carmen Norton","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3686],"tags":[14968,14432,1409,18977,18978,18979,18980,10052,18981,18982,9621,18983,18984,18985,18986,10154,18987,18988,18989],"class_list":["post-179256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle-news","tag-90s","tag-actors","tag-celebrities","tag-cindy-crawford","tag-claire-danes","tag-famous","tag-freddie-prinze-jr","tag-halle-berry","tag-heartthrobs","tag-jennifer-love-hewitt","tag-jonathan-taylor-thomas","tag-luke-perry","tag-nick-carter","tag-singers","tag-sweethearts","tag-teenagers","tag-then-and-now","tag-will-smith","tag-yasmine-bleeth"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"Lifestyle","SubCategory":"Entertainment"},"tag_labels":["90;s","actors","celebrities","cindy crawford","claire danes","Famous","freddie prinze jr","halle berry","heartthrobs","jennifer love hewitt","jonathan taylor thomas","luke perry","nick carter","singers","sweethearts","teenagers","Then and Now","will smith","yasmine bleeth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179256\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}