LONDON, July 6 (Reuters Life!) - Will girls make passes at boys who wear glasses? Well they might if he looks like Harry Potter or "Pirates of the Caribbean" film star Johnny Depp.
The fictional boy wizard beat Depp to come first in a poll of 1,000 children asked to name their "Top Ten Faces with Specs Appeal" by Britain's College of Optometrists.
But when the children were asked to name people who made wearing glasses cool -- the actor who doffed his glasses to play the tottering Captain Jack Sparrow -- came first.
"In the past wearing glasses may have made you a source of amusement for playground bullies, with Harry Potter books and film stars like Johnny Depp at the forefront of popular culture, children can now wear their glasses with pride," College advisor Susan Blakeney said in a statement.
Boys found the young Hogwarts champion more stylish than girls, who revealed that Depp made them swoon most.
Sixty nine percent of the children between the ages of seven and 16 named Depp as their style guru and placed Potter second at 64 percent.
Depp's popularity soared among teenagers, with almost three-quarters of girls aged 13 to 16 voting for the film star as their glasses fashion icon.
Other people on the list included Elton John, Bill Gates, Gandhi, Albert Einstein, Britain's Queen Elizabeth and the groovy Austin Powers character created by comedian Mike Myers.
I thought that with the new month a new layout should be made, so tadaa!
I've decided to try something like and interaction page, a fanzone page. Soon there will be quizzes for you to play with and hopefully much more!
PS: Due to stupidity (provided by myself), the counter reseted. I beleive that it was at 2000 before my mistake. So I'll just have to keep that in mind. xD
While Johnny Depp is currently gracing the screens as Captain Jack Sparrow in 'Pirates of the Caribbean 3', he's also keeping himself busy with a number of films. Filming just recently wrapped up for Sweeney Todd, the musical-turned-movie starring Depp as the title character, and he has been signed on to lead rolls in The Rum Diary and Shantaram.
Even more interestingly, however, it has been rumored that Depp will also star in Frank Miller's Sin City sequels. Notice I said sequels, not sequel. Apparently a part has been written specifically for Depp in Sin City 2 & 3, and Robert Rodriguez is confident that they'll be able to snag him.
I think it will be great to see Johnny Depp back in some new roles and movies, and am looking forward to catching all of them when they are finally released.
I beleive that it was at 2000 before my mistake. So I'll just have to keep that in mind. xD