Was Basil Brush Actually My First Crush? (Spoiler: Yes)

I think I always knew my first crush was… unconventional.

While other kids were swooning over boyband posters or teen heartthrobs in Disney Channel movies, I was tuning into CBBC and feeling a weird flutter in my chest when a certain puppet fox appeared on screen.

Yep. Basil Brush.
That silly, mischievous, chaotic little fox with his velvet jacket and perfectly timed boom boom.
I was obsessed. But it wasn’t just a special interest. Looking back, it might have been something more.

It Was the Vibes, Honestly

There was just something about him. He was cheeky and funny and completely unbothered by what anyone thought. He made me laugh — and not in a polite way. In a full-body, can’t-breathe kind of way.

He had confidence. He was always the main character. And as an autistic kid who often felt like the sidekick in her own story, I think I was drawn to that. He was bold in a way I didn’t know how to be yet.

Wait… Was That a Crush?

At the time, I didn’t have the words. I just knew Basil made me feel something. I looked forward to his show more than anything else. I’d light up when he came on screen. And if someone had taken the remote off me mid-episode, I might’ve genuinely cried.

Now, as an adult (and someone who’s very aware of how neurospicy I am), I look back and go… oh.
Yeah.
That was probably a crush.

And You Know What? I Don’t Feel Weird About It

Basil Brush was funny. He was charming. He brought me joy during a time in my life when things were confusing and hard to explain. He was safe. Silly. A little chaotic. And he always made me laugh.

It doesn’t matter that he wasn’t “real” in the traditional sense. That connection I felt? It was real. And it helped shape the way I love and laugh now.

Daisy’s Corner

“I mean, of course your first crush was a puppet. Why ease into childhood weirdness when you can sprint full-tilt into furry chaos with a fox who shouts ‘Boom Boom’ every five seconds? Iconic.”

TL;DR:

Yes, Basil Brush was probably my first crush.
And honestly? I think 10-year-old me had great taste.