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Have you met anyone famous

685 replies

notsodimwit · 18/01/2018 19:10

And felt so let down by them in real life Blush such as were they a arse?

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TheSpottedZebra · 19/01/2018 16:29

Ooh, Darren gough, now there's a flashback. Used to live near my parents, and drink in a small village pub. Is a loud, lecherous wank bag, will make a play for any youngish thing. Cheated relentlessly.

Now he's quite fat and pink and boarish, like a Tory Club Chairman in training.

MikeUniformMike · 19/01/2018 16:31

I thought I recognised KF's name from the 'lazy' (my word) bit of the newspaper.

Hillbillyhotel · 19/01/2018 16:33

Lembit Opik was a total sleaze but that didn’t surprise me. Tess Daley was horrendously rude and up herself. Agree with a pp Gino D’Campo is vey self important. The one who pleasantly surprised me was was Eamon Holmes who was just as nice and genuine as he comes across. On a side note,I once did the Robot for Peter Crouch and told Carlo Cuddicini that I wanted to have his babies —both drunken incidents at the same event,don’t know if that makes it better or worse—

DullAndOld · 19/01/2018 16:34

Grin @ mike - dull as hell these days but I believe she used to edit the Face back in the day.

DullAndOld · 19/01/2018 16:36

oh Lembit Opik - does he count?
Definitely a total sleaze yes. I had the misfortune of working for the Lib Dems fundraising team and he came in to address us. probably the only one with an empty diary let's be honest.
I also got trapped in the lift with Simon Williams (?)

MichaelBendfaster · 19/01/2018 16:38

Still working through the thread but I have a few I may have wheeled all the same ones out before, I don't get out much these days

Worst is definitely John Humphrys (on phone, not in person). Utter utter cunt. And this is long before the 'bantering' conversation about women's pay. Rude, surly, looking for a fight.

Dr somebody Joshi (jumped-up lifestyle guru/nutritionist/whatever, briefly in the spotlight with a newspaper column, book etc some years ago). Like a spoilt child. Phoned to speak to my boss, threw toys out of pram when I said she was in a lunch meeting and I'd get her to call him back. Phoned back several times, also phoned round the office and harassed colleague who was unfortunate enough to pick up the phone. Think he actually expected me to run into town and pull her out of her meeting to speak to him. Confused

On the upside:
Joan Bakewell, briefly while waiting for a lift. Beautifully dressed, coiffed and made up. Gracious. Made exemplary small talk and a light joke.

Graham Norton, briefly, in company. Surprisingly shy/overwhelmed at the attention. Twinkly. Genuinely funny and warm.

Paul Merton. Pleasant albeit shy. Lights up when talking about comedy.

dannydyerismydad · 19/01/2018 16:42

Edith Bowman - rude
Vic Reeves - unprepared and unprofessional
Gareth Jones (or Gaz Top if you're as old as me) - complete diva.

MichaelBendfaster · 19/01/2018 16:44

Oh, and Jimmy Young. I know he's dead now and I'm speaking ill and all, but: cantankerous, two-faced, misogynist.

Fancyacuppaluv · 19/01/2018 16:46

Alan Sugar made our receptionist cry, vile little bully of a man

84CharingCrossRoad · 19/01/2018 16:48

Sean Blowers from Londons Burning. Very nice.
Joan Hickson was just like her Miss Marple character.
Keith Floyd asked my sister for a mallet to shut me up. He stayed the weekend with us and told my mum her bread and butter pudding was the best he had ever tasted.
Jean Christophe Novelli. Lovely guy.
Have been on TV programmes with William Hill Stewart and Gabbie Roslin. Both very nice.
Have seen Ed Sheeran in the distance as he is regularly in our village but haven't met him yet.

84CharingCrossRoad · 19/01/2018 16:49

Forgot to add David Bowie who smiled at me at an auction and caused me to swoon in my chair!!!!

MichaelBendfaster · 19/01/2018 16:50

84, I always knew Keith Floyd was a legend Grin

Commuterface · 19/01/2018 17:18

Grayson Perry is absolutely ace!

RueDeWakening · 19/01/2018 17:22

To reiterate: WE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT CELEBRITY WANKERS.

I apologise for having some nice ones on my list (along with some wankers), and bring you Nasser Hussain, cricketer.

He blocked my mums car in the car park when she was meant to be taking me to school, and was an utter cunt about moving it when asked. Fortunately, mum doesn't stand for such things. He moved it rather sheepishly shortly after their conversation, and was made to apologise too Grin

RueDeWakening · 19/01/2018 17:23

...so actually, he's the cause of a virtual CF parking thread too - if only MN was around back then I'm sure mum would have posted about it (with diagram, obvs) Grin

DorisDangleberry · 19/01/2018 17:32

Once went to a dinner party and David Attenborough was there. He drank about two bottles of wine, the about halfway through the meal he got up and disappeared into the lounge. I found him there later, sat in the dark, watching the Blue Planet with the sound down narrating it to himself. He returned for dessert and drank another bottle of wine

TheSmallClangerWhistlesAgain · 19/01/2018 17:45

Pretty much everyone in the Man City team about 3 years ago was an arse, apart from Yaya Toure and the manager.

Carl Fogarty is weird and sleazy, really really short and quite scary-looking.

Colin McRae (rally driver, dead now) had this habit of being really horrible to people in order to show off in front of others. One on one, he was meant to be quite nice.

Fintress · 19/01/2018 17:45

Rik Mayall on my way to work, he was lovely. Took a bit to dawn on me who this dishevelled chap with the unravelling jumper was Grin. My daughter has met tons of famous people through her job, as has my husband in a former job (he meta lot of high profile sports people). Daughter said Kate Moss is really very lovely, she had a lot of dealings with her over a few days. One of the 'older' male strictly professionals is an arrogant prat apparently as is Carl Fogarty. Dougray Scott is a great laugh and one of the 1D boys is nice and down to earth.

Fintress · 19/01/2018 17:48

My friend met David Bowie in the 70's. He was chatting to her and her friend, she had no idea who he was until years later.

DollyLlama · 19/01/2018 17:49

Gerard way, lead singer of My Chemical Romance. Really fucking rude to me during a signing, wouldn’t even look up at me and I mentioned how cool it would be (I was a mega fan) to ask if he would hold up a sign saying baby dolly due blah blah as I was 8 weeks pregnant. He didn’t even acknowledge me.

It was my birthday too Sad

supersop60 · 19/01/2018 17:49

I knew Alfie Boe at the very start of his career. Lovely chap - funny and unassuming. Doesn't seem to have changed.

supersop60 · 19/01/2018 17:51

But terrible table manners. is that in the spirit of the thread?

TheSmallClangerWhistlesAgain · 19/01/2018 17:55

I want to know whether Miriam Margolyes is hilarious or a grotty fart monster.

MichaelBendfaster · 19/01/2018 18:03

I want to know whether Miriam Margolyes is hilarious or a grotty fart monster.

Both, I'd imagine.

Turnocks34 · 19/01/2018 18:16

I met David Beckham once, he was really lovely. Made me feel like he had nowhere else to be but taking a selfie with me!

On the other hand I once met Tyrone from coronation street, who spat at my feet and called me a tramp, because I wouldn't give him my number 🙄

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