Have you ever had a meal or drink when a personality is also in the building

Nightsky He was very full of himself.

Good Wednesday morning to everyone.
I'm new to this community and as a start I would like to share my story.
I had a lovely encounter with Sir Ian Mckellen last week, walking in a park. It was such a wonderful surprise as I went to see him just a few months ago at the theatre in Stratford. I admire him and I think he is a national treasure.

I can do better than fleeting glimpses, twice when I have been in an Indian Restaurant in Theydon Bois, Rod Stewart and his family came in for a meal. It was on a Monday evening both times. The second time, they were sitting on a round table behind ours. No one in the restaurant bothered them. It is not the done thing to bother them when they were out for a quiet family meal. I had a friend who is a massive fan and goes to all his concerts. She would have loved to have been there.

Rula Lenska was my house captain at school; John Le Mesurier lived in my home town of Ramsgate, & I sat near him in the local pub; I spoke to Melvin Hayes when we both attended the same funeral; John Cleese was at the next table in a Kensington Restaurant when I was out on a date in the 70's; Steve Davis spoke to me in the hotel lift when I was attending the Snooker World Championship. We had our dog with us, so took it in turns to go to the sessions, & he was very surprised to see a dog in the hotel.

Pizza place in Blackpool stopping off on journey from Cornwall to Scotland half the then Tory cabinet (conference week) tea at the home of colleague in walks David Tennant didn't know he was their son Conference at Hydro hotel breakfast with Bill Beaumont Cuppa in hospital cafe with Daniel O Donell

anke you've just reminded me that I have been in a hot tub with Steven Gerrard and Michael Owen! The England team were staying in the hotel where I was a gym member. They had come back early from training and got into the jacuzzi where I was on my own. So just the 3 of us!

I helped someone run their fish 'n chip shop for a few months. Leo McKern came in one afternoon (Rumpole of the Bailey). That night, the shop burned down! Just a coincidence obviously but that's why I remember him.

In an airport lounge during a delay, I told the gentleman next to me that I was felt I knew him, and was sure he'd been in my living room. I was so embarrassed when he told me he was Stuart Miles, the Blue Peter presenter (at that time). Well, he had been in my living room, on TV!
I also stood next to Boris Becker in an airport queue in the 80s.

When I was 18 I was a Dental receptionist and Bernard Manning came in with toothache,he gave me a tip of 50 pence...later when I worked in Manchester city centre I saw most of the cast of Coronation St.Also saw Lulu in Mark's and Spencers,the actor who played ' genial Harry Grout in Porridge and Robert Lindsay in the pub next door to the Royal Exchange Theatre.

Ladies, be still your beating hearts ♥️. I have been in a hot tub with David Ginola

At a fish restaurant in Woburn DH and I were celebrating our anniversary. Just around the corner , out of our sight, we overheard an interesting conversation. Someone was talking about recording new music. Popped to the loo, and on the way back recognised Allan Clark, ex Hollies.

We saw Terry Wogan in a pub. We were staying with my sons god parents for a weekend In Fulmer Buckinghamshire and he lived in the area.

Coppernob. We met Alen Bennet as we were friendly with his brother Gordon Bennet, honestly I'm not making it up.

Kate 1949...
We went to a charity do at the Winter Gardens in W.S.M many years ago where he was a guest speaker, he was incredible vulgar. I'm not a prude but I was offended and I got up and went to the ladies room for 10 minutes. I was shocked that I was the only woman who did!.
Another time he was sitting directly behind me in a Restaurant where we went for Sunday lunch, he was with a very attractive young woman and it wasn't Mary.

We went to a posh dinner at The Grosvenor House Hotel many years ago. Jeffrey Archer was the guest speaker. It was really boring. We sneaked out to a nearby pub in our finery.

We saw Alan Bennett buying tomatoes in Pateley Bridge. My husband was a bit starstruck!

In the 90's my best friend, my sister and I went to Saman's in Helensburgh for a curry. We were slightly tipsy when BF said there's a Billy Connolly lookalike coming in. I stared and thought that is Billy Connolly. We stared at him as he walked all the way down to his table in a curtained off area. He said 'Hi girls, how are you doing?' We said 'Fine, Billy. How are you?' My sister who was facing the rest of the restaurant said everyone was talking and saying they know BC. We didn't. We'd just stared at him so much he had no option but to speak to us.

Gareth Hunt (Avengers) lived opposite. Saw Francis Rossi with his son in orthapaedic children’s hospital

I was on a Ryanair flight back from Assisi, made the mad dash to the plane and dropped into a seat with one of our group next to me only to realise that on the end of our row was Ken Stott (Rebus). I had a Rebus book (borrowed from a friend) in my bag but that was already in the overhead locker and I didn't like to disturb him!

We have various celebs living around our part of the world - Denis Lawson lives just up the road and Nigel Havers is local too

David McCallum from The Man from Uncle, at Gatwick airport in the 1970’s. I was 14 and it was my first flight. Travelling with school and some of the other pupils recognised him.

Dr Hilary Jones, in his local which wasn’t far from where we lived.

I've seen too many 'special' people to count, from royalty to music superstars as we used to live at a stately home that holds events and parties (my husband worked there).

The funniest occasion was Roger Moore appearing desperate for a wee! My then 7 yr old daughter had informed him that he could use our loo. Of course it would be the moment when I'd been sorting the dirty laundry, so there he was using the loo surrounded by dirty clothing. He was delightful!

On another occasion I went out to fish out my daughter, and watched her escorting an elderly couple followed by several men in black with ear pieces.......turned out they were Thai royalty, she was chattering away.........

It was a very unusual lifestyle the children on site had freedoms that few children have, we all met some amazing people and had some incredible experiences.
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Was having lunch in a pub in Surrey when Judi Dench walked in. It took a minute to work out who she was, she's so much tinier than I expected. I was with some American and French visitors, and when I said 'Oh look, that's Judi Dench' none of them knew who she was. I think she had just made her first James Bond film then.

Mary Berry at Heathrow T1, used to see Gary Rhodes regularly in Waitrose when we lived in Dubai plus many a famous footballer with their family’s! My husband sat next to Ronan Keating on a flight once, I was very jealous!

I used to work in a greengrocers in the midlands and Jane Rossington who played Jill in crossroads would shop there.
Then i saw her in the local pub and she recognised me.
She was the loveliest person.
I also bumped into Pat Roach in the pub and he really is a big man and lovely with it.
Neither of them were up themselves.

Years ago on a KLM flight from Amsterdam to Manchester the whole of the Liverpool FC team queueing for the toilet after having beer before boarding the plane. I presume