Celebs you have bumped into and what were they like?

Not me, but my wife and 2 girls were buying ice cream at Wisley last year and behind them in the queue were Ronnie Wood and his then girlfriend – the russian waitress one that was in the tabloids. He spoke briefly to the girls – 'what flavour is nice?' iirc; and seemed nice enough, but sensibly the wife moved away to a safe distance before he started trying to chat my eldest daughter up (she is 6, which is probably well within his range)

Jasper Carrot at a Birmingham home game, vv nice bloke. Also met Karen Brady.

Met Jason Mcroy (RIP) at Bike 94/95, he signed my poster and was great bloke. He was hanging around with Mr Crud who signed my purple(!) Crud catcher, agin top man.

Tiff Nedell at Thruxton, he was a bit of a throbber.

The Beckhams used to live near me. They shopped in our local supermarket and went to my gym.

He was really nice to everyone and signed all the children's autographs. Because of the way they were, most people let them get on with their daily lives.
Although my friend was Victoria's beautitican, they never spoke 'cos 'posh' had her cell phone glued to her ear at every visit.

Les Dawson, I was about 7-8 doing the Manchester to Blackpool vintage car run, he was in the car behind all the way there, we (me and three others roughly the same age) spend the whole journey with us pulling faces at him out of the back window, and he was pulling faces and mucking about back at us. When we got to blackpool he came over to see us and our parents and had a chat. Legend.

More recently, Jimmy Carr in a Starbucks in Manchester, in the queue next to him, he could see I was doing a double take so actually said hi to me first. Came across really well.

Several corrie people and the ginger copper from heartbeat…..

And just like the majority of today's "celebrities" you have absolutely no talent

😆 It's funny because it's true! The 'Paris Hilton' of STW.

Me, earlier:

Jeez, how could I forget. I guess because I often see her, she's ceased to be a celebrity.

Flavia Cacace. One of the pro dancers off Strictly Come Dancing (no, I'm not gay but with 3 other females in my house I absorb this stuff by osmosis). She lives in the next road to me.

She's very friendly and smiley, and also dead teeney and fit looking. I could carry her around for hours, if she'd let me.

Met Sir Alex Ferguson at a prize giving when I was a kid and Alan Wells at Loch Ness both friendly enough. When I worked in London loads of minor celebs used to hire tools from me at HSS hireshops including
Gaz Topp
Ray Winstone
Warren Mitchell (Alf Garnett) Nice old guy.
The black lassie from Blue Peter .

Where I lived in Muswell Hill was a bit like Stella street and my neighbours were .
Victoria Wood
Tony Hadley
Phill Mitchell
Perry Groves
John Simm
Mandy Smith
Martin kemp.

+1 on Ronnie Wood and his then girlfriend (although this was after he was meant to have left her and supposedly should've been home with the wife!)

waiting in line at heathrow for the posh check-in with a patient who was being escorted out the country, he was behind me and she looked really bored…. they were taken out the line by a friendly member of staff "come this way mr wood"

met steve peat and adelle (croxon) peat outside b&q on penistone road. asked him for an autogaph he asked me if i had a pen i didn't so i said forget about it. nice bloke although not really a celebrity. also my band supported bad maners so we got to meet busta blood vessle. helen sharmen came into my primary school when she'd got back from space.

Dave Moorcroft presented me with a team medal once at the Universities XC champs, spoke to him later and top bloke.
My daughter met Louise Rednapp in the Tesco carpark by us when she and Jamie used to live nearby, very friendly (even more attractive in real life) and unnafected, I hear Jamie is OK too.
See John Barnes, Paul Ince, Sammy Hypia, Rafael Benitez (last 2 moved away recently of course!) all OK from what I have heard/seen.

spent a very drunken night in London with that bloke whats now married to Billie Piper and various other members of his family who all seem to be actors once. Met the Hamiltons, she is a nice enough toff, he really has nothing between the ears, have met quite a few ex Eastenders types. Oh and David Owen told the mrs off for drinking too much of his champagne once!!

Went to Jimmy Tarbuks jnr's wedding so obviously there was a whole host of celebs, Cilla, Forsyth, the little Ronnie guy, Alan Hansen etc, etc but the saddest moment was seeing Ian St. John absolutely leathered and trying to start a fight! Great day though. Liza Tarbuck's my ex's best mate and my daughter's Godmother, hence the invite.

Saw Roger Moore in the bogs at Nice airport. Didn't think it was a good place to offer a hand or start talking so I left him to it. (He's a big lad).

Used to babysit for Ryan Giggs and his brother.

See most of the corrie cast at Sainsbury's Regent Rd. Dierdre Barlow sounds like Satan. Awful voice.

Met and got the autographs from Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal from Tears for Fears.

There's a guy at our place who reckons he nailed Ja Rule's girlfriend. So obscure it's almost believable.

Oh – I suppose my winning entry is the fact that I went to a party at Rolf Harris' house – met him and his wife. Really nice people.

I doubt they call him 'big dick'

He's a big lad

Do some of you actually look at other men's knobs whilst having a piss? 😯

Me and wor lass went travelling for a year back in 99/00.
Met Ewan MacGregor at Sydney Zoo, Coolio, and wor lass stopped ex-president Jimmy Carter from pushing into a ski-lift queue while working in Colorado…until his bodyguards stepped in and said that the Pres had right of way and didn't have to queue…

when at university played footie with Robbie Williams – he was just stating out in Take That and living in Stoke.
Sister when living in los angeles went on a date with George Michael – waste of time that one.
But best of all had a pool game against spider stacey of the pogues.

Do some of you actually look at other men's knobs whilst having a piss?

Only if it is famous or has been in someone famous. If Billy Zane got his out I would probably burst into a round of applause.

Only if it is famous or has been in someone famous.

Indeed.

Brad Pitt's would get a platimun valet.

Possibly too numerous to mention or remember.
Alberto Contador nice guy.
Paco Mancebo several times and nice guy.
Matthew Pinsent nice guy.
Garry Christian (The Christians) asked the way to the toilets one night in a club in Liverpool.
Stuart Hall at Oulton Park wanka.
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Billy Ahcroft
Bobby Shinton the last three all lived around the corner from me.
Beatriz Luengo was signing a contract in a meeting room I was supposed to use and I lent her the pen to sign the contract. 😆
Worked for a while at a TV station, so that doesn't really count.

Probably a better question is to ask which celebs have bumped into or met me! 😆

JK has a holiday house 3 miles from my folks, said hello once or twice in the local + at a mates wedding. Not quite as diminutive as everyone makes out; seems perpetually sunburnt & wasted

Dirty bastards. Must be a 'Northern' thing.

(Cancels trip to Bradford)

Eric Cantona at Le Saint Geran, mauritius, i thought he was going to give me a slap as my wife was pointing at him,

Dale winton sitting next to us and being hassled by grannies in a coffee shop in holetown ,barbados, seemed to be a very nice chap.

Dominic diamond (don't laugh) sat next to us in Angry Annies, holetown, barbados

Ant and Dec (appeared on 'friends like these' with them in 2000) ant lovely bloke, the other one grumpy

I was thinking I haven't met anyone famous, then I remembered these:

Kylie
Jason
Sonia
London Boys
Big Fun
Bumped into Mark Webber, he was in a rush and apologised
Englad Rugby Team 1991 – I played the opening match for grand slam
Tim Henman – Tennis lesson (school)
JLC – Walking through Bristol late at night

I think there's a few more, but I cannot remember.

Met Robert Rankin (author of 'far fetched fiction') a couple of times at signings and suchlike. Complete stone bonker and consumate teller of tall tales. Insists you do the 'bunny ears' if you ask him for a photo. (-: At a book signing in Manchester when there was about a dozen people left, went "right, I'm off to the pub, who's coming?" and we all duly went to the pub for an hour or two with Robert Rankin…!

Met Terry Pratchett at a book signing, quiet but seemed nice enough, though the whole thing was very brief and rushed as about half the western world had turned up.

Met Carol Decker a handful of times after gigs. Very quick to sign stuff and chat with fans for a while, pose for photos and stuff.

Met Gun (the band) last year along with their singer at the time, Toby Jepson, who's far smaller than I expected. Top blokes all round.

Met Terrorvision just as they were starting to get properly well known, had a lengthy chat to the rest of the band who were being pointedly ignored whilst an army of girls were throwing themselves at the lead singer. Top lads also.

Went to the UK premiere of the movie Serenity and had a brief chat with Joss Whedon, Jewel Staite, Morena Baccarin, Gina Torres, Sean Maher, all of who were lovely, though JW stole my Sharpie – I've not forgotten, Whedon, you owe me! Adam Baldwin was also in attendance but didn't seem really interested in the whole meet-and-greet thing. I have a very well-signed Firefly box set as a result though.

In a curryhouse in Glasgow (IIRC), Bill Bailey was on the next table over from me. I didn't speak to him, I wouldn't have felt comfortable interrupting his dinner.

Walking through Edinburgh, passed a café where Jerry Sadowitz (magician and notoriously 'alternative' comedian) was sat at a table outside. Plucked up the courage to ask for a quick photo which he gracefully accepted, I think he was quite surprised at being recognised.

Bumped into Shaun Ryder propping up the bar in a pub in Wigan. As it was a tossup as to who was the most bladdered of us at this point, I stumbled over and politely told him that I thought he was a nob. He agreed with me.

As a small boy, met Dennis Taylor a few times by merit of my grandad being his gardener. Very friendly from what I remember.

As an even smaller boy, got dragged up on stage during a panto by Bill Owen (Compo) to make animal noises to a renditition of Old MacDonald…!

Went to the SFX Weekender last year and got to chat to a few people briefly, which is kinda cheating but:

Tom Baker. Delightfully bonkers and was offering round jelly bablies.

James Masters (Spike off Buffy, was Captain John in Torchwood I believe). Nicer than he'd any right to be, totally down to earth and spoke to everyone like they were the first people he'd met that day. Thoroughly decent bloke, A+++ would shmooze again.

Gareth David-Lloyd (Ianto out of Torchwood). Again seemed down to earth and friendly, though seemed a bit shy, looked like he was daunted by the idea that anyone would want to talk to him.

Michelle Forbes (from True Blood and a batch of stuff, wasn't till about half an hour after I'd met her that the penny dropped that she was also Ro Laren in Star Trek). Another that seemed overwhelmed and a bit confused by all these weird British people, also the only one to have her own bodyguards though she didn't seem particularly keen that they were there.

Mac McDonald (Captain Hollister out of Red Dwarf). Dumped next to James Marsters and therefore ignored by everyone, seemed unsurprised by this.

Possibly others, that's all I can think of for now. I'm not a stalker, honest! Just been to a couple of events really.

Had a bit of a scrap with Jeremy Beadle in Stringfellows, does that count? My mate had a rich GF who held a 21st birthday party in Stringfellows. Said GF thought it was funny to pinch JB a**e whilst I was standing behind him. After a few go's of this, he turns round furiously, thinking it was me, and starts a bit of a-pushing and a-shoving. I left building rather bemused….Actually a really nice bloke and very smart…

Once got the eye from Moira Stewart as well…..

Oh – met Norman Lovett in the wake of a female friend who clocked him and ran over shouting "it's Holly, I love you!!" He seemed somewhat embarassed, perhaps unsurprisingly in hindsight.

Lenny Henry – While working in a kitchen. He was funny
Lesley Joseph – was working in casino – Bit of a biatch cos I was taking money of her
Melinda Messenger – Casino again. More intelligent than I expected
The tall gormless looking guy from watching (Paul something or other). again casino serving drinks this time he gave me a £30 tip though for a free drink and some 50p sandwiches
Robbie Williams – Casino – Threw him out for stripping on a table

Band members from Suede – Backstage passes are brilliant. Met Brett Anderson again at Madrid airport and had a good chat with him

Pulp at a record signing in Tower records

The bird who played Debbie in hollyoaks sat next to me on a plane back from Madrid to Manchester

Aaron Slight
James Thompson
Yvan Muller
David leslie
Matt Neal
All at a touring car race. Aaron slight was a nobber

Tony Jardine – Touring cars he was spectating
Jumpin' Jez Avery – Touring cars Demoing his talents

Nelson Piquet snr and jnr
Flavio Briatore
Nigel Mansell
Jenson Button
Kimi Raikonnen
David Coulthard
Petter Solberg
Colin Mcrae
Richard Burns
All at various motor sport events

09/10 Cardiff City Fc football team and management (worked for them)
09/10 Cardiff Blues Rugby team (worked for them too)
2010 Wales rugby team (my current company is sponsering them)
2006 England Cricket team – Vodafone made them go and visit their call centres

John leslie – at RAF Cosford

Timmy Mallet
The Chuckle Brothers
Nick Hancock
Some random News readers including that Ellie from Newsround

And the best so far

Sarah "Big tits" Beeney

Met Colin Jackson. Who was a complete arrogant ****t … clearly didnt want to talk to anybody out of his group.

Met Tom O Connor on hols. A complete gent.

I've spoken to Timmy Mallett, does that count?

He bought a computer from the company I worked in tech support for at the Time. He sounded exactly the same as he did on TV, it's not an act.

Is Timmy Mallett STW's most-met celeb? What do other readers think?

I've spoken to Timmy Mallett, does that count?

Speaking to counts? Oh thats not gonna be fair cos I worked in UHVC for Vodafone so all the famous people used to come through like posh and becks, John "Singlepoint" Caudwell, Most premiership footballers too

+1 on timmy mallet too, hit me on the head with his mallet at an MoD summer camp type thing

i must be young…. i dont recognise about 90% of the names mentioned

I was once Beryl Burton's "minuteman" in a 25 mile TT. She had a nice chat before the start. I didn't catch her though.

Served George Michael (a bit moody) and Zoe Ball (lovely) during my student days working at Our Price in Hampstead.

Saw Gilberto Silva when he first joined Arsenal at an Italian restaurant in North London. Don't think his English was all that at the time but he was left alone until he was about to leave. Only then did a kid have a picture taken with him and some others shook his hand and wished him luck for the season. Don't think he understood a word of it. Nice that people respected his privacy though.

My son spent a year living in Oz and sent me pic of him with Lance Armstrong, whom he had just served at the restaurant he was working in. (The Bather's Pavilion in Sydney). Said he was very nice and a good tipper. We went out to visit him last year, and while we were in the Bather's, my daughter got all excited because the guy on the next table was Kanye West (it's a very expensive restaurant). I had never heard of him, but he seemed OK, despite trying to chat up my daughter.
A few years ago in Capetown, I met Steve Redgrave and his family (a top guy) in the big aquarium place, and then 10 minutes later met Gareth Edwards in Cape Union Mart. Another friendly bloke.
I met Barry Hoban many times when I helped out in a local bike shop. He was a rep. at the time for some bike firm. He is great and happy to tell TDF stories.
Best of all was meeting and speaking to Eddy Merckx at Eastway in 1978 after the Glenryk cup race. As a 16 year old, that was unbelievable. A bit like meeting God.

When i lived in Aussie (long time ago) worked in a hotel and cooked for Lee Marvin & them 2 scottish brothers (500 miles) who were on tour.
Whoopie goldberg was opening the "Oz Rock" cafe in kings cross and saw her walking down the street flanked by 2 huge "security" guys. said "Aright Whoopee" in my broad west yorks accent. got very funny look

Ellie Harrison – the ecologist/travel presenter lady was in wotk lunchtime, with her little baby.

Turns out she is married/partner to one of my colleagues.
Lovely friendly lady – really cute baby

Philip Schofield tried to force his way into a parking space ahead of me, when he shouted out the immortal line "do you know who I am" I jumped out of my car to give him a slapping, he quickly drove off making hand signals not unlike those used in the coffee advert.

living in london..u see a few,an most seem ok,even when u say HELLO !

When I was working for PC World a bloke called Paul Gadd brought his PC in to be fixed…

Got to know Rumor and Scout Willis a little bit at summer camp (Rumor beat me in a relay race), and met their parents. Bruce was scary.