Whose the most famous person you have touched
Discussion
Back in the 80’s Lee Mac Donald who played Zammo and Michelle Gayle who played Fiona in Grange Hill were fronting the just say no campaign and visiting schools. Met Michelle afterwards and we chatted for ages,seemed to get on really well and told me to write to her at the beeb-never did.
Met Troy corser at Gatwick when he was riding for BMW. Nice chap. Didn’t know at the time but he apparently lives,or lived, around 20mins from where I work and a few guys who I work with have seen him in the local
Met Keith flint at a Porsche do around 6yrs ago. I raced bikes a few years previous and a guy who I raced against became his teammate when he raced endurance for a couple of years. Was walking around when I bumped into them both!
All the talk was bike racing and what a throughly nice and decent bloke Keith is. No mention of music or ‘I’m a superstar’ or anything. Spoke to my wife and gave her a hug and kiss afterwards.
Met Troy corser at Gatwick when he was riding for BMW. Nice chap. Didn’t know at the time but he apparently lives,or lived, around 20mins from where I work and a few guys who I work with have seen him in the local
Met Keith flint at a Porsche do around 6yrs ago. I raced bikes a few years previous and a guy who I raced against became his teammate when he raced endurance for a couple of years. Was walking around when I bumped into them both!
All the talk was bike racing and what a throughly nice and decent bloke Keith is. No mention of music or ‘I’m a superstar’ or anything. Spoke to my wife and gave her a hug and kiss afterwards.
mr_spock said:
My great uncle was Lord Shinwell, former Labour MP, cabinet minister, party chairman and then a peer. I was about 23 when he died, and the family went to a memorial service in the Lords. There were more famous people there, of course, but those were the ones I shook hands with that I can recall. Mrs Thatcher was shorter than I expected, but had an astounding presence.
I can't say I agree with much of his politics, although he was opposed to the EEC (yay, Brexit content).
He accepted a life peerage although he was offered a hereditary peerage, as one of his sons was a bit of a scoundrel and had (IIRC) spent some time inside for fraud.
Amusingly, Luciana Berger MP claims to be his great-niece. She isn't. We're related, but I've never met her. I know my mum's emailed her to, um, clarify the family tree but she's not responded.
His nephew, Sir Adrian Shinwell, was former chief executive of the Conservative party in Scotland. He didn't answer my email to say hi either
It's very possible you are related to my old history teacher...I can't say I agree with much of his politics, although he was opposed to the EEC (yay, Brexit content).
He accepted a life peerage although he was offered a hereditary peerage, as one of his sons was a bit of a scoundrel and had (IIRC) spent some time inside for fraud.
Amusingly, Luciana Berger MP claims to be his great-niece. She isn't. We're related, but I've never met her. I know my mum's emailed her to, um, clarify the family tree but she's not responded.
His nephew, Sir Adrian Shinwell, was former chief executive of the Conservative party in Scotland. He didn't answer my email to say hi either
Nathalie Emmanuel when she was in Hollyoaks pre Game of thrones fame. Just thought she was a nice looking girl in a bar in Liverpool so started trying to chat to her, didnt get far.
Michelle Keegan Mtwo club Manchester. My GF at the time went in a right mood that night as apparently she was flirty with me. Definately wasn't
Chelsee Healey who used to be in Waterloo Road outside printworks in Manchester, she was quite funny I remember and had a bit of banter.
Thats my lot.
Michelle Keegan Mtwo club Manchester. My GF at the time went in a right mood that night as apparently she was flirty with me. Definately wasn't
Chelsee Healey who used to be in Waterloo Road outside printworks in Manchester, she was quite funny I remember and had a bit of banter.
Thats my lot.
threespires said:
Alucidnation said:
John Lennon when i was about 6.
WINNER!Katie Price
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I brushed past her at the start of the 2009 london marathon
(and yes, I did start with the famous people....brief opportunities to touch Gordon Ramsay and Nell McAndrew too....but Nell was like fking Linford McAndrew when the gun went!)
GOG440 said:
Barry Williams (Whizzo)
Oh, I'd forgotten I've met him, a couple of times. I've got a photo of him standing next to my car.I'm sure there was someone more famous I'd met, but I don't really go to the kind of places where these people are. And when I do, I can't think of anything worthwhile to say so there's not much point going any closer.
Mike Hailwood.
Barry Sheene + Stephanie
John Surtees
Mitch Mitchel - Hendrix drummer. Played bass with him
John Bellam-Payne Wizzard drummer. Played bass with him,.
Pete Phipps - Glitter Band drummer. Yes, played bass and sang with him (nothing to do with Garry...)
Stephan Grapelli
Eric Morcambe - great bloke. Unlike Ernie Wise....
Janet Brown - impressionist from the 80's
Larry Adler - harmonica player. We kept in touch after meeting.
Gerry Marsden. As in Gerry and the Pacemakers. We got well and truly blathered after interviewing him
Victoria Wood
Barry Sheene + Stephanie
John Surtees
Mitch Mitchel - Hendrix drummer. Played bass with him
John Bellam-Payne Wizzard drummer. Played bass with him,.
Pete Phipps - Glitter Band drummer. Yes, played bass and sang with him (nothing to do with Garry...)
Stephan Grapelli
Eric Morcambe - great bloke. Unlike Ernie Wise....
Janet Brown - impressionist from the 80's
Larry Adler - harmonica player. We kept in touch after meeting.
Gerry Marsden. As in Gerry and the Pacemakers. We got well and truly blathered after interviewing him
Victoria Wood
Eric Mc said:
curlyks2 said:
Barry Cryer
Willie Rushton
Colin Sell
Paul Merton
Humphrey Lyttelton
Mark Thomas
I wonder where you bumped into those....?Willie Rushton
Colin Sell
Paul Merton
Humphrey Lyttelton
Mark Thomas
Wobbegong said:
Probably Jonny Wilkinson or Natalie Imbruglia.
Tackled Jonny during a match and bumped into Natalie by accident.
She must have a habit of doing that. I was leaving Bondi beach and saw this woman careening towards me not looking. I stopped and she slammed straight into me. Tackled Jonny during a match and bumped into Natalie by accident.
My most famous. Bowie loads of times.
mr_spock said:
Amusingly, Luciana Berger MP claims to be his great-niece.
This sort of embellishment appears rife in Politics.There's a MEP (Former UKIP member and UKIP Supporter) who publicly claims to have founded my company and run our sister company. We did employ her.....as a tele sales girl.
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