famous people you have met

Peter Crouch. I’m in his film on Amazon 

Princess Anne

Gloria Hunniford drove past me in Westerham on Friday

JohnBoyUK said:

I keep bumping into Rio Ferdinand and Rob Beckett in Petts Wood, usually on Station Square/Westway.
As it happens, one of Rob's daughters is in the same class as my best mate's daughter now and they spent a lot of time with each other.  I'm clearly not good enough for my mate as I dont get invited our for drinks with them when they go to the Daylight lol.  Bloody charming.

Over on ComedianLife Rob Beckett is posting about bumping into that @JohnBoyUK from Homes under the Hammer

Davo53 said:

Back in 1976 had the pleasure of meeting emlyn hughes ,John toshack,Steve heighway,Phil Thompson David fairclough and Brian hall in a club in Benidorm in late may.couldn’t wish to have met so nice and down to earth blokes in all my life,especially emlyn who grabbed the mic and sung silly love songs  by Paul McCartney and wings.

When footballers were not up their own bottom.

Badger said:

John Bentley - Squeeze
John Cooper Clarke
John Robb from the Membranes
Brett Ascott - Chords

Does John Robb count as a celebrity? I've met him briefly, have played on the same bill a couple of times as Pete Byrchmore (Nightingales/Membranes). Loads of other people from that music scene. I know musician/ornithologist Dave Callahan, who Stewart Lee is sometimes mistaken for. But I've not met Stewart Lee. Two of the June Brides are friends. Met David Gedge from the Wedding Present a few times around then as well. 
I met John Peel at a gig and had a conversation about him playing my band's record again, he never did. 

I know Steve Gribben (comedian/singer used to be in Skint Video).

I used to know comedian Robin Ince and through him met Graham Norton.

I met Lord Queensberry at a funeral. Not sure he's famous, just his ancestors.

I've met the late Stuart Christie the anarchist a few times.

I was at college with the songwriter/Popstars judge Paul Adam and knew him fairly well then, but have long since lost touch. 

KBslittlesis said:

I'm having my new bathroom installed this week.
Our plummer is Les Sampson. 
Formerly the drummer with the Noel Redding Band.
Personally, I've never heard of them but CL music officinardos may well have 😊

I know his Mrs..... Delilah

Oh, and I met the Queen Mother about 30-odd years ago at a presentation thing where she walked up and down the line saying “how do you do” and shaking hands. A few things stick in my memory:  how very small she was, the smell of talcum powder, the odd handshake (I’m told it is so you can’t grab and hold on for longer than is appropriate - all the royals do it apparently) and the way she seemed to be looking at the next person in line while addressing you. All very surreal. 

Chizz said:

A few years ago, I had a meeting with a company that was based in the same building in London as the Professional Cricketers' Association. After my meeting, I called the lift and waited for it to arrive.  As the doors opened, I saw the only other occupant was Mike Gatting.  

I looked at him, hit the ground floor button and said to him... 

"You know, Mr Gatting, I would like to tell you it's an absolute privilege..." 

(at this point he started to smile) 

"...and, more than that, it's an honour..." 

(he shifted his feet slightly) 

"...to share a lift with someone..." 

(his eyebrows raised) 

"...who I have been a big fan of..." 

(he began to blush) 

"...since I first found out..." 

(he frowned) 

"...was the brother of someone who played for Charlton". 

(he burst out laughing) 

ElfsborgAddick said:

Chizz said:

A few years ago, I had a meeting with a company that was based in the same building in London as the Professional Cricketers' Association. After my meeting, I called the lift and waited for it to arrive.  As the doors opened, I saw the only other occupant was Mike Gatting.  

I looked at him, hit the ground floor button and said to him... 

"You know, Mr Gatting, I would like to tell you it's an absolute privilege..." 

(at this point he started to smile) 

"...and, more than that, it's an honour..." 

(he shifted his feet slightly) 

"...to share a lift with someone..." 

(his eyebrows raised) 

"...who I have been a big fan of..." 

(he began to blush) 

"...since I first found out..." 

(he frowned) 

"...was the brother of someone who played for Charlton". 

(he burst out laughing) 

A good lad is Gatting.

It was very early 90's and I was at Lords for a Sunday league against the mighty Surrey.  It may well have been Norman Cowans bowling and he was bowling a few stray ones, this was met with a well known Surrey fan repeatedly bellowing out "wide".  After a few of these calls, Gatting shouted out "not as wide as your mouth".  After the crowd burst out laughing, there were no more calls of wide!

There is a story that Ian Botham was bowling in a test match and asked Mike Brearley if he could have a change to the field. "What do you want, Both?" said Brearley. "Gatting's not wide enough at second slip", said Botham. "If he were any wider", said the captain, "he'd explode". 

Sillybilly said:

I played 5 a side football at university and came up against Brian McClair and Alan Kay. The former was a part timer with Motherwell at the time studying law at Glasgow University just before he moved to Celtic and the rest is history. Alan Kay played full back for Patrick Thistle. We lost heavily as I recall. 

We have the outright winner!!

Were you at Glasgow too @Sillybilly round about 82?  Alan Kay was a classy full back who played for Dumbarton in our only year in the Premier League in 84/85. His first game was in a pre-season against Watford when he bossed a certain John Barnes. I think Barnes' previous game was in the Maracana!!

Barry Humphries in Waitrose Finchley Road (and Ken Livingston). Hugh Dennis in Homebase West Hampstead.

Made a cuppa for Bruce Forsyth

Was behind Larry Lamb in a bar queue at Lords last summer at a 100 Game, scruffy git off screen.