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Worst celebrity you have ever met part 2

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Tutchytutchyfeelyfeely · 07/06/2022 19:06

Starting a new thread as last one wasn't accepting new posts.. Years ago I was a young dancer and background singer .. Very shy starting out on the job I loved (age 16 ) Jim Davison was on the Sunderland Empire about 2002 ish.. He was awful.. Moody! Shouty! Miserable, Rude.😭 I danced and sang in a lot of shows afterwards, and the much bigger stars were absolutely lovely.. But he is the one I remember most.. Awful man!.. I have worked with the Nolan Sisters and they all were so lovely.. I really understand how Linda (she was so kind and lovely to me, as were all of the sisters) did not like Jim Davison when she was in Big Brother (that was not the man he acted like on that show) Out of all the 50+ lovely celebrities I worked with over 15 years(some quite famous stars) , this is the one I remember most as the most horrible one.

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yellowbananasinjuly · 09/06/2022 00:16

I met bob geldof when I was a teenager in Oxford Street inTop Shop. I tried not to draw attention to him but he gave me a very unnecessary death stare anyway.

Rowan Atkinson in a bar was also a dick and glared at me.

Tracey from Corrie ended up beaming at me when she realised I thought she was familiar but was confused as to quite who she was

Rick Wakeman and separately the Hairy Bikers in airport lounges both lovely and unassuming

Susie Blake was gorgeous met her on a flight from edinburgh

Piers Morgan was lovely actually and ranting about his kids teachers

Russell Brand at a gallery in edinburgh - didnt know who he was but knew he was 'someone' because he was so 'shiny'

Gordon Brown's wife in a hotel swimming pool - didnt know who she was until I recognised Gordon pacing outside talking on the phone and she did the full on dont look at me dont bother me Im so famous thing. I didnt care who she was.

Honey from Eastenders - wouldnt have noticed her if she hadnt been wearing look at me clothes and walking in such a way as to shout look at me look at me DONT LOOK AT ME and then she glared at me like i was bothering her when i worked out who she was. We were the only two people in a small railway station in the middle of the countryside...

Ruth Langsford lovely woman really friendly at an Alzheimers Fundraisng walk completely genuine and natural. Funnily enough Honey from Eastenders was also at that event, clearly desperately trying to suck up to Ruth and be seen hanging out with her!

waterlego · 09/06/2022 00:20

I know you still aren't going to name her but as you've confirmed her name doesn't rhyme with Sworn Bench (my first thought too), I'm going to guess it rhymes with Show Grand. She is someone I like on TV but could also imagine her being less friendly off-screen.

My guess for the mystery comedienne is someone whose name (almost) rhymes with Slathering Mate.

yellowbananasinjuly · 09/06/2022 00:28

Slathering Mate or Sworn Bench's comedy partner... ? Show Grand was very kind to a student I know and generously and spontaneously offered him her fee earned for an appearance she'd just done

Agapornis · 09/06/2022 00:28

Bunnyfuller · 08/06/2022 17:04

Jim Davison. Nasty, racist little twat. His luxury cruiser just burnt down in Torquay Marina. Oh dear (was prob an insurance job).

The boat's owner was described as a Del Boy type local businessman Grin hope he's made to pay for the oil pollution cleanup, especially if it is indeed Jim Davidson!

Jeelypieces20storeys · 09/06/2022 00:28

Anyone met Kate Middleton or Ed Sheeran?.I so want them both to be lovely!!

ashitghost · 09/06/2022 00:38

Just been on a cruise. Marco Pierre White was absolutely lovely to everyone all week. So polite and gracious. Joe McElderry was lovely too and really nice to people.

Stanley Johnson was on as a guest and apparently was horrible to a young waitress when they didn’t have the wine he wanted and she got very upset. His wife had to apologise for him. Another passenger and witnesses put this on the Facebook group.

Lucia23 · 09/06/2022 00:56

Jeelypieces20storeys · 09/06/2022 00:28

Anyone met Kate Middleton or Ed Sheeran?.I so want them both to be lovely!!

A PP said William and Kate were full of themselves and she felt looked down on.

Scepticalwotsits · 09/06/2022 01:22

Pat Sharpe - he DJ’d at the uni I went to back in the early 2000s. All he did was boat to the lads that were there that he used to perve down the twins tops and make lewd comments about them. He was a sleeze and also tried to hit on anyone with a skirt

19lottie82 · 09/06/2022 01:44

My DGM knows Lulu from socialising in
the same Glasgow dance halls back in
the day, apparently she's always been a
wee horror.

one of my best friends DSM had a punch up with lulu outside a Glasgow pub when they were both young. Based on the reports on this thread I am pleased to tell you that the DSM won, by a long shot 😂

EachandEveryone · 09/06/2022 01:48

waterlego · 09/06/2022 00:20

I know you still aren't going to name her but as you've confirmed her name doesn't rhyme with Sworn Bench (my first thought too), I'm going to guess it rhymes with Show Grand. She is someone I like on TV but could also imagine her being less friendly off-screen.

My guess for the mystery comedienne is someone whose name (almost) rhymes with Slathering Mate.

I really it’s not suelee salters

PomBearWithoutHerOFRS · 09/06/2022 02:10

DD and I met all the Red Dwarf people at Dimension Jump a few years ago. DD was 10 at the time. Chris Barrie was lovely and after chatting for ages wrote a proper personalised message in her autograph program book, and one for her teacher in mine. (I collected all the autographs for teacher cos he was a huge fan and turned a blind eye when DD was "off sick" for the day when we went)
They were all really nice, I discussed Indian food with Hattie Hayridge and the zombie apocalypse with Danny John Jules.
The one exception was Craig Charles. I can't put detail of his interaction with DD without probably getting sued. His PA was obnoxious to us at one point too!

Bookescapeartist · 09/06/2022 02:27

I had an almost Me Too moment with Craig Charles back in early 90s in Liverpool. I was waiting to meet my boyfriend and he came and hit on me and was quite pushy despite me reiterating I was waiting for a boyfriend. Cocky and at 20 I did not know how to tell him to sling his cocky hook.

APJ1 · 09/06/2022 02:33

I really it’s not suelee salters

That's Game Sulee Salters to you! 😄

FictionalCharacter · 09/06/2022 02:40

ashitghost · 09/06/2022 00:38

Just been on a cruise. Marco Pierre White was absolutely lovely to everyone all week. So polite and gracious. Joe McElderry was lovely too and really nice to people.

Stanley Johnson was on as a guest and apparently was horrible to a young waitress when they didn’t have the wine he wanted and she got very upset. His wife had to apologise for him. Another passenger and witnesses put this on the Facebook group.

Oh god, that’s put me off cruises for life. I can cope with the risk of rampant norovirus and bad food, but the risk of bumping into Stanley Johnson is too much.

sashh · 09/06/2022 04:02

twinmum2007 · 08/06/2022 18:54

This might be outing if there's anyone here that knows me
Loveliest: Ben Shepherd, so so lovely and friendly. Ditto Gethin Jones, Steve Backley, Joanna Lumley and Nick Knowles. Oh and Bariness Grey Thompson and Dame Kelly Holmes are completely lovely too.

I'm glad Dame Kelly is nice,

I made a donation to her charity and in the bit where it asked why you were making the donation I said it was because of her stance on trans women in sport.

I didn't expect any reply but as well as the standard 'thank you' automated email I got one from one of her team that included a personal thank you.

My donation was for £1.

QueenRainbow · 09/06/2022 04:41

I used to see Harry Enfield a lot in the late 1990s when his show was popular (I used to live in West London near the BBC) and he was a grumpy SOB and would never say hello or even smile at you

Thisisit2022 · 09/06/2022 05:35

orangetriangle · 08/06/2022 21:15

Bernie Winters awful very rude
Snorbiitz lovely !!!

This surprises me. I have heard that Snorbiitz was a right Diva. Always demanded the biggest dressing room, insisted on having marrowbone on tap and it HAD to be from Fortnum and Masons (even if this meant being flown in). Would only travel first class and would only drink freshly collected rain water from a diamond encrusted bowl. Totally at odds with the working class roots he portrayed on TV.

Bednobsbroomsticks · 09/06/2022 05:48

I might have missed one but anyone met Louis Theroux? Want him to be one of the nice guys

ClaireEclair · 09/06/2022 05:54

DontStopMeNow7 · 08/06/2022 23:36

I got to meet some celebs at a local golfing event when I was a child. The one I remember was Bobby Charlton because my dad and brother were so excited about it. I was suitably unexpressed as a girl who hated football. All I remember was that he was grumpy and didn’t seem to want to do autographs. No smiles and barely spoke to anyone. To be fair he probably just wanted to play golf but the event WAS for celebrities.

I once had a long chat in the pub with the ex personal security guard of Gwyneth Paltrow. I was dying to hear dirt because I’ve never liked her so I fired a tonne of questions at him,,,,but he had only glowing words for her and for Chris Martin. Apparently she is the nicest person ever, according to him, and he was treated like one of the family.

My friend worked for Gwyneth when they used to live in London and she has nothing but nice things to say about her.

Grrrpredictivetex · 09/06/2022 06:31

@ArmyBoat
"I'm devastated about Zoe Ball...jeez, I feel so deceived 😂"

Don't be. She's lovely, very friendly and exactly as you'd expect her to be.

Zoooooom · 09/06/2022 06:36

Saw one of the Chuckle brothers at Manchester airport over a decade ago, seemed lovely

Picoloangel · 09/06/2022 06:38

Jeelypieces20storeys

I haven’t met Kate Middleton but DF met her several times when the Cambridges were having their house in Anmer renovated. He said she was absolutely lovely - down to earth, friendly, polite etc.

Adventurine · 09/06/2022 06:40

TarpaulinEyes · 08/06/2022 06:34

A rude one. Dickie Davis was in a local store signing autographs. I have a quite unusual name IRL so spelled it for him. He responded, 'I can spell you know'. I was in my early teens so it must have been well over 45 years ago. Twat, I've never forgotten it or him

I have no idea who he is. I couldn't pick him out of a lineup or even tell you what he was famous for. So I googled him and he looks like Ron Burgundy from Anchorman.

vera99 · 09/06/2022 06:40

Stephen Fry at the taxi queue in Cambridge chain-smoking and looking like death along with a don't bother me death stare. Never met him but Hughie Green was reported to be a nasty one (Opportunity Knocks for us older ones). Here he is being nasty to a radio reporter. He was the secret father of Paula Yates a fact that was revealed in the eulogy at his funeral!

Katya213 · 09/06/2022 06:52

I'm sorry guys, I know she's a national treasure but I never found Barbara Windsor to be a very pleasant person. Used to see her a lot on my lunch break around Selfridge's etc and she used to do the old death stare and muttering under her breath at people.

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