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

[Papa Hotel]

Oh, I once met Barry McGuigan, he was in the lane beside us at a bowling alley. I said "excuse me, are you Barry McGuigan?"

He confirmed that he was indeed Barry McGuigan then started talking in his funny accent. I didn't really understand what he was saying so nodded and smiled until it was my turn to bowl.

[Ved]

I nearly ran over the local Olympic gold medalist shortly after the summer games finished.

[Eric Mc]

Papa Hotel said:

Oh, I once met Barry McGuigan, he was in the lane beside us at a bowling alley. I said "excuse me, are you Barry McGuigan?"

He confirmed that he was indeed Barry McGuigan then started talking in his funny accent. I didn't really understand what he was saying so nodded and smiled until it was my turn to bowl.

He speaks like that to everybody

[wilfandrowlf]

My father in law stood next to Johnny Brigs (AKA Mike Baldwin from Corrie) on friday in the gents in the pub in Portishead.
A friend of the family is good friends with Heather Small (M People etc) and once stayed with her in Wigan
Tenuous enough for ya?;)

[james_tigerwoods]

This is as much fun as the "Top Tenuous" piece on Radio 2 in the mornings

[Le TVR]

I bumped into Prince Charles (literally) the day before the divorce from Di was announced.

[pad58]

I went to the same school as Oliver Reed, though not at the same time.
Prince Charleszz personal chief loved my welsh dragon sausages and called in twice a year to buy 10lb.

[Rude-boy]

Le TVR said:

I bumped into Prince Charles (literally) the day before the divorce from Di was announced.

So that's what you used to call it back then is it Camilla?

[GTIR]

I scrounged a fag off Mike Brewer.

[BlackVanDyke]

My granny knows Sascha Baron-Cohen's dad...

[Prev]

I spoke to Lynsey Lohan in a hotel lift in New York on New Years eve back in 2004. She started speaking to me. Asking where I was from and what not. It was only until she got in to a waiting limo outside that my sister came running up to me all excited and explained who she was. This was before her life went down hill.

[captainzep]

james_tigerwoods said:

This is as much fun as the "Top Tenuous" piece on Radio 2 in the mornings

Or Viz's 'Lame to Fame'

[HorneyMX5]

Emilia Fox has a restraining order againt me.

[rxtx]

I used to work next to Hat Trick Productions so used to see quite a few people every day. I walked past Dale Winton just as he dropped about 20 Dusty Springfield CDs all over the bonnet of his Bentley.

[Ki3r]

My cousin was Miss UK a few years ago, thats about as good as it gets for me!

Only met her a couple of times, so think I'm clutching at straws for this thread!

[ClassicMotorNut]

My late maternal grandfather, whom I never met, left my grandmother and shagged another bird and in doing so created Harry Hill (whom I haven't met either).

Every day I catch the bus past the building that served as John Surtees's motorcycle shop in the 1970s.

Any Green went to the same school as me.

My mother once saw Terry Scott at Waterloo Station.

Edited by ClassicMotorNut on Monday 8th April 17:04

[Nuclear Biscuit]

Many years ago I used to do a Saturday job in a hardware store. One regular customer was Johnny Ball. Occasionally he would be accompanied by a cute kid of about 7/8 years old called Zoe.

[jdw100]

I got introduced to an actor in a Bar in St Ives in Cambs about c12/15 years ago. Apparently he was in a sitcom called The Upper Hand (just googled it) - I'd never heard of it or him and he seemed quite miffed.

Same year I got introduced to two actors from Eastenders in a club in London, I had heard of Eastenders but never watched it and didn't know who they were - they seemed confused by this. One was quite spotty as I recall.

Do I win anything?

[Jimmy No Hands]

I spent an evening drinking and gambling with Razor Ruddock. Is that good?

[chunkymonkey71]

I room serviced Rachel from S club 7. Twice.