General Chat

Top tip - using the Genes Reunited community

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

  • The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
  • You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
  • And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
  • The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Quick Search

Single word search

Icons

  • New posts
  • No new posts
  • Thread closed
  • Stickied, new posts
  • Stickied, no new posts

Ever met or know anyone famous?

Page 0 + 1 of 2

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. »
ProfilePosted byOptionsPost Date

Unknown

Unknown Report 15 Aug 2004 17:01

When I worked in a Bank in Manchester, many Corrie bods would come in. Stan Ogden always smelt of booze.

Cheeky Monkey

Cheeky Monkey Report 15 Aug 2004 14:23

cliff richards, roger black,todd ?? was a athlete use too deliver newspaper to alan wells

☼♥Missy

☼♥Missy Report 15 Aug 2004 14:17

I pushed in front of Ted Danson (Cheers) in the cafe queue in Fort Augustus when he was making Loch Ness. Also there was Joely Richardson (stunning - very jealous of her) and the lovely Ian Holm. Saw Leslie Grantham walking through Newcastle, Colin Jackson getting off a train in Edinburgh, Margaret Becket walking down the main street in Skegness and Princess Anne stood on my friend's dad's foot at Burghley (and called him a bloody fool as he went scarlet). Also met Sting's dad, Ernie, in a WMC. Seen the actor Richard Todd (Dambusters) as he goes to the aviation centre near where I used to live quite a lot.

The Mad House

The Mad House Report 15 Aug 2004 08:41

gary glitter used to live in bampton/oxfordshire(where i live if you didnt know, & ive met status quo

Theresa

Theresa Report 15 Aug 2004 01:35

Crikey! i met Steve Irwin checking out his crocodiles at the Zoo, he said hello, but thats it im afraid. Theresa Melbourne, Australia

Rosemarie

Rosemarie Report 15 Aug 2004 00:24

Joe Calzaghe the boxer use to bank where I worked. I've also worked with Darren Cambell who was into football then (he signed a football for my son) but he is now an Olympic athelete, also worked with kevin williams another athelete who was a good friend of hubby's as well as Nathan Blake(footballer), Jamie Baulch(400 mtrs runner) and several other footie players. Had a friend who played keyboards for Hawkwind and when he had his 21st party met Judie Tsuke, Cozy Powell, Robert Plant another friend's bro in law played drums for Eric Clapton. I've given Tom Baker(Dr Who) directions to the local pub - when they filmed in our tiny village and use to work at a cinema in Plymouth so met quite a few celebs who use to come over from the Theatre Royal ( I waited patiently for two weeks to see Oliver Tobias - perhaps he does'nt like cinema) how many of you ladies remember him in his heyday? Althogether now - Oooooooooh/Aaaaaaahhhhh!! The good old days Rosie

*~*~ Maisie from  Wales. *~*~

*~*~ Maisie from Wales. *~*~ Report 14 Aug 2004 23:48

Met Rosemary Leach the actress when she was travelling home on the same bus as me every evening after being in The College of Art & Drama, in the 50's in Cardiff.. John Humphries who used to be the news reader and now question master of Mastermind lived up the road from me in the 70's... Trevor Eve (from Shoe-String and Waking the Dead) and his wife Sharon Maughan (The Original Coffee Ad Girl) as Sharons brother used to live next door to me, also in the70's..Tom Jones when he was filming and recording at Castell Coch in the 80's as a friend of mine was his cook at the time..and last but not least Brian Hibbard singer from Picketty Witch, Actor from Coronation Street, and various other t.v. dramas who lives around the corner from me...

McAnne's Gahan-Crazy

McAnne's Gahan-Crazy Report 14 Aug 2004 22:31

Ermm.........Max Bygraves :P photographed one of his album covers at my workplace years ago. Met Alan Minter (boxer) when he opened 'Lilywhites' sports dept in Allders of Croydon. Once ran after the Bay City Rollers limo in Wimbledon lol. Used to work with ex-Olympic hurdler Lorna Booth, and Heptathlete Kim Hagger. Once snogged a then-famous cricketer who played for Worcester - cant remember his name so not that famous lol. Also met Alan Lamb (cricketer) and a lot of the then Charlton footie team at the same party. Smiled at Nigel Mansell at Brands Hatch - does that count?? For those of you who are old enough to remember him - Derek Guyler (? spelling) used to Bank at Barclays in Norbury when I lived there. Seen Gemma Humphries - Meridian TV weather girl shopping in my local Tesco, and Daniella Westbrook a few weeks back at my current place of work!

Cheeky Monkey

Cheeky Monkey Report 14 Aug 2004 22:15

LIZ i have heard of lloyd cole and the comotions (spelling not right i no but ..0 i've herad of them

Andy

Andy Report 11 Aug 2004 20:36

For many years I raced Karts, at one point driving against Nigel Mansell - he beat me! Years later when my daughter Rachel was driving as a junior she raced against David Coulthard - he beat her! Such is life!

Sand

Sand Report 11 Aug 2004 19:53

Hi Lisa, I met Gill Taylforth a few times as a friend of mine was very close to her. I could have gone to 'The Sun' with all the tales I heard, but I'm too nice for that! Also met Peter Purves, who promised me and my school pals his autograph 'later' but he never did! Mike read did, and was very nice (quite good looking, too, but that was 25 years ago--God, I feel old!) Steve Cram ran at my school! Haven't actually met Jon Bon Jovi, but have seen him in concert a few times. He's a great performer, but what an ego! Also has a very nasal voice when performing live! Saw Matt Damon in a play--he was fantastic! And you could see his huge grin from the back of the theatre! Also saw Matthew Perry in a play last year--very sweet. And Richard Thomas (John Boy Walton) is amazing on stage. Oh, and Alan Alda! Also once kissed Adam from 'Home and Away' about ten years ago! I am also friendly with Mike Neville--only Geordie members will know who 'Wor Mike' is!

Lisa

Lisa Report 11 Aug 2004 14:07

met paul gasgoine in our local video store in hoddesdon hertfordshire where i used to live.he live in nazeing.standing right next to him and had a little chat.also have served pat jennings where he used to live up there.gillian taylforth was in the local woolworths.linda lusardi came in our store with her husband sam kane.also served victoria beckhams mum and sister and a girl i used to know served victoria beckham and david in marks and spencers in cheshunt hertfordshire.they all lived in the area

Debbie

Debbie Report 11 Aug 2004 13:59

paul shane from hi-de-hi is always in our local pub hes there day and nite downing the pints, the nolan sisters (not something to brag about), ned glover from emmerdale - very arrogant man i found

Julie

Julie Report 7 Aug 2004 08:50

Prince Edward,Joe Pasquili,Gilligan twins fron Neighbours,Carl Foggerty(motorbike racer),Bradley Walsh,John Culshaw,Alan Titchmarsh,Fred Dibner,Linda Lusardi,one of the little men who starred in 'Willow'(cant remember his name),the 'Orvill' guy (cant rember his name either),Liz Dawn(vera duckworth),Brian Connelly, Franky Vaughan(crooner)all many moons ago.

Tykerose

Tykerose Report 4 Aug 2004 11:12

Have met loads of people through the job I had.All th UK snooker championship snooker players over the last 3 yrs, plus their friends and families etc. other folk have met, Status Quo..Rhino made me cups of coffee!!!, Mel C, Jamie Cullan, Katie Melua,Peter Kay,Smokey Robinson,Loads of the groups from the 60's , The Shadows,Liberty X, Attomic Kitten , Louise, Lee Evans, Graham Norton...to name a few of the folk I have met while working, and seen their shows. I had a job I loved but the place has closed for refurbishment and has been taken over by another company so it is very much a case of wait and see now to see what happens when all the work is done Jan

karen in the new forest

karen in the new forest Report 4 Aug 2004 11:11

i met matthew le tissier at my daughters prize giving evening and nearly bumped into the bloke on the bill who was a bent copper lol sorry cant remember his name ... karen

David

David Report 4 Aug 2004 11:09

Former US president Jimmy Carter once stood on my foot in a hotel lift in Addis Ababa! ( He did say "Excuse me"). David

Cheeky Monkey

Cheeky Monkey Report 4 Aug 2004 09:06

Ian Wright, Jasper Carrott, Kenny Lynch, Hugh Grant are just four people I've served lunch/coffee too not necessarily in that order

Sprack

Sprack Report 2 Aug 2004 19:30

I waved to the queen mother when I was five and saw june whitfield at the ideal home exibition once, my son met alot of stars when he did a sponsored walk round the white city stadium with his special school but he dosnt remember it now, I bought him an autograph book and he has signatures of henry cooper doris hare and lots more. jenny

Sandra

Sandra Report 2 Aug 2004 19:12

hi daniel, when i ran pubs i served adam woodyatt ian in eastenders, along with his ridiculous entourage. windsor davies and his wife lovely couple.i see geoff clarke off meridian news often at tesco's. the guy that plays alan turner in emmerdale. i worked in rod and emu's house when it was turned into a learning difficulties home. and i met a tv chef michael barrie in canterbury another idiot. my daughter met peter o toole from the dracula films or it might have been the otherone.when she went on concorde and saw diana ross in trump towers.whilst there.and years ago she dated kent cricketer ben philips and went to south africa with the kent team for a month.and one of the other kent team lived in the house at the bottom of our garden in canterbury, and another bought a house that a friend had built. she was also asked out by shane ritchie, and told him where to stick it.he's was really arrogant her hubby has just come back from prague and on the way out the girls from hollyoaks were on a hen weekend. hes met loads of emmerdale stars and eastenders. so just a few names. lol sandra