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

[Joyrider1]

I used to live in the same village as Neville from Auf Wiedersehen Pet.

And worked in a pub back in the 80's, recently owned by Mark Webbers missus. Used to get Bob Monkhouse and Barry Mcguigan eating in there quite regularly (not together)

[Rostfritt]

EvoDelta said:

My wife is the voice of ~20 airports worldwide, including Heathrow terminal 5 and Schiphol.

A friend of mine did the English announcements at Ulaanbaatar train station.

Another friend lives in the house the Young Ones was set it.

My mum used to work with Linzi Drew (in a tobacco factory before you ask)

[Justin Cyder]

Somewhere in the loft of my mum's house is a washboard that once belonged to Lonnie Donegan. Think my dad may have nicked it.

Just had my memory jogged by BBC4.

[seeby]

Wifey works at the local hospital. One of her patients was Ray Winstones dad. Ray came to visit and she made him a cuppa. Also David Beckhams nan was in there ,he didn't visit but the posh bird did .

[Slobberchops]

Lived on the same road as a Grumbleweed. His son was a complete knobhead.

[EvoDelta]

I knocked over Paul Daniels once.

[Justin Cyder]

Did he like it?

[Tincan]

Back in 2007 Ruby Wax worked with me and others at a management workshop, she was developing her phychology skills. Anyhoo she was great signed my cast( I had a broken arm) . I wouldn't let anyone else touch it after that.

[DickyC]

My paternal grandfather queued up in the same dole queue as the bloke who banged the gong at the beginning of Rank Organisation films.

[EvoDelta]

Justin Cyder said:

Did he like it?

Not a lot.

Badum tish.

[onyx39]

EvoDelta said:

I knocked over Paul Daniels once.

A missed opportunity....

[KM666]

rumple said:

god'sunwantedkid said:

KM666 said:

The bloke who played Hagrid walked past the flat my mum rented in penzance once. I was on the balcony with a mate smoking crack and rimming my mum

EFA

Are you 15 years old?

[wildcat45]

staceyb said:

My cousin is David Beckhams PR guy.

I used to teach dance to the Geordie girl from Emmerdale.

I used to work with her.

[rolando]

Donkey's years ago I just missed running over Keke Rosberg when he was out jogging on a foggy morning. If he hadn't been in the middle of the road I would have got him.

I was at primary school with Susan George. I don't remember even speaking to her.

[JuniorD]

Queuing at check-in at Dublin airport once, John Aldridge was stood ahead of me counting a massive wad of cash.

[Emeye]

Last night I was at my wife's mate's mum's wedding reception. Sat next to me was some good looking dude who is apparently my wife's mate's mum's best-mate's son and also on Coronation Street. I wouldn't have known unless I'd been told, but I did think I sort of recognised him.

Not sure what he is called, but I'd rather he wasn't sat next to me as he made me feel even more not that good looking.

Also, he wasn't trying it on with any 12 year olds, which was nice.

[31mph]

Emeye said:

Also, he wasn't trying it on with any 12 year olds, which was nice.

[Bradgate]

I went to school with Tracy Shaw, who played Maxine Peacock in Coronation Street. She was always in the tabloids and lads mags a few ears ago. Nice girl, very pretty.

OH's sister knows, and occasionally competes against, Zara Phillips. Nice girl. Very down to earth and normal.

[Emeye]

garyhun said:

I have the centre piece from the steering wheel of the underwater Lotus Esprit from the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me.

I am therefore connected to James Bond, Roger Moore and Barbara Bach

I would have liked to have been retrospectively connected to Barbara Bach in more ways than one in the 70s.

What I mean is that I was under 6 in the 70s, but if I had been older in the 70s or if she was the same oh forget it, you know what I mean. Don't ya?

Edited by Emeye on Saturday 18th May 15:51

[RegMolehusband]

I once employed a bloke as sales manager to learn later that he'd sung with the band Coco in the Eurovision song contest (he also claimed to have had sex with Susan George once at a drunken party, this may or may not be true though)