[Closed] Your most tenuous connection to someone famous. My two for starters.

oh..brother used to baby sit for one of the stars of emmerdale. Lived at Colden and frequented the New Delight.

know a girl who's appeared in Razzle

I had a girlfriend that was in Readers Wives.

I know a Razzle girl too and Zilla don't be dissin the Farm

When I was little we lived three doors down from the moors murderers
Up until I was thirty, dr Harold shipman was my GP
Really! I'm lucky to be here 😯

My mum was pursued by Mr.Biffa in her youth (not sure if that's his actual name), but I could have been heir to a skip empire!

I went to school with Tim Henman, mediocre pop type Jamie T, TV's Ben Shepherd, then to sixth form college with the drummer from Razorlight and missed out on Alexa Chung by errr...two years.

Housemate at university waited until our final week there to reveal that her uncle was Mike Joyce!

Dad's godson's sister (are you following this?) is married to Jeremy Edwards.

Uncle was the previous Governor of Jersey.

Am on first name terms with the bassist from Delays.

But, best of all...my friend's former housemate had his girlfriend stolen from him by Star Trek's Captain Jean-Luc Picard!
She was 22 at the time, he was mid-sixties...what a lad.

My GF is skiing with Graeme Bell tomorrow.

I fell off a fence in a pub car park near Ullswater and banged my head on the bumper of Edwina Currie's Jaguar.

a girl who went to the shoulder in royd (my local at the time) was in the Sunday Sport.

lol, do you still keep a copy??

Nah, she was a bit of a dog anyway - did some Escorting and wasn't averse to a bit of lady love by all accounts too. Used to knock about with her a bit in my late teens. She was best mates with one of my girlfriends, but this was before she turned into a bit of a wrong-un.

But, best of all...my friend's former housemate had his girlfriend stolen from him by Star Trek's Captain Jean-Luc Picard!
She was 22 at the time, he was mid-sixties...what a lad.

...and from Mirfield. But he is an X-man so that's got to be attractive to a lady.

I met Desmond Tutu and Yasser Arafat in Bethlehem on Christmas eve 1989

Next week I'm gong to a gig in my best mate from school's kitchen in Dublin, featuring Iain Archer who won an Ivor Novello award. It's not a huge kitchen.

Graeme Bell leg end.

Never saw the copy of Razzle but I know she did it. Missed out there. I do have a copy of Ginger Spice with her ginger spice out, not sure how that got here

Charlene Spitteri's auntie works as a receptionist in the Glasgow(ish) of the organisation I work for.

My mates dad was a long distance lorry driver , once when in Uganda he had a cup of tea with Idi Amin. Apparently he seemed like a nice bloke.

My dad went to school with John Thaw.
I went to school with Nick Craig.
I keep bumping into Kirk from Coronation street in our local Coop.
I once asked Sarah Greene out in a pub in Liverpool, she declined.
I once said hello to Wendy James in a pub in Liverpool. (She looked very, very hot).
I used to be friends with Gavan Whelan from James and he would occasionally bring his friend out with us when we went drinking, Mick Hucknall.

But none of these are really tenuous.

I was doing a pub quiz with a bloke who had to go outside because Eric Clapton phoned him up.
When doing my post grad a friend of one of friends married Monica Lewinsky.

I've got a couple, my second cousin is (well, was) James Hunt the 1976 F1 World Champion. I used to live with a lad who used to work with David Baker's wife and a friend of mine used to sit next to Anna Friel in their primary school choir.

Ms orena45 used to go out with comedian Richard Herring.
She also [i]may[/i] be distantly related to Michael Jackson's kids.

The closest I get to a claim to fame is that Stephen Fry follows me on Twitter...but then he does also follow 50,000 others as well!

Oh, oh, a friend used to jump over the fence at the bottom of the garden and go play with Lisa Marie Presley.
An old girlfriend lived next door to Stanislaw Lem.

ooh, I've got a good one.

I was once on the phone to Brant and he whispered conspiratorially,

"Steve Peat is here". 😉

I've been wearing the longs owned by a TV star and Podium finisher today. I've had terrible wind too.

I think I've snogged the niece of 80's F1 driver Andrea De Cesaris

A cousin, who is significantly older than me and who I have never met, was married to Prince Charles' guru and Prince William's godfather, Laurens van der Post.

My Mum taught Gary Sprake's (Leeds Utd and Wales goalie) daughter at nursery school.

Eddie Waring lived in the village where I grew up, as did the lead singer of Smokie, a distant cousin of Sadam Hussain and where triathlete Alistair Brownlee currently lives.

Geoff Barrow from Portishead is often in the steam room at the gym I go to, and Carol Vorderman has been in my local bar a couple of times

I've had a cup of tea made by Michael Eavis in the kitchen at Worthy Farm.

Once snogged Sarah Wade when I was about 13. Then a few years later she appeared in Mayfair. You can buy a back issue of it with her in it.

I smooched at a school disco with the one off Grange Hill whose mum was a teacher (in Grange Hill, not real life. I never met her real mum, in fact I never saw her again, such was the power of my smooch)

While at Uni, I got my hand down a girl's top on the bus on the way home from a big night out. I recently learnt she is an MP now.

During the war, my dad once had to share a tent with this bloke:
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Didn't like him much.

My mum was friends with Nobby Stiles' mum.

When I was little, we lived on the same street as Bernard Manning.

John Thaw used to wash my dad's car.

Joe Gladwin
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once gave me 50p outside a church in Blackley. I was very little & with my mum at the time, not soliciting or owt. 😀

I swam naked (aged 6) in Beverly Cravens swimming pool. Her mum sold black currents to my mum and while we were there she offered us a quick dip in the pool. Random...

I went out with Steve Coogan's sister.

Who also happened to be Brendan Coogan's (from the Mock Turtles) sister. Brendan and Steve are also brothers.

My other half's sister's boyfriend's cousin is Eddie Mair.

One for the gooners: great uncle (or great great) was Cliff Bastin.

Another relative played for West Ham in the 70's - always forget the name.

I am the (now former) Prime Minister of Canada and on numerous occasions, I used to work and party hard.

my friend's sister's husband has played bass guitar for peter green.he (my friend) has also met peter.oh and he showed me a pic taken on his phone of him kissing marie brennan on the cheek(from clannad)when she did a solo gig at the whyvern theatre in swindon (his mum took the pic).

I used a toilet next to the one Brian Molko from Placebo was vomiting in. He didn't hit the target to often either.

In our family tree on me Mum's side we have Tom Hanks and the mother of Abe Lincoln.
Can't do my dad's side, the spreadsheet gets a circular reference.
😯

And...
My Dad's wife (RIP) was friends with Richard Burn's Mum. I found out about a month after he'd stepped off (Burns that is) - and he was a hero of mine.

Same departed Step-Mum's granddad 'invented' Newcastle Brown Ale apparently.

And, gosh I'm star struck, I've shared a shop with the bloke who plays Kryton in red dwarf. Bonus points is that it was Leisure Lakes in Cheltenham.

My step-dad's nephew is Martin Fry, off of ABC.
I once served a guy a pint that was for Jamie Redknapp. He drinks lager tops.

Oh, and one of my exes used to go out with Steve Punt, and Mrs Flying Ox was once felt up by Robbie Savage in a club in Bedford.

Ms orena45 used to go out with comedian Richard Herring.
She also may be distantly related to Michael Jackson's kids.

I'm tenuously connected to Orena45.

I'm a distant cousin to Priscilla Presley (wife of Elvis) and mother to Lisa Marie (ex-wife of Michael Jackson)

Chatted for half an hour with Tom Baker (Dr Who) after he miss dialled the Chichester Theatre and got through to our office.
Ex-girlfriend and current good friend's father played football for Wrexham, when they was good.
Forced David Beckham to stop at a zebra crossing in Madrid so I could cross.
Went for a drink with one of the girls who used to present one of the lottery programmes here in Spain.
And many, many more...
An aunt used to date the lead singer (I think) of Black Lace, Black Grape would have been cool but NO! Black friggin Lace!!! Agafuggindoo anyone?

My boss' cousin is Richard Jones of the Stereophonics.
My ex wife's friend is the Auntie of the Manic Street Preachers' James Dean Bradfield.
I was once a school governer alongside Patrick Jones, Nicky Wire's brother.
I ran the 100m against Jamie Baulch when I was 15. I lost.

My friend is good friends with Orlando Bloom.
One of my wifes pupils uncle is Alan Rickman.

Posted before but, I once had afternoon tea with Eric Morecombe and I used to regularly drink with Andy Burrows (ex Razorlight Drummer now lead singer with I Am Arrows)

Oh and Roy North (Basil Brush) used to run past my house every morning.

I nearly ran Jimmy Saville over as he jogged across the road in Leeds. He was wearing a gold tracksuit.

I used to cycle with my best mate to Robert Smith's (the Cure) house near Arundel for cake and pop. Jim is his nephew. He back-combs his hair at home too.

I once pissed on Evan Dando's (Lemonheads) foot in a toilet at the Garage in London when hammered.

One of my sister's prefects at school was Paul McCartney's step-sister.

When Mrs R was little she lived in the same road as the Panayiotou family and she used to play with their son Giorgios. It all went downhill for him when he changed his name to something a little less Greek.

The daughter of one of my former colleagues was at university with a nephew of Osama bin Laden.

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My sister was asked out by Thom Yorke and turned him down

I gave Mark Thomas a lift to Glastonbury on an off chance and ended up getting heavily involved with his campaign against Balfour Beatty

I replyed to a thread last week about a Ragley Troof and the OP's sister's, brothers, cousins, third nephew twice removed (or something) knew Brant Richards from school (or somewhere)
There is now a special bond between us. I look forward to recieving free Ragleys for life (that'll be one then the way I ride, and he can keep the 8" forks)

Sir Robert Peel was my Great,Great,Great,Great,Great,Great Grandfather.

I used to drink in "The Cat Cracker" in Stanford Le Hope with the drummer from Dr & The Medics once they'd peaked and he was a plumber again.We had identical watches and played "bang them against the bar to see which breaks first" once.

I work at the JPL in Pasadena and once reversed into a lamp post outside Robert Oppenheimer's old house near there.

Best I can do I'm afraid.

MOST tenuous?
I've a friend who was the chairman of the firm that sent the Kiwi engineers to Chechnya who were captured and beheaded in 1998 by the local Islamic nutcases who were connected to....

Osama bin Laden.

I sold David "Kid" Jensen a pair of padded underpants.

I had a shower with David Baddiel.

I went to Uni with Thom Yorke.

But he doesn't know that.

One of The Dambusters used to live in my house.

My cousin was asked out by one of Jamiroquai (not the famous one). She said no.

I once completely ignored Linford Christie.

one of my closer friends at uni was "miss pole dance UK", in fact i'll see if i can find a video... 😆

A made eye contact with Ed Norton in a restaurant in Santa Fe, post Fight Club. He acknowledged the warrior within me with a knowing smile.

Ooh, and my missus is the Great, Great, Great, Great, Great Granddaughter of [url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_John_Barrow,_1st_Baronet ]Sir John Barrow[/url].

Tenuous/obscure enough for ya?

My Grandad is to blame for getting Ken Livingstone into politics.

When he worked at the Medical Research Council in the 1960's he had an assistant called Ken. One day my Grandad was asked if he would be the union rep, he couldn't be bothered so he volunteered his assistant to get him out of the lab.

Kate Moss was 5 years above me at my primary school.

My greatest claim to fame is skinny dipping with Hannah and Julia Waterman

I went to the same school as Jonathan Ross and Steve Harris (same class) and university with the Young Ones, Ben Elton, Steve Hewlett.

I delivered wine to Robbie Williams (nasty cheap Aussie red) and the lady from the Bisto adverts (very nice Burgundy).

The house my sister lived in Swansea, while she was a student, was the same house The Manic Street Preachers were formed in.

They even had a plaque put into the wall inside! Arrogant gits!

My mum's cousin's husband played Dougal 'off of' 'Take the Highroad' (now defunct Scottish soap that was the Queen Mother's (gawd rest 'er) favourite telly prog.

Slightly less tenuous is that when I used to hitch-hike a lot, I was given lifts by Stan Collymore and Malcolm Ri****d. Stan drove a beamer and showed me pics of himself in a footie mag 'cos I didn't know who he was.
And Mr Ri****d's wife calls him "Malkie"

Harvey Smith ended up on my stag do

I've had coffee with a member of Hezbollah's executive committee.

At uni, I did the same course/was in lectures with Michael Howard's (tory MP)daughter - and probably lots of other offspring of the 'great and good' that I didn't know about.

I know someone that knows Sheldon (ayatollahofniche)

My great grandfather worked for Sir Anthony Eden.

My brother accidentally roadied for the Levellers.

As a baby I apparently met Maureen Lipman and Miriam Margoles and Miriam dropped me.

My Dad's, Granny's, brother married one of Harry Ramsden's daughters. Harry Corbett was Harry Ramsden's nephew.

Ergo, Sooty is my distant cousin.

Apparently I'm not eligible to inherit any of the sub-par fish and chip empire.

Diane Youdale (Jet from Gladiators) borrowed my diving gear, then later that day accidentally (she says) hit me in the gentleman's area.

My dad met Alan Sugar back in the early 80's, I asked what he was like back then my dad replied " he was a git"

1) I used to go to Slimming World with Peter Kays Mum & his Aunty Pat (he also came to lose weight for his wedding) I'm the 'Debbie' in his routine about Slimming World.

2) I nearly kneecapped James Martin with an A-Frame Board when I worked for the Wildlife Trust trying to sneak in the side of a marquee where he was signing books.... yes that is a rubbish one..... 😳

One of my ex-girlfriends is Adam Ants cousin.

My wife's great uncle was John Cobb.

I was the Otter called Edal who bit off Terry Nitkins fingers.

Last weekend Steve Pete cycled past me then when he got to a slight climb he hopped off and pushed his bike up. I was about to heckle him but in theory you can only heckle someone who is racing.

Paid for Kylie's lunch, brown roll with only lettuce.

Once told Leslie Crowther which bus to get on in London.

Said hello to the bloke with the beard off that old programme with Sarah Kennedy and Jeremy Beadle, when he was walking his dog.

Had Emlyn Hughes push in in front of me at a queue in a petrol station.

Had Christopher Biggins push in in front of me in a pub.

Was slightly off-hand with Jimmy Edwards whilst serving him in a pub.

Did a couple of mountain marathons with Ranulph Fiennes.

Sat a couple of tables away from Posh and Becks in a restaurant.

Interviewed Mark Radcliff for a student magazine (and was made tea by Lard).

Spoke at a public meeting immediately prior to Edward Fox.

Was an extra in a TV drama with Christopher Ecclestone.

Was at a party with Mick Jagger and Kate Moss.

i forgot to add that another friend is related to madonna,and one time i was at a pub outside (the cross guns at bradford upon avon) having a coke.when i finished i got my mountain bike and was wheeling it past the table next to me.i think it was tym manley (the editor of mbuk)he looked at my bike and smiled at me (it's definitely close enough to bath that it could've been him) i'll get my coat

Great thread. Here's mine....my dad boxed with Dennis Waterman when he was in the RAF.
Mate i play poker with dad's appeared in Star Wars dressed as some weird creature and has his name in the credits.
I cycled with Jeremy Hunt (sky) when he was about 17 and Colin Lewis who was in the same team as Tom Simpson in the TDF.

Oh yeah, and in a previous life, I've designed personal stationery for Ruud Gullit, Graeme Le Saux, Clive Mantle, Loyd Grossman, Mike Catt, Alan Rickman... Anne Robinson...... Bronson Pinchot........ erm....

Just seen rightplacerighttimes post and remembered that i ran past Ranulph Fiennes in a half marathon.

I have shared a lift/elevator with Sonic Youth and I once drank Dinsosaur Jr's redstripe rider.

Also Johnny Dawes (the mental as a monkey climber feller) once called me up at work...

When I was a student doing part-time cleaning at a London Hotel, I cleaned the room after Angus Deaton shared it with two working ladies, there's was a distinct wiff of poppers and a lot of white powder left on the bedside table.

I also once shared a lift to the top of the BT Tower with Chuck D from Public Enemy.

My parents' cottage in the valleys has a plaque on the door saying in Welsh something to the effect that [url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/cymru/cymruaryrawyr//database/rhydderch.shtml ]Rhydderch Jones[/url] was born there.

Who? And why can't I find out anything about him in English?
Translating that page gives a clue, but is a bit scrambled.

Also the cottage was used for location filming by the BBC in the making of Swallows, about WWII evacuee children. It was dull. They stuck up horrific wall-paper, my brother's bike appeard in one shot (set a good few decades before the bike existed) and put us up in a nice hotel along with our cat and her four kittens.

Snogged a girl called Carol at a party many years ago.
Her mum isn't dead yet, but lots of people will dance on her grave.

I offered tea to the crew of the Young Ones when they were filming outside my house.

I almost bumped into Germaine Greer in a London tube connecting tunnel.

I also once shared a lift to the top of the BT Tower with Chuck D from Public Enemy.

Daaamn! I wish I was you!