Have you ever met a celebrity? And did they act or look different to what you were expecting?

[PrincessHoneysuckle]

I met Chris Gascoigne once who played/plays? Peter Barlow in Corrie.Very short and quiety spoken.

Chubby Brown. He's genuinely so warm and lovely. I've found myself become quite defensive of him when people think his 'act' isn't just that, a performance. Felt like we'd known eachother for years in the short time we spoke.

I met the actor who played Boba Fett (Jeremy Bulloch). Maybe not the biggest celebrity on here, but my mum went to school with him. We went to see him on stage in London.

He was lovely and took me on the stage.

Also met (randomly) Chris Waddle and Gazza at a game at White Hart Lane. Chris took my friend and I on a mini tour of the ground. Both lovely guys.

Helen Mirren - so rude, elbowed me out of the way physically at airport security.
Olivia Colman - was at school with her, lost touch at uni but from interviews she's exactly the same now as she was when we were ten, very funny, slightly scatty.
Oasis boys - more polite than you'd expect.
Tony Hart - such a gent.
Joshua Jackson - sat in the middle of economy class, totally unassuming.
Matt Lucas - total arsehole, just before he got really famous but when he was the Dove from Above - demanding a "proper" dressing room and rolling his eyes in disgust at everyone when he was doing a short set at a local pub comedy night.
Caroline Aherne - such a lovely lady, chatty and funny and warm, always overtipped.

Oh and forgot Gwen Stefani, so beautiful, amazing skin, saw her but didn't speak to her in a hotel in Sweden.
And also Mick Hicknall, gross, tried to stick his tongue in my mouth at the Hacienda.

Is this in Hampstead Heath or somewhere else?

Oh, and DD3 reminded me of the time we met Vampire Weekend, back when they were just breaking out in the UK. I took her to one of their shows in London and we met them backstage, and they were so lovely, especially to DD3 who was a HUGE fan. When she went to see them in Leeds a few years later when they had got much bigger, she messaged them from outside the venue where she was queueing, asking them to get a move on as she was freezing waiting for the show to start. They sent her out a hoodie to keep her warm!

This was a good ten years ago now, but she still has the hoodie, and I still have warm feelings whenever 'A Punk' comes on the radio...

Seriously??? Roy Chubby Brown, famous for his offensive humour, high profanity, forthright social commentary and outspoken disdain for political correctness?

You'll be telling me next that the late Bernard Manning was a cuddly old grandpa who liked nothing better than a cup of tea and a digestive.

Yes I noticed there have been a few of these posts, probably journos desperate for some juicy titbit now they can no longer eavesdrop on peoples’ phone messages…

Strangely, I don't think this happened. Couldn't imagine him smoking 🚬

Britney Spears. Twice. Meet & Greet. 2017 and 2018. A tiny, very groomed doll. I'd describe her as "robotic".

@Firefly2009 Yes in Hampstead where she lives, she sees him all the time and he always smiles and says Hi

I've delivered the babies of several celeb women but I can't name them, obviously.

I was in a quiz team with Perry Fenwick and he was funny, and knew loads of the answers.

I had a long chat with Howard Goodall at a concert and he was really charming and amusing.

I met Rob Lowe when he came with his family to the tourist attraction I worked at. He was a bit bonkers - I had to give him a ticking off for his bad language in front of other guests, which he took on the chin very cheerfully. He seemed very happy, but almost slightly manic.

I wasn't trying to be nasty. He was obviously shy. Roger was friendly it's just that Parfitt was charm personified and just overwhelmed us a bit.

@MaggieNextDoor I once saw someone on the Cork to Dublin train who I thought was familiar, and kept glancing at him and he would have a little smile on his face as if he knew I sort of knew who he was but couldn't quite get it! It took me a couple of years to cop on it was Pierce Morgan, but DS was a baby at the time and travelling with a baby on your own is quite demanding!
The only other celeb I can think of is the Bass player from Pulp, who I met and had a bit of craic with at Glastonbury, although I didn't believe he was who he said he was until I saw him on one of their videos months later!
Perhaps I've come across other celebs and just not copped on? Oh well..., I've usually got a lot of other things on my mind!

I find footballers always look really tall in real life, I think it's because most of them are on the taller side so look normal height on TV 🤣

Actors often look small and much slimmer and it's hard to work out who is tall and who isn't due to clever camera work. I have met quite a few strictly dancers and the female dancers are so so tiny, even the ones who look slightly bigger in size are really dinky.

My mum, who has sadly passed away last month, hitchhiked in Scotland for honeymoon.
She got picked up by Prince Philip in his land-rover!
They told the papers when they got back and she was on the covers in a tartan mini skirt 😉

Ah, @Toddlerteaplease - he was soooo kind, friendly, didn't mind when I fumbled with my phone - an absolute pleasure in the West End drizzle (and he was wearing a grey overcoat over a suit - soooo handsome!!).

I have a secret aversion towards Hannah Waddingham even though people on MN seem to adore her. She epitomises what I dislike about celebs - all fake sincerity, big glittery gowns, all look at me and loud singing - it reminds me of the women who used to try to outsing each other at the church I was forced to go to as a child.

@MaggieNextDoor 🤣I'm too young for Bernard but I do have vague memories of him! Chubby is just a product of his time, I suppose. Have a read of his autobiography! Though I'm thinking you'd prefer not to ☺️

Before I met him, I was wary incase he'd be abit 'cheeky' or full on, but he was so respectful and spoke very well. Both he and his manager were both just really nice and pleasant to be around. I don't have an opinion on anyone not caring for his acts but I shan't hear a bad word against him, when he's not in character! 🤣

I once saw Germaine Greer in a university library being wheeled around by a student (she had broken her leg). She was treating this poor student appallingly. She was certainly punishing him for male hatred of women.

@Somepeoplearesnippy that's such a lovely story and your wrote it beautifully.

This doesn't surprise me at all.

I’ve met a few and I would say Biliie Piper is the most loveliest, down to earth, sweetest person ever. She was genuinely so nice.

I'm sorry you had to go through that in your schooldays @blahhblahhblahh

That's interesting about Hannah Waddingham though because one of my old friends apparently had some sort of run in with her some years ago and absolutely detests her. Bullying was mentioned, so doesn't sound like she's changed. They recently said she hasn't aged well and seemed rather pleased about it, which sounds petty and bitter, but possibly understandable they're still upset.