My British Boyfriends

Will and I have a running joke between us about each other's "boyfriends" and "girfriends". These are famous people (actors, athletes, musicians) that we find attractive. I'll admit it, there are certain movies I watch simply for the eye candy. For example, a few years back I used to have a thing for Freddie Prinze Jr. I know, I know, the boy can't act to save his life, but I watched "Down to You", "She's All That" and "Head over Heels" simply to watch Mr. Prinze Jr. on the big screen. Lame? Sure. Fun? You betcha!

Will's current girlfriends include the likes of Catherine Zeta Jones, Salma Hayek, Ava Mendes, Rachel Weisz and Gwen Stefani. All very beautiful women to be sure. (As a side note, why is it that guys in general find Gwen Stefani hot? What am I missing here that I think she's weird looking? Does anyone agree with me? Anyone? Anyone?)

Since I have a thing for British accents, British movies and England in general, it should come as no surprise that a few of my current boyfriends hail from Mother England. Here are some of my current faves, in no particular order:

Ahhh, Mr. Bloom. I first fell in love with him as the very white, very clean elf in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Something about how he seemed to glow, while every other character was covered in filth, really appealed to me. Plus, he was spot on with every arrow that flew from his fingertip. Imagine my giddiness when the "Pirates" movies came out. Yummy! Orlando did lose a few points with me when he starred in that debacle of a movie known as "Elizabethtown", but he still made the list.
Mr. Darcy! Who that has watched "Pride and Prejudice" or either of the Bridget Jones' movies can help but to have a thing for Colin Firth? Oh! Or "What a Girl Wants" with Amanda Bynes where he played her dad. Heck yeah! I even caught some of the edited "Love Actually" and he was spectacular in that as well. He is totally dreamy and does the smoldering look thing pretty well to boot.
A newer fave who seems to have quite a few movies coming out. I first saw Hugh Dancy in "Ella Enchanted" with Anne Hathaway. He was so cute and fun! And then I heard he was in "Evening" with Claire Danes (who I believe he's dating). Also, I just saw the BBC version of the George Eliot novel, "Daniel Deronda" where Hugh starred as Deronda and let me tell you, it was three hours well spent! I think it's those blue eyes. And the smile. Also, he was in the recent flick "The Jane Austen Book Club", which I have yet to see, but really want to because I found out Hugh's in it.

Ahhh, Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Totally dreamy - Again, I think it's the eyes. And actually, I believe he's Irish, not British, but close enough for me. I first caught a glimpse of him in "Bend it Like Beckham", which despite what Will says, IS a good movie! Then he popped up in "Mission Impossible:3" and played King Henry in a Showtime miniseries "The Tudors". And now with the holiday movie season on hand, he's starring with Miss Felicity herself, Keri Russell, in "August Rush", which I have to admit, I'm dying to see simply because he's in it.

So there you have it. I just realized that all these guys are brunettes, while most of the guys I liked while dating were blondes. And obviously, Will is blonde too. Hmm, I wonder what that says about me? Anyway, who are you into these days? And men, don't be afraid to comment!