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What's your claim to fame? *lighthearted*

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BadlyDrawnSimpsonsCharacter · 03/11/2020 18:35

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 Grin - I think we're all in need of a laugh right now!

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SkiingIsHeaven · 08/11/2020 18:01

Geoff Capes told me off for walking onto the pitch during a Highland games.

OddHoleySocks · 08/11/2020 18:03

@BayandBlonde do you mean Mark Williams or Nigel Grint?

cafenoirbiscuit · 08/11/2020 18:04

My dad and I pushed Adam Ant’s car out of a snowdrift. He wasn’t massively grateful and he didn’t help. But he did sign an autograph.

PaperMonster · 08/11/2020 18:45

I gave Utah Saints a lift in my car.

ImNotWhoYouThinkIam · 08/11/2020 18:50

Just thought of another one.
I "met" Rosie and Jim Grin 'Jim' told my friends and me that we were "silly girls". We couldn't stop giggling at him we were about 14

Iwasonceabrownie · 08/11/2020 18:52

I went horse riding with Roger Moore decades ago. He lived in our village.

thenightsky · 08/11/2020 18:58

Richard Whitely talked to my cleavage at a party. It didn't help that I was a bit a taller than him.

LaurenTom · 08/11/2020 19:01

My best mate shagged Jamie's dornans friend YEARS ago. I remember being more excited that he'd had Kiera knightly in his house. Now I'm just gutted that she didn't stick with him in order for me to meet Jamie 😂🙈

personwifemum · 08/11/2020 19:03

I dropped a sausage in Gillian Tayleforths handbag.

MissEllaWater · 08/11/2020 19:12

I once had a poo on the car of a very famous 1980s pop star. It was an accident.

BayandBlonde · 08/11/2020 20:12

[quote OddHoleySocks]@BayandBlonde do you mean Mark Williams or Nigel Grint?[/quote]
Sorry, Nigel Grint. Thinks he is lord and master!

LoisLane66 · 09/11/2020 14:50

I've had Christmas lunch with the Duke of Norfolk (Queen's cousin) and his wife.
I was cooking the meal as the lady host was unwell.
The table decorations caught fire and I doused them with champagne...Y'Quem (sp)

Whydidimarryhim · 09/11/2020 15:02

I’ve spoken to Kate Kinslet - meet Peter Stringfellow - and refused to kiss him!!! I met Peter Kay before he was famous and Alex Gilrow said hello to me - oh yes and I’ve been on a tv show and met Brain Conley who said I had a lovely smile!!!
Don’t all rush for my autograph.😀

NeedToKnow101 · 11/11/2020 13:32

@MissEllaWater

I once had a poo on the car of a very famous 1980s pop star. It was an accident.
😂😂😂 name them or it's a lie!
emmetgirl · 11/11/2020 13:44

When I was 22 I was in Langan's Brasserie in London (this is over 30 years ago) and was sitting at the table next to Rod Stewart and I saw Joan Collins in the toilets. She was quite a bit shorter than me. That's really the only thing I remember about her.

goldenharvest · 11/11/2020 14:31

I wrongly identified a piece of baggage (height of terrorist activity) and the whole plane had to disembark and the luggage all taken off again, so that people could identify their luggage again. It delayed the flight for 2 hours.

goldenharvest · 11/11/2020 14:32

And I was in one of those TV shows about A&E and you see my back escorting a child to the ward.

ANoTail · 11/11/2020 14:54

I am not too distantly related to Johnny Rotten.
My sister once did Judi Dench's makeup.
I once sat next to Jeremy Corbyn on a train (he doesn't always sit on the floor). Through work, I have actually met him and several other prominent politicians since then but I prefer the train meeting.

Saracen · 11/11/2020 15:58

My former osteopath's son is in Radiohead.

Saracen · 11/11/2020 16:02

My husband built a shed for Rowan Atkinson once. DH says the poor chap was so painfully shy he could hardly manage to unlock the gate and explain where the shed was to go.

Mollyplop999 · 12/11/2020 17:36

This has made my day! Laughing out loud. I once went on the ELO tour bus whilst helping out at a gig. It smelt of weed. And their chef who travelled with them made a pass at me. He was short and fat Grin

Iwantcollarbones · 13/11/2020 16:05

My dbro was groped by Henry Cavill

Igotmylipstickon · 13/11/2020 16:20

@CatRamsey I was also in the audience at Eurovision 2018!! I wore green lights that you can sometimes see in the recorded version of the event on youtube (especially just before my favourite song - Fuego)

cleanasawhistle · 14/11/2020 01:19

I was in the background on a TV commercial

lisbni · 14/11/2020 01:28

In audience at BGT and ended up on ITV. Bit of a sore subject as I told my boss I was ill so I could go, He ended up seeing me on tv lol