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I accidentally made friends with someone very famous, now what?

672 replies

CornflakeShark · 21/05/2019 21:09

I feel a bit of a dork here but hear me out. I met Peter* at one of my regular fav haunts. It's a quiet, out-of-the-way place used by those who share a common pass-time. Peter & I must have similar schedules because we often rock-up at the same time. Over a period, we've progressed from a smile & nod at a distance, to polite small-talk, to sharing a space to do our hobby side-by-side - with the accompanying chit-chat that goes with it. I felt like we were right on the cusp of becoming quite pally. I don't have a tv & seldom read the news online apart from a quick scan of the headlines, I'm a bit out of touch really. Then a week ago I suddenly saw his pic in the news & thought 'Oh fuck'. I was shocked. I know Peter's just a bloke like any other person underneath it. He doesn't court the press like some do but now I feel a bit funny about the next time we meet up. He's never told me who he is other than first names & I suspect he likes the quiet friendship. I feel funny about it now. Do I say something? If I don't I feel a bit awkward. Wwyd?

OP posts:
woodcutbirds · 21/05/2019 22:56

Oh, it could genuinely be metal detecting with the utterly lovely McKenzie Crook. He took it up during Detectorists.

TheFatberg · 21/05/2019 22:56

I so want it to be cow tipping.

Tawdrylocalbrouhaha · 21/05/2019 22:56

Body painting with Jacob Rees-Mogg

Shock

There is something very wrong with the mind that could think of this!

RaininSummer · 21/05/2019 22:56

My daughter and I once told poor Phil Tufnell to bugger off as he, we thought, was being all leery and gropy. Turned out he was at the poker game for photos with the finalists, including us. We had no idea who he was. Poor bloke looked a bit stunned. Sorry Phil.

Is the hobby calligraphy with Daniel Craig?

Jux · 21/05/2019 22:57

Making stained glass art, I reckon. My mate Steve does that too, he's had an exhibition.

Caucho · 21/05/2019 23:00

I’m not talking mega famous people who I know. Just people on TV. Not Michael Burke but similar and nothing to get excited about

Chesntoots · 21/05/2019 23:02

Bee keeping with Keanu Reeves?

Mother87 · 21/05/2019 23:03

Bradley Cooper & Baking or Jeremy Paxman & embroidery
Rowan Atkinson & Nekkid Drawing

bloatedbird · 21/05/2019 23:04

Can't be Hugh Grant. Biggest arsehole going.

WatcherintheRye · 21/05/2019 23:05

Parkour with Michael Gove?

TheFatberg · 21/05/2019 23:05

I'm off to bed, see you all at cow tipping in the morning.

Mother87 · 21/05/2019 23:05

Breast Rubbing Alan TitsmarchGrinGrinchildish i knowBlush

Pilcrow · 21/05/2019 23:06

Dry stone walling with Michael Gove?

CornflakeShark · 21/05/2019 23:06

Pissing myself laughing at some of these responses. It's made me realise I really do love him being just himself whilst we do our thing & I don't want that to change. I'm not going to say a word. What he does elsewhere is nothing to do with me.

OP posts:
WatcherintheRye · 21/05/2019 23:07

Michael Gove has lots of hobbies Grin

IronManisnotDead · 21/05/2019 23:07

Daily Fail written all over this Confused

Pilcrow · 21/05/2019 23:08

Bugger. I genuinely was typing that before refreshing the thread to see that WatcherintheRye also suggested Gove.

I bet he's got lots of hobbies, though Grin

Pilcrow · 21/05/2019 23:08

Watcher LOL

He likes the great outdoors.

ScrimshawTheSecond · 21/05/2019 23:10

Macrame with Bear Grylls.

IronManisnotDead · 21/05/2019 23:10

Ken Barlow Grin

WellErrr · 21/05/2019 23:11

Monkey Tennis with Colin Firth?

SpecterLitt · 21/05/2019 23:11

Imagine if it's Tommy Robinson..

Time to scan all the front pages of the papers, the culprit has been printed somewhere.

MyBlueMoonbeam · 21/05/2019 23:11

What a tease you are OP 😬

WatcherintheRye · 21/05/2019 23:11

Grin Pilcrow

Twocoffees · 21/05/2019 23:12

Is your allotment plot next to Phillip Schofields? Whatever you do, don’t offer him an egg sandwich!