Celebs where you don’t expect to see them

[Normaja]

I did a drivers awareness course today, one of the online courses where the group joins via teams or whatever it is. You only see everyone’s face and first name.
Anyway, there was one participant that after a while of thinking she was familiar, I realised she’s a TV presenter. I’m certain it was her, but if it wasn’t then this woman with the same name shares an uncanny resemblance.

I don’t spot many celebs where I live so it was quite exciting to be sharing a space with one. Even if it was that particular space. She seemed very pleasant.

Ever had any random celeb spots like that?

Juliet Stevenson sat beside me on the tube recently. Helen Mirren strode past me and DH on the tube platform a couple of years ago. Interesting to see famous people in real life - they just look ordinary.

Bill Nighy walked past me while I was standing by the bus stop outside West Hampstead station

About 40 years ago my parents, brother, sister and her family and I with my then very young DD went on holday together to Cornwall. We were in a pub for lunch. Mother (sorry never DM) rarely drank, but that day she had had several glasses of Cornish cider. A nice looking young man was at the bar witha group of friends, sitting on a bar stool and wearing shorts. Mum decided that she liked this young man. "look at his legs, hasn't he got gorgeous thighs" stroking his thighs. Prince Andrew.

James Corden in Swansea Sainsbury's, many years ago.
Lots of people in the area of Cardiff where we used to live, as it was close to the old BBC studios. Sandi Toksvig was the most memorable, as our dog jumped up on her. DH stood next to Peter Capaldi in the queue for an ice-cream in Cardiff Bay when he was in Dr Who.

I saw Sinead O'Connor years back (at the height of her fame) pushing a trolley around my local supermarket, took me a minute to realise who she was.

Linda Robson in Palma airport a few months ago.

Maisie Williams in the shopping centre in Cardiff.

Oh yes, I got into a lift at the same time as Richard Branson (several years ago) he was very chatty and pleasant.

And Rhys Ifans and Kelly Jones in Cardiff city centre. Not together.

Parked next to Maureen Lipman in the Waitrose car park. We got back to our cars at the same time. I recognised her and she just smiled. I had forgotten that until just now.

Bono spinning the wheel of fortune at a school fair, tbf his dc went to the school.

Walking my dog in a quiet area where I don't usually meet anyone and bumped into Cillian Murphy, also walking his dog.

Have served Kathy Burke and Mark Wingett(Jim Carver in the bill) at work

Martin Lewis and some minor celebs who I've forgotten being filmed (several takes) on the steps of the London Palladium.
Sue Nicholls on a flight to Spain.
Ricky Tomlinson on a flight back from Spain.
James Hunt in a bar in Pau.
Catherine Zeta Jones having a cigarette outside an Indian restaurant in St Andrews.
Sean Connery in St Andrews.
And not me but my DC served Peter Capaldi and Patrick Stewart at a real ale pub in Huddersfield.

Will Poulter walking to Borough Market.

Sounds like a nursery rhyme line 😅

We were at Rugby Services on the M6 last week and we saw katarina johnson-thompson in Starbucks and not 5 minutes later Noddy Holder walking out into the carpark.

Had gone to see a musical in Manchester, empty seats in the row in front of us then Cliif Richard arrived and sat there with his entourage-all you could hear was whispers of is that really him😂

Oh and Iris Apfel at the theatre in New York, looking amazing at the age of 97.

David guest (liza minelli ex) in my local bank.

Oooh loads
John Bishop regularly picking his kids up when I was collecting mine and down the local sports club.
Posh spice at soft play (many years ago!).
Louis from one direction in Wells cathedral.
Tyson Fury in Tebay services costa coffee.
Camilla shopping in Holt.
Edward and Sophie in Bagshot petrol station 😲 buying chocolate.
Michael Owen (years ago) at the top of my street signing autographs for little kids.

Oooh and Princess Anne and Theresa May in the Inner Hebrides (not together). Both very polite and chatty.

Rishi Sunak in a field - our children do the same sport.

Nearly ran into a very small Leo Sayer in a motorway services restaurant once

Many years ago when I was in my early 20's George best let me and my 3 yr old at the time go before him onto the escalator at the tube station , very charming and had a lovely twinkle in his eye ,
Christopher biggins having a lunch with Gillian Taylforth ... both really friendly and nice
As to recent years .. Shona who played Whitney in eastenders out shopping , she was lovely absolutely stunning in "real life " she has beautiful eyes and was so lovely to my 11 year old

I forgot, the guy who plays Martin Fowler in EastEnders, the guy who played Kush in EastEnders, Tony Hadley from Spandau Ballet, Russell Grand, the Dom bloke from BBC and Carrie Grant, all separately on our Market Square.