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.

My Mum was an avid viewer of said programme.👍😁

Go on - set it up!

I taught a girl who went on to be a Blue Peter presenter.
I chatted with Helena Bonham-Carter while our kids played on the swings in my village's children's playground. Tim Burton was there but he stood in the far corner looking aloof.

My son was in panto with Barney Harwood from Blue Peter.

I am in the background in Freddie’s Field of Dreams with the girls’ team from Blackpool.

Thought of a couple more!

Keeping this one a little vague for privacy reasons, but I went to school with a girl whose late father played a Bond villain.

My sister-in-law is in charge of social media for a small independent toy company. When Rumer Willis was pregnant, her sister Tallulah contacted my SIL about buying one of the toys for Rumer’s baby and linking to the company on her social media accounts, but she never got back to my SIL about the specifics and it fell through.

My grandad was a civil servant who write scripts for public information films in the 40s and 50s.
He also wrote the Country Code.
Kit Harington once passed out drunk on my sofa when he was at drama school (my housemate was on the same course as him)

I am directly descended (14th great granddaughter) from the Duke of Norfolk. Uncle to two ill-fated queen's and once right hand man to the king.
I once served Watwick Davis's wife.
I said Good Morning to David Prowse every day for a week.

My grandad's (long deceased) doctor was the brother of one of the actors in Steptoe and Son

I bought a silver necklace online from Stanley Kubrick's daughter ( he directed 2001 Space Odyssey, Clockwork Orange etc). She designed and made me the necklace.

Edited grammar.

I've bought various clothes off of Claire Richards from the pop group Steps inc outfits she has worn for band promo shoots and on tv. She' sent me a personalised signed photo aswell. I have met her a few times too plus with the whole group.

My bike was in an episode of inspector Morse.
I babysat for a famous academic. When I want to outgeek someone or look impressive I drop that one in the conversation.
I said hello to Teddy Sheringham coming out of a lift. I thought I knew him personally! He very politely said hello back.

The Lady Louise is named after my Godmother's daughter because my Godmother is the nurse who looked after Sophie, when her daugter was premature.

When Boney M were playing in my city, I met a woman on the bus whose son was on the same flight as them the night before. 😀 She said they were lovely.

Oh and my shoulder was on a TOTP Xmas special.

Haha! Noooo, I'm sure he is a one woman man! No, that was a Mens' singles category champ.

My mum was friends with Judith Chalmers’ sister. Me and my brother used to go to her house overlooking Clapham Common when we were little and played with her children (Judith’s niece and nephew). They used to come to our house too. I don’t remember meeting Judith though.

Dave Prowse (Darth Vader) came to my primary school once as the Green Cross Code Man.

My friend taught Bono's son.

Robin Cousins

Ooh, that reminds me that I was blocked by the guy who plays Boabby the barman on Still Game. No idea why as I never replied or mentioned him. My Twitter account has since been deactivated, so I guess I'll never know. Still, it's nice to be noticed.

I thought he was gay.

Oh .. haha

My friend shared a flat with someone who played in a brass band at the Sydney Olympics opening ceremony. They were invited over from Ireland. I saw him in a close-up.

Tim Vincent of Blue Peter & Children’s Ward fame served me my roast dinner in a restaurant.

My mate who was a midwife delivered Michael Owen’s daughter Gemma.

At work I see Mary Berry regularly, we had a work ‘bake off’ last year and I won with her carrot cake tray bake.
Being professional at work I say her married name, but dying to tell her I’m a huge fan and ‘won’ the blind tested bake off (a £25 Amazon voucher) but can’t 😂

Years ago Kieron Prendaville from Tomorrow's World went to our house to speak with my Dad about featuring on the programme