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Nannylovesshopping Tue 01-Nov-22 12:09:28

Remembering on from earlier thread when I swooned over Nigel Slater, I came out of Hamleys toy shop, very crowded, waiting to get in was Vanessa Feltz, I was mesmerised, as love celeb spotting in London, when she spoke to me, you’re staring she said! I said yes I am, sorry, gave me a huge smile and carried on!
Have you met up with properly famous or celebs when out or about?

Blossoming Mon 12-Dec-22 22:13:25

Kenny Baker (R2D2) many times, as he lived very near me and our paths used to cross on our daily walks. My wee niece was mighty impressed that I was friends with R2D2 grin

Georgesgran Mon 12-Dec-22 23:09:20

When Sir Peter Ustinov was Rector at Durham Uni, I sat at the next table to him in a local hotel.
Saw Alan Bennett having tea in Betty’s in Harrogate.
Private dinner with the Duchess of Devonshire at Chatsworth with DH on Kennel Club business.
Had I seen Bryan Ferry in Durham Cathedral, I’d have thought I’d died and gone to Heaven!

GagaJo Mon 12-Dec-22 23:20:38

Lemmy from Motorhead. He was in the private hospital I was an administrator at. He wandered round in grey underpants and had a locked dosset box of drugs. I wasn't super impressed not being a heavy metal fan, until he had to go to the local NHS hospital for scans and the crowd parted for him like Moses and the Red Sea.

GagaJo Mon 12-Dec-22 23:21:57

Oh yes, and the reference to Sienna Miller above has reminded me! I was her nanny for about a year when she was very young. Nice child. Older sister and the rest of the family were nuts tho.