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Earlier this year, I let my lust do the typing and presented you all with a delicious list of men that my fiddle fancies. Unfortunately, there isn’t always room for everyone on that list, and the list itself may not appeal to everyone. Lucky for me, my tastes vary and I certainly don’t discriminate. Most of the men I pointed to were under 40 and rather typical of womanly crushes. It’s time to flip that and acquaint you with those over 40 who get me revved up. Be cautioned: before I go any further, don’t expect to see Brad Pitt or George Clooney pop up in this post.

This one’s for the underdogs…

Colin Firth (47)

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Often by-passed for the likes of Clive Owen and Hugh Grant, “Mr. Darcy” has an appeal all his own. Without being mysterious or badass, Colin Firth proves that you can still be a gentleman and sexy at the same time. As a matter of fact, I can even forgive him for the hideous jumpers he wore in Bridget Jones’s Diary.

Denis Leary (50)

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Ask me ten years ago what I thought of Denis Leary and my answer would’ve been less than favourable. Today, it’s a different story. While it’s anyone’s guess what he’s like in real life, his turn as firefighter Tommy Gavin on FX’s Rescue Me has him playing an Irish alcoholic bad-boy without much remorse just ups the sex appeal ante. Twisted? Sure. But I’m not the only one who agrees.

Dean Winters (43)

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Let’s be honest for a moment here: no one is going to remember Dean Winters as a phenomenal actor. Truth be told, he’s almost painful to watch on Rescue Me, but on HBO’s Oz, it’s as if his single-faceted style of acting was tailor made for the part of “Ryan O’Reily.” It’s that Irish bad-boy thing again - plus his alpha male nature - that makes this girl swoon. Oh and for anyone that’s seen Oz in its entirety, Mr. Winters’ appendage ain’t bad either. Jen knows what I’m talking about.

Sean Penn (47)

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Can I get a bad-boy intervention here? Notorious in the 80s as Madonna’s husband for his brawling and belligerent ways, it seems as though married life to Robin Wright Penn has tamed the beast. A man with as much talent as Sean possesses will forever be sexy, but what I appreciate most (other than his passion for humane causes), is the tiny glint of Jeff Spicoli that still shines in his eyes from time to time.

Keanu Reeves (43)

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Ah, my love…my long-time love. Since the days that he, Bill and their cohort of historical figures totally rocked San Dimas High School in 1989, I was charmed. Though there are others who hold a spot in their hearts for Keanu as I do, he tends to get a bad rap for some reason. Let’s all get over it (and forget that The Matrix ever happened), because his perfectly chiselled face and everything mysterious about him secure his spot in my over 40 list. And much like my husband-to-be, who missed out on this list by only a year, Keanu’s voice is one that would simply slay you were you to hear it in the dark.

Dougray Scott (42)

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Nope, I don’t watch Desperate Housewives. I first caught on to the charm that is Dougray back in the late 90s in Ever After, in which he played Prince Charming (appropriately enough) to Drew Barrymore’s Cinderella-like character. His sweet demeanour and hasty abandon for following the life expected for him made my heart go “ga-gung.”

Patrick Swayze (55)

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I couldn’t have asked for a better segue myself. This guy’s got the solid lockdown on many a girl’s hearts, quite literally, around the globe. Though he’s made some stinker flop films (Ghost not included), Patrick need not worry because Dirty Dancing’s Johnny Castle could quite possibly go down as the greatest lover in cinematic history. You know you dreamed about being Baby at one point or another in your life.

Powers Boothe (60)

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And last, but certainly not least, the man who inspired this post altogether. Being the oldest in the list, he’s certainly the grand-daddy of them all (pun not intended – I swear). Surely I’ve seen him in other roles, but this man’s taken the cake only recently. It was his role on HBO’s Deadwood as Cy Tolliver, the powerful owner of the high-end whorehouse, the Bella Union Saloon, in which his dominant and sexually-charged character appealed to the submissive within your humble narrator. I’ve already said too much. I simply cannot get enough of him.

Hmmm…maybe it’s just the moustache.