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Male celebrity in London today in a pink beret

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Montypig · 10/04/2024 21:27

DD went to Cream Dream ( I know !) Cafe in London today ( she had a fabulous cake ) and was sitting next to a celebrity - Male, 50 + ish,, in a houndstooth jacket, wide trousers and a pink beret. other people asked for a photo, and apparently he was really nice to them, so we know it was someone famous, but who ????

AIBU to ask you all to help work out who it might have been ? ( sorry shoe horned into AIBU as I was hoping for a quick answer !)

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Soigneur · 11/04/2024 08:22

Nile Rodgers? He often wears a beret.

JudgeJ · 11/04/2024 08:21

Cattyisbatty · 11/04/2024 07:31

Impressed you all solved the mystery! Maybe Eileen is on here!
Yeah, he’s old, I was about 10 when they were in the charts.

He isn't 'old', he's rather mature, my story and I'm sticking to it, like I'm a bit over 21, an undefined bit though.

JudgeJ · 11/04/2024 08:16

ItIsifISayItIs · 10/04/2024 23:03

K.R. is 70??? Hells Bells!! 😮
Seems like only yesterday I was dancing to ‘Come on Eileen’ at the local disco hotspot and going to college, learning to drive, fitting into size 8 jeans, and celebrating my 18th birthday…🎈
Happy days…

Get real, it was at least a week ago! I had to Google the name though I do recall the song. Do other people get surprised when they realise that as they have aged so as the rest of the world, catches me out all the time? Friends' babies going off to Uni for example!

ThePoshUns · 11/04/2024 08:09

He's aged well, love his style

HoneyButterPopcorn · 11/04/2024 08:08

Montypig · 10/04/2024 22:01

YOU GENIUSES ( Genii ??))

Kevin Rowland ....... for it was he. Both girls agree and say "too rah too rah too rah too rah eh "

thank you so much, we can all go to bed now. I told DH that mumsnet can solve everything

Aw I was coming to say that! He is quite a fancy dresser!

Newgirls · 11/04/2024 08:06

70! Wow absolute goals.

Laiste · 11/04/2024 08:05

<comes back - i'm over it now>

That pic of him in the pink beret; i think he looks like Tony Robinson (Baldrick)

I never fancied KR in the day, i was a bit young for fancying. But i do remember seeing him hopping about in his dungerees on TOTP and being quite fascinated with it.

Love Gino. My ear worm for today 😊

GameOfJones · 11/04/2024 08:01

That is remarkable some posters got it right! I didn't know the name so had to Google him, although I know of the band.

Glad he was nice.

Chrispackhamspoodle · 11/04/2024 07:50

I used to really fancy Kevin Rowland when I was a young teen.Went out with a boy who styled himself on him who was a complete dick.Saw KR play at Reading years ago but that was a complete disaster (the strippers on stage did not go down well with the Reading crowd -it was all a bit creepy and a lot of urine was thrown) so good to see him looking so well.I'm now off to Portugal to stalk Captain Sensible who I also had a massive crush on.

MasterShardlake · 11/04/2024 07:48

Montypig · 10/04/2024 21:29

She says no, it wasn't - apparently Eddie Izzard has his pink beret stolen.

He drank tea in a pretty mug.

he could have easily bought another pink beret.

Whatafustercluck · 11/04/2024 07:41

I had to Google Kevin Rowland, much to my shame. Of course I know Dexys songs though, just didn't know the front man's name.

I was really hoping it was going to be Michael Stipe.

Kismet79 · 11/04/2024 07:41

Just seen Kevin has already been suggested!

Kismet79 · 11/04/2024 07:39

Kevin Rowland, sounds like something he'd wear. Was he quite slim? Lives centrallly.

Barney16 · 11/04/2024 07:35

We went to see Dexys last year. He was fab. I knew he was 70 but you couldn't really tell. He moved like someone a lot younger. Great clothes too I have to say v

Pluviophile1 · 11/04/2024 07:35

Churchview · 10/04/2024 21:33

Captain Sensible.

😂

Damnloginpopup · 11/04/2024 07:34

I just feel sorry for Eileen. Poor girl must have been absolutely drenched.

Cattyisbatty · 11/04/2024 07:31

Impressed you all solved the mystery! Maybe Eileen is on here!
Yeah, he’s old, I was about 10 when they were in the charts.

Cattyisbatty · 11/04/2024 07:29

Damnloginpopup · 10/04/2024 21:58

Good call but his would be red. Absolutely bloody lovely bloke though. Really, really nice. My favourite celebrity ever, because he loves his fabs as much as we love him!

I think he lives in Portugal now but was in Rome at the weekend.

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I saw him at Heathrow as a teen in his heyday and he was great! Giving out autographs!

InSpainTheRain · 11/04/2024 07:19

Call Cream Dreams and ask who was in yesterday and explain why... then tell us :)

ImCamembertTheBigCheese · 11/04/2024 06:43

All the guessing after the bloke has been identified will start to be like 'cancel the cheque'.

Luddite26 · 11/04/2024 05:17

Oh yes Kevin Rowland! Wow some guessers did well getting him!

Luddite26 · 11/04/2024 05:15

Daniel Craig.

GlennCloseButNoCigar · 11/04/2024 05:11

Is it Mika? He’s in London on tour right now. Saw him in Manchester few days ago.

Clafoutie · 11/04/2024 05:06

David Hockney?

sashh · 11/04/2024 04:20

I should have read the full thread.

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