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

[Mobsta]

430T said:

I met Bernie Ecclestone in London.

I was asked to log in and read his emails to a racing driver we all know who couldn't access his email.

My family was decent, down to earth, and perfectly normal until I was born. I've seen little evidence of our connections, but a number of generations back, we mingled with royalty, owned castles and money, sporting and intellectual achievements. Lots of sirs, barons, baronesses, lords and whatnot. I don't need or want the titles, but a small pile of coins would have been nice in place of the last three generations having had to work hard to make ends meet.

I've no memory for family history either. Who you are now is far more important to who your family once was, to me.

[Vieste]

harry010 said:

I got massively drunk with Ben Kingsley at Merton's bar in Oxford.

One bloke i would love to meet.

[BarryP]

I've had a pee between Rowan Atkinson on one side and Stephen Fry on the other, Snetterton paddock urinals for anybody that's interested.
One of my best mates returned a pair of knickers to Nicole Scherzinger when she left them in the toilet of his plane, ( he's an airline pilot and went to the toilet after her on a transatlantic flight).

[gog440]

I have had a few of these tenuous links to famous people, but the most tenuous was that Robbie Coltrane stood on my foot at the festival of speed whilst he was judging the concours. It fking hurt too, i was going to give him a mouthful until I saw who it was lol.

[Yiliterate]

West Indies fast bowler Joel Garner once asked to borrow my biro. True story...

[Hugo a Gogo]

Lennox Lewis once had a go at me for blocking a road (I wasn't really) with my truck, near Farringdon station

he was in a gold SEC Merc

[Yiliterate]

Lemmonie said:

I have chatted to the Prince of Wales in the County Mall Crawley.

Wow! I once met Rab C Nesbitt (Gregor Fisher) in County Mall...he was smartly attired but did have the stubble!

[Mr Pies]

Daniel Craig has recently bought a place in Lapworth. He bought my mates mrs (and the whole pub) a drink the other week.

[Fun Bus]

My late Grandmother was very friendly with the Mother of Paul Smith, the fashion bloke.

When on honeymoon last year, John Travolta was eating in the same restaurant as my Wife and I. He left when we did and we exchanged a few words - thoroughly nice chap.

Edited by Fun Bus on Monday 8th April 20:20

[mfmman]

I was walking behind Gladiator 'Jet' at Pembrey race circuit, she dropped her purse and I picked it up and handed it back. I'm not one for muscular girls but she did have a lovely bottom.

[s p a c e m a n]

mfmman said:

I was walking behind Gladiator 'Jet' at Pembrey race circuit, she dropped her purse and I picked it up and handed it back. I'm not one for muscular girls but she did have a lovely bottom.

My physio worked on gladiators, so I have been rubbed by the bloke who rubbed Jet.

[Doofus]

Prince William held a gate open for my wife once. She was so busy singing a made-up song about dogst that she didn't notice him.

I had to bow and scrape for two...

[Blakeatron]

When 16 i worked at a shoe shop - i dropped a shoe box on jasper carrots head.

[slinky]

I had an argument with Geoffrey Boycott over the directions from the petrol station I worked in to the M42..
Prat.

[Rostfritt]

Met Clarkson at a music festival.

My mum's friend's uncle was the in the first balloon flight to circumnavigate the world.

A friend once presented the flagship program on a short lived MTV channel.

The actor who played Sid in the first series of Skins went to my school. (Two years below me)

Friend's dad is good friends with a former CEO of Rolls Royce, I once had a meal with him and his friends. (he paid)

Once had an argument on twitter with Paul Daniels.

[sparkyhx]

My wifes cousins are Jessie Ware(Mercury and Brit nominee) and Hannah Ware (the Boss).

and their dad is John Ware - Panorama

While at a party at their house met Jack Penate and Maccabees

My games teacher at school was Phil Larder (england Rugby)
Went to school and went on holiday with Mike Ford (Rugby)
Used to drink regularly with the drummer from Barclay James Harvest.

While working in Wardour Street in Soho - seen loads of people walking around
Chris Evans
Danny Baker
Louie Theroux
Moxy from Aufweideresen Pet
Tim Healey
Timothy Spall
just to name a few I can remember

Met Gary Sobers and Sonny Ramadhin at my dads golfclub

Used to drink and play pool against Michael Lavell - yes that one, and another corry star who I forget the name of - used to drive a TVR.

Edited by sparkyhx on Monday 8th April 21:31

[Timbo_Mint]

I taught Kieth Moon's Niece.

[oobster]

I met Subo in the local chemist a few weeks ago, I think she was waiting on her prescription.

[anonymous-user]

nearly ran over Brucie on the road by Wentworth golf course back in 1993

I was doing my Saturday job delivering flowers in an interflora van and he just wandered out into the middle of the road without looking!

[CarTimeNow]

i called will carling a tt for asking where the marmite was in m&s, this was when they still only sold their own stuff

at the same m&s a group of the stock lads stalked izzy from hollyoaks aka Elize du Toit round the lingerie dept and i stood and laughed at them.

and finally, i have been walked past by david ginola and gary barlow at different airports, (ginola was/is by far the better looking)