When talking to my sister, who is 11, she had asked me who our teen crushes were when it came to celebrities. When I told her that it was Chad Michael Murray, she had no idea who I was talking about and was quite honestly so confused. I had to show her pictures and videos of him and all the others in order for her to understand.
Unfortunately, I know this isn't only the case for her. Today's youth have no idea what they were missing. Here are 8 hearthrobs teenagers today wouldn't crush on even if you paid them.
1. Chad Michael Murray
Let's be honest ladies, we all fell in love with him when he was Nomad instant messaging Sam in "A Cinderella Story." When he told his father off to run after her, boy did that make us all swoon. Don't forget when he was Lucas Scott in "One Tree Hill" shooting hoops and winning every American teenage girl's heart.
2. Zac Efron
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Now this one might be surprising, but I'm telling you today's youth doesn't even know him as Zac Efron from "High School Musical." Like really? We will never forget him as Troy Bolton, the basketball star and musical talent.
3. Leonardo Dicaprio
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Young Leo was the heartthrob of all heartthrobs. When he saved Rose, as controversial as that was because there was definitely room for two people, all of us hoped to find someone one day that would risk their lives to save us.
4. Taylor Lautner
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The last BIG movie Taylor was in was the "Twilight" Series. He has done some small roles in TV shows and movies, but nothing will compare to when he ripped off his shirt in "Twilight" and made us all basically drool over his six-pack.
5. Shia LaBeouf
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Now this one is controversial, especial since his spiral over the past few years. But, the Shia that starred in "Holes" and "Transformers" was one to drool over.
6. Josh Hutcherson
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When Josh stared in "The Hunger Games," and we were all still in high school and middle school, he was adorably cute. I remember telling my mom how cute I thought he was. Now, that he hasn't been in any big movies in a while, and he is now older, he is not as cute and definitely not making middle schoolers drool.
7. Nick Carter
View this post on InstagramFashion’s always been our thing 😂
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This one is a no-brainer! Any girl that grew up in the 90s definitely cried when they heard that the Backstreet Boys were getting back together. There's no way that any middle school even knows who Backstreet Boys are let alone who Nick Carter is.
8. Jonas Brothers
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Now you may be thinking, "but they're so big right now?" But, when asking my sister if she knew who they were, she had no idea, which is quite upsetting. Let's be honest ladies, Joe as Shane in "Camp Rock" will be one of my favorite roles he has ever done.
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