A friend asked which famous ladies I had a crush on. I鈥檇 like to share this highly important information with you in an anticipation-building countdown from 10 to one.
#10. Missy Higgins. Sooo freakin鈥� predictable. When she burst onto the scene (music scene) in 2004 with Scar I was less taken by the song than by the spunky shorthaired, barefoot tomboy in the clip.
Speaking of Fallin鈥� for the ladies, #9 is Alicia Keys. Hot, tough, soulful. Can we have sex now?
#8 is my quirky-crush, writer/ actor/ director Miranda July. Her work celebrates the idiosyncratic qualities in people. I could share my weirdest thoughts and behaviours with her and she wouldn鈥檛 bat an eyelid.
Another singer is #7, Sharon Van Etten. An indie-folkster from Brooklyn whose songs are bittersweet. Lady lover? Hope so.
#6. Jennifer Byrne. I have more than a brain-crush on this woman. She鈥檚 also the wife of my former boss Andrew Denton, which made work Christmas parties awesome yet weird.
Remember that song I鈥檒l Kill Her from 2007? I鈥檝e had a thing for Soko, #5, ever since. Cheeky, immature and naively honest. It helps that she鈥檚 cute.
#4. Chelsea Handler. An American stand-up and host of late-night talk show Chelsea Lately. She鈥檚 brutally sarcastic and flirtatious and cuts straight through Hollywood鈥檚 bullshit.
#3 is my favourite little smart arse, Juno. I mean Ellen Page. Love that movie. Love that kid. Well, she鈥檚 not actually a kid. She鈥檚 only seven years younger than me.
#2. Natalie Portman. A Harvard grad who rocked a shaved head in V For Vendetta and performed a self-deprecating gangsta rap for Saturday Night Live. She鈥檚 Hollywood-beautiful but with an uber-sexy fuck-off edge.
Coming in at #1 (drum roll, please) is the one and only Claudia Karvan. My love for her is beyond words.
It was super-hard to cull this list to just 10 fine ladies.
Next, my top 10 famous man-crushes. Lesbian-style.
By MONIQUE SCHAFTER
