Which celebs have you met in daily life?

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I just met actor Irene Marot, who played Ron Dixon’s wife DD in Brookside, when she asked me for directions on a London street corner. Happy to report that she is absolutely delightful IRL. (I told her she looked familiar and she seemed surprised and chuffed that I had recognised her.)

So, which “celebrities” (A-list or otherwise) have you met by chance in a “civilian” or daily life context. And what were they like?

I agree. Others have also said how uncomfortable he made them feel. I believe all of them

Johnny Vegas- very nice and funny.

Geoffrey Hughes who played Eddie Yeats in Coronation St amongst other roles- very nice man.

DH met Sir Alex Ferguson and asked for an autograph- very pleasant and happy to oblige.

I used to occasionally come into contact with OD's father in law through work, he was a humourless, arrogant a...hole, universally despised by his staff. I bet they clash!

The previous Archbishop of York, John Sentamu. He was so pleasant and so very kind to me. He is humble and unassuming, a truly lovely man.

I have posted to say about Peter Kay! Whenever I tell anyone he was awful they always go "No he can't be! He's so lovely and down to earth!" so assumed I had just met him on an off day. But glad you have said this.

Yep he was very "don't you know who I am". Entitled and arrogant.

Geoffrey Hughes was a legend!!!!

A friend was on the same train as Sue Perkins around 6 years ago. She was also apparently one of the 'do you know who I am?' brigade

I knew someone who drank in the pub run by the lead singer of The Prodigy. She said he was lovely - funny, kind and self-mocking. He had a charity jar, and anyone who made a joke about him being a “twisted fire starter” when he put a log in the burner had to cough up some change. So sad what happened to him.😔

On honeymoon in Cornu we sat next to a rough looking guy in a leather jacket and his daughter in a taverna. There was football on the tv and DH had to explain the offside law to him, he was very chatty and pleasant. We had no idea who he was until he was walking past us by the pool at our hotel. Stopped for a long chat, we still had no idea until somebody nearbye said that’s Topol. He was there filming a James Bond movie. A few nights later in the same taverna guess who he introduced us to.

Disappointed to hear that ☹️.

Reminds me of this infamous tweet

I met Boyzone in Dublin airport in 1995. As a teenager this was fairly epic! They were lovely, posing for photos and signing autographs.

https://x.com/BeCo74/status/511615528017068032?lang=en

I sold printer ink to Matt Smith a few years after Doctor Who. Nice to see that even celebs can't get their printers to behave when they're in a hurry, he wasn't even convinced the ink needed changing but was getting desperate. "Two pages and I've been looking at it for two hours!"

Oh and not mine, but my mums, who is no longer with us.
Back in the 70s, Jane Eyre was serialised on TV, with Michael Jayston as Mr Rochester. My mum had a proper crush on him and working as a professional hand knitter at the time, knit him a jumper and sent it to his agent. She didn't expect to hear anything more.
We'd just got home after she picked me up from primary school when the phone rang.
It was him, ringing to thank my mum for the jumper, that he absolutely loved it and would definitely be wearing it, as it was just his style! They chatted for a good twenty minutes, he even asked to speak to me and asked me if I was proud that I had a clever mummy!
He was absolutely lovely. She floated on air for a good few months after that call. And he sent us both a signed photograph from when he was in Quiller. (I think it was a detective series).

Rick Parfitt used to drink in my local - helped my pals and I with a boat in the marina once. Very down to earth

Linda Robson gave me a hug at Heathrow once when I was going through a stressful situation. Didn't say a word just a little hug - classy!

Davina McCall-beautiful person, very warm & kind

Melanie Sykes-Unfriendly & snooty

Peter Jones-lovely, cheesy humour, very tall!

Billie piper (many years ago) Drunk/hungover, nice to staff, fun

Holly Willoughby-Just awful awful awful

He was lovely. Really nice to us annoying children

You must go, he's brilliant! I've seen him a couple of times and going again in May. Absolutely mesmerising but not scary at all

@Notmoanaagain what did Holly do?? I get so intrigued with how she is so 'happy/fake' and then awful in real life

Sat next to Tara Palmer-Tompkinson at the hairdressers. She was a lot of fun but the super loud look at me show was an endurance challenge. They managed to rustle up about four apprentices whose only job was to provide an audience.

🤣🤣

Lol why is willoughby so bad ?

Quite a few of the royal family including Prince William were at a party that I was waitressing at when I was younger.