Gays drool over Bond
2008-02-03 22:51
London - Daniel Craig is the British actor gay men most want to go on a date with.
The James Bond star topped the poll of single homosexual guys, conducted by dating website www.gay-PARSHIP.co.uk, after receiving 31% of the vote.
Daniel - who starred as Francis Bacon's gay lover George Dyer in 1998 film Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon - was followed by Atonement star James McAvoy, who came second with 18% of the vote, and Colin Farrell, who finished third.
Jude Law and Ewan McGregor rounded off the top five.
Keira Knightley - who has a lesbian love scene with Sienna Miller in upcoming The Edge of Love - topped the female fantasy list with 35% of gay single women naming her as their dream date.
Titanic star Kate Winslet came second and was followed by The Mummy actress Rachel Weisz in third place.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street actress Helena Bonham Carter and Kate Beckinsale were also named as lesbian fantasies.
Daniel recently revealed he asked Bond bosses to let him film a gay love scene in new 007 adventure, Quantum of Solace, saying: "Why shouldn't we have a gay scene? I think, in this day and age, fans would accept it."
British actors gay men would love a dream date with top five:
1) Daniel Craig (31%)
2) James McAvoy (18%)
3) Colin Farrell (15%)
4) Jude Law (13%)
5) Ewan McGregor (12%)
British actresses gay women would love a dream date with top five:
1) Keira Knightley (35%)
2) Kate Winslet (26%)
3) Rachel Weisz (13%)
4) Helena Bonham Carter (%)
5) Kate Beckinsale (12 per cent)
- Bang ShowBiz