The thread in which PHers reveal tenuous links to famous people.

[CubanPete]

Huw Scully asked for a chair from our table in the pub. I said it was taken.

My great uncle swapped houses with Ian Botham.

Clint from PWEI asked me where the Loos were in a pub once.

I'm in Alison Goldfrapp's photo album, crewed for a balloon flight she was on.

[V8mate]

CubanPete said:

Clint from PWEI asked me where the Loos were in a pub once.

Small world!

I once bumped in to Clint from PWEI in a pub, causing his pint to be spilled down him. Graciously, he apologised

[dudleybloke]

i know J.R.R Tolkien's great grandson.

[Where2Guv]

A friend and myself once mooned Dame Judi Dench.

She chuckled and said 'Oh boys... Do you really think I haven't seen all that before!'

[BlackST]

I used to go to school with Ched Evans. Football player who played for Manchester City and Sheffield United.
He is currently in jail.

[ClassicMotorNut]

My dad used to frequent the same pub as Peter Davison.

[cold thursday]

Met Richard Burton once, or should I say me and my dad did when I was about 7.
Brockenhurst railway station footbridge.
He was filming something there , My dad was Welsh, he said something to him in Welsh as we were passing , it turned into a five minute conversation.
Never understood a word of it.

[MrBig]

My dad was Chairman of a Board of School Governors and Johnny Ball was one of the Governors.

[Silverbullet767]

One of the guys I work with has a son who has a friend who was an extra in Game of Thrones!

Fantastic, I'm sure you'll agree.

[soxboy]

Silverbullet767 said:

One of the guys I work with has a son who has a friend who was an extra in Game of Thrones!

Fantastic, I'm sure you'll agree.

My office manager's son is an actor in Game of Thrones. As he has a different surname to her due to Equity reasons, and because I don't watch it, I've no idea who he is.

[kowalski655]

My wife dated Jim Kerr of Simple Minds before he was famous..he even proposed but she turned him down as she was too young and didn't love him...daft cow!
I would gladly have done a swap with him for Patsy Kensit

[80quattro]

My brother is in a band, who's keyboard player is the son of famous actor Alun Armstrong. They once got him to appear in one of their music videos, along with one of the actresses from Shameless.

My Aunt's Mother was the wardrobe designer for A Clockwork Orange.

[shakotan]

Oh, I forgot, my landlady is the ex-wife of Dave Dee, of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch fame.

[CTO]

Nigel Farage once sat on my mums sofa and had a cup of tea..

No biscuits though apparently

That is all.

[Mobile Chicane]

A friend of mine art directed Madonna's 'Ray of Light' album cover.

He never met her or anything. She's supposed to be stickler for tiny details, but clearly not that.

[backwoodsman]

I was born on the same street in Shirebrook as Jason Statham.

[NelsonR32]

The Nur said:

Rollcage said:

One of my Facebook friend's husband used to be a driver for Apple Records, and was the regular driver for The Beatles and Keith Moon.

He may have known my great, great uncle then! Pete Ham from Badfinger.

Excellent! He played on my favorite record (All Things Must Pass) and also the Concert for Bangladesh iirc?

[MacGee]

I've pulled a tooth from Official Unionist MP whilst at dental school. Nearly knocked over Michael Parkinson at Leeds golf course changing room. See Marlon from Emerdale at the gym. Took impressons of David Jason's teeth for a prop for Touch of Frost. Played golf with Ernie Els and Jasper Carrot.

[NelsonR32]

It's well known that Jack Bruce drinks at my local. But despite having been there hundreds of times I've never seen him.

Probably for the best really. Not sure what bloke would like being told how amazing/great they are by another bloke in the pub

[Junior Bianno]

The Nur said:

He may have known my great, great uncle then! Pete Ham from Badfinger.

I'm good friends with his daughter. She was my flatmate when I was at uni - we used to have all sorts of weird American Badfinger fans lurking around...