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Lucy Liu's Teen Crush on C. Thomas Howell Left Her "So Embarrassed"

Hollywood actress Lucy Liu revealed her first cinematic crush was on actor C. Thomas Howell after seeing him in the 1983 film 'The Outsiders'. She even taped a magazine photo of him to her bedroom wall as a teenager. Decades later, the two ironically worked together on the crime drama 'Southland', but Liu was too embarrassed to confess her childhood crush. The actress, who was once engaged to director Zach Helm, shared the anecdote in an interview with W Magazine.

Key Points: Lucy Liu Embarrassed by Teen Crush on C. Thomas Howell

  • Crush on 'The Outsiders' star
  • Photo taped to her wall
  • Worked together decades later
  • Never confessed her feelings
  • Briefly engaged to Zach Helm
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Lucy Liu speaks upon her embarrassment over C. Thomas Howell

Lucy Liu reveals her teenage crush on C. Thomas Howell from 'The Outsiders' and why she was too embarrassed to tell him when they worked together.

"I never told him that I had a crush on him, because I was so embarrassed. - Lucy Liu"

Los Angeles, Jan 11

Hollywood actress Lucy Liu has shared that she was very embarrassed to tell C. Thomas Howell that she had a crush on him as a teenager.

The 57-year-old actress fell head over heels for the actor when he starred in the 1983 crime-thriller film, 'The Outsiders', aged 16, and she even had a photo of him on her wall, reports 'Female First UK'.

In an interview with W Magazine, Lucy was asked who her first "cinematic crush" was, and she said, "C. Thomas Howell in 'The Outsiders'. I was able to afford one of those teen magazines. I Scotch-taped it up to my wood-panel wall. He had a very '80s look, with his hair blown back and his hand in his jeans pocket".

'The Outsiders' followed the rivalry between two teenage gangs, the greasers, including brothers Ponyboy Curtis, Darrel Curtis and Sodapop Curtis and their pals, and the privileged Socs (Socials).

As per 'Female First UK', in 2012, Lucy "ironically" worked with C. Thomas, 59, in season 4 of the TNT crime drama, Southland, which followed Los Angeles Police Department patrol officers and detectives try to stop crime in the Californian city, while they juggled drama in their personal lives. But Lucy did not tell C. Thomas that she fancied him as a youngster.

She shared, "I never told him that I had a crush on him, because I was so embarrassed. We were playing tough cops".

The actress has never been married but was engaged to 50-year-old film director Zach Helm in 2004, two years after they met at a Hollywood bash and dated. However, their engagement was called off, and they broke up a few months later. Lucy has had other high-profile relationships.

- IANS

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Rohit P
Interesting to see Hollywood stars having the same awkward moments as us common folks. I can imagine how hard it must have been to work with him and keep that secret! Respect for her professionalism.
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Aditya G
While this is a fun human interest story, I sometimes wish our media would focus more on substantial news about our own film industry's achievements or social issues. Just a thought.
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Sarah B
'The Outsiders' was such a classic! It's cool to see actors from different generations connected like this. Lucy Liu is always so elegant and composed - funny to think she had a fangirl moment too.
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Karthik V
Ha! The "wood-panel wall" and "Scotch-tape" detail is so specific and nostalgic. Takes me back to my own childhood room, though my posters were of cricket players and Amitabh Bachchan. Simple times.
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Michael C
It's nice to read a light-hearted story for a change. The world needs more of these innocent, happy memories being shared. Makes celebrities seem more human and approachable.

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