AIBU to tell you that I’ve known many people who gone onto to become famous (lighthearted)?

[dinosaurjigsaw]

Just musing about the number of people Ive known that have gone on to become famous and wondered if others have experienced this?

I was very friendly with a girl that became a very well known page 3 girl.

I had a retail Saturday job when I was at school and the owners son (who I flirted with) has become a household name actor.

A manager I had in one of my first jobs became a successful sit com writer

I have a distant cousin who has written a lot of celebrity biographies.

One of my children’s friends is now a well known footballer

Someone in the village where I live is now on the telly giving lifestyle advice

Obviously their fame is nothing to do with knowing me 😆 but I’m not sure if it’s common to know so many random famous people without being in the same industry/circles as them ?

I will add that most of these I’ve lost touch with over the years.

My DH 😁 obviously not going to say who he is or what he does but he’s been in the public eye for many many years and travelled the world

How boring! Names or there's no point reading!!!

Nope. Never known anyone who became remotely famous

I am Michael Caine's grandma and Prince Harrys' sister.

And I live next door to Una Stubbs

These posts are always so pointless if no one names the celebs.

I suppose the reason I’m posting is not to stealth boast over who I know but to ask if it’s at all usual to know so “many” different famous people from many walks of life without being in any of their industries. It really is just random.

I’ve remembered another one, a bit more tenuous, but someone I know well once dated a pop star, for quite a long time.

My first fiance became famous while we were together.

I guess it depends where you live too, I spent my teens in North London, so it wasn’t unusual for a gym friend etc to also be an aspiring actor, singer etc.

I went to school with Alexandra Burke and Drama school with Belinda Owusu! That’s my claim to fame 😁

Literally none ☹️. Met a few through work but no-one I would describe as a friend, and none of my school friends have become famous (except for a couple porn stars if you count that).

You're obviously the fame version of good luck Chuck.

Most of the "famous" people i know/knew in the past are/were eminent in their field of expertise rather than TV/film famous.
For example I was a classmate 40 years ago with someone who became a double Olympian, but unless you know which sport and its history you probably wouldn't have heard of them.

I went to secondary school and in most classes h a now retired Scottish footballer, he comes up on people you may know on Facebook! My cousins Dc has been in a music video in the early 00s. I know all the greats 😀

Do you live in London?

I went to school with Dexter Fletcher , he was in Bugsy Malone and I remember him taking time off to film it .

These posts are only interesting when you find out names

My friend from childhood plays guitar with a famous singer.

Another friend is a fairly well known author. I didn’t meet her until we were both adults and she became successful later on.

I went to school with someone who became ‘known’ due to an incident. He did something stupid at a televised event which got attention. Not sure that counts and he is a total dickhead. 😅

Isn't he a director now? I remember him in press gang had a huge crush 😍

My brother's best friend was Marti Pellow of WetWetWet fame. He was such a gorgeous man and so funny and cool. I was very popular at high school as people knew he was a family friend.

So... Marti you say ? 😀

Prince Harry's sister

Yes he is , and is the voice of McDonalds adverts on the radio . I would love to see him again , we were friends but it was junior school . We lived in Palmers Green , North London .

Was it streaking?

I was brought up in Palmers Green too but didn’t know Dexter Fletcher 😆

I’m similar op, I don’t think it’s that uncommon, for me it’s friends of friends mostly and I’ve dated an actor (before I met dh) who was the opposite, once famous no longer other than panel shows occasionally and panto. Dh on the other hand knows many more people in the public eye due to the school he attended, one of the famous ones, not in touch of course but they are properly influential businessmen, arts management, politics, civil servants - at the old boys day many came and was really weird for me, comprehensive educated, as I wouldn’t attend an event at my old school, hated it.

I am 60 and I think he is too . He lived near Broomfield Park .