heartthrob
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Stay for ’90s heartthrob Josh Hartnett, who stars as a grizzled fisherman whose town is beset by a sea monster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Once a Hollywood heartthrob, George is now reduced to plugging Indian whisky.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
I was hoping you’d explain Shrek as a heartthrob to me as if we’re in a pop culture class.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
In that vein, every version of “Amadeus” casts a younger heartthrob as Mozart against whoever plays the crusty Salieri.
From Salon ● May 16, 2026
“Milez with a z is supposed to be the teen heartthrob all the girls love, and one of Dad’s next cash cows.”
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
The 19-track record is a stark departure from his first album, “Next,” which cemented his role as one of música mexicana’s rising teen heartthrobs — alongside the likes of DannyLux and Ivan Cornejo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
These days there’s no keeping Hollywood’s gay icons and hetero heartthrobs apart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
In a pre–social media era, eating alongside Indiana Jones’ whip or the steering wheel from Titanic was about as close as you could get to your favorite cinematic heroes and heartthrobs.
From Slate ● Nov. 30, 2024
Vik White, who is allegedly another 7M member, plays one of the heartthrobs in August Moon, the fictional boy band featured in the Nicolas Galitzine-Anne Hathaway romance “The Idea of You.”
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2024
"What? Has love gone from the world? Are there no more heartthrobs left? No screen goddesses to adore or cheerleaders to pine for?"
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
