Have you got any famous friends?

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I haven't and I don't know anyone that has.Must be weird to be on a night out and have constant attention from strangers.

I used to live next door to Ralph Fiennes.

Oh just remembered. A girl I went to school with, who I still see from time to time is the mother of an amazing little actress, in a very popular ch 4 soap opera, set in Cheshire. I can't tell you which one though.
Her mother was in bits when it seemed like the character was about to die, from a rare ilness because her acting was so great. I can't tell you which little blonde Angel she plays though, 😉

Yes, but I work in the arts and meet 'famous' people all the time. One person I work with I don't see as mega famous but if she tweets me I suddenly get an influx of weirdos following me trying to get 'closer' to her.

I wouldn't want to be famous. Not in the slightest.

I have a couple of famous friends, but funnily enough, they don't get that recognised when they don't want to be, apart from a couple of "you know you look like..."

There are a couple of known people around here (but there are famous people in any part of London let's be honest). People seem to be pretty respectful and they take their kids to the park and others like anyone else.

I used to be friends with a minor Hollywood star who has been in peaky blinders, the mummy. Despite spending many summers together I highly doubt she’d remember me

Yes I do. Strange and weirdly uncomfortable experience going for a day out with them and the kids... plus bodyguard.

I presume that those who say it would be outing for them are thinking that the fact their posts show they are in their 40s with three kids and a horse, don’t like their sister-in-law much barre avid visitors of Legoland preserves their anonymity more than all the above plus are best friends with Barbara Cartland and live next door to Tony Slattery.

I'm best mates with Elvis. What do you mean he's dead? He works in my local chippy and I saw him only last week!

@ThatDeadlyJetty haha nope!!

Following on from @Funnyfarmer, does anyone wonder which celebs are MNers?

@ravenlg DP's cousin's partner is in the charlatans.

How do you know they aren't faking it?

*A very unpopular politician is a friend of my parents

That doesn't narrow it down much wink*

Probaby the least popular politician on MN. I texted my Mum once to say I was coming over and she told me not to because they were there for a coffee, she knows me too well.

Agree with the poster who said these threads are pointless without names.

They're pretty much pointless anyway, seeing as you could just make it up and no one would know. A bit like how everyone on MN earns over £100,000 a year.

I'm married to an A list actor and I live next door to a very famous soap star and I used to babysit someone who is now in a well known rock band.

See?

Yep v pointless thread, "I know someone, they are an actor, I can't say who though". Great!

Does everyone on this thread think that famous people only have 1 friend in the world lol? Even I have 2 and I'm a nobody!

I went to school with our town mayor. He says hello to me in the street.
(Nearest to a famous person you can get in a small rural town in the middle of nowhere)

I'm not sure why people would lie about knowing someone famous though.. really what are you gaining from doing that?

Yeah, but why does someone always say they knew a La-a in baby names? Every single time there is a thread on unusual baby names someone pipes up and says their sister is a midwife who delivered a baby La-a or some such nonsense.

@polarpig, I'd say that was either JRM, BJ or NF. Unless it's TM and I doubt she's got time to go visiting friends!

I will name names!

One very lovely friend is Boy George!

I’ve known him years. He’s a very nice person and has had some rough times but is doing great now.

Fireman King you saved this thread before it got boring

My brothers step daughter is in "New Amsterdam " she recently had a baby girl who none of us have met yet as she is mostly based in America, she is coming home in June. But to us she is just "Janet" she plays the part of a doctor and was especially written out in the storyline so she could have her baby. I haven't seen any of it yet.

My neighbour is a blogger / Instagram influencer with enough followers to mean that she often gets pointed at / asked for a selfie if we go into town.

It would be so much more interesting if people gave names and dirt. 😂

Yes, this. So THANK YOU, Fireman! I've always thought he came across as a warm, witty, interesting guy and it's nice to hear it.

I don't know any but used to live near Will Smith – the British one from The Thick of It, not Men in Black Will Smith! We took in the odd parcel for each other, exchanged very British slight smiles in the street etc. I also used to work in a 'creative' industry and met a fair few, most of whom were pleasant to unremarkable but some of whom John Humphrys were utter weapons-grade cunts a bit difficult.

@FiremanKing How do you know him if you don't mind me asking?

Yup. Quite a few. Almost without exception, they're lovely people.

And there's one who I think is a total prick. Especially with his claims of 'hayfever' that the idiots people around him fall for every time.

I think most people who know anybody in the public eye are cagey because they don't want messages from 'MN users' digging for dirt that will end up in the Daily Venom.