Is it normal to have a “girl crush” if you’re 100% straight?

So, like any individual, I have certain actors/celebrities/etc. that I like quite a bit. Yeah, some of them I like just for their acting skills, like Tom Hanks or Meryl Streep. But there are definitely some male actors that I would describe as being “celebrity crushes” (Chris Pratt, Leonardo DiCaprino, etc.). As a female myself, I feel like having male celebrity crushes is totally normal, but it’s less normal to have female celebrity crushes or “girl crushes”. Well, not that it’s not “normal”, but it’s that people always think it’s something sexual. The truth is, there are some female actresses that I like quite a but, and I would probably describe them as “girl crushes”, but by that I mean they seem like really cool people and I want to be, like, best friends with them or something. Like, it goes behind just realizing they’re good actresses. Honestly, I’d probably watch a movie they’re in even if it’s a shitty one just because I like them so much. But I don’t feel any sort of sexual attraction toward them like I would for some of my male celebrity crushes. Is this a normal thing?

Just to clarify, I don’t have anything against people having legitimate, sexual “girl crushes”, if that’s what you’re in to! No hate here; I promise :) I’m just wondering if, as a basically 100% (or maybe 95% tops, if you’re going for the Kinsey scale or something) straight woman, can anyone else relate?

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  • GuvnorsOtherWoman

    Absolutely. I have a girl crush on Agnetha from Abba and even legally changed my name to Agnetha.

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  • kersery

    as a lesbian, a great deal of my crushes are a mix of hero worship, aesthetic attraction, and general admiration of them as a person. i spent a great deal of my youth believing that i was straight because the attraction wasn't sexual, but being gay isn't just a matter of sexual attraction-- it's romantic as well.

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  • I’m bi and have this massive crush on Kendall Jenner!
    I would absolutely LOVE to have sex with Tiffany Thompson, the porn star!

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    • nikkiclaire

      Kendall IS hot and the only one of that clan I'd touch.

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  • MrsEdGein

    I'm a straight female and have crushes on actors like Johnny Depp and Hugh Jackman but I also have a few platonic crushes on a few famous females with one of them being Kim Kardashian, I could stare at that mega butt of hers for hours lol.

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  • irishstepgal

    That's definitely normal! I'm completely the same way.

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  • 309uf2o38yf

    Sure. I'm straight but had a crush on Joan Jett and Jaimie Lee Curtis my entire teenage life.

    (But yeah I can't say there was 'nothing' sexual about my crush, sorry. But I do relate to the girlcrush-but-straight part.)

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