Stood next to Hooky from New Order listening to records in Black Market, Soho. Not that unexpected really, given his job.
Another pop related one. Carol Decker and Ronnie wotsit from 80s pop band T'Pau came round our house in about '87. My sister had their posters up at the time so was a bit excited. They bought the house as it happened.
I was in a hotel jacuzzi when Danii Minogue sauntered over and got in
You clearly live in my fantasy world. 😉
Rolf Harris eating a burger king at fleet services!
I once directed Joan Collins to the ladies' lavatories..
Did she have to do many takes before she got there once you shouted action!
Lots of encounters on the train. Most notably Michael Portillo, whom I've ended up sitting next to or opposite on numerous times - we're almost on Christmas Card terms now.
I was walking around in London years ago and noticed Portillo just ahead of me. A white van passed, screeched to a halt, a load of lads leant out and in unison shouted "WA..ER!!", accompanied by appropriate gestures, and then sped off.
I looked at him, he sighed wearily, "Happens all the time" he said and went on his way.
Saw him 2 weeks later at the opera with one of his "nephews". he recognised me - pretty impressive memory.
with one of his "nephews"
I wish he'd stood for the party leadership but something stopped him didn't it?
Not particularly because I thought he'd be a fantastic Tory Leader and/or Prime Minister just the whispers/phobia angle at the time.
Sat opposite Pete Postlethwaite on a train once.
Also, in a nondescript department store in LA (think Debenhams) I turned round and almost bumped into Tom Jones and his wife.
Eric Clapton shooting the other month, and err some massive wall of and american b-grade actor in a hotel at the NEC many years ago.
Frank Gallaghers missus and that jarvis cocker at LBS
Living in Cardiff I've seen plenty of international rugby players wandering around the shops. Many of whom are quite incredibly large.
Geoff Hurst in the local M&S.
Had a game of pool with Gazza in a pub in Cheshunt.
Once handed a paper to Ozzie Ardilis on my paper round.
Met Henry Cooper coming out of a local bookies and he shook my hand (he had very big hands)
Bumped in to Pat Jennings quit regularly (another one with big hands).
Stephen Hawking at Duxford RAF museum.
Introduced to Kevin Schwantz in the late 80s when we were organising a children in need do - took us all (20 or so..) for a beer in Redgate lodge afterward. Top bloke ..
Errrm - think I saw Kimi Raikkonen in Richomnd park about an hour ago, not 100% but he seemed to be attracting a lot of attention ..
slept rough with Jenny Agutter too
Sounds like the intro to some dirty anecdote or other... 😉
Saw Richard Madeley at a pub in Herts one lunchtime. Don't think it was that unusual a location though
Princess Di in Richmond Park in a red Mercedes convertible, she was on her own & I was on my bike, up near Roehampton Gate.
Brian Moore having a greasy spoon breakfast one Saturday morning in Hampton Wick, he was on his own, maybe it was part of his pre match carbo load.
I sat next to Craig Cash at a Tom Waits gig in Edinburgh. Cashy gets about a bit.
Patrick Moore - back street pavement in Plymouth (I nearly ran him over because I was riding on said pavement)
Liz Hurley - Tesco in Cirencester (unexpected because I'd have expected her to be in Waitrose). I had just been biking, so was clad in woolly hat, mud and warm-down trousers (ahem, shellsuit...). No idea why she didn't drop that Warne bloke immediately...
Another pop related one. Carol Decker and Ronnie wotsit from 80s pop band T'Pau came round our house in about '87.
Ronnie Rogers was in a pub I was drinking in a few weeks ago.
Wasn't all that surprising as I'd tickets to see them in the venue across the road that night. Shook his hand after the gig, top bloke.
I used to see him all the time in/around the O2 at Finchley road London. He'd had a good run of his own show on Channel 5 before it had been cancelled- thought he was ace on that. Cutting, quite short with guests.
I think he was slightly surprised that someone recognised him. I was addicted to the late night Just For Laughs (Montreal Comedy Festival) show and he was a regular on there.
Dr Alice Roberts in the garden centre a few weeks ago.
Alice Cooper buying cheap trainers at Sports Direct in the Bullring, Birmingham
Phil Oakey in Sheffield - let him pull out in front of me a junction. Although that is his home turf
Got a call from my sister one night a few years ago as she wanted a lift home from the pub (raining hard), got there and she got in the back of my Ka only for Katherine Jenkins to get in beside me!! Apparently I failed to look cool, calm and collected 😆
tonyg2003 - Also bumped into Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart on the Brecon Canal too, he asked me where the nearest decent pub was as he was getting the barge down through Llangynidr locks - sent him to the Coach and Horses then text my mate who (unbeknown to me) organised a mass invasion of the place. I carried on my ride!!
When I was at uni, I did some clay pigeon shooting once and got a lift to the range with with Danny Kendall from Grange Hill. I did my best not to come over as too star-struck. Apparently he was actually quite good friends with Mr Bronson in real life.
Stephen Henry - Frankfurt Marriott years ago . In the bar and had a beer with us all.
Sam Torrence - in my brother in laws kitchen. I asked him what he did for a living
Jim Kerr - in an elevator in a hotel in Kensington. He was trying to buy Celtic FC at the time, and I had also just read some gossip that Patsy Kensit has said he was hung like a horse . Couldn't work out which of hose to talk about
Michael; Schumacher - the International Confectionery exhibition in Koln. He was on the Dandy stand - and nobody was talking to him ...
Sporty Spice - business lounge Zurich. Sat next to me - I noticed the crap tattoos first ...
Patsy Palmer , walking her dog passed my front door
Jimmy Somerville - in my local butchers . Wearing a badly fitting cycle helmet. In the the butchers.
Both food related.
Taggart (Mark McManus),now deceased, buying chips in local chippy.
Bruce Anstey eating an ice cream ,I was looking more at ice cream tbh thinking that I wanted one until I realised who it was.
Ainsley Harriot... getting a coffee from the machine at our photo studio. Apparently he was there for a shoot but no one tells me anything.
Oh yeah, I sold Geoff Hoon a Raleigh Rave BSO in Halfords (for his son) when he was the defence secretary.
Cougar hes always looked the same though. I think the C5 'The Jerry Sadowitz show' only had a very very short run.
I loved him/seemed genuinely gritty/pissed off whereas alot of comedians affect this to be 'cool' (that posh comedian **** from Brighton for one)
Penny from GMTV in pizza express Oxford few weeks ago , no longer a milf 🙁
Dominic diamond in angry Annie's a small restaurant in Barbados in 2002,
Eric cantona on the patio in Le St Geran in Mauritius in 2001,
Some woman from casualty in a pub in herts last week
And some bloke called Dave Cameron at a pub near chequers last summer ,
Jordan and Peter Andre at Heathrow - they're tiny!
nicole kidman rented the house next door for a month.. arrived by helicopter on friday evenings.. left sunday tea time.. didnt pop round for sugar..
my dad once famously invited an old guy home for the BBQ they'd met down the marina whilst messing with his boat.. peter stringfellow.. did nt bring a plus one..
[i]Ian Brown in Bent's Garden Centre off the East Lancs,[/i]
We know the Bents personally. I'm taking one of them on a road ride in a bit. I'm going to tear his legs off 😉
Michael Schumacher stood next to me whilst checking out at the reception desk of a hotel in Daventry circa 1996.
Used to quite regularly see Posh and Becks at the Tesco in Prestwich doing early hours shopping back in about 99.
Tony Hart at my works Xmas do. We poached his "gallery" theme tune for some of our adverts. 2 massive "minders" with him whom I drunkenly side stepped to inform him that "you sir, are a f*!*in legend!" I think he appreciated it.........
I'm loving the fact that Tony Hart (who is indeed a legend), needs two minders. Awesome!
MOTHER OF GOD HE'S DEAD!!!! Why did no-one tell me???
Jordan and Peter Andre at Heathrow - they're tiny!
Are you sure they weren't just far away?
Saw Phil Collins in Sainsburys in Guildford High Street many years ago. Also saw him on the train going back to Guildford out of Waterloo. He seemed very angry that the train was running late!!
Also saw Rolf Harris one morning at Charing Cross station. Not what I expected as I was staggering bleary-eyed to work!!
Dave Gilmour looking confused at the amount of cyclists on Hove seafront before we rode to Spin Up In A Brewery. Dressed in black t-shirt, black shorts, black socks and black trainers looking a bit sweaty.
Billy Bragg, directly in front of me in a Post Office in Croydon.
As his number was getting called, I tapped him on the shoulder:
"Never thought I'd be QUEUEING UP with BILLY BRAGG!", I quipped.
He had the decency to laugh.
Good guy, BB.
Crashed a punt into one containing Stephen Hawkings of The Simpsons fame amongst other things!
Lee Scratch Perry in Morecambe;
RZA from Wu-Tang Clan in Barrow In Furness I THINK THIS MEANS I WIN
Vernon Kay used to have a couple of my mixtapes in his car, and in 1996 he had a few drinks in my room in uni halls, before going out clubbing with us and making a complete shaft-grasper of himself (I was mates with his younger brother, and Vernon was visiting)*.
* - I only mention this because I wanted to use the term 'shaft-grasper'.
Norman Tebbit filled his Range Rover up at my petrol station once, as (I think) he was taking his daughter to Durham University.
Bananarama in Matlock in late 1980's.
Jennifer Saunders at the Badminton Horse Trials earlier this year
Another.. Almost forgot..
Simon Amstell from "never mind the Buzzcocks" etc. etc. sitting in the row in front of me and MrsBouy at Saddlers Wells a few weeks ago.
And..
The tall thin one from the PetShopBoys, again at Saddlers last year whilst their production of "the most incredible thing" was playing out on stage.
Forgot about those two.
