[Closed] Famous people you (sort of) know

Jimmy Saville bought my in-laws a bottle of champagne when they were on their honeymoon.

My wife's best friends brother is this [url= http://m.imdb.com/name/nm0267497/ ]fella.[/url]

My sister works with a guy who lives next door to Steve Peat.

Great Gran's cousin was notorious Nazi sympathiser Walt Disney...

Also dated the girl who presented Rangers TV on Setanta...She had a dirty mouth...and shortly after appeared in the News of the World in a kiss and tell..

My cousins went to school with Stella McCartney and she pops up on my facebook feed thingy

Dr Alice Roberts is a friend of a friend, we've talked a few times at parties.

When I lived in London our landlord was Johnny Vaughan (he used to pop round and talk about football amongst other things), Christina Lee (Christopher Lee's daughter) lived above us, Mark Owen lived at the far end of the road (he's very short - I nearly walked into him once on my way to work) and Keira Knightley bought the house opposite us. Johnny said he'd introduce us, but we moved away before he had the chance!

Met Jason Connery at a friend's 21st. They were at school together. Nice bloke.

Met my grandfather, who taught John Lennon music and socialist politics and ran the youth club where Lennon and McCartney first played on the same stage.

Peter Ustinov and his wife in the late 70's in a bar at Heathrow Airport. I did not know who he was at first when I was speaking to him but his face did look familiar 🙂

Both he and his wife were really friendly and he bought me a pint 😀

My wifes uncle was the entertainments editor at the mirror who published the article about the Corrie actor who plays ken Barlow being boring. This famously led to the paper being sued in a high profile law suit in the 80's/90's.

He was also a reporter at the Liverpool Echo in the 60s and knew the Beatles pretty well. His study wall is covered in photo's of them together.

Back in 2000/2001 the band i was in supported paul weller on his uk tour. Met noel gallagher backstage one night too.

I know Rick Astley

...counts for nothing in our office as I work with Joe Pasquale's nephew and Howard Jacobson's nephew (who used to be babysat by Les Dawson)

Got drunk in Keswick labour club with fabien barel, he may not have been getting drunk though....

A mate of ours is a comedian, puts on annual christmas shows in that London - this year he had the Cure playing, last year my wife sat next to Hugh Grant throughout the show and an astronaut told her he liked her coat.

Tom, Would that be Robin Ince? i enjoy his and Brian Cox's radio 4 show the infinite monkey cage.

An Army friend of my dads married Ulrika Johnson after a reality TV show

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I served Rowan Atkinson in a shop twice, he was working on a car with his son and needed parts.

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I once purchased a turbo trainer from Warwick Davis

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One of the riders in our club once appeared on X Factor

Sylvia Syms rented a flat from us for the Edinburgh festival, she was delightful.

David Bowie puked in the same flat.

Wayne Sleep came to dinner.

I made an album cover fir Holly Johnson.

Sarah Ferguson came up to see my etchings.

I washed dishes for Duran Duran.

I eventually got sick fed up of flying on the the same Edinburgh to London shuttle with Jackie Stewart.

I've been Tasered and had tea made for me (on the same occasion!) by the 2nd man on the balcony in the Iranian Embassy siege assault. I also spent a day support driving for him kayaking down the Wye, he was supplied with lemon curd sandwiches on brown bread, and Guinness, at regular intervals.
He's a lovely guy, got some pretty interesting stories too.

I had Louise Goodman's phone number after interviewing her for my undergrad dissertation.

Mrs anagallis dad directed Bergerac amongst other things.

Had a pint with Mark Thomas once, he seemed like a good bloke.
Was in a lift with Patrick Stewart once, he asked me what floor. In my dreams I say "make it so" but I just said 2 please!

My son used to live next door to Ray Mears' girlfriend (now wife). She's a lovely lass called Ruth.

Many, everyday, all day 😳

Just remembered that I've had a pint with this bloke in a pub in Swiss Cottage.

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My mate was stage managing a play he was in in that London.

That all stopped when I started working for myself not other photographers but last year I shot Cherie Blair

Alexei Sayle once babysat me.

It amazes me that he's famous now, but the comic writer Mark Millar is an old, old pal, and once did me the honour of giving me a comic character named after me for 8 issues of 2000AD in about 1991.

When I see him I still get amazed by the fanboi adulation he gets (as does he, to be fair.)

Just remembered, I had a ski lesson with Martin Bell on a dry ski slope. Oh, and my ex's brother used to draw for 2000AD - not sure that he's famous though!

Met Richard Branson a few times. Nice teeth. A mate knew him fairly well, likes playing risk apparently.

Living a wild and exiting life such as mine, there have been many encounters with the Celeb.
Obviously it's not cool to name drop ,but my personal fave ...... 😀
There was an amazingly beautiful antipodean actress on my bed in a hotel in Leeds ,in the 90's .
We broke the law .

Me and my sister used to occasionally play with these two young boys that our babysitter's friend looked after back when I was about 6 or 7. They were obviously rich or famous as they were followed everywhere by a minder (or their taxi as I was told). Didn't think anything of it until a few years ago when my mum brought the subject up.

The babysitter's friend's surname: Legge-Bourke.
The two boys: Wills and Harry 😯

John Hunt (5 live commentator) is a good laugh as well.

I've a few, mainly during my time working in arts establishments in London.

I met Terry Gilliam on several occasions. I say "met", what I actually mean is that I narrowly avoided having a Wayne's World moment. He ended up in a meeting in the office next door, which overran and I ended up having to tell our Finance Director that the person holding the room past the allotted time was "a very naughty boy".

I've had sexehteims with an X-Factor winner's sister's best friend.

Dermot O'Leary inadvertently prevented me from having sexehteims with a lady I'd been wooing for months when he came over to talk to me one evening at The Marquis of Granby, on North Hill in Colchester.

cheers_drive - Member

Dr Alice Roberts is a friend of a friend, we've talked a few times at parties.

Never mind all the Scarlet johansson crap in another thread. There is the winner right there!

[quote=simmy dijo]I live near the Houghton Weavers.

I played volleyball with one of the Houghton Weaver's daughters. It was an unconfortable time as I'd just graduated and she was a good looking girl who made it plain she found me attractive, but she was 15 at the time so I was not about to get into trouble...

BTW Ton is right, Wally Lewis is a legend

I once woke up in my place (shared house) and found Howard Marks sleeping on the kitchen floor.
One of the guys in the house played for Suer Furry Animals and was a good mate of Howard.
Howard was a really nice guy and great fun to talk to.

Many minor celebrities can say they've met BadNewz down the years.
Ray Rearden told me off for dropping litter (by mistake).
James Ellroy has met me two times.
Rosamund Pike has chatted to me over drinks at Oxford.
Gazza has met me in Barclays bank.
Simon Armitage - really nice bloke - has discussed poetry with me, as has Tony Harrison, who rates himself rather highly.
Richard Dawkins has been rude to me.

My Sister was at school with Dr Alice Roberts, she came to tea once I think.
Used to see her at the shops every now and then.

Shook hands with Nelson Mandela
Bumped into (accidentally) Paris Hilton.
Got chatting to a very nice lady in an Airport lounge, then her husband turned up - Nicolas Cage.

Skied with Pirmin Zurbriggen and Alberto Tomba, on separate occasions both in the UK though.
Eddie Edwards used to dish out the rental skis at Gloucester Dry slope, before he was famous, I was only little then though.

i used to serve Phil Neville and Ted Robbins when i worked at Blockbusters. David Moyes was a regular at my brothers take away in Preston and Kenny Dalglish is a regular at his restaurant...he's been known to turn up on a Saturday night with his wife and then disappear upstairs to watch Match of the Day with the staff.
my friend is a musician and knows Dizzy Rascal, Swedish house Mafia and holds Ibiza parties in Judge Jules' house on the island.
many years ago Alex Ferguson was attending a book launch at a shop in town...he took a wrong turn and ended up driving onto our street before doing a 6 point turn outside my house.
one of my uni friends claimed his mum used to date the singer Robert Palmer.

I met Yuri Geller in the TGI Fridays toilet in Reading (he bent a spoon for me after at our table) and once sat opposite Martin Keown on the tube....my life feels so empty compared with everyone else.

I knew Hunter (James) from Gladiators for a long time, was rather jealous when he was shacked up with Ulrika Johnson.

We were in our early 20's at the time, and she was 30, famous, and Swedish 🙂

ojom - Member
I kinda know me and I'm kinda a big deal.

Also a second cousin to Paul Di Resta.

Used to mess around in Karting as a kid in the 80's in Scotland but don't remember Paul. Did know Dario Franchitti, Allan McNish and David Coulthard at the time.

Know Martin Donnelly nowadays.

Also, I taught Timmy Mallet to ski.

I cut the legs of Elaine Paige's stool unevenly on purpose, so it wobbled when she was on stage. She was very pissed off.

And I met Elton John at a wedding in Athens. I helped move his piano (didn't go near his stool though!)

The Millyards, Theo Walcott, 11th inline of Brunei and a Nephew of Al Fayed.
Do these count?

The only famous person I (sort of) know is our local MTB Olympian who infrequently passes within inches of me in his black 4x4/company van on my way to/from the Chase

*waves*

me and my mates went to glastonbury 97...we were parked next to a bunch of lads who got chatting to us. they asked if we had heard of Ocean Colour Scene to which we said "mate we're into dance music and they sound like an indie band so they're most probably sh*t"
several hours later we were at the main stage when the said band got introduced to the crowd and cue our embarrassment when we recognised them as the lads from the car...

"uphillcursing - Member

cheers_drive - Member

Dr Alice Roberts is a friend of a friend, we've talked a few times at parties.

Never mind all the Scarlet johansson crap in another thread. There is the winner right there!"

Burn the heretic now. Burn him!!

If I had a choice between Johansson and Roberts (never going to happen but hey, it's the internet!) I'd take Dr Roberts every time.

Lenny Henry used to stay very regularly at the hotel I used to work at, he was there so much that he used to come to staff parties (and the staff canteen was named after him). He was a nice a guy, very down to earth, loved a beer as well.

Related to that Dawn French used to stay with him, she was bloody horrible, used to look down her nose at the people who delivered her room service. Sarah Cox also stayed a few times, her room stank of weed when room service was delivered.

I used to run with (and regularly beat) Mark Lewis-Francis, I got fat and disinterested, he got an Olympic medal.

More tenuously, my uncle works for the Met Police at Buckingham Palace, he knows the Queen very well, she too apparently is lovely.

I once milked Jimmy Savilles cow blindfolded....

Does talking to Terrahawk at yesterday's cx count?

My Mrs showered with Paola Pezzo after a world cup race in Norway.....

For anyone that's knows about such things, I used to fairly regularly Ski (and drink) with Peter Habeler and Uli Spiess.

My Nana was born in the house next door to where the Bee Gees were born

Ross Kemp threatened to 'kick my face in' at a club in Brighton once

Anneka Rice used our new shower 2 days after it was fitted

Both members of Go West helped me pull a sheep out of a river once

I had an argument with Chris Goffey on national TV and stormed of the set

If I had a choice between Johansson and Roberts (never going to happen but hey, it's the internet!) I'd take Dr Roberts every time.

I was a rock band roadie for a long time. I've smoked a joint with Jerry Garcia, been bike riding with Bob Weir, the other Grateful Dead guitar player. I've known Huey Lewis since long before he got paid to play music. Van Morrison used to live in my town, and I was living in the building where his band practiced so i saw him a lot then. Toured one summer with the Average White Band, got to know them pretty well.

George Lucas lives in my town. Years ago he hired me and my truck and we drove around to all his business locations to deliver Christmas presents to all his employees. George didn't ride with me, he drove his own car. For years he ate breakfast most mornings in a small local restaurant, sat at the counter like everybody else.

Met Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf when I moved their piano. Very friendly guy, not very big, didn't look at all like an athlete. He was really interested in how a couple of guys were going to handle something as big as his piano. Meanwhile, Steffi was sitting near the front door, scrubbing the grout between the floor tiles with a toothbrush. Her "whale tail" was on display six inches above the top of her jeans. I tried not to look, but then I lied about not looking.

My missus's best friend got asked by Bryan Adams to be his 'PA'. Given the news about Bryan Adams's PA a couple of years ago, it was perhaps a lucky escape...

My mates uncle is Ewen Vernal (Deacon Blue & Capercaillie) and my department manager was the keyboard player in H20. Also splashed puke onto the feet of the singer of "Bullet for My Valentine", had I been slightly more compus and known who he was I'd probably have smeared shite on him.

Went to school with children of a few combat vets, one was in the embassy seige whilst another witnessed the US A10's attacking our Warrior APCs in Iraq, apparantly he was in the one behind them!

Was best man at a news reporters wedding, never watch telly these days so don't know how famous she is but she has been on Reporting Scotland for a while.

Robert Plant drinks in my local pub, often say hi to him

My mates mate fingered Clare balding pre lesbian days

I met Howard off the Halifax adverts

I cooked for and served food to princess Margaret

I know Craig Deeley - not famous yet but no doubt soon to be

Met David Mellor when he was having an affair with lady Cobham (should have gone to the press)

I know Stephen Milne, Olympic sailor and Bangor Legend. Nice guy.

after 4 pages, the best claim to fame I've ever read

"My mates mate fingered Clare balding pre lesbian days"

We now play an annual golf tournament for the "Clare Balding Cup" since this fact was revealed. She even comments on the tweets we send her of the trophy and said tournament, although to be fair she doesn't know why it's in honour of her.

cozz - Member
after 4 pages, the best claim to fame I've ever read
"My mates mate fingered Clare balding pre lesbian days"
POSTED 45 MINUTES AGO # REPORT-POST

Yip best one so far. Most of the others are pretty lame.

Edit: this is the thread I was looking for
http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/have-you-ever-snogged-someone-famous/page/2

 

I used to live with a few guys who were at the time (and still are) on prime time telly. Still good mates.

Bizarrely, I ended up going on holiday with Shannen Doherty (amongst others) in 2004. I didn't know she was going to be there until we were sat having a drink on the first day.

My mate's dad is Danny Murphy,

spoken to Paul Burrell quite a bit and bumped into Ricky Tomlinson in the local Londis a few times.

my mum once ran on a treadmill next to David Beckham, im surprised she hasn't put that on her CV....

rumple - Member
My mate's dad is Danny Murphy,

[quote=ElShalimo said]
how old is your mate ? 7?

😆

Growing up in Cambridge I used to see a number of minor celebrities, I bought Stephen Hawking a pint in the Mill when I was under age.
When I worked in Sainsbury's I used to serve Clive James, Rory McGrath and Terry Waite.

Loads of other run ins with minor celbes, Never really put a lot of weight in Celebrity, but most seem to be alright apart from McGrath who is a miserable git.

I used to know Martin and Graham Bell (the skiers) quite well

Not seen them for about 20 years though.

I threw a football back to George Best once - at a throw in. Us kids were allowed to sit round the touchline during the game. We kept trying to trip the linesman up.

My mum sold a fridge to Ian Flemming, my dad sold sold a clock to Sarah Greene (Blue Peter presenter) and I sold a radio to Andy Partridge (from XTC). They're loaded these celebs you know........... 8)

how old is your mate ? 7?

Shaw Taylor once told my brother to shut up when they were filming Police 5 at the local cash n carry.

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My dog tried to bite Ray Winstone.

My wife stood next to Paul Weller & Bruce Foxton in the chip shop in Malvern after the Jam played there....

Then a couple of years later got held up on Jubilee Drive because the Style Council were filming the open top bus video up there.

Back in the late 90's I worked in a hotel in Llandudno and the film crew and some of the cast of mortal combat were staying there,I got the autograph of "liu Kang",he was tiny but a nice bloke.

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this guy from the fifth element runs a takeaway near my parents house.

i've got 'better' celeb links but this is my favourite.

That totally wins.

Have you ever tried to order in the Divine Language?

Don't chicken out, keep at it for a minute or so [maybe prep a speech] and be sure to end with a "Big bada boom!"

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*sigh*

I once broke one of John Prescott's (two) presidential lecterns. I was also smuggled into 10 Downing St and stole a teaspoon. Different occasions.
I had a brief chat with Ken Kesey though I haven't a clue what either of us said.

I regulary ride with GW and he has beaten The Athertons down a DH track. 😉

I don't him anymore but I used to go out with Steve Ganson.

Ganson? The Trumpton Ref?