Sexy Brits
I am a bit of an anglophile (a person who greatly admires England and things English, though my own personal use of the definition tends to include all of the United Kingdom as well as Ireland… and wait, I’m a big fan of Paris too, but I guess I definitely need another term for that).
I love England. I dream of living there for a time at some point in my life. Growing up, I was really drawn to Great Britain and all things British. One of my favorite trips EVER was traveling around England, Wales and Ireland with my husband and my sister for 10 days in 2000 – it was a dream come true, really. I also visited London again in 2005, but just for 12 hours – not nearly enough to satisfy me.
I love British movies, books set in Britain, British TV (I love you BBC America!), British Grocery Stores, driving on the left, British sore throat lozenges, British humor, British food (well, OK, NOT any of the “puddings” that include blood, and I could never get over the “kidney” in the “steak & kidney pie”, which were decidedly NOT kidney BEANS)… the list goes on, but is by no means comprehensive. I mean, I’ve only visited twice and I can’t hardly begin to know the whole country. Let’s just say I am a BIG fan.
I find myself especially attracted to British men, specifically actors, more specifically SEXY British actors. I LOVE the accent… give me an English, Cockney, Irish, Welsh, Scottish accent and I’m swooning! I love the general, completely stereotypical look (even the stereotypical teeth, honestly) of a handsome British man.
Who, specifically, do I find to be a SEXY British actor/character? Well, Mr. Darcy has to top the list, so Colin Firth takes top honours, both as Fitzwilliam Darcy and Mark Darcy. Also, David Tennant is currently high on the sexy list. (I think I need a Doctor! Actually, make that TWO Doctors… Christopher Eccleston is damn sexy too.) And Hugh Grant comes in there somewhere, and that really adorable guy in Wimbledon (but not as the scary albino in The DaVinci Code). And now, a new British actor has made the list – Burn Gorman, who plays totally sexy Owen Harper on the totally sexy Torchwood.
Mmm… got to go re-watch Torchwood.