To ask what it’s like to have a famous DH?

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I’m just being nosy really, I bet there’s a few posters on here with partners who have achieved some level of fame. And no I don’t expect anyone to reveal identifying information!

What is it like though, knowing that random people admire your DH? Does it make them cocky, or make you feel uncomfortable when other women take an interest in them? I think I’d find it quite exposing and difficult tbh. I have a friend who was in a similar situation with a musician for three years and I know she found it hard.

@chatnicknameyousuggested Smint politician needs to go to Home Bargains, he can get a big box for 99p

Not in our neck of the woods, Mrs C! I have a sideline bringing them back for him. He lines up all the empty boxes on a shelf.

Oh good Lord! How very odd! Gosh I could keep him in a regular supply of boxes, I buy loads of them because I love a Smint. Only the blue ones though. I always thought the brand went a bit off on a tangeant when they started doing fruity ones...anyway, I digress

DH has at times been mistaken for guitarist Jeff Beck.

It's amazing how dismissive "his" fans have been. Sitting between us, super flirty, not taking no for an answer this all despite DH insisting it's mistaken identity and introducing me as his wife stayathomegardener

I would hate it and certainly wouldn't swap.

Romanyqueen he's not Gavin Harrison is he?

SILs high school sweetheart and mutual first love is now a world famous person and household name. He kindly kept very quiet about her so she hasn't been papped at all, he's even lied about his past to protect her identity. Lots of things he still does are about her, even a photo of her in a video of his with her face at an angle to not be recognised. They still keep in touch and flirt today, though he's married and she's engaged.

I imagine it's dreadful for her fiance, knowing this person could whisk her away at any moment. She often umms and ahhs over it but I don't think she wants the fame, family is full of issues that would tear her to shreds. I wouldn't want my DH to be that level of fame either. I think it's scary.

I'm not fond of SIL (for trying to break me and DH up repeatedly and numerous other things) and love knowing I could out her, even though I never would.

Nicesunnyday - the only person I can think of who matches that description is Tim McMullen?

@nicesunnyday I'm glad in general it's not too unpleasant. Theatre-goers tend to be nice people who respect boundaries in my experience but I've definitely seen a lot of craziness on social media. Although I shouldn't really judge as when my friend introduced me to Jamie Parker I went all wibbly and thoroughly embarrassed myself by babbling incoherently (I hope he's not your DH or I'll just have done it again, ha).

I’m guessing Mark Rylance for nicesunnyday...

Not Gavin Harrison or anyone else mentioned. He's only famous in his own field, very specialised, not many the same.
Not mainstream at all.

What makes him famous then, rather than just well known?

@GidgetGirl I'm thinking Mickey Flanagan?

My first serious love is now very famous as in, very well known internationally. He was just about to start being recognised when we split up and we stayed close friends with occasional benefits for years after that.

I've not seen him since my (now ex-)husband had a go at him in a fit of jealousy a decade ago, but his mum still lives locally to where my own mother lives so I still kind of "follow" his life through her.

It's very odd. The relationship had a profound impact on both of our lives, I believe. To me, this means occasionally telling a friend about him - not about who he is now but about who he was to me then and how different my life would have gone had it not been for him. The only friends who know who he is, though, are the ones I've had since childhood. If I ever named him to any of the other ones it'd go from "awww, that's a lovely young love story" to "OMG, so exactly what is X like in the sack?" in a heartbeat. (The answer being, by the way: very sexy, sweet, gentle, very romantic bordering on downright cheesy and still a bit clumsy around a woman's body due to his relative inexperience at the time.)

The thing is: it's entirely mutual and he remembers me with as much fondness as I do him. Reading an description of yourself in a magazine in response to the question "what was your first great love like" is utterly bizarre. To his credit, he made me out as being a lot prettier as well as smarter than I actually am - so if anyone knows it's me at least they should be suitable impressed.

Mickey Flanagan has a young child I beleive not grown up kids

This thread had an, interesting premise but ended up with people just stating how famous they/their friend/their OH is.

Shame.

I think I might know who GidgetGirl is seeing, from another thread I was interested in (you might want to have that removed, lots of details even with the red herrings!) But I won't out the name. I might be wrong anyway!

@silvercuckoo that's hilarious

I've swapped to my other nickname for this. And if anyone is wondering, no I still haven't got the moth problem sorted

My DP is a local radio presenter and he has become a bit of a star in our area. It's priceless because people don't know what he looks like, but we'll be at the supermarket checkout and the cashier will hear him talk and go "omg you're [name] from the radio!" It even happened to him on a plane to Dubai. I just find it funny. The demographic for his station is a lot older than we are, so it's not like he has young women fawning over him. Even if he did, I wouldn't be bothered. But to me it's just really funny. Then I have to spend the rest of the day putting his ego back in check.

Goths you’re not a teacher are you?

FFS @GidgetGirl said ’culty’ and ‘sometimes gets recognised’

“Ooh is it Rowan Atkinson?” one of the most famous comedy actors in the world

“Ooh is it Micky Flanagan” one of the most mainstream acts you could think of.

It’s doing my head in.

My uncle was very famous back in the 80s, 90s and early 00s in the music industry. Had a couple of #1 records & worked with an australian singer/actress.

Now he's totally out of that scene & never recognised. Still does music but rarely in the UK. He's a very selfish person though as he spent so long not having to really do anything for himself, or look after other people. During his famous time i never saw him, he came to my wedding though. Now he's as plain jane as you can imagine.

Also had a great great (not sure how many greats tbh) grandfather back in the very early 20th century was a famous orchestra conductor 🤷‍♀️

Big head - tiny body. Yes, it's what works best on screen. Just two examples, Debbie Harry and Mick Jagger - big heads, tiny bodies.

I’m loving this thread

I’m thinking Mark Rylance for @nicesunnyday too, but then I don’t know a lot about stage actors really.

And I think I have an idea for @GidgetGirl too - I’m a bit of a comedy buff. Your DH isn’t someone who is famous for being someone else, is he? Which is why he doesn’t get recognised much?

Still want to know more about how fame affects people - when posters have addressed that it’s been really interesting.

Slightly OT but DS' mates spotted him in footage of last year's Pride parade and were all quite excited, while DS was pretending it wasn't him. Until one of his mates spotted me in the same clip and went, of course it's you because thats your mum!

arrowfanatic I keep thinking Jason.

Big head - tiny body.

This has been an enlightenment! I happen to know a fair number of screen actors (long story) and that's actually true for a lot of them. I had never noticed they all had that in common.

How very fascinating!