To ask your tenuous claims to fame?

[GetAGripNigel]

The more tenuous the better.

I don’t want any of your “My mum used to clean for a famous pop star” because that turns into pages of tiresome questions and “Oh go on tell us who it is/give us a clue/no I can’t sorry”

I want such tenuous connections that nobody will bother asking follow up questions.

I’ll start.

My dog was Mr Tumble’s dog’s mum.

Someone I know from university was an extra on Dr Who.

Someone I knew from the school run was an extra on Smoggie Queens.

I went to primary shool with the singer from Scouting For Girls.

James Marriott might have mentioned my daughter in an interview that my daughter can no longer find, tenuousness at its finest.

This reminds me I once almost got knocked over by Alan Yentob as he was driving out of the carpark at Broadcasting House. I didn't realise cars came out of there so wasn't looking where I was going. I initially thought it was Salman Rushdie, but realised later I had gotten them mixed up!

I once sold a television to Peter Beardsley.

The English teacher of a former manager was Phillip Pullman.

I spoke to Darius from Popstars on the phone like 20+ years ago. And when I used to use Instagram years ago, Chris Brown yelled at me then blocked me (thank god)

Oooooh, I’ve just remembered one. An actor who used to play a teacher in Grange Hill - not one of the main characters but recognisable if you were of a certain age which I was, was my supply cover when I had a week’s leave to attend a funeral abroad. I didn’t actually meet him but he left me a lovely letter saying how grateful he was for the detailed work I had left. As someone who has since done supply teaching that was a massive compliment 😂

I’ve remembered another. I used to play netball with someone who lived opposite Paul Weller’s sister.

The woman who worked in the print room at work was married to a member of showaddywaddy. She was very glamorous and wore leather trousers (in the 80’s)

Appeared in Hollyoaks and Brookside.

shared a lift ( as in elevator ) with Glen Hoddle.

Paul Daniels hit a golf ball into my garden.

Oh no, it only works if they tread on your foot 🤣 Alan Rickman trod on the back of my foot at a drinks reception. He was utterly charming and touched my elbow when apologising. I didn't get his autograph, just the personal touch 🤣

And Rick Astley is my friend’s cousin

My mum once had a lift on the back of Ringos bike

i once drove around in a car with various House Martins

Ive met a few politicians including Blair

A couple of friends went on the become a music producer and an actor who was on Casualty for a couple of seasons

my favourite is having a letter read out on Tizwas!

My claim to fame is that my maternal grandfather had a cousin who was a Hollywood film director. Ian Mckellan played him in a highly inaccurate bio pic.

When 24 had just come out, and we had binge-watched it, I was walking through Venice, and Kiefer Sutherland was walking towards me. I thought I had conjured him up!!

I am extremely jealous! I adore her and her husband!

I'm Irish where we've about 2 degrees of separation so I've a lot but my favourite is I spoke to Johnny Depp on the phone back in the 90s.

I was babysitting for people involved in film industry and he phoned when I was there (landline pre mobile phones). I was a massive 21 jump Street fan so nearly collapsed when he said (after I told him they weren't in) ok thanks can you tell them Jonny Depp called!

The fir cones that I use in my Christmas decorations came from Roger Taylors's (Queen drummer) garden.

My dad went to boarding school with Robbie William’s manager.

Apparently my Uncle K did too. If your name begins with L, I wonder if we are related? Or maybe loads of people used to work for them? My Uncle is a really nice man so imagine it wasn't too closely, or for too long.

Mine is that I whirled out of a revolving door, circa 1990, in my first little business suit aged 21, straight into Charles Dance (then quite handsome). I said: 'oooh, Mr Dance, I'm so sorry!' He was charming. I melted.

It showed!

I went to uni with a lad whose best mate was Tim Wheeler from Ash's younger brother. He had a pair of trainers which were given to Tim, but he didn't want them, so my friend had them instead.

Not sure I could love this any more than I do!

There's a woman where I work who used to be married to one of Cast.