What's your claim to fame? *lighthearted*

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Inspired by an article I've just read online whilst waiting for my train, AIBU to ask...what is your claim to fame? The weaker the claim the funnier, such as "I dated Margaret Thatcher's cousins drama tutor" e.g. But any will do.

I'll go first. I served Gary Cahill (footballer) once as a waitress; he came into the budget restaurant I worked at...and didn't even foot the bill!

A bit of a silly post I know, but the article I read had me giggling. If this post makes at least one person giggle that would be great - I think we're all in need of a laugh right now!

I appeared on page 3 of The Mirror. A photo of Jason Donovan teaching out to his adoring fans during a "secret" show and I was near the front.

I was also interviewed by the BBC when I was marching in a protest about university tuition fees - about 1999 I think.

I was at school with Rick Astley.

I spent a very enjoyable half hour in a pub with Mark from A1 after seeing him in panto. He knew I'd driven a long way to see the show so I think he just wanted to be nice and spend a bit of time with a fan. A couple of people came up to say hi to him and apologised for interrupting our private time!

I used to move in the operatic circle and knew some famous people in the classical world and some that are relatives to big actresses etc but don't think I should say too much!

I stood next to Harrison Ford in a shop once. We were both looking at the pickle section.

My right hand was in Playboy and Crime Watch.
I own a flight case that Mick Jagger once sat on.

My parents gave accommodation to actors at the local theatre so we had Russell Grant stay with us when I was a baby. We also had Mr Rumbold from 'are you being served'

My family know Frank McCusker (from the same small village where everyone knows everyone else), and my uncle was in school with Adrian Dunbar. My sister also went to the same school as Jamie Dornan (although she was starting as he was leaving).

I sat near Fleur’s dad in a X Factor final. DH shook his hand after the result. Poor guy was looking WTF 😂

I sat next to Kevin Whately at Chetham’s school for music, while he smiled and interacted very nicely with a baby.

I was on Jim'll fix it as a child (massive claim at the time).... I do not mention it much these days 😳

I queued behind Clive James at the newsagent’s counter once. I didn’t notice - the newsagent told me after he had left.

I once babysit (through an agency) for Edward Stourton’s kids when he used to read the news. I didn’t recognise him. I made origami water lilies with the kids.

I randomly waffled enthusiastically about why having an Avon Lady was the height of being cosmopolitan to Elton John whilst very drunk. He was annoyed and walked off.

Geri Halliwell told me she liked my hair.

I'm in a Fab 208 annual.

I was once on a plane to Barcelona for work with my Boss on one side and another man on the other.

Towards the end of the flight, I noticed people were passing him pieces of paper to write. What is ironic is that my boss and I were actually having a chit chat about famous people we had met.

It turns out he was Sven Goran Erickson, the England football manager. When my colleague told me his name I had no clue who he was and she had to explain. I was pretty mortified as what are the chances of talking about claims to fame while actually sitting next to a famous person? My boss was also one of the few men on the planet with zero interest in football

Then we check into our hotel; the Hotel Art in Barcelona. We sat in the Lobby drinking coffee later that afternoon when some men walked out of the lift and crowds gathered around them. Turns out it was the Liverpool football team. My younger brother was 10 years younger than me and still at school so I queued up with the others for autographs for him. Not being a football fan I then had to ask someone after who each person was so I could make a note of it. One was Emile Heskey and another was Stephen Gerrard and others I can recall.

I remember saying at the time that a Liverpool football fan would have loved to have been in my shoes that day. It was totally wasted on me.

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I walked past a set of Midsomer Murders when they were filming in a location close to my sister's apartment.

This has reminded me that a flat in our building was the bedroom of Ciara Porter in the Strike TV series.

I once sold goldfish to Richard E grant

My geography teacher at secondary school's brother was a children's laureate. He dedicated a book to his brother (the teacher).

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My mate got fingered by Mr Tumble at a house party in the 90s

I think this wins 😂

The Queen waved at my Dad's mini dachshund on the Sandringham Estate.

My sister was a nurse in a prison and looked after Harold shipman when he was in there

George Lazenby popped his head through my kitchen window and asked for an axe.

Luke Goss from bros rented my granparents home for 6 weeks and he slept I'm my old bedroom 😁😁😁😁

Not me my Mum and Dad. They were sat in a busy cafe Nero in Liverpool and this guy came over wearing a lovely black leather jacket and asked if he could sit down. They said yes and then spent about an hour and a half chatting to him. Apparently he was a great conversationalist.
My Mum knew who he was but my Dad who really doesn’t recognise anyone or know much about music asked him about half an hour into the chat what he was doing in Liverpool. He said he was in the music industry and had some work here. He told them about living in France and his life there but how he loved Liverpool. My Mum complimented his leather jacket and had a good old feel of how soft it was. He bought them another drink - it was a total love in but they had to go as my Dad didn’t want their parking to go into another hour and pay more so they said their goodbyes.
As they walked out my Mum said to my Dad “you do know who that was don’t you?” My Dad said “No”. It was Bono.