In days of yore, heartthrobs used to make sense. Fancy Marlon Brando? Makes sense. Poster of Marilyn Monroe on the bedroom wall? Stands to reason. All the way up to the 2010s, our big crushes tended to be on conventionally attractive celebrities. The Megan Foxes of the world thrived.
Nowadays, it’s not quite so simple. Internet subcultures and niche memes go viral and suddenly everyone wishes their boyfriend looked like Remy from Ratatouille, or, say, a suspected murderer. 2024 was a particularly wacky year for lusting, so without further ado, here are the biggest crushes we had, from the predictable to the peculiar.
