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.

Tighnabruaich, come on, spill, no one will think you're showing off!

Here's mine.

Been shouted at on the phone by John Humphrys, who is exactly as much of a towering cunt as you imagine.

Met Graham Norton, albeit in a group of people and briefly. He was giggly and sweet and a bit overwhelmed that so many people had crowded into a room to meet him.

Used to go out with the son of an Irish politician.

Have hosted Paul Merton at a brunch at my house.

Saw Anton from Strictly at the theatre (he was in the audience, not the production). In the flesh, he is surprisingly tall and athletic and also surprisingly handsome.

Very vaguely know Will Smith – not that one, the British one who was in The Thick of It (he has 'Disney Prince' hair, for any fellow TTOI fans )

Nelson Mandela walked past me.in a hotel lobby.

I sometimes used to meet Jason Connery when we shopped.

I was once standing watching Captain Mark Phillips at an event when the woman standing next to me asked me if I thought he was riding like he'd never seen a horse before. I agreed with her (it was quite true!) and realised it was Princess Anne.

When we were kids, I was taller than Doddie Weir, the rugby player, for many years. It was only recently, after his MND diagnosis that I realised that I am several years older than him than I realised. He is 6ft 6 1/4 inches in case you're wondering.

I was friends with Gareth Thomas of Blake's 7 after spending an afternoon in the local radio station recording adverts. I became pregnant about that time, and the next time we met up, I was about 5 months pregnant (it was 5 months later) and we thereafter had a running joke about 'out baby'.

Oh, and Fraser Hines bought me a drink for my 21st birthday!

I got shouted at by Gregg Wallace
He told me to watch what I was doing as I was about to stand on a ladies bag on the floor ( I wasn’t I had seen the bag and he was quite nasty about it)
I told him I wasn’t and didn’t appreciate being shouted at . His jaw dropped and he did his “stunned fish” look. I don’t think he expected someone to answer back.
My Mum told John Torode he was doing one of his own recipes wrong once - he was actually very nice about it

I was picked up by princess diana in the 80s. For some reason i cant recall she was doing a visit to our tiny town. Her helicopter landed in a play field and we were stood behind a little roped off barrier and i had snuck under the tape so was stood on her side and i must admit i was a very cute, short and tiny little 4 year old with blonde hair to my knees and what can i say Diana was impressed. There is a picture in the local newspaper of me on dianas hip and she's smiling at me

I served a very famous late 90s popstar in House of Fraser and he was so rude it was shockingly different to his boyband style image.

FranisCrawford I have a photograph of Jason the Blue Peter cat signed on his behalf by Valerie Singleton.

Best thread.

Robert Hardy allowed me to jump him in the cab queue at Paddington.

I passed Toby Young in London.

Julian Lloyd Webber asked me out on a date in 1992 when I worked behind a bar. (The twat was married)

Vic Derbyshire - met.

Dominic Raab - green room at BBC. He told me I knew more about politics than he did and I should take his slot.

Tony Knowles - snooker player - asked me out in a nightclub in the 80s.

I once dated Denis Bergkamp's cousin.

Also Jimmy Crickets kids were at my school.
They were a couple of years younger than me but were absolutely hilarious, they used to do impressions of their Dad
Before they started they came to look round with their Dad and I was asked to show them around ( prefect). They were a lovely family, all quite small though.

I used to Iive next to the voice of Hamlet Cigar adverts.

My uncle was the late sid James from the carry on films :)

When I was 11 almost 12 I went to Nigel Kennedy's Millennium New Year's Eve party.

rockin did you know Spike Milligan later in life? He used to eat at the hotel I waitressed in in 2000-1. Strangely enough I was going through an incredibly tough time then too and he would write me little messages and doodles on his napkins (which are still one of my most treasured possessions). He was a true gentleman.

My MIL's dad knew the Cray Twins and they would go to her house along with Barbra Windsor. She also dated Adam Ant.
My DH went to college with the boy who played Robert Carlyle's son in the Full Monty, He also went to school with one of the footballers from the England football team. He also served food for Darren Brown once and when he worked in a local shop he served Dominic West.
My DH uncle was a famous skater and was in the detectives.
My Cousin was married to a film producer who produced Braveheart and Mel Gibson was best man at their wedding
My DF is a taxi driver and had John Virgo in the car.
My DM works in a hotel and met Ben Foggle.
Where I work I served Micheal Vaughans mum, several times.

blueangel was your cousin the young cockney (fanciable) one on Auf Wiedersehen Pet?

Ooh, just remembered, my flatmate's girlfriend was the neice or great-neice of Jock Stein - Uncle Jock.

My daughter sometimes ended up sat next to Princess Beatrice in lectures.
My sister kissed Prince Charles on the cheek ( in the seventies) and photos were all over the papers ( for one day only! She was doing promotional work at the time and the sponsors set her up to do it)
My son went inter-railing with the brother of a very, very famous female pop singer. I had said pop star’s mums number on my phone until fairly recently.
I once spent an excruciating evening sat next to Chris Eubank at a formal dinner. It was awful trying to make small talk with such a tossed.

I also knew Spike Milligan's son

I sat near Richard Ayoade in a cafe in Somerset a few years ago.

I shared a train carriage with Menswear coming back from Glastonbury

I used to work with Kirsty Young’s mum

I made Terry Nutkins a cup of tea at a work event. I also made David Bellamy a cup of tea at a different work event.

I regularly see Neil Oliver in my town centre

A couple of members from James walked passed me on the street and I said hello and Saul was the only one who said Hello back

My dogs dad was once the fastest dog in the world. The same dog also has 4884 brothers and sisters, that's one helluva christmas card list!! Many of the 4885 were born long after my dogs dad died in 2010.

@kingvardos, no way, I absolutely adore those films (and him). Used to watch them with my dad and now I'm trying to get my uni housemates to watch them with me

DH has worked in many Scottish footballers houses

He painted the penthouse suite belonging to one of the Warburtons bread family