{"id":5975,"date":"2012-08-20T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2012-08-20T08:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.livingwithkids.co.uk\/?p=5975"},"modified":"2016-12-09T13:25:03","modified_gmt":"2016-12-09T13:25:03","slug":"do-you-have-a-mum-crush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/do-you-have-a-mum-crush\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Have A Mum Crush?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Do you have a mum crush? At the weekend I had a very funny conversation with a group of mums at a BBQ where the subject came up after two mums confessed they were having serious crushes on Christian Grey from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livingwithkids.co.uk\/are-you-reading-fifty-shades-of-grey\/\">Fifty Shades<\/a> fame.<\/h2>\r\n<strong>This itself opened the doors to a range of mums confessing they had a mum crush to get them through the day. And not because they&#8217;re in loveless relationships but simply because they say it helps pass the time when you&#8217;re washing dishes or being forced to watch kids TV.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nSo who was trending on the mum crush front? Well unsurprisingly kids presenters &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/cbeebies\/andys-wild-adventures\/\">Andy from CBeebies,<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b00t2kc7\">Steve Backshall from Deadly 60<\/a> and even <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mistermaker.com\/\">Mr Maker <\/a>made the cut (and also seem to have numerous Mumsnet threads running about their finer points). Actor wise <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0362766\/\">Tom Hardy<\/a> (pictured from This Means War) and oddly <a href=\"http:\/\/gossipgirl.wikia.com\/wiki\/Chuck_Bass\">Chuck Bass from Gossip Girl<\/a>\u00a0were popular. Other favourites included\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apolloschildren.com\/brian\/\">Brian Cox<\/a>, Dr Who both past and present <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b006q2x0\">Matt Smith<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0855039\/\">David Tennant<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unrealitytv.co.uk\/celebrity-big-brother\/oh-no-mark-wright-leaving-the-only-way-is-essex-for-celebrity-big-brother-2011\/\">TOWIE&#8217;s Mark Wright<\/a> (noooo!).\r\n<h3>As for the dads<\/h3>\r\nWhen I asked if they had dad crushes most refused to answer on the grounds they&#8217;d be incriminated and questioned later. One did mention Angelina Jolie and another Kim Kardashian but I think on the whole the other dads were right to keep tight-lipped.\u00a0Unfair double standarsds, but \u00a0I&#8217;m not sure how I&#8217;d take to my husband having a crush.\r\n\r\nSo why all the crushes? Well, apart from being a bit of fun, I suspect mum crushes are just a good way to lighten up the day when all you have is little ones for company. And as long as you don&#8217;t (a) become obsessed and (b) think you&#8217;re going to marry the person, then what&#8217;s the harm?\r\n\r\nSo do you have a mum crush? 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