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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Conn Coll chapter.

When asked about a celebrity crush, people are generally quick to name actors and singers considered superstars… A-listers, if you will. Today, however, we’re looking beyond the Margot Robbies and Chris Evans’. Here are our unconventional celebrity crushes:

Catherine Gwinnett ‘24

Two words, one man: Adrien Brody. Can I tell you that I’ve seen any of his movies? No. Can I tell you that I know the first thing about him? No. Do I follow him on Instagram and like every single one of his pictures? Yes I do. 

Lara Beckius ‘24

For this one, we’re throwing it back to my first celebrity crush: Thomas Brodie-Sangster. This man SHOULD be a mainstream celebrity crush, and I’m always surprised when people give me blank stares when I bring him up. I was first introduced to Mr. Brodie-Sangster when he was cast as Newt in The Maze Runner movie franchise… a character that had already taken hold of my middle school brain. Since then, he has notably starred in The Queen’s Gambit and The Artful Dodger on Hulu. Fun fact: he was also the voice of Ferb on the hit Disney Channel show Phineas and Ferb. What can’t Thomas Brodie-Sangster do?

Caroline Snyder ‘26

This probably isn’t the most unconventional, but I consider it so, given that I did not grow up on Disney Channel. Mine is the absolute queen herself: Bridgit Mendler. I have not seen Good Luck, Charlie; Lemonade Mouth; or Wizards of Waverly Place, so she was honestly not on my radar until I saw an Instagram post about the absolutely insane amount of things she has done. Disney stardom aside, girl has three different degrees from prestigious universities, iconic songs, and is a CEO? Insane. Absolutely insane.

Lara Beckius

Conn Coll '24

Lara is a senior at Connecticut College, where she is pursuing a double major in environmental studies and economics with a minor in dance. Her interests include choreography, sustainability, the performing arts, and conservation.
Catherine Gwinnett

Conn Coll '24

Hello! My name is Catherine (she/her) and I am a Classical Languages and Art History major at Connecticut College. I am also completing a Museum Studies Certificate Program here. I work as a curatorial and archival intern at the New London County Historical Society, and I love visiting museums and spending time around good (and bad) art.
Caroline Snyder is a sophomore at Connecticut College who is double majoring in English and Environmental Studies! She is also on the rowing team, runs events for Conn's Her Campus chapter, is on the education task force in the Office of Sexual Violence Prevention, and works in the college's archives, among other things. She loves writing, reading, her cat, dinosaurs, working out, and sustainability.