Some people (OK, no people) wonder how I go about compiling these lists. Well, I do have a list of who I plan to feature, and most of the time I stick to it. Sometimes, however, something doesn't pan out, and I put in someone who's impressed me recently. Here's one of those off-the-cuff ones.

( #10 - Raji James )

Well, at least I'm better now. Found out what it was - it was salmonella from a dodgy Cadbury's Turkish Delight, which means I'm in the news! Er, sort of.

Anyway. I've been doing a fair bit of writing and the fruits are almost ready to be shared with you, but to tide you over in the meantime here's today's Obscure Hottie.

( #9 - Olivia Magnani )

Apologies for this being late - I've been fairly ill recently, and I have a job interview and a funeral to prepare for, making a trifecta of libido-sapping concoctions. Here's what you've been missing:

( #8 - Melvil Poupaud )

( #7 - Bethany McLean )

Is it Sunday? It must be Obscure Hotties time.

( #6 - Isaiah Washington )

There are pictures this time. Its work-safeness remains in question.

( #5 - Anapola Mushkadiz )

Sadly, the photos this week can only be seen by clicking links. I did try to post them properly, but it was a losing battle.

#4 - Karim Saleh

There's a maddening lack of pictures of Karim Saleh on the Internet, largely because his starring role in Antonia Bird's Hamburg Cell is shamefully not available on DVD. He also had insultingly small ( Read more... )

I've been away this weekend. I'll update properly and reply to everyone's comments later, but for now...

Fans of obscurity and/or hotties, rejoice at this significantly-less-work-safe-than-usual entry into the series! No idea why you'd be reading this journal at work, anyway; maybe it depends on where you work.

( #3 - Sibel Kekilli, sometimes credited as Dilara )

Other people who are obscure, yet also hot. That's how it works.

( Sándor Csányi )

Wasting yet more valuable time that could be spent doing my job, I'm going to initiate a Sunday night tradition of posting my favourite obscure yet completely hot actors and actresses who I love and I think you should all love too.

( #1 - Valeria Bruni Tedeschi )