Just seen a famous person in Aldi but I don’t know who

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Can you help me?

He’s older, late sixties, early seventies. Tall, white, slim, glasses, white/gray hair. Very well spoken/posh. I’m not 100% about whether he’s a journalist/broadcaster or an actor. Nothing obvious on Google..... a bit vague I know but if Mumsnet can find someone’s ring in Archway I am sure it can help me identify this guy!

@SploshMeBackwards Yes he is bless him! ♥

@Miljea. who are you talking about?

Jeremy Vine

Jon Snow is very tall about 6 foot 8 inches

I used to work in posh department stores and this was always happening to me. I’d know I knew them relatively well .. ( from somewhere?) and would greet them as someone I knew well, whilst I inwardly panicked thinking ‘ Christ- wtf are they?’ Id say stuff like ‘ oh how lovely to see you- how are you keeping?’ And ‘ Er, how are things? The family? ‘ as my mind scrabbled around. Finally, the penny would invariable drop, Id look at them- they’d look at me and see the penny dropping and smile a bit, then id be either tongue-tied or every effusive til they left. But I remember that sting feeling of knowing you know someone without knowing who they actually are

Tom Ward wafted past me at break neck pace at Marylebone station.

I saw posh and becks a long time ago at an airport - probably Heathrow. Brooklyn was a toddler. She nipped into Boots then the loos. No entourage or paparazzi.

Toyah Wilcox and Nigel Clark live in the same town/village I do. I've never seen either of them.
I did meet spit the dog and bob Carolgees when I was three. My only claim to fame.

@Disfordarkchocolate Rupert Giles is life.

I see Dame Judi Dench in my local Waitrose quite a bit. She is ever so unassuming and seems very sweet!

Jason Watkins!
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Was it him?

Rupert Giles is a god amongst men, but ASH’s crowning achievement is his performance as Gently Benevolent in Bleak Expectations

Simon Callow??? I live Archway Road seen him a few times, I allowed him to go ahead of me in the queue at Sainsbury's as he only had two items and seemed in a hurry. Very polite - only after he left the shop I realised ah Four Weddings!

Enjoying this thread, especially the numpties still posting suggestions when the mystery was solved on the first page. This could keep running
all week.

Lord Greystoke-Manderly Gibbons? Although he normally prefers Tesco.

Paul Young used to come into our local Waitrose from time to time.

164 messages on this thread and it was started nearly 24 hours ago. Why don't people read the thread before posting? IT WAS MICHAEL WHITEHALL, JACK WHITEHALL'S DAD.

Should have tried to take a photo with him 😀

i saw the young lad from emmerdale who plays Jacob in the trafford center the other day i said to my GD omg hes fit isnt he, think i shocked her shes 13 im 50 lol if i was 30 years younger it may of been acceptable haha , still had a miserable face like his character but he was being dragged around victoria secrets by his GF

Show us the radio, we might recognise him.

I saw Jon Snow at a gallery opening. He was surrounded by people all evening but as we left I realised he was just in front of me. So I tapped him on the shoulder and told him that last time I saw him he'd been leading a sit in at Liverpool university. He flung his arms round me, said I couldn't possibly be so old and complimented the top I was wearing. Made my evening!

I saw one of the professionals from strictly in asda yesterday. I wasn't sure why I recognised him at first then I noticed he was wearing a strictly come dancing fleece , just in case anyone was unsure.

I just googled for confirmation and it was Aljaz

@scarbados as a huge fan of Alan Rickman I can tell you I'm dying of jealousy.

I've loved him ever since my mum took me to see Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. 😍

"That's it then. Cancel the kitchen scraps for lepers and orphans, no more merciful beheadings, and call off Christmas."

And as a HUGE Harry Potter fan.... need I say more? ⚡

I once met Tony Robinson of Time Team fame in a supermarket in Spain. He was lovely and signed a paper napkin ( I had nothing else) for a friend who was just about to start an archeology course