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Another vacuous thread! Tenuous Claims to Fame

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FannyCornforth Thu 19-Nov-20 14:23:18

The more tenuous and obscure the better!
My aunty went out with the bloke who designed * both*
A) the Cadbury's Chocolate Orange packaging, and
B) Buzby, the British Telecom mascot

Beat that Gransnetterssmile

leeds22 Fri 20-Nov-20 12:06:45

Used to see lots of Emmerdale actors around Otley. While out with my mum, we saw ‘Seth’ and my mum was very rude about him being a miserable old so and so. I think dementia was kicking in and she confused tv with reality.

Unigran4 Fri 20-Nov-20 12:05:34

I got Billy Cotton's autograph on Waterloo Station when I was 9. I've had a drink with James Bolam, David Jaston has used my loo, and I was Royal Mail postie to Bobby Davro for several years.

Daisend1 Fri 20-Nov-20 12:02:22

Living in Cornwall I have frequently watched the filming of Poldark .On one occasion my noisy dog who always accompanies me caused the director, while a steamy love scene was being filmed, to shout 'Cut' blush

petra Fri 20-Nov-20 12:01:52

We sold a boat to the pilot of the helicopter in the film CliffHanger. The scene where he takes Victor Stallone off the top of the mountain.

craftycarol Fri 20-Nov-20 12:00:46

My cousin Malcolm Powell won Opportunity Knocks Final with a hand puppet called Fingal Bunt ( I think that was the name!). He then went to New York and was on The Ed Sullivan show. In the 60s.

win Fri 20-Nov-20 11:50:45

Cary Grant slept in my bed

lefthanded Fri 20-Nov-20 11:47:11

I met Vincent Fournier (aka “Alice Cooper”) in a bar in a hotel. He turned out to be a fascinating chap - very friendly and genuine.

Nightsky2 Fri 20-Nov-20 11:46:46

I met ‘very briefly’ John Profumo and his wife Valerie Hobson. He was charming?.

squirrel5 Fri 20-Nov-20 11:46:13

I sat on a table with John Peel,the dj backstage,whilst the group Jethro Tull were playing,my friend was going out with one of the group, also a few years before that sat in the audience of "thank your lucky stars",we were in the front row,when the camera panned round...the honeycombs were on

Nanna58 Fri 20-Nov-20 11:45:11

I was in the audience of Young Scientist of the Year’ _ they told me to put a cardigan on as I was ‘ big chested’ - I was eleven!!!!!!!?

Shortlegs Fri 20-Nov-20 11:39:51

Driving to work one day I stopped on the King's Road to allow Bryan Ferry to cross the road.

Tempest Fri 20-Nov-20 11:39:25

I met Sir John Betjemam.

Buffybee Fri 20-Nov-20 11:36:10

I stood in a queue for the Ladies behind Edwina Currie.

Oldernewgranny Fri 20-Nov-20 11:34:25

Well known people I’ve seen at airports include Joan Collins, Patsy Kensit and Bruno Tonioli who barged into me but didn’t apologise! On flights I sat on the next row to Mark Carney in 2019 and the row behind Linda and Bernie Nolan on a Ryanair flight to Italy a few years ago.
I also saw Sigourney Weaver shopping in Beverly Hills, we were browsing not shopping ?

Damdee Fri 20-Nov-20 11:29:30

Fun thread!

My daughter was one of the roller skating waitresses in the Ice Palace in the Bond movie Die Another Day.

oryx1 Fri 20-Nov-20 11:26:26

My DH went to university with Patrick Wayne, son of John Wayne in Los Angeles. He never met John Wayne though as he was always away on location filming when he went to their house.

Shinamae Fri 20-Nov-20 11:23:15

In 1970 I was working in a dry cleaners in London and gave Fraser Hines his trousers.Also working at a Butlins in Wales I served the actor who used to play Selwyn Froggett a pint of beer......

Hildagard Fri 20-Nov-20 11:21:45

Camilla smiled at our dog when walking in Lacock!

TillyWhiz Fri 20-Nov-20 11:19:51

I got Pearl Carr's and Teddy Johnson's autographs on the platform at Poole station for my mother. I was more interested in the train coming to take us to the caravan holiday in Swanage!

janipans Fri 20-Nov-20 11:18:42

Does this count? My eldest daughter was mistaken for someone from Towie and my youngest and I were followed around a supermarket (very unnerving) by someone who eventually stopped us and whispered to my daughter "I know who you are - can I have your autograph". My daughter asked who the lady thought she was - a character in desperate housewives apparently. The lady wouldn't believe it when we tried to tell her otherwise.

icanhandthemback Fri 20-Nov-20 11:17:50

My husband cleaned the Royal Toilet when Princess Anne was visiting Portsmouth. He was most disappointed when she didn't use it but said she was a lovely person.

jenni123 Fri 20-Nov-20 11:16:58

I have met Cliff Richard, Tommy Steele, Terry Dean and Wee Willie Harris. Been on TV a few times, last time was Tattoo Disasters. Shaken hands with Prince Charles. was allowed on the set of Brookside and Louis Emerick spent the day with us.

Callistemon Fri 20-Nov-20 11:16:34

A) the Cadbury's Chocolate Orange packaging

Fanny!
It's not Cadbury's, it's Terry's.

In fact it's not Terry's, it's mine.

Jo1960 Fri 20-Nov-20 11:15:19

My sister went to school with Michaela Strachan and a friend of hers won Masterchef. My claims to fame are meeting Bruce Springsteen and being in a Disney film.

Riverwalk Fri 20-Nov-20 11:14:27

Oh and the back of my head was on TV when I was 9.

When DS1 was 9 the back of his head appeared in an episode of Poirot.