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

My Honda and I overtook Jordan in her Ferrari on a slip road some years back... Dick Strawbridge's brother worked at my school (just after I left) - that's pretty tenuous!

I was in a Rosie and Jim Video!

Billy Connolly was in the audience of a pantomime I was also attending

I pulled Jack Duckworth a pint when he turned up to turn on the local Christmas lights. He drinks Guinness.

- Ate dinner in a restaurant a couple of tables away from [b]Jilly Goulden[/b] (from the "Food and Drink" TV show)
- Got [b]Eddie Large[/b]'s autograph at a golf tournament.
- Saw [b]Nicholas Lindhurst[/b] in a music shop in chichester. He was trying (badly) to look inconspicous but a little girl shouted out "look mummy, there's Rodney!!!)
- Sneaked in to an after gig party at the Dominion and met [b]Joe Lynn Turner[/b] (nice guy, friendly) [b]Jens Johannson[/b] and [b]Yngwie Malmsteen[/b] (a bit distant but not arrogant)
- Talked to [b]Griff Rhys Jones[/b] at the Architect's I worked at in Soho. He gave me a look that said "Don't you dare recognise me".
- [b]Jenny Agutter[/b] came in the same place (above) She was *lovely*
- My great, great, grandfather was [b]Stonewall Jackson[/b] (a famous confederate general).
- Bought an amp on Ebay. When the seller gave me the collection address, it came up as "Adrian Smith holdings, Dave Murray holdings etc. etc.". Turns out he was Maiden's tour manager.

..and my most treasured one: bumped into [b]Ed Wynne[/b] (from the Ozric Tentacles) in Tin Pan Alley in London. He seemed quite surprised to be recognised. Shook his hand and told him how much I loved his music.

1.My brothers piano teacher was Justin & John Fashanu's foster mum.
2.My dad christened Ian Anderson's kids.
3.My other brother was at college with the tech director who got fired from Maclaren.
4.My sister was at college with a guy from the Blow Monkeys who went on to produce some stuff for Madonna.
5.I went to school with Peter Keen

etc etc etc

I used to work with Mark Millar's sister

I currently work with cousins of Jim & William Reid from Jesus and the Mary Chain. In fact I can see one of the cousins right now.

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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)

We're practically related then 😆

2.My dad christened Ian Anderson's kids.

And I was in a band with one of them!

My Ex-fiancé was a Daltrey,

. . . something like her Great, Great Granddad had a brother, who is the Great, Great Granddad of the Who's Roger Daltrey, . . . or something like that!

Michael Caine and Graham Gooch are my uncles. Or, their namesakes are at least.

Came home once to find Dick Lucas (Subhumans, Culture Shock...) washing his feet in my sink.

All years ago so seems like someone else's life!!
1. Simply Red (never a fan) once trashed my house, sent them back to their hotel - all just before as they became famous - my sister was going out with one of them and they were doing a gig locally.
2. Went out with a distant member of the Royal Firm.
3. Last time i met Prince Charles in a crowd (years ago) he knew my name - no connection to one above.
4. Was on Blue Peter.
5. Was on Magpie!!
6. Went in a Red Arrow.
7. Always told Great Grandad Allen created the Allen key - don't think this is true but family seem to think it is.
8. My old man designed the 'Kent' head (wish he had a pound for each one made) and worked on the team that created colour telly
9. Once had a American Secretary of State breakdown in front of me - because it was all too much.

But wish Jenny Agutter was my auntie!!

Me and Proff Brian Cox (now off of the Sean Keaveny 6 Music breakfast show and telly box) both gave talks about our research to a schools science conference in '98.

The kids were more impressed with his D:Ream video than my trips to use telescopes in Hawaii or it might just have been the floppy fringe.

And I was in a band with one of them!

blimey how time does fly, probably a toddler when I last saw them 😳

I know a bloke who uses a telescope in Hawaii.

I knew a bloke who used a telescope in Hawaii, then he got a job in IT 🙁

off to google big mirrors and dream of my not very miss-spent yoof

I know 'the phantom flan flinger' from Tiswas.

well,he says he was,but he was pi55ed when he told us in the pub one night,and had absoloutely no proof what so ever,and he knew Sally james,an she was a propper babe.

so I believe him.

oh and he did 'the dying fly' on the floor,as his idea of proof.

My old man designed the 'Kent' head (wish he had a pound for each one made) and worked on the team that created colour telly

My grandma invented Essex head, which is much better and more easily available.

Dr Alice Roberts (apparently she has some fans on here) is a friend of a friend. I even spent this New Years Eve with her (and her husband, my GF and several others).
Aged 8 we saw Little and Large in a multi story in Torquay, my Dad couldn't resist tugging is invisible braces and shouting 'rock on Tommy'.
John Pertwee dressed as Wurzle Gummage, poked me (in in the chest) with a straw finger.

Aged 8 we saw Little and Large in a multi story in Torquay, my Dad couldn't resist tugging is invisible braces and shouting 'rock on Tommy'.

Fantastic. I look forward to the day that i can do that for my kids!

Came home once to find Dick Lucas (Subhumans, Culture Shock...) washing his feet in my sink.

That's cool - I love Culture Shock.

I forgot my best one. A few years ago, Pato banton phoned up where I work to book a hall for a youth music workshop thing he was doing. I sand 2 verses and a chorus of 'baby come back' with him on the phone.

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

Her cousin was in my A level geography class.

David Ginola once almost ran me over.

John Peel once told me to **** off

Forgot - when I worked in that London's famous London my boss took my out to lunch to convince me to take on a PM role. On the next table were Kenny Everett and Cleo Rocos.

Once get delayed on a flight to Egypt with Keith Harris (of Orville fame), who was apparently taking his 'daughter' out there with him. Nightmare for him as he was stuck in the departure lounge for hours with a load of people saying "I wish I could fly..."

I went to buy some doughnuts from the Krispy Kreme franchise in Tesco for my wife's friend the other day and the man on the till said David Beckham had been in a few days before, but had only wanted doughnuts.

Aged 8 we saw Little and Large in a multi story in Torquay, my Dad couldn't resist tugging is invisible braces and shouting 'rock on Tommy'.

[pedant] That would have been Cannon and Ball, then. [/pedant]

I saw Cannon and Ball in St Austell in 1980...

What have I started here. Makes for excellent reading tho!!!!
However, now is the time to play my ace.
This covers all the requirements and is very on topic.

Brant Richards was on the same course as me at Hudds Uni.
......on the year above.

I remember all the furore when he appeared as Zak Tempest.

I've taken Natalie Imbruglia's dog for a walk (sadly that's not a euphemism)

I bedded down for the night on the floor of Lyon Airport next to George Alagiah during a snow-in

My mum sat next to Andy Bell of Erasure fame on a plane.

I've seen Stuart 'Psycho' Pearce naked

I sold two of the Beverley sisters some batteries. HP7's at the time. Sold Bernie Winters a TV as well.

I almost crashed into Dawn French as she pulled out of her drive. Few years ago now though.

I crashed into Richard Hammond 😯

Our trolleys met at the end of one of the aisles in Tesco in Ledbury!

my wifes uncle is one of the uks most famous artists.
i nearly ran over damien hurst.
i have taken drugs with lionel blairs son(he looks just like him)
i had a fling with the blond girl from 'teachers' who is now with keith allen.
i am friends with someone who is about as famous as it gets. cant tell you who though.

I once delivered Glen Michael's (of Cartoon Cavelcade fame) newspaper.

A member of staff I had walked Bryan Ferrys mother to get the bus from Worswick Street, Newcastle. Bryan wanted to go to night club and needed some to look after his mum. (early 1970's). Anyone else remember Worswick Street bus station?

I currently work with cousins of Jim & William Reid from Jesus and the Mary Chain. In fact I can see one of the cousins right now.

I also know a cousin of Jim & William Reid from Jesus and the Mary Chain.

 

My mate got a bollocking off Tony Christie for nicking his chair 😉

For the young people here...I literally just found out my best mate plays football with "Bernard" of Bernard's Watch fame!!

Tim (first winner of the Apprentice) shook my hand and said I have a smart suit.

I forgot to mention my stint as an extra in the film 'Untamed Heart' with Christian Slater, Rosie Perez, and Marisa Tomei.

I appear in two scenes: walking past the escalator in the mall, and smoking at the back of nightclub.

If you want my autograph, just send me a PM.

1. A member of Shawaddywaddy played in the band at my 18th Birthday

2. I was sick in the back of an ex-Beatle's car.

3. I got invited around to a major international music legend's house for a surf (lives on a beach). I declined as I thought the beach wasn't that consistent in its surf stats. TWUNT!

4. Both my mother and I have upset Quentin Wilson independently

5. I have had my 15 minutes of fame on Discovery Channel. Thankfully it only gets shown late at night

rockhopper70 I know the real Zak Tempest 😉

My mum gave birth to the Messiah, and I'm an extremely well behaved boy.

I was in hit Welsh Soap Opera "Rwnd & Rwnd" & I was related (through family marriage) to Tosh from The Bill

Kevin Keegan knows my dad.

Once delivered Ronnie Barker`s newspaper.

My dad met, raced against and beat James Hunt in a competition, and subsequently won a trip to the Montecarlo grand prix.
I went to school with Ellen McArthur whom we might have picked on a little bit, i know several mid 30's footballers, ive had beers with ricky from the kaiser chiefs, i know a top fashion designer, and to top all that Geoff capes signed a poster for me when i was 10ish

Jon Jones you from Derbyshire then??

If you want tenuous, how about this:

My brother was the pageboy at the wedding of a woman whose nephew (I think that's the relationship, anyway!) is going to be a pageboy at Price William's wedding...

I used to be at school with Hannah and Julia Waterman, too, since they've been mentioned elsewhere on here!

The policeman from [url= http://www.brum.tv/ ]Brum[/url] the TV show was an 'actor' in a team leader training session I was in, they played the part of a disgruntled employee (as opposed to a disgruntled actor who is stuck doing kids shows).

Other half organised the holidays around Europe for the rich/famous (mostly rich actually). Including George Lucus before the premier of Phantom Menace - Clone Wars had a number of locations in it that she sent him to... 8)

my mum was given a valentine's card by ken morley in her youth.

Another one:

I went to the same high school as three members of the Crash Test Dummies, and grew up in the same city as Neil Young.

(I'm really pushing it here...)

My father has had dinner with King Constantine of Greece and Ringo Starr (not at the same time!)

....When I say 'had dinner with', I mean waited on...back in the sixties when he worked in the big London Hotels 😉

My ex-housemate's sister's boyfriend knows someone from The Wombats.

Also i once drank some of Lisa L'Ansons Pepsi, and i went to Glastonbury with Ellen MacArthur's brother.

Thurman Merman - Member
Aged 8 we saw Little and Large in a multi story in Torquay, my Dad couldn't resist tugging is invisible braces and shouting 'rock on Tommy'.
[pedant] That would have been Cannon and Ball, then. [/pedant]

I saw Cannon and Ball in St Austell in 1980...

Ahh, yes, I'm confused by my 70's / 80's light entertainment double acts - It was Cannon and Ball

I Went to to a Gig at the O2 Academy in Birmingham and sat near to Toni Iommi who had a whole section of the Gallery to himself

PD

When I was runner up in Junior Cook of the Year, Sarah Kennedy off of Game for a Laugh gave me my prize - it was a Kenwood Chefette, thanks for asking. I made the front cover of the Milngavie and Bearsden Herald following in the family tradition. My Dad was on the front page when he ran the London Marathon.

I had my sandwich made for me by the band Anthrax when they played Glasgow.

My mate Dave has a mate who, the story goes, for want of a better phrase, had special one time when setting up a kids climbing frame for her. Obviously he wasn't setting it up at the moment he was in the toilet, just to be clear. Not sure if it's true but it makes for an unusual pub story.

My mate Brian worked with her in a bar on Shawlands, lucky man.

My wife went to drama club with the sister of the girl who played the teacher in Balamory.

Frankie Boyle chapped my door the other night and asked me to sign a petition against a phone mast. He even shook my hand - touched by comic greatness!

A former colleague when he was in a band in the Marquee Club in London told the singer of Then Jericho to jog on when he tried to queue jump at the bar.

I'm related to Al Gore, admittedly distant but other than that i think i'm a nobody.
My sister in laws sister is married to Al Gore's cousin.

Kate middleton stroked my dog in the pub.

Used to deliver Dee Hepburn's (Gregory's girl) paper.

Bought my house off K T Tunstall's parents.

My great uncle was the one steering the Titanic when it hit the iceberg! 🙄

My sister shagged Steve Peat's cousin...

slade played at my dad's 21st

my dad was also given an industry award by robert lwellyn (sp?) of scrap heap challenge and red dwarf fame

my colleagues dad's ex is neighbours (and friends with) the MacAskills on skye

i was on a flight from london to leeds with the late richard wrightly (sp?) from count down

last week i was drinking shots with the co-founder of Rough Guides travel books (as well as with another travel industry big-wig)

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

My brother and his (now) wife were married by the vicar out of Love Actually.

My primary school teacher was the brother of Archer Maclean, which meant we sometimes got free Amiga games 🙂

I'm in work at themoment and the father of the woman sitting next to me was involved in the Brinks-Mat (sp?) robbery in some vague way. Supposedly!

And another member of my team has the drummer from Dire Straits as a close family friend.

The brother-in-law of a friend of mine is Clive Chapman, son of Colin Chapman, founder of Lotus.

A temporary teacher in our school was the brother of James Burke (of Tomorrows word fame)

My father in law was Frank Bruno's football coach.....

My best friend at primary school was Dr Jonathan Foyle, who at one time last year had two TV series on the go at the same time, as my mother was fond of reminding me at the time 🙄

Ellie Goulding once tweeted me
Dads friend in New York lives in the same apartment block as claudia schiffer and madonna, I think ..

Ginger woman from eastenders held a door open for me once (well bought up young lady).
Got nick beggs (catchygoogoo bassis) autograph when i got drunk in a hotel he was staying in.
Worked in Jennifer Lopez's house, what a dissapointment! In real life she lives in Stafford looks seventy and hasn't got her own teeth... 😉
Nick Craig has passed me several times in races.
My wife's distantly related to Les West (top roadie from the old days)
Met Hugh (the voice of cycling) Porter and his wife (top olympic swimmer in the old days)
Saved the best till last, friend of mine went to the same church as the mother of one of the members of The Editors (can't remember which one though) Now thats tenuous.

jim root came into my work (slipknot) when they were on tour..
he's a really really nice bloke.

ok here goes
my sister was barry humphries (Dame Edna),nanny to his two boys fron his second marriage
I said goodnight to peter cook
sat on a tube with the comdenian Ben ? with glasses
walked past fiona fullerton
went out wth a girl who was in the tv series Angels
My mum went out with the Blonde guy from playaway? Brian somebody
I went to Giles the cartoonist xmas party my mum knew him,
went to Peter Cooks memorial service,
my wife sat on the same plane as Kate winslet

My dad's second cousin's husband was 'The Skull' in the movie Scarface.

I think that's all I got.

edit: my dad also used to drink with Kenny Baker (R2D2) down the local. bleep bloop!

My 1st cousin twice removed (I think? - gran's cousin) had high tea with Haile Selassie.

Jah Rastafari!

My Great great Uncle (or something, maybe a bit more removed) was Al Capone's accountant and was deported from the US.

Princess Anne's bodyguard shoved me aside and told me to,'Lose the fag and the coffee'

I've met Ted Heath.

I was ambushed by James Cameron, He sort of jumped out on me, and asked accusingly what I was doing. It was quite strange.

Sharleene Spitteri's cousin stole one of my Eric Clapton CD's
" " " used to sell some real nice weed
" " " gave me a backie on his FZ600
Got Annie Lennox and Dave Stewarts autographs when they were in The Eurythmics.
Once seen Spike Milligan running for a train at Glasgow Central train station

I just turned on the telly to see a sort of ex who is the dietician on supersize v superskinny

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McMoonter got to ride with me, and I am a personal friend of Gary Fisher.

I have served tea/coffee to Nicky Campbell and Feargal Sharkey in the green room for The Big Questions. That's all I have.

I learnt to walk on The Queen Mary, sailing from New York to UK in 1963.
My mother, whilst pregnant with myself, was an 'Extra' in Dr No whilst it was being filmed in Jamaica.

My Brother and Sister in Law cook for The Queen, as well as a number of other Heads of State.

I've shared a pint with the son of the lady who used to arrange the Queen's floral table decorations when she was in Windsor.

But best of the bunch- My mate Justin's dad was an advertising bloke. He brought back these snacks for us to check out and we decided that 'Fish and Chips' was the best name for them.

Oooh, nearly forgot:

My mates sister was the inspiration for the girl in this advert:

Waves at Heather McGowan, if by some bizarre freaky chance she's looking at this.....