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Remember what it was like to fawn all over certain heartthrobs back in the day? Well, we hate to say it, but some of our former crushes have completely fallen off, and for a variety of reasons. Take a look at some of the men we used to swoon over back in the day (and others people were head-over-heels for not too long ago), who don’t look like they used to. And trust us, the changes don’t have much to do with age…
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JODECI
You would be hard-pressed to find anyone who grew up in the early 90s and didn’t have a thing for at least one of the men in R&B quartet Jodeci. While they were the epitome of cool and heartthrobs back then, hard living, including hard drinking, have worn them down. Despite all that, we wish them luck with their comeback!
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JUSTIN BIEBER
Remember when Justin Bieber was just a sweet little boy? It’s hard to believe that it’s only been a few years since he first hit the scene as a mop-haired young crooner. We can’t quite place our finger on it (could it be the egg-throwing and cursing out Selena Gomez?) but Bieber has definitely fallen by the wayside. We don’t know if he’s trying to toughen up his once clean-cut image or if he’s really just become a jerk, but if he was going for the washed-up look then we can safely say that he reached that goal!
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CHRIS BROWN
We all know that there’s no such thing as a fountain of youth, but when you age as quickly as Chris Brown has, you have to be baffled at how far he’s fallen since he was the fresh-faced kid singing “Run It.” It doesn’t help that he posts strange rants on social media about anything and everything. Maybe Chris just needs a long vacation to get his mojo back!
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AL B. SURE
Back in the ’80s when “light skin was in” as they say, one of the names that circulated the most for the ladies was Al B. Sure. We don’t know exactly what happened to him, but he’s definitely changed…
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AARON HALL
Guy’s lead singer definitely had some women swooning and sweating when he was in the group and when he went solo in the ’90s (“All The Places I Will Kiss You” is the jam!). We wish we could say the same after all these years, but alas, things and people change. These days, Hall is retired and focused on getting his dog whisperer on.
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GINUWINE
We really hated to include Ginuwine on this list, but the TGT singer has been going through it lately, and it shows.
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TEVIN CAMPBELL
We don’t know how he did it, but Tevin Campbell managed to be a heartthrob during a time when most of us were going through that awkward phase! When he sang to Ashley Banks on her birthday on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” who else wished that he was singing to them? But as you get older and get reclusive, you don’t step out the house looking the way people remembered. We still have love for you, Tevin.
CHICO DEBARGE
We know that Chico has had his fair share of ups and downs in dealing with substance abuse and a few stints in jail, and when you live a hard life as an adult, it only makes sense that your boyish good looks and charm would fade.
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BOBBY BROWN
If we are honest with ourselves, we would admit that we had a crush on Bobby back in the ’80s when he was running things. But now? Not so much…
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EL DEBARGE
Who wasn’t an El DeBarge fan back in the day with that sick falsetto? But like his brother Chico, El got caught up in the fast lane and has struggled to get back on top of his A-game ever since.
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MC HAMMER
Don’t front! Many of you probably had a crush on MC Hammer (and all that money he was getting) back when he was dancing circles around the best of them. His days of greased-up muscles, spandex shorts and high energy performances are long gone though, and so is the money and the swag.
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ALLEN IVERSON
Although he adamantly denies it, Allen Iverson has fallen off completely. The once uber-famous NBA star is no longer killing it in basketball (he’s actually retired now), and he’s nowhere near as rich, famous and swoon-worthy as he used to be.
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MEKHI PHIFER
We were crushing on Phifer for quite a long time, but over the last few years, he’s been looking a lot more bloated than we remember. Still a cutie, but we just need answers, Mekhi.
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D’ANGELO
D’Angelo has been tinkering around here and there with possible comebacks, but some people are struggling to get excited about a return to the main stage when he doesn’t look like the chiseled stunner he was when he did the “How Does It Feel” video. And yet, we can’t get enough of this talented man.
