Which famous person would you love as your best friend?

I love Miriam Margoyles too.
But my choice would be Kathy Burke. Very funny, very honest.
Im drawn to acerbic people I think. I don't have time for namby pamby lovey dovey. I like to know where I stand. If people don't like me I'm fine with that but don't pretend.

Can't stand most celebrities as I think many of them are a bunch of egomaniacs. They spend all their time courting the limelight then when they make it they treat their fans like crap. I don't care how talented they are I don't want ANY of them as a friend.

I have been watching Emma Thompson on the late show and love her style. She’s my kind of person,

I think most celebrities are just ordinary people like us but whose jobs put them in the public eye. I would probably like loads of them off camera particularly Alan Titchmarsh, who might even help me with my garden. I'm such a user!

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Susan Calman - she seems down to earth with a lovely SOH
But then again, , Joanna Lumley but I would be in awe of her glamorous willowyness!

Susan Calman for me too, though I know she can be very straightforward so I'm sure she'd be a good sweary friend - someone you could let your hair down with...

OMG! Almost forgot Monty Don... he's the friend for me...

Ferne Britton . I think she’s been great on 5 go fishing , very down to earth . She didn’t get all those presenting shows for nothing !!

In answer to JdotJ - I had the unpleasant experience of Norman Wisdom on a cruise ship. Very poor behaviour - 'don't you know who I am?'!!
Can't think of anything worse than most of the people mentioned - would prefer someone genuine like Nelson Mandela or the Dalai Larma.

Dolly Parton and Julie Walters I love their sense of humour.

Louise Minchin from BBC news. She seems a really fun normal person. So sorry to hear she’s leaving next week. Hope her shifts aren’t taken by Nagga!

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Anthony Hopkins but only meet away from cameras and the world is to never know I'm his friend ( limelight avoider )

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Kimski44 When I worked in the West End, I saw Shirley Bassey arriving in style at Tiffany's on Bond Street. Chauffeur opened the car door and she glided, very regally, into the shop. It made me laugh a bit. Still, I admire her for her talent and she has done very well coming from what I believe was a quite deprived background.

I also saw Dr Miriam Stoppard on Bond Street but for a second couldn't think who she was and assumed she was someone I knew. I said a cheery hello. She looked a bit perplexed, and then mumbled hello back. After she'd walked by, I realised who she was.

Also Terrence Stamp on Old Burlington Street. I exclaimed to two young women colleagues in my office that I had seen him and they looked at me blankly. Too young to know who he was.

Eviebeanz Your comment about Miriam Margoyles was outrageous. It's bad enough men making such sexist and spiteful remarks but it is very unexpected and distatesful for a woman to do so.

Kathy Burke for me. I love her outlook on life, the fact she says it like it is and she hasn't let fame change her and appreciates what she has. I love watching her "documentary" programmes.

Ricky Gervais
Kathy Burke
What an interesting coffee morning with those two.....

Tom Jones ?

Can I have Clare Balding AND Greg Jenner please….

Gloria Hunniford She's an inspiration,intelligent,attractive,always very smartly dressed,a lovely person

Kathy Burke for me, too, please.
She is a gentle, kind soul, I think.

Billy Connolly would be a nice friend too, I think.

Timothy Spall. A fellow boater

Simon Reeve.

I think Peter Kaye would be great as a friend as he sees the funny side of things and has lots to talk about.

Graham Norton, I have always been a fan and I know from experience that gay men make great friends for straight women.

Who is Miriam Margoyles?