The 1980s: The decade of leg warmers, Australia winning the America’s Cup, of yet another Madonna reinvention, tensions between Hawke and Keating… oh and of some extremely good looking men. Heart throbs we called them back then. And they did indeed make us, you know, throb.
Whether you were a pre-teen with posters taped to your ceiling, a high school graduate imagining a future husband, or a considerably older woman who simply appreciated a fine moustache – this was a decade that just kept giving.
MacGyver. Mullets. Ray bans. And muscle tees.
But what ever happened to John Cusack after he stood outside Ione Skye’s window with his stereo hoisted high above his head? And what did John Stamos do when he was no longer living in that very glorious Full House? And most importantly: Did Jason Bateman stay gorgeous?
Get the popcorn, and prepare for a giggly school-girl type trip down 80s heart throb memory highway.
Rob Lowe
You’ll be glad to know that the Brat Pack actor grew even more into his dimples (if that was at all possible) and those sparkly blue eyes you spent your pre-teen pimply years gazing into, didn’t fade.
Following the near-instant success of his role in St. Elmo's Fire, Lowe garnered a cult-like following. But it wasn't until nearly a decade later, after struggles with drug and alcohol abuse, that Lowe resurfaced on the small screen in political TV drama The West Wing.
Almost two decades later, the now 51-year-old has had success in TV shows like Brothers and Sisters and Parks and Recreation.
Most recently, Lowe acted alongside Candice Bergen in the tele-movie Beautiful & Twisted.
Don Johnson
He was everyone's favourite television cop, Detective Sonny Crockett. But whatever happened to Don Johnson?
