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To ask what your best celebrity encounter is?

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BowieFan · 19/10/2016 22:01

I've snogged every member of Boyzone, including Ronan. I am incredibly proud of this...

DP is fond of telling everyone how much the Queen Mother loved his fart joke. He was escorting her around his barracks when one of the ceremonial horses which had pulled her carriage farted, the Queen Mother said "Oh, I'm terribly sorry!" to which DP replied "Oh, I thought it was the horse!"

He says she split her sides laughing... Hmm

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CanadaMoose · 22/10/2016 01:38

Hugh Jackman wished me a happy birthday after staff sang to me at a restaurant.

notyounanbread · 22/10/2016 04:17

Dominic Littlewood walked past me when I was standing outside a pub waiting for a mate.
Robson Green parked his car on double yellow lines and stood in the queue in a coffee shop for about 2 minutes before going back to his car and driving off. He is tiny.
I walked past Matthew Horne sitting on the platform at Newcastle Station a few weeks ago. I grinned at him in a slightly scary way.

lizzieoak · 22/10/2016 04:48

Rather thrilled to hear Jennifer Saunders is a pain in the ass. Few people on telly annoy me as much as Jennifer Saunders. She always seems so terribly amused by herself. Which makes one of us.

Nataleejah · 22/10/2016 07:11

Went to London Comic Con this summer, so got to meet/shake hands/authographs/photographs with a few. Dolph Lundgren appeared a bit grumpy, but Kim Coates was a delight. He hugged all the ladies and happily posed for selfies.
Also met Ron Perlman at a different event (my massive crush on him since SOA), he signed a book and a poster for me, we had a brief conversation and i made him laugh. He seems such a sweetie in real life.

ForalltheSaints · 22/10/2016 07:34

Met Daniel Radcliffe at a theatre garden party once and he was very polite- his dad was one of the trustees of the theatre.

The Edge and I spoke briefly after a funeral.

As a student I met the now Speaker of the House of Commons in a hotel at a conference and had a chat.

As mentioned on another thread, I have met an unnamed foreign Prime Minister in a spa (in their home country).

Once flew to the Netherlands on a plane sat next to the then manager of Leicester City.

Bamboofordinneragain · 22/10/2016 07:39

Snogged Robert Plant at a festival in the 1980s. More of a chaste peck, tbh, but hey...

deeedeee · 22/10/2016 08:21

A well known actor from Downtown Abbey has kids in the same class/nursery as my kids. His wife is a well known actress too, although not as household name as him. I haven't watched telly in years so didn't realise for years, until my father in law picked my son up from nursery and came back practically hyperventilating with excitement. He's a lovely bloke and so is his wife and are brilliant actors and parents, and kind friends.

GabsAlot · 22/10/2016 11:01

if we're talking people who have waked past you aswell i saw nicolas lyndhurst coming out of his play in the west end looked in a rush

brian may and anita dobson coming out of a club very late-back in the 90's

met nick kamen yes he was gorgeous

JoffreyBaratheon · 22/10/2016 11:33

My claim to fame is being asked out by Ali Campbell of UB40 in the early 80s - about a fortnight or so later we saw him on TOTP and I immediately recognised him as the bloke who'd chased me down Trafalgar Rd, asking me to go out with him. (He kept rambling on about a record deal, and I just thought he was a drunk who'd stumbled out of The Trafalgar pub). Very shortly after, when UB40 were famous, we realised he was Roy Campbell's son - who lived in the next street to us, so I wasn't imagining it! He was gorgeous and funny and lovely but I turned him down as I had a boyfriend I was hurrying home to. Now husband. His boast is I turned down Ali Campbell (admittedly, drunk at the time) for him.

I also walked slap bang into Boy George at the height of his 80s' fame, in a Birmingham doorway. He's so tall!

And on New St in Bham in the 80s, not looking where I was going (and wearing heavy army boots) I stepped on Feargal Sharkey's foot - he had these heavies with him and gave me the most withering glare.

dailymaillazyjournos · 22/10/2016 11:51

Tartyflette clarification is definitely needed here :)

BeverleyBrook · 22/10/2016 11:53

I shared a hottub with the orange one. Didn't even notice it was him until after we got out and my companion mentioned itZ I did think he was a bit weird wearing a baseball cap pulled down in the tub!

Clawdy · 22/10/2016 12:36

Mark Wahlberg has four kids, come on. NONSENSE

Mark Wahlberg has four kids, come on! And as if they'd do that in public.....

Clawdy · 22/10/2016 12:37

Oops, didn't mean to say that twice, I'm not that bothered!

LoveHarry · 22/10/2016 12:50

Met Alan Shearer at a World Cup. My friend and I were watching a game in a bar and ended up in a group of BBC people. He got up to leave at half time and my friend said (we were both very drunk) 'do you not like football?'

He said 'excuse me?'

And she said 'wherever you're going will take more than 15 minutes. This is a World Cup quarter final and you'll miss part of the second half. So, as I said, do you not like football?'

Anyway, he sat back down and kept watching. The game went to extra time, then penalties. Apparently he looked a bit tired during the TV coverage the next day.

icanteven · 22/10/2016 13:08

Toby Ziegler (West Wing) - was lovely and friendly. Tried to talk about basketball to DH, thinking they had a shared interest (DH knows nothing about basketball and was mortified).

President Bartlett (West Wing) - was WONDERFUL. I gushingly told him a slightly rambling tale about watching the entirety of the West Wing when my baby (who was in my arms at the time) was born.

Terry Jones - ASTONISHINGLY rude, arrogant and sleazy as well, to round it out. Behaved like a complete diva, before perving on the unfortunate 20 year old his eye lit on for the rest of the evening. Horrible man. To be fair, the woman organising the event was a complete idiot, but it didn't really warrant the shouting and subsequent drunkenness.

Keith from Boyzone - made him hold tiny infant DD while I sorted myself out in plane seat when she woke up in the Ergo. Seats too cramped to sort myself out and hold her at the same time, so I asked him to hold her for a bit.

A few more too, but in a professional capacity, so can't divulge, but everyone is lovely. :)

phlebasconsidered · 22/10/2016 13:51

I had Pete Doherty living in the basement flat of my block. He was a total wanker. It was when he was seeing Moss and the rest of the residents of the 1500 flats were held up every morning for months while they "secretly" tried to avoid the media by not avoiding them at all and encoraging them.

I once met the KLF and Mark Manning (Zodiac Mindwarp) and can't remember anything about it because of absinth.

I got a lift home from London to Bedford from Mudhoney as I had lost my train ticket. They were being supported by Nirvana and I had a chat with them while I helped them pack up. This was in 1989.

I once saw Jarvis Cocker at a tube platform. I was tipsy and for some reason for it into my head he was an entirely different uni friend. He went along with it.

L7 bought me a pint in Bradford for doing a daft stagedive.

Michael Rosen was lovely, spoke to every child in my class and they all adored him.

That's all! Now I live in the sticks and there are no celebrities.

SpaceUnicorn · 22/10/2016 15:54

Terry Jones - ASTONISHINGLY rude, arrogant and sleazy as well, to round it out. Behaved like a complete diva

Unfortunately this concurs with my experience of meeting Terry Jones too Sad

RuggerHug · 22/10/2016 16:00

Spilled a pint on Pauline McLynn (Mrs Doyle in Fr Ted).
Spilled a few pints on Thin Lizzy.
Nearly knocked a tray full of Guinness onto Jamie Heaslip (I'm seeing a pattern....)
Had a lovely chat with Bruce Springsteen in a park. Dara O'Brien was very lovely in a pub. Singer from the Dropkick Murphys told me I was working too hard and to have a drink.
Nowhere near as exciting as these other stories but just thought I'd chip in.
Oh and also had a screaming argument with Twink. When I was 4HmmAngry
Still haven't forgiven her, the wagon.

DizzyLizzard · 22/10/2016 16:03

Name changed as might out me, but years ago I went to a firework party at the house of John Lord from Deep Purple. Ian Paice and George Harrison from the Beatles were also there. That was a good night out!!

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Vagabond · 22/10/2016 16:30

Jazzy B (from the song "Back to Life, back to reality....") was a speaker at an event I organised. He was late and I met him in the carpark to expedite his arrival at the conference session. He wouldn't let the valet guy park his car.

Precious.

Long story short.... , he found a space but locked his in phone in the car. Time was short and I was stressed: I joked "ah, when it rains, it pours" and his dumb girlfriend said: "Don't laugh, nobody ever laughs at Jazzy B". They were both assholes.

I was friends with George Michael's ex-girlfriend when we both lived in the same place. She was lovely. And she loved George and still spoke of him with great affection. She's in the Wake Me Up video, and I still get a laugh every time I see her in it.

My nephew is a musician in a famous band. You can't even walk down the street with him anymore without getting photographed and harassed. I seriously do not envy famous people. Going out with our nephew now is a nightmare. It starts with a person taking a sneaky snap and then one girl will venture forward, asking for a pic and then there's a queue of 200 girls or more... it's horrid. Don't wish for fame.

wherearemymarbles · 22/10/2016 16:38

Many years ago We were in NY for a wedding. Following morning 4 of us, looking crap and hung over like hell were having a big fry up and bloody mary's in the largest glasses they had. Nobody was saying much when we heard this laconic voice say 'No need to guess you're Brits'
We didnt need to look at him to know it was John Malkovic. Who was then joined by Havrvey Kaitel. We chated with them for over an hour. Very cool dudes indeed, we even saw John when he was over on the uk.

also long ago i was watching monty roberts do his thing in winsdor. Old lady with grey curly hair and headscarf sits in the seat next to me and says ' be interesting to see how he gets on with this one, ( little fat welsh pony) he's a right little bugger'
My reply was some like yes they can be Ma'am!

Aoibhe · 22/10/2016 16:38

My SIL once spent a few hours with the Beckham's through her work. She said Victoria was absolutely hilarious - the exact opposite of what we see in the media, really lovely, very polite to everyone. She said David was very quiet but seemed nice. Kids very well behaved and polite. No juice there I'm afraid.

A friend of a friend worked in a hotel where kim and Kanye stayed and apparently they're also lovely but was completely sworn to secrecy on absolutely everything, isn't even allowed divulge which room they stayed in. I'm sure that's hotel policy and not Kimye's though?

YvaineStormhold · 22/10/2016 16:44

RuggerHug

Bruce?
In a park?
Lovely chat?

Envy
FuzzyBadger · 22/10/2016 16:44

The chap from London spy/Q in bond - at Covent Garden. I was actually staring just to the left of him at a poster and he said 'shhhhh don't tell anyone' with a cheeky smile, I said 'excuse me?' He left. It was at that moment my DP said: 'that was Q from bond', I said: 'where?'

Not the sharpest sandwich when it comes to celeb spotting Blush

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