John Travolta was a sitcom regular and had a top-10 hit and a supporting role in Carrie during the mid-70s. But it was his leading roles as Tony Manero in the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever and as Danny Zuko in Grease the following year that elevated him to superstar status. His dance moves were as much of a draw for young fans as his looks. Travolta is pictured here in 1978 with Bianca Jagger.placeholder image
John Travolta was a sitcom regular and had a top-10 hit and a supporting role in Carrie during the mid-70s. But it was his leading roles as Tony Manero in the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever and as Danny Zuko in Grease the following year that elevated him to superstar status. His dance moves were as much of a draw for young fans as his looks. Travolta is pictured here in 1978 with Bianca Jagger. | Getty Images

28 of the biggest teenage crushes of the 60s and 70s you might have had on your bedroom wall

Robert Cumber
By Robert Cumber

Property and retro writer

Published 2nd Dec 2025, 13:00 GMT
Updated 2nd Dec 2025, 13:14 GMT

Was one of these 60s and 70s stars your first crush?

If you were a teenager back then, there’s a good chance you grew up swooning over one of these celebrities or had a poster of them pinned to your bedroom wall.

From screen sirens to hunky heartthrobs, they were among the most lusted-after figures of their generation.

The famous faces pictured in this retro photo gallery include models, singers and actors.

Some were classically good-looking, while others were more unlikely sex symbols, beguiling fans with their personality as much as their beauty.

How many of these 60s and 70s celebrities do you recognise, and are there any you had a crush on as a teenager?

If these photos have got you feeling all nostalgic, you might enjoy this look back at the things every teenager wanted in their bedroom during the 60s and 70s.

Diana Rigg was one of the most recognisable faces in the 60s thanks to her roles as Emma Peel in The Avengers and James Bond's wife, Countess Teresa di Vicenzo, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. In 2013, she announced herself to a new generation of fans, as Olenna Tyrell in the hit TV show Game of Thrones.

13. Diana Rigg

Diana Rigg was one of the most recognisable faces in the 60s thanks to her roles as Emma Peel in The Avengers and James Bond's wife, Countess Teresa di Vicenzo, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. In 2013, she announced herself to a new generation of fans, as Olenna Tyrell in the hit TV show Game of Thrones. | Getty Images Photo: Bryan Wharton/Daily Express/Hulton Archive

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Burt Reynolds was one of the most successful actors in the 70s and 80s, with his biggest hits including The Longest Yard, Smokey and the Bandit, and The Cannonball Run. He was voted the world's number-one movie actor from 1978 to 1982.

14. Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds was one of the most successful actors in the 70s and 80s, with his biggest hits including The Longest Yard, Smokey and the Bandit, and The Cannonball Run. He was voted the world's number-one movie actor from 1978 to 1982. | Getty Images Photo: Terry Disney/Express

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Goldie Hawn is one of the greatest comedy actors of all time. Her biggest hits in the 60s and 70s included Cactus Flower, There's a Girl in My Soup, and Shampoo. Her success continued into the 80s and 90s, in films including Overboard, Death Becomes Her, and The First Wives Club.

15. Goldie Hawn

Goldie Hawn is one of the greatest comedy actors of all time. Her biggest hits in the 60s and 70s included Cactus Flower, There's a Girl in My Soup, and Shampoo. Her success continued into the 80s and 90s, in films including Overboard, Death Becomes Her, and The First Wives Club. | Getty Images Photo: Evening Standard/Hulton Archive

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The Monkees were America's much-derided, yet still much-loved manufactured answer to the Beatles. Their one British member, Davy Jones, was the subject of much affection from teenage fans.

16. Davy Jones

The Monkees were America's much-derided, yet still much-loved manufactured answer to the Beatles. Their one British member, Davy Jones, was the subject of much affection from teenage fans. | Getty Images Photo: Larry Ellis/Daily Express/Hulton Archive

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