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.

My grandma lives on the same street as Geoff from Byker Grove

I used to live next door to a chuckle brother

I used to go to the same baby group as Kate Blanchett. Every time she'd talk to me I'd go all goofy. She's so so beautiful.

Robbie Williams nicked a chip off me when I was a teenager! Pre fame.

I have accepted awards off Paul Ross ( Johnathon Ross’ brother) and Dermot O Leary.
My Brother went to school with Simon Pegg and also played on the backing track to a Lisa Stansfeild record in the eighties.
I once met David Cameron, he is very tall and has a face the colour of cheap ham

Back in 1980 my friend and I went to see Steve Davis the snooker player ( she a mahoosive crush on him) play Tony Knowles in a match. After -being bored to tears- watching them play forever we went back stage where she snogged Steve D and I Tony Knowles. She then blagged a lift back home with Willie Thorne in his car... he asked whether we lived in a flat 🤔 to which we said with our parents as we were only 16... he dropped us at the top of the road and sped off !!! 😂

Ooh and another friend and I kissed Phil out of Eastenders at a night club in the 90s. He was doing an appearance and was very nice 🤷‍♀️

Oh and another one; my mum and dad saw John Le Mesurier and Hattie Jaques in Paris back in the 50s . Got a photo somewhere!

@NC0301191141 I swam with him too, I have a certificate was it some sort of round the country tour?!

My cousin was chorus master and opera prompt at Covent Garden and once told Pavarotti not to be a diva! (He was a bit of one himself so I think that is how he got away with it).

Had a night out with Paddy McGuinness around 1997. He was going out with my mate. He had curly bobbed hair, was pretty quiet and called himself Patrick, not Paddy.

This gives away where I grew up but I went to the same secondary school as most of iron maiden. Many years in between but yep. Unfortunately it meant that the school was full of 'bands' trying to be the next iron maiden. The only thing they had was the ego, not so much the talent.
I also ruined a news report about an attack in my area and how the residents were now afraid to leave their homes. Prime time, BBC report. And me in the background, 8 years old, on my own, running around with my mum's mate's dog, obviously laughing and not caring about apparent dangers.

I also had the chance to meet David Cameron when he was trying to make the Tories seem nicer, back in 2006. One of his lackeys came round college asking if we wanted to go and meet him. The response was between why would I want to meet a Tory t**t and can I punch him first?

A friend's mum once asked Trevor Brooking what he did for a living.

My best friend was friends with Rebecca loos and she definitely did have an affair with DB

Of course she did.

The tv shows London's burning, bad girls, and the first series of big brother were all filmed at the same studios. I got to wonder around them as a teen and sat in one of the "cells" of bad girls. No actors were around at the time.

Saw the original big breakfast studio and presenters...from across the water...

Met bewitched and an Irish boy band of the time, cannot remember their name! But followed them around as they hung out before performing and was probably very annoying.

Shook hands with Henry Cooper (boxer). Had no idea who he was at the time. We were at Butlins, he was just there as a guest, not a personality.

My dd was involved in filming for a movie last summer and I'm very excited for it to come out this year, the director has directed a number of British movies, I didn't meet her but dd did.

Oh, and my favourite haha. Saw on the news a house had burned due to weed growing gone wrong, can't say why I already knew of the property but it was hilarious to find out it was Danny Dyer's mum's house.

Not really claim to fame but my great uncle owned the horse black beauty

This was a fun read. 😁

I accidentally once spat gum on bob geldof’s shoe.

Val Kilmer tried to ask me out (fat Val not batman Val) but I got chatted up by batman and that’s good enough for me —even if I was a teenager—

I almost killed George best by applying mascara!!
He and Alex had moved to the small village I am from (he had family there). I was driving to work and was putting my mascara on as I drove (I know....I know......I was an irresponsible 21 year old!!) & As I approached a corner I realised he was right there in front of me in Alex's mini!!! The headline in the local papers immediately flashed before me. Thankfully no crash happened and I'm not even sure he realised what almost happened lol.

Saw 'Tim & Pru' filming barge programme on Lough Erne - we were on our boat & just moored when we saw them dock along with drone filming & another boat containing crew. I sauntered over to 'help them moor' say hello & was most annoyed to find it wasn't them at all but look alike a who told me they stand in for all but close ups!! I was soo cross to realise they don't actually do the barge holidays at all and the whole thing is a lie!!!

We went out for dinner and the table next to us was Daniel Schutzmann from river city/footballers wives and his girlfriend who was so in the Scottish soap river city but I can’t remwbwe her name.
I shared a taxi with John Leslie and vernon Kay who were on a night out in Edinburgh together and they tried to steal my cab.

I’ve spoke with dev from Corrie, John snow and Liam Gallaghers (but LGs agent) & Lee Francis wife on the phone in my line of work. Dev from Corrie was not happy I didnt realise who he was.

Oh an I also cut Dario franchettis hair once also (he was mentioned upthread