Whether you picked up TV Hits just because there was a pull-out poster of Daniel Macpherson inside or thought he brought to Neighbours what Leonardo DiCaprio brought to the 90s, chances are you had some kind of crush on this teenage heartthrob in your younger years. Admit it: he was Australia’s answer to JTT.
But now that the former man of our dreams has gotten hitched to Packed to the Rafters fave Zoe Ventoura, we must once again send our Daniel paraphernalia off to sea and farewell another future Aussie husband a la Chris Hemsworth and Adam Garcia.
To make the goodbye less heavy on the heart, we’ve gathered all the times Daniel’s shaggy blonde locks took their toll on us in the gallery above. So long, Danny boy.
Daniel Macpherson Throwbacks
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Daniel Macpherson Throwbacks #1
Daniel's first ever Neighbours shoot in 1998 proved his eyebrow game was strong, and that we wanted nothing more than to be a furry leopard-print rug.
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Daniel Macpherson Throwbacks #2
We're sure winning "Most Popular New Talent" almost always translates to winning "Most Popular New Heartthrob", are we right?
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Daniel Macpherson Throwbacks #3
Quicksilver cords! STOP!
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Daniel Macpherson Throwbacks #4
Uh oh. Are we in trouble, officer?
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Daniel Macpherson Throwbacks #5
That tan, that grin, those eyes...
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Daniel Macpherson Throwbacks #6
Daniel hashtagged this "#glorydays", and we have to agree. It doesn't get much more glorious than this.
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Daniel Macpherson Throwbacks #7
It looks like Daniel's done something naughty, and we always wanted to know all about it.
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Daniel Macpherson Throwbacks #8
Oh, yep. We had this one above our beaded door curtain next to a picture of Taylor Hanson, what about you?
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Daniel Macpherson Throwbacks #9
Triple Neighbours whammy.
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Daniel Macpherson Throwbacks #10
Even when he rocked Anastasia-inspired frames, we still wanted him as our prom date, or, ah, Year 6 formal date...
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Daniel Macpherson Throwbacks #11
Even with a multicoloured mohalk on Rove Live, Daniel still managed to break hearts with that perfectly aligned smile.
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