Do You Think of These Celebrities When You Read a Romance Novel?

This might be a little surprising to you, but the top celebrity people have in their minds when they read a romance novel is NOT Fabio. 

2,000 American romance readers were asked who they picture as the characters in their naughty books.

17% of married readers picture their spouse, 7% think of an ex, and 21% think of their celebrity crush.  These are the most popular choices:

Women:

Angelina Jolie, 26%

Megan Fox, 21%

Zendaya, 20%

Selena Gomez, 19%

Scarlett Johansson, 19%

Men:

Channing Tatum, 26%

Brad Pitt, 22%

Chris Hemsworth, 20%

Ryan Reynolds, 19%

Chris Evans, 17%

Among Gen Z romance readers, the most often pictured are Zendaya and Timothée Chalamet.  Millennials and Gen X think of Angelina and Channing,  and baby boomers think of Halle Berry and Brad.

You can read more survey results here.