Encounters with famous or infamous people

I went to school with Robin Cook had a bit of a hard time ashis dad was head of science. Later when in the navy I met most of the crew of The Navy Lark when I was on HMS Troubridge. Later I instructed Prince Charles a couple of times. At the Commonwealth games Usain Bolt came over to speak to MrsMaxi and I on his lap ofhonour after the final. Mrs Maxi was a Clydesider and worked at theathletes village so he recognised her.
 
I took the ex to Packington Hall for a health spa weekend and I stood on Roy Wegerles foot in a jacussi, he gave me a grumpy look and left. The place was full of signs saying please don't bother the celebrities that frequented the place I mentioned to a member of staff that Wegerle was the only one I saw there and she said don't look straight away but Frank Bruno is behind you so after about a minute I slowly turned around and saw a black leg disappearing around a corner Woohoo I met Frank Bruno's leg.
I met Billy Bragg ln a Campanile in Liverpool, nice chap, Timothy West stood next to me on a train platform and when he clocked that I recognised him he did a Lord Snooty pose and stuck his nose right in the air as if to say I don't wish to be bothered. I was tempted to say oooh aren't you Prunella Scales husband thingy me bob
 
That would be the era of the scandal with MP's and Military top brass being involved with rent boys. :sad:

Go back and delete your post David, it could backfire. :scared:
 
Mother Teresa. Shared an ice cream with Desmond Tutu. Henry Kissinger. I could go on but that would be bragging :lol-049:
 
Not met many famous faces...

Vanessa Feltz (Mum was a guest on her show once - it was in Norwich that I first wanted to join the Sea Cadets - so I owea lot of thanks to Vanessa lol)

More recently, I met PC Angus Nairn - he (jokingly) threatened to arrest my sister! Quite a nice chap actually. Happily posed for photos and spoke to all of us, including my Niece & Nephew.

Used to see Julie Peasgood every now and then round town

Oh yeah...I did have the chance to meet the President of the Democratic Republic of Somaliland...oddly enough, I was a bit busy at the time...I'd just sat down in my cabin with a coffee. I didn't miss much lol

My Mother has a much more interesting list:

Princess Alice (who she described as absolutely lovely)
The Queen Mother (who stepped out of the car with a hole in her stockings. Mother Dearest told her mate next to her - shouting it as the crowd went silent. QM got back in the car and emerged again with perfect stockings lol)
Geoff Capes (she literally walked into him, having not seen him. They became quite friendly - he bred budgies apparently - lovely guy)
Ronnie Barker (a friend lived opposite his Mum, and he invited them in for tea - true gentleman)
Eric Morecombe (he and his wife opened a pub/hotel - had a big fancy dinner to celebrate. As soon as he'd finished he joined the regular punters in the bar and bought everyone a drink. Mum went in a few times and saw him again - always spoke, and was a naturally funny man. Quite a keen angler too).
 
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WOW Bopper that's impressive ohh Billy Fury I had a school girl crush on him I used to babysit for some friends and her hubby was the spitting image of him :bow:
 
I was in his old constituency last weekend. A friend has moved to a place called Chilmark , very nice area I thought.

I didnt meet anyone famous though

Channa
 
C+ C.S.E. in woodwork mate, now that is impressive.

Well I thought so at the time.
 
Once has the displeasure of sharing a first class rail cabin with Ian Botham. A very rude and self important man, he was sitting in one of our prebooked seats and refused to move. He drunk a full bottle of wine from London to where he got off. He was was quite rude to the staff and we ignored him just as if he was a nobody, which in my mind he was.
 
I've spent a few nights kipping on Sue Townsend's office floor and in Richard Branson's back garden. Like you do.
 
Stalked by David Dimbleby

Some years ago we were in Dittisham Devon, as we walked through the village we passed David Dimbleby, a bit later we found him and a friend pushing a car and helped him.
Later we were in Dartmouth in a delicatessen and he walked in recognising us from earlier he smiled and said hello.
My regret is that I should asked him if he was stalking us, but obviously didn't.
 
As a family we used to watch Countdown and as a surprise I got us all tickets to be in the audience. So I met Richard Whiteley (enormous fella), Carol Vorderman, Susan Dent and whoever guest they had at the time. Richard seemed genuinely nice, he commented on how nice it was to see young children in the audience. Carol, I thought, was a bit moody/snooty. She`d hurt her ankle just before starting and didn`t want to do much recording so we only saw 2 shows.

It surprised me to find they do all recording in the evening/night and usually do six at a time, six weeks in advance. They made sure the audience took their raincoats off and hid them under the seats so it looked on camera like a warm day. Then after recording one show, we had to all change seats to make it look like a different audience.
 
Coming out of the Old Point House in Angle Pembrokeshire on a Friday night approx 20 years ago I bumped into Willie Thorne who was in a snooker competition in nearby Tenby. I said "Hello" and he said "how do you get out of this sh1thole"

Rugbyreddragon
 
A few years ago I organised a charity ball in Richard Branson's garden with the main marquee put up over his cricket pitch. He refused our invitation but did join us during the evening. Our guest celebrity was Kevin Whately. Both lovely men.

Many years ago (too many to count) I met Lady Olive Baden-Powell, quite an honour.

Linda
 
I woke up next to Joanna Lumley.

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By which I mean I was asleep on the train and, when I woke up, she was sitting next to me.
 
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I woke up next to Joanna Lumley.

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By which I mean I was asleep on the train and, when I woke up, she was sitting next to me.
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A little confession as an errant teen , I acquired by accident you understand a copy of Club international mucky book .....Joanna being displayed in all her splendour ( did the trick i was 15)but i have a question ...did she really have staples in her belly or was that an optical illusion created by my well thumbed mucky book !! :tongue:

channa
 
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