Your most bizarre claim to fame story

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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.

@TheFairyQueen did your uncle have a fabulous but odd name? If so, I had dinner with him a few years ago

Kaybush - it was awful. More awful was the fact I went to the police after being assaulted, and they told the newspapers. We know they get up to these shenanigans now, but mine was 18 yrs ago, and you thought the police were there to help then !. She didn’t throw a phone at me, she threw me into a wall, and then attacked me. Probably all my own fault for trusting her first off !!!!!. Tell me more about Xmas day with Goldie........

Once sat a seat away from Nick from the apprentice when I flew business class to Dubai for work (only time I've ever flown BC) I was really star struck at the time but played it very cool, bumped into Russell Crowe in a London hotel I actually recognised his bouncer first as he used to be door man at the nightclubs in the north I used to go to in my teens.

Our very lovely plumber, Terry, was a drummer with adam and the ants. Plus....I was at the same pub as the Middletons this boxing day (but didn't send the pics in to the Daily Mail).

George Best came to our house for tea. He was friends with my 2nd cousin. I live in NI - You get to see/bump into the Game of Thrones cast. My husband worked with Gary Lightbody’s dad, and I worked with Jamie Dornan’s Dad.

The cameraman who did additional cinematography on The Favourite shot my wedding video. I was a bit when I saw his name in the credits at the cinema yesterday.

Hi Awks!

Not my Uncle..my Godmother's. The surname of said Gentleman was Stirling so not an odd name and he's also no longer alive (died 1990)

I'm friends with someone who is friends with someone who skated in the same rink as figure skater Anna Pogorilaya.

I lived in the same neighbourhood as a very famous Brazilian singer.

My second cousin was friends with the daughter of my city's ex mayor, currently serving time for corruption.

Geoff Hurst offered me money to streak across centre court at Wimbledon. I was a 19 year old student waitressing there at the time. These days people would offer me money NOT to streak.

Also at Wimbledon, Mark Curry (ex blue peter presenter) was on one of my table with some French guests. He was speaking French and was v dismissive about “the waitress girl”. I replied in French and he looked mortified. Was much nicer after that.

The Queen’s corgi jumped up at me and laddered my tights when I was working at Buckingham Palace.

I sat behind Simon and Jasmine Le Bon on a plane. She was stupidly beautiful.

Liam Gallagher shoved me out of the way in a bar once- he looked like a real grubby little weasel.

Greg Wallace trod on my husband’s foot and was then really rude to him.

Oh the glamour!!!!!

My cat was in a cubicle at a cattery next to Alexander McCall Smith's cat.

Proper claim to fame that one!

My dad, brother and I worked for caterers that did a number of events for famous people but the weirdest claims to fame are...

My brother stood next to Ronnie Wood in the gents at Frankie Dettori's wedding.

Mary Archer (Jeffery's wife) gave me a bowl of shells that had been part of a table display.

My dad had to make a special trip to an offy to get a particular brand of lager for John Major.

And completely unrelated... I went for an open day at a university and Billy Ocean and his daughter were there as she was considering the same uni.

At my son's Graduation lunch in Edinburgh, I saw Michael Palin dining at a nearby table.

One Christmas, in Woolwich, I stood next to Glenda Jackson in M & S. We simultaneously placed a hand on the best looking a bag of frozen sprouts: being a gentleman I handed over to her.

I used to work with John Profumo - disgraced MP.

I have drank tea with possibly the next future King of England. HRH has his cuppa made with Malvern Water and does not take milk or sugar - just a teaspoon of honey.

Have the Fail got hold of the celebrity shaggers thread yet? The woman who wanked off Dean Gaffney can look forward to some unwanted attention...

My best friend was a Saturday girl in Superdrug. Marco Alessi off Neighbours was in panto in the same town, and whilst at the till, asked her out. She said no.

Another guy she turned down went on to be a very successful ice hockey player.

I worked with Joe Absolom off Eastenders cousin, right when he was in it. He promised to get me a date. Thought he was blagging so didn't show up. Later spoke to his mum and it was true

I have bumped into Joe Sugg at Belfast airport, and also his sister and other You Tubers at crazy golf in Brighton.

I have met Rebecca Adlington and Victoria Pendleton. I performed (very minor part though!) in the Paralympic opening and closing ceremonies in London 2012.

I have also met Princess Beatrice at a race. I was faster than her. I was directly behind her on the start line and so my photo was in most of the national newspapers.

@mumlost1940 Glenda Jackson used to be my dad's boss. He went with her to Downing Street a few times.

My husband delivered building materials in a large hgv at Anmer Hall,prince William bought George out to ask if he could sit in his lorry and on his forklift,Kate came out with charlotte with home made cake,hubby said they were fantastic,They all,including the children spoke to him with nothing but respect and George was asking questions on the workings of forklift and truck and called my hubby Sir,according to the builders Kate went out with tea numerous times a day,hubby was very impressed with them all

Lifecanbeabeach!

I went to the cinema last night! I saw your dd in the Ad with Simon Pegg

Can that be my claim to fame!

Oh and DH will kill me but he knew a certain one hit wonder in the early nineties, and he swears blind this guy nicked the song he is known for from him. Not the whole song, just the lyric. They were mates, one evening they were listening to a mix the guy had done and DH claims to have come up with most of the lyric. He was never credited.
Considering the guy had one hit and disappeared, I doubt he missed out on much cash, although he has recently done the rounds of nineties nights and the song is always included on hits of the nineties compilations.
His girlfriend before me was quite well known in the nineties too.

Tyrone from Corrie called me a ‘slag’ when I wouldn’t give him my number. This was probably 14 years ago. He was very drunk, and sweaty.

I auditioned for the role of hermione granger as a 10 year old. Got through a call back but then heard nothing obviously!

My grandmas uncle, was the parish priest of John Wayne and read him his last rights. I never met him as he died well before I was born!

betty05

Is that true?

I met Brian Gwaspari, who was in The Gentle Touch, on a ferry going to Ireland. I was in my early teens and very awestruck. He was lovely and polite to an annoying kid who was staring at him. (Me )

I have sold fake tan to Lionel Blair when I worked on a Clinique counter.

I think I win.

My high school sewing teacher was Alvin Stardusts DIL.
My late sister was on an 80s documentary called 60 minutes.

My Uncle (not blood related, husband of DF's sister) once told me that his niece was married to Roy Wood of Wizzard. Don't think they were married for long though and it was a long time ago.
About thirty years ago I worked with the DM of the late Wurzel of Motorhead fame and she was such a lovely lady too. I remember I laughed when she told me she had worn earplugs at a Motorhead concert. Years later at a different workplace, I discovered that my colleague's DS-D was Wurzel's niece. It's a small world!!