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'Pointless' Co-Presenter Richard Osman Named 2011's Top Weird Crush (PHOTOS)

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First Posted: 06/12/11 12:22 Updated: 06/12/11 12:25   PA

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TV presenter Richard Osman has become an unlikely heartthrob after being named the year's top "weird crush".

The co-host of BBC quiz show Pointless triumphed in an annual poll for Heat magazine, deposing last year's number one, Karl Pilkington, Ricky Gervais's sidekick.

Other previous winners have included TV mind control expert Derren Brown and Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson.

Osman, who is also a TV executive and scriptwriter, said: "I'm about 50% honoured and 50% embarrassed. I'm not sure whether it means I'm the best weird crush - or the weirdest crush."

New entries in the list include Radio 1 presenter Aled Haydn Jones and The Only Way Is Essex's Mick Norcross.

Prime Minister David Cameron and his deputy, Nick Clegg, remain in the list.

Adrian Chiles, who presented Daybreak for the last time, props up the top 20 - his first entry in the list.

He said: "Beggars can't be choosers, so I'll take any compliment that comes my way. I am aglow with pride."

Heat editor Lucie Cave said of the winner: "Richard embodies the true character of what the Heat weird crush is all about - a smart, clever man who wows readers with his uniqueness."

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TV presenter Richard Osman has become an unlikely heartthrob after being named the year's top "weird crush". The co-host of BBC quiz show Pointless triumphed in an annual poll for Heat magazine, de...
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April Fee
My little pony is 20% cooler than your little pony
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04:23 on 21/01/2012
Also, why is Alan Rickman considered a weird crush?
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legodan2
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22:28 on 30/12/2011
... Well, each to there own I suppose. =P
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pinkustarr
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04:22 on 08/12/2011
There is a reason why women call Benedict Cumberbatch "Cumberbeast," it's cause he is a sexy beast XD

Also what is wrong with liking James Corden and Matt Smith? They are both adorable.
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April Fee
My little pony is 20% cooler than your little pony
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04:06 on 21/01/2012
Yes! Both Matt and Benedict at first glance look kinda weird with their angular faces but their personalities make them sexy! Yes, I'm crushing on The Doctor and Sherlock!
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Leadsled
Love-child of the ghosts of FDR and Napoleon
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02:21 on 07/12/2011
Same I said for matt smith applies to Benedict Cumberbatch but replace "the doctor" with "sherlock"
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Leadsled
Love-child of the ghosts of FDR and Napoleon
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02:21 on 07/12/2011
What on earth is weird about having a crush on Matt Smith? I am a straight male and even I see the reason for non-straight men or straight women to crush on him. He is the doctor afterall.
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Jacquie Wolfe
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20:50 on 06/12/2011
I have a Mad crush on Matthew Smith and I don't know why, there's just something about that massive head and sly smile...
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Ppenguinator
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18:36 on 06/12/2011
Some of these aren't that weird, but who in their right mind has a crush on Simon Cowell or David Cameron?
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eric14
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14:41 on 06/12/2011
Ah yes, Richard Osman who thinks capital cities beginning with 'J' includes Jerusalem but capital cities beginning with 'T' does not include Tel Aviv. And, remember he always tells us - that his data conforms to the U. N.

WRONG

When I complained I was assured that these ''slips'' did not affect the outcome of the game!

So, there is nothing to worry about.
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JimStricker13
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18:57 on 06/12/2011
You are amazing.
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Sorab Shroff
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13:12 on 06/12/2011
Mine are Saif Gadaffi and James Murdoch.
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Dawn Run
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22:30 on 03/01/2012
Thank god I'm not the only person who finds Murdoch Jnr a sex bomb
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LivelyLexie
Don't panic.
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12:56 on 06/12/2011
I LOVE Doctor Who, and I really like Matt Smith as The Doctor, but he is a strange looking guy. He hardly has any eyebrows, and for some reason, he looks like a cat to me. (Like from the musical Cats, I know, that's weird.)
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