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Your most bizarre claim to fame story

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cheesenpickles · 03/01/2019 00:54

So, I haven't slept with MH or anybody remotely famous, but have plenty of bizarre claim to fame stories (of my own and family/friends).

My two faves are that Florence Welch ran over my foot with her bicycle and broke my toe. I don't think she realised but she was gigging back in the day and had cycled to the venue (where I worked). She jumped on her bike to push it out of the office and ride home and went straight over my foot, snapping my toe on my left foot.

My darling sil, who is quite the character was in the company of some top music people, drank too much wine at an album party, started dancing and launched her shoe accidentally in her vigour smacking old Sir BG right in the chops apparently. She then repeated said move at my wedding and smashed a load of wine glasses. She's a good 20 years my senior.

C'mon now spill.

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Yabbers · 03/01/2019 22:10

A late friend of mine was a good friend of the "Mind the gap" guy on the London Underground. He's sadly passed too and I always think fondly of them both when I hear him.

Brian May had a long conversation about trains with my autistic ds

This is my favourite one, @HeffalumpsDaughter

Accountant222 · 03/01/2019 22:24

My Dad made the gates on Downing Street

Helendee · 03/01/2019 22:26

Aussie cricketer Shane Warner stopped to let me cross the road then wound down his window, winked at me and shouted “ Nice” before driving off.
That’s it! 😁

LadyOfTheCanyon · 03/01/2019 22:27

A friend sat in first class behind Joan Collins en route to NY. Said she's completely bald under the wig.

Binkyboi · 03/01/2019 22:32

I once had to ask Peter Stringfellow to move his feet whilst I dragged a semi-conscious, very-drunk friend out of his club! 😬

LunaLovesgood · 03/01/2019 22:34

@Nearly you win Grin

LunaLovesgood · 03/01/2019 22:36

My terrible claim to fame is that I stood next to Dave from the Hairy Bikers in a beer tent once when I was 16.

sophisticatedsarcasm · 03/01/2019 22:38

I know someone who cleaned for Nigel Harmon.
My dad has drunk with Dennis wise before.
I met Austin Nichols and got a hug....
David guest bumped into me on oxford street, apologised then asked me for my opinion on the building we outside. We had a bit of a laugh.

Christopher Ellison (frank burnside) was passing by the bus stop righ near work, couldn’t g3t passed because of a group of French students, I made way for him to pass, and got a thanks love reply 😊

sophisticatedsarcasm · 03/01/2019 22:40

Was also in the vip section of cirque de celebrite when Kenzie from blazing squad was in it, (12 years ago now) was waiting around having a drink when 3 of the rest of the band came in, I was a massive fan, one of them sort of gave the awkward hi nod 🤣🤣

ohtheabsoluteshame · 03/01/2019 22:44

I've NC for this!
When I was about 15, I went to the local storey car park with this lad, we had a major snog and then he proceed to give himself a hand job while we were kissing. He then cum all over my beautiful peplum pink blouse (1990's) which left a big wet stain 😩. I then had to go and dry it off in the local shopping centre public toilets. He was in pirates of the Caribbean. It was not Johnny Depp!

ilovepixie · 03/01/2019 22:45

My mum works in a charity shop and she sold a lot of clothes to the makers of Derry girls.
I kissed Kevin bacon when I was 13.
James nesbitt comes in the shop I work in do does Graeme McDowell and Darren Clarke.
I shared an ice cream with Robert Davi in Harrods.

HeffalumpsDaughter · 03/01/2019 22:47

He was so lovely yabbers. They were chatting about the little trains at New Romney. At first I thought ‘what a lovely guy taking time to chat to ds as he’s very clearly ASD.’ But listening to them talk, he really knew his trains and was genuinely interested in what my 6 year old was telling him! I always make sure I tell everyone what a good egg he is if anyone mentions Queen.

Grumpos · 03/01/2019 22:47

My dad trained wirh Arnold Schwarzenegger back in the 80s.

In reality I think this means he saw him in the gym a few times.

I’m distantly related to David Essex.

My friend slept with Rio Ferdinand years ago when he was single.

I bumped into Bradley from sclub7 and mistakenly thought he was someone I went to school with, didn’t realise until a good few hours later.

I worked with one of the guys from the first series of big brother back in 2001. Not nasty nick unfortunately!

Mine are pants :(

vampirethriller · 03/01/2019 22:49

Sherrie Hewson kissed me goodnight in a nightclub about ten years ago, I'm still not quite sure why, but she smelt lovely.
Jade Goodies mum came into the pub I ran and asked me for a carrier bag.
Sean Bean taught a friend of mine to play pool in a Sheffield pub, because he said my friend played so badly he couldn't stand to watch him any more!

HaudYerWheestHen · 03/01/2019 22:50

Sherrie Hewson (Corrie/Benidorm/Loose Women) came to visit one day and was playing with my Great Dane dog on my living room floor while I was watching her on Coronation Street.

We were also standing in a car park one day and a couple driving by looked shocked and started smiling and waving madly. Sherrie's husband turned to Mum and I and asked if we knew them. We couldn't stop laughing when Sherrie pointed out if was probably "Maureen from Corrie" who they were waving at.

HaudYerWheestHen · 03/01/2019 22:50

Sherrie Hewson (Corrie/Benidorm/Loose Women) came to visit one day and was playing with my Great Dane dog on my living room floor while I was watching her on Coronation Street.

We were also standing in a car park one day and a couple driving by looked shocked and started smiling and waving madly. Sherrie's husband turned to Mum and I and asked if we knew them. We couldn't stop laughing when Sherrie pointed out if was probably "Maureen from Corrie" who they were waving at.

azulmariposa · 03/01/2019 22:51

The brother of one of my best friends was in a famous 90's band. Was not impressed as was a fan of their rivals.

Took photos of a few royals and celebs whilst working as a photographer, nicest one was Jermaine Defoe, although I had no idea who he was!

My grandpa was a photographer who covered lots of boxing events, so got loads of photos of my parents with celebrities from the 70's.

ilovepixie · 03/01/2019 22:51

Freddie flintoff cooked me fish and chips! He was making a series where he had a chip van and went round various places cooking. We were filmed but it ended up in the cutting room floor lol

ThatssomebadhatHarry · 03/01/2019 22:57

Ronnie Corbett gave me a black eye when I was a kid.

I saw him in panto and he threw packets of sweets with badges in the into the audience and one clocked me right in the eye. I didn’t even get the bloody sweets as the people in front literally dived on me.

ilovepixie · 03/01/2019 22:58

Princess Anne told me to naff off!

Ifyouthinkiwillsleepyoudream · 03/01/2019 22:59

I have been to the house of the singer of a famous rock band for a work related reason and I didn't know who he was. I asked him what he does for a living and he looked very amused and said something like 'I am in a band'. I later found out his band is rather big at the moment. Oops. I am so out of touch!

MissionItsPossible · 03/01/2019 23:02

I was in an advert in the late 90's/early 00's. Blush

I once slept with a news correspondent.

Saw Rio Ferdinand having a piss at a Cirque du Soleil show.

Almost got into a fight on a night out with someone who was on Big Brother (the Channel 4 years)

Slept with someone from Big Brother (the Channel 4 years... the same person from above) Blush

Saw the dad who played Charlie Slater from Eastenders at a service station

Saw Matthew Corbett who did The Sooty and Sweep show at an airport

As a child, used to play with the children of someone who at the time was in Casualty

Witchend · 03/01/2019 23:02

As a teenager I caught a younger lad shoplifting from the shop I worked at. Lad later got the little role in a BBC series that lasted a couple of seasons. Not saying who it is as he was definitely led by stronger characters and not really fair on him.

ilovepixie · 03/01/2019 23:11

Used to live opposite Stoke Mandeville hospital so used to see Jimmy Saville a lot. My sister was at secondary school and they used to go and sit in the bus shelter at lunch times and JS was always walking past trying to chat the girls up!

MorganKitten · 03/01/2019 23:12

I have slept with a guy in a well known band and a film director.

I used to work at film and music festivals so met a lot of people, got drunk with Amy Winehouse when I lived next door to her.

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