Alice's
Top 10 Men of 2012
(and
the ones to look out for in 2013)
As
most of you know, I am a (wee) bit boy crazy and celebrity crazy, but
nothing that can't be cured, don't worry. Around the New Year's, I
stumbled upon this article from HelloGiggles and it got me thinking:
I am like her. Really, I'm just like that Katie girl from that
super-duper cool website: I LOVE BOYS. No seriously. So, since her
list of 2012 crushes was amazing but didn't entirely fit all my
standards, I decided to make my own. I've been thinking about it for
a while, I'm still not sure if I'll be happy with the result in three
days, but it's just so hard to narrow it down to only 10 guys. So,
here are the guys that made my 2012 a lot better and that I'm sure
will brighten my 2013. (Try not to drool too much!... I sure will
TRY.)
10.
Collin McLoughlin
Collin
was on this season of The
Voice
(America). He didn't get all the way through, but he sure caught my
eye. (By the way, Cassadee Pope from Hey Monday, that I've loved for
4 years, won!!) I watched this year's entire season of that singing
show with my flatmate and ever since the day we saw him sing that
cover of "Wild World" at the Blinds, I've had a soft spot for that very tall 22-year-old New Yorker.
I love his voice and his face, and I can't wait to see what is coming
up for him in 2013 (a bunch of concerts, an EP... maybe a trip to
Europe?). Oh and also, he told me on Twitter that he would, and I
quote, “definitely” marry me. It's on, you guys.
9.
Ryan Lochte
Just
like me, you probably spent your Summer drooling over Men's Swimming
at the London Olympics. When it wasn't Michael Phelps' amazing
performances or Tom Daley's very pretty face, we were all staring at
Ryan Lochte, that Adonis from the American Swimming Team. Admit it.
Go on, don't be scared, it's normal. In fact, we are (so) not the
only ones: he is known to be quite the ladies man. And while we know
that we could never be “good enough” for him, we can still enjoy
watching him with no shirt on on our television.
8.
Francis Scott Fitzgerald
Okay
this one might be a bit weird, but he was
one of the guys that struck out the most in 2012 for me. I got to
read The
Great Gatsby
in my American Lit class and I am so glad I did! That book is really
great, and I found my favorite literary character of all times: Nick
Carraway. The fact that my teacher was obviously in love with F.S.
Fitzgerald rubbed off on me and I am now a really big fan. Also, he
is not all so bad looking.
7.
Matt Lanter & Dez Duron
Okay
this is not cheating... well kinda. Matt Lanter has been a highlight
of my year for more than 4 years now playing Liam on 90210
and Dez Duron was on this season of The
Voice
(America) and was probably the hottest part of the whole show (if you
don't count Adam Levine of course... but how could you not?). You
probably think they have nothing in common and are not supposed to be
together on my list (and that it's cheating because then it's Top 11
and not Top 10, but hey! My list, my choices. And how could you argue
about more eye candy?). Well, these two seem to be very good friends
and I can't seem to separate them in my mind. Don't they look alike?
I think so. And they look gooooood.
6.
Jeremy Chapron
A
warm welcome to the only Frenchie of the list, please ladies. Except
for Guillaume Canet, I've never really had crushes on French artists
so it's saying a lot that he gets the sixth place! Jeremy was on the
7th season of the Star Academy, a French tv show to form
singers and performers, and I was kind of obsessed with him at the
time. Five years later, he is finally releasing some of his music.
This week, his first song and music video came out (check it out
here: "Le Paradis Blanc", a cover of Michel Berger) and I cannot wait to hear his entire album.
I'm sure it'll have been worth the wait.
5. Phillip Spaeth
2012 was also the year Smashstarted. This tv show about Broadway is absolutely perfect and I cannot wait for it to start again in less than two weeks. Sadly, the second season will not feature my favorite part of the show: Phillip Spaeth. Although he only had a small part (Dennis), I noticed him immediately and, following him on Twitter made me realize of how great a person and an artist he is. His beautiful photography alone is already worth following his tweets and his inspirational quotes once in a while are always welcome. I later noticed he was also in Hairspray(the movie version with Zac Efron, who is sadly/strangely missing from this list) and I now spend the entire movie trying to spot a small Phillip in the back. He will soon start in Matildaon Broadway and I really wish I could go see him some time this year.
4.
Max Greenfield
Max
is not in the Top 3 but he came pretty close. New Girl was
last year's best new show, there is no doubt about that, and I'm sure
(by the looks of the second season) that it'll continue on that right
path. Max Greenfield's character, Schmidtt, is certainly the best
part of the entire show. There isn't one episode in which Schmidtt
didn't make me laugh. He was the highlight of my year, I'm telling
ya, he made me laugh way too much. And a man who makes you laugh is a
keeper, ladies.
3.
Aaron Tveit
I
thought about it for a while, didn't know if I wanted to put him at
the third or second place, but when you'll see who is second, you'll
understand. Aaron Tveit is by far my favorite Broadway actor. From
Gabe in Next to Normal
and Fiyero in Wicked
to Roger in RENT and
Frank in Catch me if you
can, that boy was
absolutely perfect. He sings like a dream and is real eye candy. You
might have noticed him in a couple episodes of Gossip
Girl, playing Nate
Archibald's cousin (I mean, Chace Crawford's cousin, then he could
only be good-looking). You can currently watch him die beautifully in
the movie version of Les
Misérables and cry your
eyes out (both because seeing Aaron die is just unbearable and also
because the character of Enjolras is the best character of all
times). If you have time to spear, just look up videos of him
singing, and you'll thank me.
2.
Darren Criss
This
was expected, I know. But Darren did get quite an eventful year in
2012! From being amazing as Blaine on Glee to making his
Broadway debut in How to Succeed in Business Without Really
Trying, we got to see him everywhere (especially if you are
Facebook friends with me. I am not apologizing.) Darren's voice is
beautiful and he can sing everything (yes, really). His face (and
body) help a lot, and the fact that he is the dorkiest and quirkiest
actor ever is just precious. Him and his friends from Team Starkid
are some of the funniest people ever and the fact that they made a
MUSICAL parody of HARRY POTTER makes them the best people ever (yes,
I did discover them a couple years ago, but re-watching videos and
listening to their songs once in a while is always good. Also, they
are coming out with a third show very soon, A Very Potter Senior
Year). I don't have to give you a full description because you'd
have to be living under a rock to not know who he is, but let's just
say that that gorgeous Spanish/Chinese/Filipino 25-year-old from San
Francisco made my year a lot greater by his hilariousness and his
pretty face.
1.
Craig Mather
Who
could top Darren Criss you are asking me? Well, this West End actor.
Craig Mather is a 23-year-old British musical theater actor and he
was my #1 guy in 2012. After seeing him in June 2011 as Marius in Les
Misérables, I quickly
became obsessed with him (all very sanely, I promise). I got to meet
him in April 2012 after watching the show again in London and it was
probably the best day I had that year. His voice is beautiful and his
acting is great, he conveys so much emotion and feelings through his
voice that it's impossible to not feel anything. He is also one of
the nicest and cutest person I have ever met and I am so looking
forward to what he'll be doing next. Tonight is his last night in Les
Misérables after an
18-month run and he is currently workshopping a new musical about The
X Factor and working on his own music. I cannot wait
to see him in another production and follow his career that is only
beginning. A well-deserved first place, if you ask me.
As
you might have noticed, on top of being gorgeous and singing/acting
like angels, all these guys are nice guys that make me laugh. It's
the most important thing, because why would I enjoy following their
every move if they were just old plain boring pretentious people? I
thought so too. There are so many other boys I would have add to that list if it were, say, 10 times longer. A bunch of them are some of the most gorgeous guys alive (seriously), such as Channing Tatum, Ryan Gosling (I mean, come on), Logan Lerman, Allen Leech (from Downton Abbey, seriously, who isn't in love with Branson?) and Liam Hemsworth, but I just had to make a cut (it was hard, really). Anyways, I hope you enjoyed my list of the greatest
men of 2012 that you should be looking for in 2013. And even if you
didn't agree, you at least got to look at a bunch of
photos of beautiful men. You're welcome.
Ps: if you think making the list was hard, trying to find the best pictures took me forever! But I'm not complaining, it's not like they have bad faces.
Ps: if you think making the list was hard, trying to find the best pictures took me forever! But I'm not complaining, it's not like they have bad faces.
