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?

Sat next to Sian Williams the newsreader on the plane to Egypt a few years ago; she was lovely.

Stan Collimore was staying in the same hotel as us years ago, he bought everyone drinks at the late bar.

Dave Grohl in a bar in Manchester.

Ally McCoist a few times in bars years ago and Andy Goram.

Kylie Minogue in a hotel I worked in.

Sharleen Spiteri at the Lowry in Manchester, we were drinking with the band after a gig. Really unpleasant which burst my bubble.

Peter Kay backstage at Texas gig.

Sir Chris Hoy at a services on the m6 lovely man.

Two of the Big Brother contestants in the fruit & veg section in Tesco, I probably wouldn't have recognised them but wearing duffle coats with the hoods up on a sunny day and sun glasses inside kind of screamed look at me. Luckily myself and fellow Tesco shoppers resisted the temptation to mob them for autographs.

Sat next to Charles and Camilla in the stalls (which I guess has a better view than a box) at a well known comedy show in a London Theatre- they were very discreet though, didn't take their seats until the lights went down and were out of them before lights came up at the interval, he did have a really loud laugh so not that discreet but I just thought it was lovely they were enjoying the show.

Tom Hardy in our local softplay with his kids

Declan Donnelly in our local pub having Sunday lunch

Prince William playing football in a park

Kelsey Grammer and His wife and family inside The Cheddar Gorge caves a few years back when we were on holiday. It was the most random and weird thing as we had actually been watching Frasier whilst getting ready that morning to go to the caves!!
Saw in the news a couple of days later that he was over for a wedding of his wives family in Bristol I think.

I used to see a few people in Sainsbury's down the road from where I lived. They were quite well known from television, no more than that. One was Alex Walkinshaw (?sp), who was Smithy in The Bill, and Fletch in Holby. Hale and Pace both shopped there, not together but i used to see them. My son went to school with Norman Pace's son, also Gary Bushell's; I saw the latter occasionally but not in the supermarket :-). There was a young woman who used to be in EE or Corrie, can't remember which, who was local. Kate Bush but she moved away to Devon or somewhere. Willard White and Glenda Jackson lived fairly locally. When I worked in central London I saw loads of people who were well known and met some.

I served Martin Clunes In Sainsburys in Putney, SW15 lots of times

Dominic West drove past me in a car park. I stopped at a zebra crossing for Tamzin Outhwaite.

Roald Dahl recognised my school uniform in the local bookshop and had a long discussion about what I was reading (I didn’t know who it was).
My mother bumped into Brad Pitt buying Calpol at 6am in Tesco

When we were students DH worked on the deli counter in Safeway and once served Robin Cook cheese.
Toddler DD once threw a chip at Bill Nighy in a Mallorcan restaurant. Same holiday we passed James Nesbitt at the local market.

Boris Johnson in the Ritz on the last day he was Mayor of London.

Professor Green in the waiting room of a Harley Street hospital.

Living where I do you see loads. I sat next to Peter Capaldi on the train last week. Next week I am having lunch with fat boy slim. + Not the two of us but at a function. Tomorrow I am at the hairdresser's, Peter Andres band go to the same one ( that one's a bit low rent) nail bar same one as Katie Price and Peter Andres band. Facialist did the x factor contestants, my dentist did the cosmetic dental work for x factor. Z listers all around!

I saw Jonny Vaughn at Xel-Ha in Mexico (an ‘all inclusive’ snorkelling park).
Helena Bonham-Carter on a flight back from Kefalonia.

I saw Joe Absolom just where you'd expect to see him, in a farm shop next to Port Isaac. If you like Doc Martin you'll know what I mean.

Louis Theroux in a Surrey play garden

Saw Mark Gatiss on the number 19 bus.

The guy who played Dumbledore inin Harry Potter in Hackney I didn’t recognise him my nan told me his name and I googled him after and was devastated I hadn’t recognised him and got a photo 😂

Saw Richard Whitely RIP on the tube once. My uncle used to leave her White City tube and as it was the nearest to the old bbc place saw a fair few celebs on his commute

Saw Frank skinner at a farm shop/ cafe in the Cotswolds.

Greta Scacchi on a train to London a few years ago. She lives locally. She was on her phone and being very loud and luvvie-ish. And a Game of Thrones actor - Stephen Dillane - apparently lives at the end of my road, so I must have seen him at some point. Wouldn't recognise him though.

David Miliband in the local pool with his family.
Jonny Wilkinson shopping in Fenwick's closely followed by a gaggle of teenage girls.

Tom Burke (Cormoran Strike) queued behind me at a service station Leon

I walked past Sinead O'Connor on a street in Dublin in the 90's, she was absolutely stunning. Saw Iggy Pop on Miami beach about 10 years ago, he could see he was recognised and looked a bit grumpy. Saw Dylan Moran in a supermarket in his old home town in Ireland a few weeks ago

Hermione Norris in a lift in a Manchester hotel.

David Bradley walking up a non-exciting street in my local town (have found out since he lives here).

Steve Backshall in a shop and then on the beach in Cornwall.