Have you ever seen a celebrity in the street?

[BeckyRac]

I saw George Sampson once.

tiny! Celebrities are all so tiny!

This is so true!

I've skipped straight to the last page. I'm after the number of MNers who have met Anthony Head and found him utterly charming? It's usually in the double figures

Loads - top of my head
Frank Bruno
Nigel Benn
Tessa Sanderson
Sally Gunnerson
Couple of people from Eastenders
Tim Westwood
Jamie Oliver
Lloyd Banks
Linda Robinson
Linford Christie
Gwyneth Strong
Marti Pellow
Robbie Williams
Thierry Henry
Nigel Kennedy
Madonna
Princess Anne
Prince Andrew
Sugar minott
Everson and Mark from ratpack
Raymond Bingham
Dave Pearce
Matt Black
Jazzie B
Trudie Goodwin
David Walliams
Jacqueline Wilson
Sade
Paul McCartney
Peter Mandelson
Couple of the Marleys
Janet kay
Nigel farage
Steve Sutherland
Idrissa Elba
Various members of Aswad
Ali Campbell and Astro
Colin Firth

Walked passed on the street, work related, amateur athletics, supermarkets and other retailers, in clubs, used to live near a recording studio, used to live near the BBC centre, lived local to some of them, children went to the same school, stayed in the same hotel.

Nick Cave sitting in a cafe in London

Most recently I saw madness in leicester square filming a music video, suggs carrying a caravan weirdly I hope it will make sense when it comes out. Yes I did have to call my mum to check who they were! a week before that in a similar location I saw roman kemp and then kelly brook

Peter Andre
Pato Banton

Bob Geldof too but twice, on King's Rd and also in an airport.

Prince Charles on Fortnum and Mason's steps after his visit there and then being photographed by one or two press at entrance - hardly any crowd as it was random.

The poor late Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, as I then lived in the area, several times - same hairdressers (twice), distantly in the street with her fiend, and her and Anton whatever his surname whom she then dated, in the same lift as me at Gatwick.

Kate Middleton and one guard walking from Ken Palace on narrow path right past me in opp direction (no one else around) before they hit the busy street and then there were cheers from tourists (soon after she moved in to Ken Palace).

Mick Jagger - not in street, but in a hotel reception in Milan !! that was a shock, and the only time I got completely star-struck (not that I saw any other pop / rock stars close up, but I always fancied him).

Also Camilla turning on Christmas lights in an arcade off Piccadilly , she was surrounded/mingling with retailers from all the shops so anyone could come up to her.

Prince William when he was about 18 at a very small (about 8 tables tops), informal but good restaurant in a group of six friends and guards. We were on the next table. Turned around once and glanced straight at me. Few of them were throwing bread at each other at some point - living up to the cliche.

Peter Hook, the bassist for Joy Division/ New Order at my local newsagent outside of Bolton. He let my kids sit in his TVR.

Craig Charles at a Waterstones in Reading.

Bryan Ferry at a newspaper kiosk in Los Angeles. He really was as elegant and as good-looking as I imagined he was...

Jarvis Cocker walking along a street in Austin, Texas. It was weirder because Spandau Ballet was premiering their film, Soul Boys of the Western World, at a theater in Austin and were taking photographs outside the theater. Jarvis walked up to where I was and took a photo and even the Spandau boys were like, "Was that Jarvis Cocker?" Jarvis had a film premiering at the same event that day.

At that same event I met Mike Peters from the Alarm and I sat next to Elijah Wood, the actor from The Lord of the Rings, during the Spandau film. We serenaded each other during a performance of "True".

I was walking in Houston, Texas downtown and ran into Rick Astley. I didn't know he was performing in the city. It was a nice surprise.

I was on a plane with the actor, F Murray Abraham (Amadeus, Scarface, etc). He was in my hometown in Texas visiting his relatives before attending the Academy Awards in Los Angeles where he received the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Salieri in Amadeus.

I remember exchanging pleasantries with Prince Andrew back in 1987. He was so nice and friendly and made my trip to England just extra special. Bummer that he's not so wonderful after all.

Murray Walker was parked next to me in a car park in Windsor. He was kind enough to help me collapse a baby stroller.

I did see David Beckham in Bents Garden Centre in Cheshire back in the 90's. I had no idea who he was because I had just moved to England from the US and I didn't follow football but I remember everyone making a big deal about him. Now, I would trample over people to get to him.

Victoria and David Beckham with Brooklyn when he was about 2 so 2001ish at (I think) outside the ladies loos. David was carrying Brooklyn. She nipped into Boots and back to the loo.

Tom Ward strutting very fast at Marylebone station.

Nicholas Bailey (Antony Trueman Eastenders) at a club - some owner around Bond Street in mid 2000’s. I was rather drunk and talked to him, apologising to his girlfriend - wasn’t chatting him up btw.

Jamie Stewart from The Cult whilst he was in the band. He lived in a very unassuming terraced house a few doors down from my nan and he sent her an invite to his wedding reception - quick Google says 4th March 1989. I went with her. The other members weren’t there btw. The guys were all in kilts.

That sentence should say the Beckhams at (I think) Heathrow airport outside the ladies loos.

Bob Geldof jogging on Chelsea Embankment/Battersea Park, often, as I was cycling to/from school.1980s.

Griff Rhys Jones with a guitar slung over his shoulder in Oxford St

Louis Theroux looking for a parking meter in Islington

Woody Allen on Shaftesbury Avenue, sitting in a director's chair surrounded by film crew

Tim Roth squeezed past me in a bar. I was sitting down and his arse brushed my back. Swoon

Jon Moss (drummer from Culture Club) in a bar in Kings Cross. He bought me a beer

I was at college at the same time as the League of Gentlemen, before they were the LOG. Saw some of the sketches and horror film parodies they did there when they were 'learning their craft'. Had a bit more than a fumble with one of them when we were both very drunk one night, but not saying which one...

Oh, forgot Robbie Coltrane - sitting in a big yellow frock eating stuff from a catering van while taking a break from filming

Jonathan Ross - spoke to him & he was charming.
John Humphrys
Pippa Middleton
Hugh Grant
Sophie Ellis Bextor
Nigel Havers
Clare Balding
Fenella Fielding
Colin Firth
Elizabeth McGovern

Jennifer Saunders in Kentish Town in big sunglasses - when she realised I'd clocked her gave me a huge smile. Billy Bragg on a demo in London. Windsor Davies at Birmingham Art Gallery in the 1970s. Jenni Murray in Tesco.

Several. Live in an area where they are seen.
Will mention one though, because he has died now. Ronnie Corbett. I am short, I knew he was supposed to be short, but he was even shorter than I was. We were coming towards each other on a pavement. Then he went into a small office where someone was waiting for him and opened the door as soon as he appeared.

Kit Harrington - I stopped him for a photo and he was lovely
Keira Knightley - walked past her in Central London
Jude Law - walked past in NW London
Damian Lewis - as Jude Law
David Mitchell - as above!

Used to live in a very affluent part of London so saw famous people a lot!

Dave Stewart from the eurythmics in Leicester Square
Michael portillo on a train filming his tv series (they tried to boot me out of a carriage but I said no, they let me stay as long as I kept quiet!)
The actor Robert Vaughn in Birmingham (I offered him an ice cream sample, didn't realise who it was at first)
That bloke called Bill from the tv series "that's life!" Is always around Birmingham as he lives in the rotunda building, I saw him on my way to work a few times.
Dr Pixie on her way to the bbc studios in Birmingham
Dd is always seeing Coronation street actors around manchester, Sue Nichols who plays Audrey is a sainsburys regular!

Oh and I saw Ricky Gervais in Central London at a cash point. Wanted to say hello but he got his phone out and made a call. I’d read an interview with him where he said he did that to avoid fans!

Oh I forgot Jarvis cocker at Euston station!

Amanda Barrie at the train station.

Kris Marshall at the airport.

@SpeckledyHen

The Queen in Windsor Great Park Andrew and Fergie in Windsor Great park Michael Parkinson and Mary in John Lewis in Windsor Jonathan Ross and family in a Spanish theme park Gail from Corrie outside Harrods Ulrika Johnson with her kids on the swing next to us in Henley Janet Street Porter on the tube Nigel Havers and wife in Waitrose Anton Rogers in the same Waitrose Rod Stewart also in Windsor Great park , parked up in a yellow Lamborghini. He lived around the corner at one time George Michael in his car in Goring A lot of the footballers from the local championship team , shopping in town and petrol stations.

A few more

Diana Ross in New York coming out of a house on the East Side . Got into a cab in front of us . So shocked to see her , exclaimed ‘ oh it’s Diana Ross ‘ she have us a wonderful smile.
Peter Stringfellow in Boots at Heathrow buying paracetamol.
Debbie MCGee and her mum in a shoe shop in Reading.
Gary Moore in a pub in South Oxfordshire

Michael Palin (Oxford, in a fetching summer hat)
Jeremy Pacman (Chinese Restaurant, London, complaining about our party being a bit noisy )
Warwick Davis (in my local Waitrose, a couple of times - someone else quite routinely here, but can't name as will identify where I live!)
HRH Queen Elizabeth II - ok not in the street, but an enclosure at Ascot, and I was in a group of people who parted like the biblical sea as she came through and I was as close to her as you can get. Luckily was looking super smart. Everyone just applauded her and was very respectful. It was nice.

We were having a sales conference at a hotel in Sheffield. One of the guys had nipped out to the loo. When he came back he told us that Newcastle United were checking in as they were playing Sheffield Wednesday that weekend.

The marketing director decided that it was time for a coffee break and for us to check in as well. I stood next to Kevin Keegan at the reception counter and was astonished at how short he was.