Alfie May, Dartford Social club, one summers Sunday afternoon way back in 2018 I think Had a good chat, we talked about him hitting the post at the Valley for Donnie, said he would consider charlton if he got the chance being a local lad etc, got on well, gave me his mobile, swapped the odd text for a while. Really decent down to earth fella
Karl Howman from Brush Strokes, I saw him in the Churchill Theatre in Bromley.
Was in the bar during the interval and asked him to sign the ticket, knowing he was Charlton from memory I asked him to sign it "Roland Out". That created conversation and he was very chatty and pleasant.
I served Anthony Costa once when I worked at Wickes - his Mrs is a right sort. They bought some chain link wiring because their dog kept getting out of the garden. Served Kush from Eastenders a couple of times but I didn't know at the time until a couple of the older ladies came running up to me afterwards like a bunch of teenage girls asking what he was like - I was baffled and still am to be honest.
Oh and I was the next bowling aisle over from Nick Berry once. He didn't get a strike.
Its probably not enough to start a new thread but i'd love to hear if anyone has met any lower tier famous people than me in a more mundane way? kind of a "bottom trumps" kind of deal!?
When I was about 9 or 10, I was very, very close to being killed by Alfie Bass. Fortunately, he managed to stop his Bentley just in time.
I also met Michael Caine a few times. (No, not that one but the professional racing driver of the same name). Nice bloke and a hero of mine for being someone capable of actually taming the TVR Speed 12.
Andrew Bailey - always comes across as a bit snooty on TV but is actually a really nice bloke. Which cannot be said of his two predecessors as Governor of the BoE. (He's probably a bit rubbish at his job though).
My neighbour - one of the most charming people you could wish to meet - played the character Nicky di Marco on Eastenders for a few years. She volunteered to do my shopping for me during lockdown which was nice.
Finally, if we had a "celebrities you have no recollection of knowing" category, according to my best mate, who remembers everything, I was friends with Siouxsie Sioux. I think she was probably just called Susan back then and she was a regular at the Apples & Pears off the Old Kent Road and the Fox Under The Hill. I can't remember her at all.
I’m pretty useless at recognising people - I stood outside Loftus Road next to Sir Chris Powell and had to do a double take, I blame it on that I normally saw him with a football shirt and boots on.
I let Harry Kane into a traffic queue on the A12 (he said thanks) but Angus Deayton stole a parking space off of me at Heathrow; one went on to captain England, the other shortly afterwards fell from grace with a large bumb. Karma, I tell yer.
Frank Harper, Greenhithe & Swanscombe British Legion club, on a few occasions, nothing like his on screen personas, his daughter works at the Kings Head in Bexley village
We used to camp outside Radio 1 in the early 80’s hoping to get a glimpse of DJ’s & bands (often when we should have been at school oops). Bruno Brooks had just started and I had no idea what he looked like. My mate told me BB was in the lobby & to go in & get his autograph.
Me being not shy in coming forward, bounded inside & walked up to a Geezer who I thought looked like a radio DJ & asked for his autograph. The fella looked at me & as he pointed to what I thought was one of the ‘little people’ he replied, ‘you better ask him as he’s Bruno Brooks’.
We used to camp outside Radio 1 in the early 80’s hoping to get a glimpse of DJ’s & bands (often when we should have been at school oops). Bruno Brooks had just started and I had no idea what he looked like. My mate told me BB was in the lobby & to go in & get his autograph.
Me being not shy in coming forward, bounded inside & walked up to a Geezer who I thought looked like a radio DJ & asked for his autograph. The fella looked at me & as he pointed to what I thought was one of the ‘little people’ he replied, ‘you better ask him as he’s Bruno Brooks’.
Honestly, he was titchy tiny 😂😂😂😂
Hanging around Radio 1 early 80’s - you were lucky not to end up being ‘entertained’ in an entirely different way !!!
Muhammad Ali in his later years. Got Geoff Hurst's autograph when he opened a shop in Lewisham, Alpats I think it was but could be way off the mark. Lost the autograph tho.
We used to camp outside Radio 1 in the early 80’s hoping to get a glimpse of DJ’s & bands (often when we should have been at school oops). Bruno Brooks had just started and I had no idea what he looked like. My mate told me BB was in the lobby & to go in & get his autograph.
Me being not shy in coming forward, bounded inside & walked up to a Geezer who I thought looked like a radio DJ & asked for his autograph. The fella looked at me & as he pointed to what I thought was one of the ‘little people’ he replied, ‘you better ask him as he’s Bruno Brooks’.
Honestly, he was titchy tiny 😂😂😂😂
Hanging around Radio 1 early 80’s - you were lucky not to end up being ‘entertained’ in an entirely different way !!!
Looking back now, we all had opportunities to misbehave. But thankfully we were a good bunch of mates and we always went home together. Phew!
I bumped in to the late Jill Dando while shopping in Vienna, 1996 ish. She was there for the Vienna ball and ended up famously dancing with Cliff Richard.
She was absolutely stunning and was more than happy to have a chat with me and the wife.
Muhammad Ali in his later years. Got Geoff Hurst's autograph when he opened a shop in Lewisham, Alpats I think it was but could be way off the mark. Lost the autograph tho.
I met Ali at a book signing in the early 90’s. Only time I’ve been really starstruck
I remember a mate of mine’s story about Billy Idol. His Dad owned a tool hire company in Blackheath.
My pal bowls in to pick up a Kango and some bits and pieces.. Leaning on the counter is a callow youth, my gets his order and says to said youth , “Do something useful give me a hand “ Which to his credit he does. It was only much later that he was told that was William Broard or Billy Idol.
Nearly meeting Ray Winstone at the BFI is as close as I come.
This yr they had Nil By Mouth on as it was 25th Anniversary. Ray Winstone and Charlie Creed Miles one of the other actors in it did q and a after. I tried to get his autograph, but loads of autograph hunters were up to their usual tricks of barging through everyone aggressively, so I didn't get it, but I did stand next to him. I count that as meeting lol.
It's either that or Stuart Fleetwood in Virgin Active.
Dalai Lama Bono Lisa Stanfield Kim Deal Jimmy Pursey Tony Blair The Breeders The Amps Kieith Richards Robin Knox Johnston Gerry Adams Bertie Ahern ( As Taoiseach) Kofi Annan Michael Martin (As Taoiseach) Went on the piss with Hoppo and three Irish Rugby internationals but I neither care nor know who they were.
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Had a good chat, we talked about him hitting the post at the Valley for Donnie, said he would consider charlton if he got the chance being a local lad etc, got on well, gave me his mobile, swapped the odd text for a while.
Really decent down to earth fella
I also met Michael Caine a few times. (No, not that one but the professional racing driver of the same name). Nice bloke and a hero of mine for being someone capable of actually taming the TVR Speed 12.
Andrew Bailey - always comes across as a bit snooty on TV but is actually a really nice bloke. Which cannot be said of his two predecessors as Governor of the BoE. (He's probably a bit rubbish at his job though).
My neighbour - one of the most charming people you could wish to meet - played the character Nicky di Marco on Eastenders for a few years. She volunteered to do my shopping for me during lockdown which was nice.
Finally, if we had a "celebrities you have no recollection of knowing" category, according to my best mate, who remembers everything, I was friends with Siouxsie Sioux. I think she was probably just called Susan back then and she was a regular at the Apples & Pears off the Old Kent Road and the Fox Under The Hill. I can't remember her at all.
Bruno Brooks had just started and I had no idea what he looked like.
My mate told me BB was in the lobby & to go in & get his autograph.
The fella looked at me & as he pointed to what I thought was one of the ‘little people’ he replied, ‘you better ask him as he’s Bruno Brooks’.
Phew!
She was absolutely stunning and was more than happy to have a chat with me and the wife.
His Dad owned a tool hire company in Blackheath.
Leaning on the counter is a callow youth, my gets his order and says to said youth , “Do something useful give me a hand “
Which to his credit he does.
It was only much later that he was told that was William Broard or Billy Idol.
This yr they had Nil By Mouth on as it was 25th Anniversary. Ray Winstone and Charlie Creed Miles one of the other actors in it did q and a after. I tried to get his autograph, but loads of autograph hunters were up to their usual tricks of barging through everyone aggressively, so I didn't get it, but I did stand next to him. I count that as meeting lol.
It's either that or Stuart Fleetwood in Virgin Active.
By all accounts, also very very shy.
Bono
Lisa Stanfield
Kim Deal
Jimmy Pursey
Tony Blair
The Breeders
The Amps
Kieith Richards
Robin Knox Johnston
Gerry Adams
Bertie Ahern ( As Taoiseach)
Kofi Annan
Michael Martin (As Taoiseach)
Went on the piss with Hoppo and three Irish Rugby internationals but I neither care nor know who they were.