Recently back from 2 weeks in Barbados and had the good fortune to be sat at a table next to Gary Lineker (my hero), Alan Hansen and their families (at the same time) in a restaurant. Saw ex Leicester & Arsenal legend Alan Smith on the beach and saw cricket legend Garfield Sobers in the golf clubhouse bar where we were staying.
If this was poker I'd say that was a pretty good hand but I guess someone on here will beat it?
Have rubbed shoulders with many motor racing greats(and not so greats) and even fished a few of them out of their wrecked cars over the last 15 years or so..
I once went to a party with the man who wrote On the Buses.
Rosemary Conley(she of the fitness book and diet empire) came and filmed in our house once, when Mr Bone was on a diet.
Mr Bone was a bouncer on a Mc Donalds (I kid you not) and barred Wayne Rooney from the Maccys for not being old enough to come in without an adult!!
Well Sir Garfield Sobers is a friend as it goes.. Not close granted but he actually lived along the road from us for a while and we often still see him.. have met Sir Richard Hadlee many many times along with Ian Botham And No I have no interest in cricket lol..
The nature of my work gives me access to lots of these people.. and meet so many time and time again .. Snooker stars.. Many many motor racing stars TV personalities and many from the world of politics Including some VERY heavy weights lol.. When alive Brian Clough used to sit and chat with me many a lunch time.. Another when alive would have been George Best met him over a dozen times.. I bet most have met more than they realise..
For me on the whole I'm neither impressed nor phased by them.. They are as normal as anyone else generally.. a few seem a little far ahead of themselves and can't see the light at the end of their sphincter but most crave normality and love to chat about normal things.
Mike x
I went to the Queen's garden party once. Saw all of the Royals. :smug:
I served Colin Jackson (some sort of athlete) on my till whilst working in boots.
Former wrestler and actor and all round nice bloke Pat Roach was family friend. Met him few times, usually at family weddings.
An amazingly nice, down to earth like all us Brummies.
R.I.P
Met Joe Elliott. Shaken hands with Prince Andrew.
Stormy quickly stuffs kylie down his pants so he can cheat like crazy later. :rascal:
I have ( in no particular order)
Sat on a plane to Corfu next to Riiiicky from eastenders.
Had a meal with Kate Moss (table of 20 admittedly lol)
Spent the whole night chatting in a bar "one to one" with one of the 3 non-blondes until 5am
Been drinking with Oliver Reed and George Best and lived to tell the tale and....
Once met Nicholas Parsons at a restaurant near Norwich - he was a twat!
I used to work with Sally Lindsay (she played Shelly in Coronation Street)and I also used to serve Liam and Noel Gallagher with their beer when they first became famous and were still around Manchester.