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?

When I lived in Looe, Cornwall, I was walking through the town and realised that Richard Madeley was walking towards me. I smiled at him, but his he just looked really angry and didn't smile back. It wasn't like I was harassing him for an autograph or something lol

My friend passed Annie Lennox in Woolworths in Cape Town, she was pushing a trolly.
Sat next to Liz Mclarnen at an Atomic Kitten concert.
Bumped into Lolly at another concert and she greeted me like an old friend.
Know Sue Pollard from meeting her abroad and in this country.
Served Ken Buchanan (boxer) once.
Had Elaine C Smith and Jordan from River City in my house one Christmas.

Joan Collins and husband in Waitrose (albeit this was n Knighstbridge near their apartment / house). But I didn't know they lived in the area.
Bill Nighly in the (smaller) Hyde park cafe.

I once served Nile Rogers Fish and Chips in the pub I worked at in my youth - he was staying there as he was doing a festival down the road. Said they were the “best damn fish and chips” he’d ever had

Saw Jimmy Hill admiring the exhibits when I went round the Millennium Dome.

Freddie Highmore used to come into my workplace when he was studying - took me a while to place him as he’d grown a bit by then.

saw Jason manford playing with his kids in the park one day. I did the usual ‘sure I know him from somewhere’ thing until it clicked. He was having a whale of a time, seemed like a great dad. Saw Kim marsh on a night out. She’s tiny. Freddie flintoff in Pizza Hut, he’s huge!

Eddie Izzard at a restaurant. He bent over in his fishnets and leather mini and we got an eyeful. 🤮

Saw Warwick Davis on a Segway at a small caravan park. Saw him a few times during the week around the site on his Segway.

We were behind John Cooper Clarke and his manager (?), booking into Hotel Du Vin in Bristol a few years ago. Saw them again at breakfast. I was too shy and respectful of his privacy to approach him. Another time we saw Christopher Biggins and his hubby while waiting to cross the Channel Tunnel. People were approaching him and he seemed to be in his element and as friendly as he appears on tv.

My mum was in a hotel at Manchester airport and got in a lift to see Roy Chubby Brown already in there.

i sat next to Steve McFadden ( Phil Mitchell from Eastenders on a flight to New York many years ago. We got drunk!

seen loads of people over the years.

I saw him in a pub in Cheadle very drunk (years ago)

my slightly better spot is Bill Clinton in one of the art galleries in Barcelona. Not long after he left the presidency. He had a lot of minders and got a lot of attention. The best I could blurt out was “how’s Hillary”?

Went past Emmerdale actors Eric Pollard (Chris Chittell) + Brenda (Lesley Dunlop) walking hand in hand through Coverack in Cornwall. Apparently they got married there a few days earlier.

Oh and for Mancunians, San Carlo’s restaurant is very good for spotting footballers and Corrie cast members.

So Freddie Highmore was more high?

I'll get my coat.

You should be so lucky!

Jude and Rafferty Law in Waitrose, sharon and Kelly osbourne looking in an estate agents window, Jay Kay (Jamiroquai) at pizza express, gwen stefani and Gavin Ross dale at the same pizza express (but not at the same time), Suzanne shaw trying on a wedding dress, Matt Lucas in selfridges.

Tom Hardy (and his dog) at the same urinal as me in a fairly crappy pub in Nottingham. A trough urinal!

Saw Bill Nighy walking down the high street where i work with his daughter.

Princess Anne 2 rows ahead on a flight from Toronto. Her hair remained immaculate throughout the flight.

David Daker,he was on our motorail to Italyback in the 1980’s,he was in the bar for hours drinking with everyone,he was well known in those days,his wife expertly drove the car off the train in Milan,I was impressed.

Bumped into Milton Jones as I came out of the ladies toilets and he was on his way to the gents which was the next door along

Seen a few... Johnathan Ross getting a costa in a service station
Ulrika Johnson at a Mcdonalds in the 90s
Johnny Depp walking about in Soho
Mille mackintosh and Professor Green driving a chelsea tractor after they moved to Brockley.
Daisy May Cooper in a charity shop with her baby

Natalie Cassidy at a cashpoint last time I was in London.

Tony Robinson next to me and my sister in a queue at Heathrow.

Jennifer Saunders with her daughter in the queue in front of me in Exeter Debenhams. I also worked in Pizza Express around then and Jennifer and Ade Edmondson came in for dinner one evening which was very exciting!

Joss Stone in the pub her mum owned in Exeter.

Cheska Hull from Made in Chelsea in a vintage clothes shop.

Ben Fogle at the Tar Barrels event in Ottery St Mary one fireworks night.

Christopher Eccleston walking into the foyer of a small hotel with his mother, and carrying his baby in a carry-cot.

Oh and Fredrik from made in chelsea walking past harrods, i was on a mega bus and snd we made eye contact just ad i was taking a bite of a banana. It was a odd momeny, he looked so posh and smart and i felt very low brow being on a mega bus in comparison