Reply With QuoteSebastian Vettel queuing up behind me at Stafford Classic Motorcycle Show. Best of all no one was bothering him for selfies :)
As per thread title, who have you randomly seen?
My list:
John Betjemen - on the Southend Pier train
John Cooper Clarke - used to see him around and about in Southend years ago, and more recently getting on a train in Colchester
Bill Clinton - in Harrods
Fish era Marillion - in the upper circle at the Hammersmith Odeon. Dont remember who was on
John Peel and The Pig - in a pub, having a Sunday Roast
Queen Elizabeth II - being driven along the Euston Road
Tony Blair -pre-leadership, on one of Blackpool's piers (must have been Labour Conference)
Sebastian Vettel queuing up behind me at Stafford Classic Motorcycle Show. Best of all no one was bothering him for selfies :)
Mick Jagger in Covent Garden
Samuel L Jackson in M&S Hyde Park Corner
Jennifer Saunders in Harrods
Ricky Gervais in Hampstead (but who hasn’t)
Nik Kershaw near Gt Bardfield
Paul Young Tesco Express Barnet
Clare Grogan on tube, also Tanita Tikarem and her brother (can’t remember his first name) on tube
Helena Bonham Carter at bank.
Kathryn Ryan at my local Gail’s
Cillian Murphy sat in the business class lounge in Dublin Airport.
Phil Thompson in Aberdeen Airport the other week.
Matthew Kelly and his wife hiding behind a tree in Brentford.
Philip Scofield in the Pitch n Piano pub in Richmond.
Paul Weller sat 2 tables down having breakfast in the Wolseley London.
Michelle Keegan (what a absolute stunner in real life) & Mark Wright in Dubai Lounge after their honeymoon.
Nigella Lawson sat outside having a coffee in London.
Wish I knew what Matthew Kelly was up to that day haha...
Tom Cruise - sold him an ice cream at longleat.
Harry from Spooks - John Lewis High Wycombe
Prof Green - selfridges.
Colin Jackson - plane to St Lucia; lovely chap.
Prof Green wasn’t quite a spot, neither of us saw each other and he basically body checked me by complete accident. He’s huge and a real gent afterwards, so apologetic and polite.
Oh and Theresa May on an escalator in Reading.
Might have been having a pee ??Originally Posted by Martylaa
Bob out of Blackadder on Regent Street
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
A few but one that springs to mind Gordan Banks, I had a chat and meal with him when I had a box at LC, nice guy.
Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks, some caravan park, c 1985.
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Yrs ago, Michael Hutchence with gf Kylie in Alistair Little on Frith St. Adrian Vandenburg from Whitesnake shopping in Mcr. Others in various restaurants like The Ivy or Le Caprice. Prefer it when they are quiet not in a look at me or do you know who I am mode
Edward Woodward in a Chinese restaurant in Tavestock.
Jensen Button in Monaco driving an open-top sports car.
Princess Ann - Overtook her convoy with her driving the range-rover - on my bike heading up to Glenshee.
Prince Andrew (the nonce) and Sarah Ferguson (she did cartwheels the length of the bar) at Greenwich Naval College.
That’s about it, I’m afraid/glad to say.
From the football world, mainly because I have had a clue who they are..
Gordon Banks c1974 Stoke Train Station.
Francis Lee.
Mike Summerbee
Nobby Stiles
David Platt
Malcolm Allison
Alex Ferguson
Paul Power
Others.
Bob Willis
Clive Lloyd
Alex Higgins
Joanne Whalley Kilmer
Caroline Aherne
John Thomson
James Nesbitt
Warren Mitchell
Koo Stark
Craig Charles
Will Smith
Peter Kay
Roy Wood
Dirty Den out of Eastenders on the station platform at Richmond
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
The most embarrassing one for me was at Alicante airport waiting at the baggage reclaim. I tend to zone out and go into a world of my own but with my eyes open.
When I zoned back in I was staring at Terry Venables who was looking straight back at me.
On another occasion whilst waiting st Gatwick to board a plane, there was a lad in a hoodie giving someone (I assumed it was his girlfriend) a load of grief on the phone. I didn’t know him from Adam but I was later told that it was Stephen Mulhern.
Mate of mine went to the toilets in the Virgin Lounge at Heathrow and came back telling me he had spotted Harrison Ford but when I went to have a butchers it was Nick Faldo.
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
Liam Gallagher on a flight to Chile the other weekend.
In the mid 80s I literally bumped (backed) into Christopher Lee (aka Dracula) at Munich Airport. He was very apologetic in that wonderful English way but scared the shit out of me regardless.
Years later I used to see all sorts when I was doing the Monday out - Thursday night back commute from Glasgow Airport to Heathrow. Back when he was Chancellor I had to give way for Gordon Brown coming up the stairs from the gents in the British Midland business lounge. At the time it was quite the place for spotting famous bods ... assorted other MPs like John Reid and a young Douglas Alexander ... TV and media types like Robbie Coltraine (who looked dangerously obese even then back in the mid-90s), Krusty Allsop off Location Location Location which was quite big at the time, John Curtice the pollster ...
Thank God I don't have to do it now I couldn't think of anything worse than sharing a space with the smug gits in the SNP contingent.
I've spotted a few infamous people in the wild in my time! I couldn't name names for obvious reasons!
William Holden bought me an ice cream whilst he tried to hit on my mother at the Red Star ferry Hong Kong 1960.
I knocked David Platt over in Crewe when he rounded a corner and bumped into me.
Wow! Cool story, Dude !!!
I side stepped Billy Connelly on Piccadilly a couple of months ago. He was in a fantastically loud suit, but unfortunately had to be helped to walk. He was still smiling and saying hello to everyone that greeted him.
Gillian Andersen, many years ago (20+) - I had no idea it was her, but I thought she was hot (only had warm beer in her fridge though)
Quite a few Rugby Players over the years (played with quite a few)
Dale Winton tried to chat me up once whilst having lunch in Chelsea, again many many years ago. I have never lived that down with the lads that were there. (I wonder why he gravitated to 20 something rugby players) he was a surprisingly large chap.
I called Bob Geldof a **** once, he told me to **** off - ruined the party atmosphere somewhat)
Vivian Westwood called me a **** once, whilst I walking down Bond Street and she was cycling on the pavement.
Sat on a flight next to Denis Waterman and Robert Powell on a flight to Glasgow once. Both were really nice lads
Saw Roger Moore walking down Sloane Street, I have never been more star struck!
There are few more but they dits for sharing over a pint.
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Eddie Jordan
Paloma Faith
Paul Whitehouse
Jimmy Carr
Nicola Sturgeon
Robbie Coltrane
Ian Duncan Smith
Peter Davidson
Chris Kamara
Cyrus Todiwalla
Rob Bryden
Helena Kennedy KC
Jay Rayner
Ali McCoist
Doon Machichen
All in around Heathrow T5 and flights to and from Glasgow
Sophie Ellis Bexter
John Thompson
On Avanti trains to London
Jimmy Page in Kensington High Street
That bald bloke out of Die Hard appropriately outside the B&W shop in Budapest
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
The only man to ever compliment me on one of my shirts was Chris Evans. While I was standing at a urinal having a wee.
I've bumped into Derek Bell enough times to think he may be stalking me.
"A man of little significance"
Susie Dent complimented me on my beard on Sunday but it was at a book signing so doesn't count.
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
Lol. There must be something about airports - a few years back I did the same (literal bump) to Mike Tyson at Heathrow. He was tiny but the two man-mountains alongside him were somewhat intimidating.
All because I, being a prize muppet, had spotted the two paparazzi chaps that used to feature on one of those Heathrow documentary TV series, so was looking back at them without thinking there might be a good reason for their presence…
Princess Di in WH Smiths Cirencester.
Michael Heseltine in a lift in London
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Prince Andrew in the Pizza Express in Woking...
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Jim.
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow On a film set in Kent last week
I've fitted ski boots and skis for:
Anthea Turner (she was lovely and VERY flexible)
Grant Bovey
Damon Hill (miserable Sod)
Sir Steve Redgrave
Jenson Button
Isla Fisher
Jason Plato (very Nice guy)
Renee Zellweger
Robson Green
I have heard many colleagues say the same about Walliams when meeting / bumping into him. Seems a little above himself.
Grew up in Windsor, so we won’t do ‘The Firm’
Best one was having lunch in the Wolsey with David Tennant and Matt Smith at the next table discussing Doctor Who BEFORE the announcement that MS would be the new Doctor
A few that spring immediately to mind:
Oz Clarke - in a Mayfair wine bar.
Stephen Merchant - in a Soho pub.
Ian McKellen - whilst walking along the Embankment.
Plus a triple on the same day:
Björn Borg - in St James’s Square.
Simon Callow - bumped into him when leaving a pub in the West End.
Alex Salmond - in and outside the Ivy.
Bill Oddie in a coffee shop in Hampstead.
Cheers..
Jase
Flake from Rammstein in Galeries Lafayette in Berlin.
Jeremy Beadle in Cleethorpes Woolworths
Dame Maggie Smith in The Swatter Carr Middlesborough
Harry Styles in Gold Mine Amusements Canvey Island
Michael Gambon Binley Mega Chippy
Vanessa Paradis Barton Park Services
Mike Tyson on Llandudno Pier
Steve Davis at Sherwood Forest Center Parcs
Rod Hull at Bali Intercontinental Jimbaran
Oprah Winfrey in Wimpey Doncaster
Roger Moore in Copenhagen airport lounge
Windsor Davies
Gary Rhodes queuing at a burger van
Jamie Oliver, sat behind him in London City airport departure lounge
Victoria Silvedt, sat a few rows behind her on a plane
In terms of random "sightings"...
Queen / Prince Philip - drove right past me in Cheltenham
Bill Clinton (whilst President) - drove right past me in a convoy in LA in a clear glass-rear limousine
Sean Connery - sat (almost) next to me at a key talk at the Edinburgh Film Festival
Mick Jagger - sat (almost) next to me at one of (the last?) performances of Frost/Nixon in the West End
Victoria Beckham - Harrods
Bill Nighy - walked past me after coming out of a restaurant on Piccadilly (possibly quite drunk)
Richard Keil (Jaws in a few Bond films) - in a wheelchair at LAX
Talupe Falatau (Wales Rugby great) - sat next to me having a coffee in Bath
Ross Brawn (F1 legend) - queued behind me for a smoothie in Reading
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Bob geldof ,Lorraine chase ,ainsley Harriot all on kings road.
Gail porter
Greg davis
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Had a few heaving drinking sessions with Chris Evans in the day and sat with Edward Norton on a long haul flight talking about watches, after he commented on my Sinn EZM1. Never once mentioned I knew him from films which I think made for a great flight for us both.
Nearly forgot, Sean Connery swearing at me on a golf course in Spain, I was 14, messing about with my mate, not even playing.
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Nighy recently almost collided with me and Carlton-Browne near the F.O.
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
Played 90 minutes of footy with Bob Wilson, David van Day (Dollar) & Jack Wild (artful Dodger) on the other side for a celebrity charity football event.
P.s. I'm no celebrity.
Stood next to Frankie Howard in the Swan pub in Lancaster Gate years ago and watched him knock back three triple scotches in about 5 minutes.
Most of the page 3 girls back in the early 80's when I worked for the Sun/News of the World.
Passed Kiki Dee on the stairs at LBC radio.
Twice Nightly Whiteley at Marina Bay in Singapore
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
Colin Jackson at the gate at Schiphol airport.
Jack Charlton in a pub near Masham.
And (the currently under investigation) Tim Westwood “keeping it real” in Kensington Whole Foods Market.
Helena Bonham Carter at the physio, she looked kinda dishevelled, bit grubby still hot though. Served Toyah dinner in a restaurant in London, Notting Hill...served drinks and had a chat with Frankie Knuckles same place, he gave me a mix tape. Donald Sutherland in the queue for Passport control in Montreal, Canada. David Walliams and fatty James Corden in Dallas Airport, passport control , again. Heather Small of M People in a Manchester hotel lobby bar, Pride weekend some years back. Rolf Harris back in the day before a radio show. when I was kid.
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Continuing the flight theme...
I was once sat behind Hugh Grant on a BA flight to Bologna. He was wearing a baseball cap and trying to go unnoticed but I remember the whole transfer bus looking at him and trying to sneak photos.
My best crap spot...in 2010, I was sat behind Mercedes McQueen from Hollyoaks (no idea what the actress is called) on a Virgin Atlantic flight to Vegas. I overheard she was staying at the Wynn for a boozy weekend.
I brought a coffee to Bob Dylan in the 70s
I flew from Paris to NY next to Emmylou Harris. I was 15 and a bit smitten. I met Mick Jagger on the bld St-Michel in Paris in the 80s, we spoke a few words but no one had recognised him and I didn’t want to be the one that broke his cover so I tried to leave asap but he was really nice.
There are quite a few personalities who were in my social circle in France (from my parents, my own or professionally) but would not mean much here.
I did tell a joke to John Cleese and not only did he listen until the end, he even laughed. Briefly.
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
Sat next to Colin Jackson on a flight from Bilbao to London
Regularly see Rod Stewart and Penny in our local restaurants
Saw David Beckham filling up his Ferrari in Tesco petrol station
Stayed in the same hotel as Carl Froch in Dubai
Saw Dennis Irwin and his family by the pool in Cyprus, he was wearing his Man United shorts... he was still playing for them at the time
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Eddie Jordan having a beer outside the Toucan in Soho in the summer
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