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Tentative links to celebrities

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WestEndVBroadway · 12/07/2017 16:31

A friend of mine had a cousin who happened to also be a cousin of Jim Kerr from Simple Minds. Although my friend was not actually related to Jim Kerr she referred to him as her half cousin. Another friend used to boast that she and Simon Le Bon were at school together, they did indeed go to the same school but not at the same time. Anyone else got any vague claims to fame?

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buncakes · 16/07/2017 01:11

I saw Gary Linekar in an airport once. Disappointingly, he wasn't eating Walkers crisps.

KenDoddsDadsDog · 16/07/2017 01:51

I saw Ant and Dec collecting their luggage at reclaim in Newcastle Airport . A crazy geordie lady was shouting eeeeeee which one are you at Dec. He smiled very politely.

Tartyflette · 16/07/2017 02:07

Rod Stewart's MIL was behind me in the checkout queue in the Co-Op the other day. Didn't recognise her (why would I? )- but there was banter between her and the staff.
DS's best friend's parents are friends with a former PM and his wife.

VeryFoolishFay · 16/07/2017 06:26

My DH was called a greedy bastard by Chesney Hawkes at a mutual friends curry birthday night.

Supersoaryflappypigeon · 16/07/2017 06:32

Rik Mayall was really loud and obnoxious while my dad was playing a set at a gig.

user1497557435 · 16/07/2017 07:42

I know someone who acted in a film with Pierce Brosnan & I've met someone who used to hang about with Marilyn Monroe

BlackbirdSingsInTheDeadOfNight · 16/07/2017 09:10

I once shook hands with a posh bloke who's friends with Prince William.

My fourth cousin is the guy from Kula Shaker.

Evewasinnocent · 16/07/2017 10:39

@Shifty I think you win!

Mitzimittunz · 16/07/2017 13:24

My DP was in a scuffle with Sting Hmm

Shockers · 16/07/2017 13:27

Can't abide Sting. What was the scuffle about? Grin

RockyBird · 16/07/2017 13:27

I hope your DP won. Sting is a bellendium extraordinaire.

redshoeblueshoe · 16/07/2017 13:41

I hope this is tenuous enough. My GS accidently tripped up Jason Orange, he was lovely to both GS and Dd.
About 2 weeks later GD accidently tripped up Jason Donovan, he was lovely too

SaucyJack · 16/07/2017 13:42

No need for the Hmm Mitzi.

If that were my DP, I'd get it printed on a t-shirt and wear it with pride.

CoodleMoodle · 16/07/2017 15:24

I have two.
DH's best friend's Mum is extremely good friends with Anthony Stewart Head & his wife. He pops up on my FB every now and then!

And I know someone who is a good mate of actor Marc Bannerman (used to be in Eastenders/Time Gentlemen Please). He's lovely!

aaaaagh · 16/07/2017 18:30

I have a fragment of a bar of soap that a girl at school said Simon Le Bon washed his hands with if he washed his hands when he went to the toilet.

JakeBallardswife · 16/07/2017 18:55

My friends driving instructor used to live opposite Floella Benjamin.

An ex-PM regularly walks past my rural house ( as opposed to my urban one but I do only have 1).

A good friend is PA to the Executive Assistant of someone very famous!

11122aa · 16/07/2017 19:06

Another few I remembered. - My neighbour has seen Helen Worth (Gail from Corrie) several times near her Mum's house. Her Daughter has been on the same Plane as Robbie Williams when she was cabin crew - she didn't get to serve him through.
I was at Carousel the other week while Paul McCartney was here. Because of where we were sitting we couldn't see him but most of the audience did.

puzzledbyadream · 16/07/2017 20:17

I know a certain young game of thrones star's brother. He doesn't know I know he's her brother, mind.

RoseLight · 16/07/2017 20:19

I used to work with Danny Boyle's sister

AliCat36 · 16/07/2017 21:18

My BIL went to school with Bob Mortimer.

Leon Britton MP bumped into me & almost knocked me over on a station platform many years ago when I was a child. Didn't apologise.

Tom Hiddleston wrote a letter to my DD. It's now framed & on her wall.

BillywigSting · 16/07/2017 21:31

My dad was partly responsible for U2s first ever gig. He was the entertainments officer in university in Dublin and in charge of organising live events like gigs and sports. He says bono was a self important knob even back then. Also that he got his nickname because he was the 'bonovox' (good voice) in the church choir.

Jarvis Cocker once bought me a very expensive lp when he heard me talking about not being able to afford
it.

I've snogged one of the members of alabama 3

Anne Robinson is on the honour roll of my old secondary school

BabychamSocialist · 16/07/2017 21:34

My MIL is friends with the cousin of Kate Winslet's ex-MIL.

Is that tenuous enough? Grin

OhMrBadger · 16/07/2017 21:51

I'm FB friends with the spouse of the first person voted out of a recent series of Great British Bake Off
A friend of a friend was one of the Bill Nighy character's backing dancers in Love Actually
I have a family connection to the founder of Pop Bitch
An old colleague is friends with a few Strictly dancers
DC attends same school as the DC of a Strictly pro from a very old series. They're not on it anymore.
DH's friend was a childhood friend of Colin McRae

Toniandgit · 16/07/2017 22:01

My grandma and grandad used to live next door but one to Bernard Manning

glitterglitters · 16/07/2017 22:10

I'm friends with someone who was once married to a guy in a band who was vaguely famous but his best friend (who was the lead singer) was involved with Paris Hilton and married to Avril Lavigne.

My cousin lives in the same town Burberry is from.

My sil once kicked so hard dancing at an album party her shoe flew off and smacked Bob Geldof in the face (hero).

I used to have a huge crush on Preston from the ordinary boys who went to my school and my first serious bf was the drummer in the band he was in before Ordinary Boys.