Who Was Your Favorite Teenage Heartthrob?

An ode to the Tiger Beat dreamboats

I don’t want to make you jealous, but I get paid to watch “Beverly Hills, 90210” for a living. Yes, the original with Dylan McKay and Brandon Walsh. I find the best clips and put them on social media. Give us a follow, if you’d like! (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube)

Back in 1990, I remember watching the show with my friend Julie when it premiered. We were just 18 years old at the time and fell so in love. She was a huge Dylan fan and I was team Brandon. He was such a pretty boy, so handsome with his good hair and blue eyes.

As for Dylan, he was pretty too, but I find him way more attractive now than I did as a teen. The way he flirts with Brenda has me swooning. (Each one of those links deserves a watch.) I can’t believe she broke up with him because things were moving too fast. I mean, what’s wrong with you, Brenda? I’d get pregnant with his baby on purpose. (SORRY NOT SORRY.)

All this 90210-watching got me thinking about my teenage crushes. I’m talking posters-on-the-wall, putting-my-first-name-with-their-last-name crushes. Here are a few.