Still waiting for a proper celebrity sighting in Thailand. Oddest was probably staying in the same package tour hotel as Harry Worth in Ibiza 30 years ago.
Most famous celebrity I have had a piss next to is Ronnie Wood in a pub in Richmond.
I'd just arrived at a Tokyo hotel and I was waiting for reception to send a foam pillow up. Got comfy after a long trip and was down to my underpants and an ill fitting kimono type thing that the hotel provided. Thought I heard a knock on the door but wasn't sure so I opened it and Nick Hancock happens to walk past and looks at me strangely wearing my relaxed attire and bemused look.
Also saw Judith Chalmers going into the Valley on a match day which seemed pretty bizzare.
Ally McCoist in the bar of Corstorphine Rugby Club in Edinburgh on Scotland v England day at Murrayfield,watching the match on the telly with all the players and members.Would have though he would have had a ticket?!!
Nah, I definitely wasn't there on that day. Just checked and I was in Glasgow
I was on my way to Mykonos to be best man at a friend's wedding and I was sat next to Martina Navratilova and her girlfriend on the aeroplane. Lovely couple and she even gave me a ride from the airport as I was staying pretty close to her villa.
Standing outside the Market Porter early one evening telling my boy how I had bumped into Julian Clarey earlier in the day. The pavement was closed and I was walking along a part of the road that was being used and Clarey came the other way. I let him by and said "I really don't want to block your passage Mr Clarey" - he actually laughed!
Whilst my boy was telling me it wasn't funny, I swore I saw Robert Plant stroll into the packed pub. In rushes the boy, tells me it's him, and he's coming out to see me as long as we don't make too much of a fuss. He came out a spoke to us for about twenty minutes (mainly about the demise of Wolves), got some 'photos and he disappeared back into a packed pub to meet some young totty - no one else seemed to realsise who it was.
Can't believe I offered to buy a multi squillionaire a drink, rather than the other way round!
David McCullum( Ilya Kuriakin in The Man From U.N.C.L.E) once came into the shop/ office in Tooley Street where I was working and asked me about some obscure military buttons.
When I was a young police officer in Thames Valley, many years ago, I was sent to a burglar alarm way out in the sticks. When I arrived the home owner was there, and together we checked the huge property. Whilst chatting I became aware that I recognised this man from somewhere, although I couldn't think where from. In the end curiousity got the better of me, so I asked him what he did for a living. He replied that he was an ice skater. Still the penny did not drop. I asked him if he was any good. He looked rather coyly at me and said, "have you heard of Christopher Dean?" I felt a bit stupid, but managed to get a signed photo for my wife
Oh, just remembered. Was sitting in The Horse one afternoon with the guvnor and a couple of pals and who should walk through the door to use the bog...........?
Saw Clare Sweeney in a restaurant last year and she was with another bird . There was a group of us and one of them said I think thats her mum she's with and he googled her .. found out her name was Kath .
So when she walked past us I stopped her had a little chat about panto or something and I said oh its nice to see you out with your Mum , Kath ...
And she said in her broad scouse accent ' That's not me ma , that's me bessie ...! '
Walked out of my old office in Berners Street and bumped right into the gargantuan Stephen Fry who was staring up at something in the sky and didn't even notice my presence.
Did the same thing with Richard Briers in Little Riding House Street, he was wandering round mumbling to himself and acting very strangely, I later found out he was rehearsing for his role in a series called 'If You See God, Tell Him' where he played a man who was mentally ill!
Addickted has reminded me about my Robert Plant encounter. T'was in San Antonio (Ibiza) in 1981. RP was there making an album and we bumped into him in a bar. I asked him if he wanted a drink he said he'd have a large scotch then he told me to F**k off. That scotch cost me about £8 which was a lot in 1981 but I waited until he'd finished and then I went and retrieved the glass he'd been drinking from. Sad, I know...
I work on the underground of a night time and a few years ago my daughter had left her super soaker water pistol in my work van. Me and my pal were driving along regent street when we saw Jeff brazier and his pals walking along, my mate said pull over so I did he wound the window down and called Jeff over saying can I have your autograph, he was well happy and starting walking towards the van as he got a few feet away my pal picked the picked the water pistol up and soaked him before we sped off laughing, his mates found it funny too, but he didn't.
Showed Palace player Andy Johnson round my house and didn't recognise him. He stopped to look at my pictures all over my walls of CAFC and asked if I like football. I said no, I'm a Charlton supporter. We both laughed. Shared a beer with Bradley Walsh in Portugal, he was there for Chris Evans wedding. Saw Marc Bolan walking down Wardour St with a dog bigger than him. Delivered bread to Rolf Harris. Sat next to Robert Lindsay at a wedding. Run into Ade Edmonson once as we'll.
I worked with a guy called Rich who I've known since I was 16. He used to be the resident DJ at a bar/club in the city called The Bathhouse near Liverpool St Station (his partner owned it). It gained quite a reputation and had a constant A list celeb turn out including Amy Winehouse, Prince Harry and others.
One Sunday morning I get a picture message from Rich saying "Look who I was drinking with at the club all night". Attached was a picture of him outside the club with his arm around the shoulder of Colin Farrel, both looking worse for wear. Pretty cool, I thought. I called him and he explained that Colin Farrell had turned up with a few mates, got very drunk (to the sum of £2500 at the clubs expense), and then offered to host a party back at his hotel room to which my mate declined.
Anyhow, the following Monday in work Rich was there bleary eyed telling us how much of laugh it all was spending time and hanging out with a Hollywood star. I did say to him that I thought Colin Farrell was taller than what he looked like in the picture.
Later that day our other workmate, Greg, took a call from his missus. Greg had been to the club several times and told his missus about who Rich had been partying with.
Greg's missus explained that one of her mates had been at The Bathhouse on Saturday night with his mate James Martin, a professional Colin Farrell lookalike and someone who is renowned for getting in to the A list night spots and drinking them dry!!!
This was about 2 years ago now and we still rip the s**t out of Rich whenever we see him.
Saw Richard E Grant walking bowling down the south bank, he looked properly pissed off. Some girl recognised him and shouted Richard, he told her to fuck off. Always liked the guy and now even more so.
I queued behind Stephanie Beacham in Boots in Dartford when she was appearing in a show at the Orchard - she was buying hair dye.
Sid Owen belched in my face outside Nobu. Him and the bloke that plays Phil Mitchell on Eastenders were falling out of a cab drunk and Sid obviously thought that belching inches from my face was an acceptable way of saying hello!
Met Dennis Priestley in a bar in Tenerife last year, know him anyway through a mutual friend, hadn't seen him for a while, had just been knocked out of the world championships a few days previous.,
Forgot to say did aload of work in Paul oakenfold the dj's house he used to give me VIP tickets to various events that were sent to him in the hope he attended, took the misses to a few of them. His house was by marble arch two doors down from tony blair.
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Most famous celebrity I have had a piss next to is Ronnie Wood in a pub in Richmond.
Also saw Judith Chalmers going into the Valley on a match day which seemed pretty bizzare.
Whilst my boy was telling me it wasn't funny, I swore I saw Robert Plant stroll into the packed pub. In rushes the boy, tells me it's him, and he's coming out to see me as long as we don't make too much of a fuss. He came out a spoke to us for about twenty minutes (mainly about the demise of Wolves), got some 'photos and he disappeared back into a packed pub to meet some young totty - no one else seemed to realsise who it was.
Can't believe I offered to buy a multi squillionaire a drink, rather than the other way round!
So when she walked past us I stopped her had a little chat about panto or something and I said oh its nice to see you out with your Mum , Kath ...
And she said in her broad scouse accent ' That's not me ma , that's me bessie ...! '
Whoops ...
miserable p****k
Did the same thing with Richard Briers in Little Riding House Street, he was wandering round mumbling to himself and acting very strangely, I later found out he was rehearsing for his role in a series called 'If You See God, Tell Him' where he played a man who was mentally ill!
Shared a beer with Bradley Walsh in Portugal, he was there for Chris Evans wedding.
Saw Marc Bolan walking down Wardour St with a dog bigger than him.
Delivered bread to Rolf Harris. Sat next to Robert Lindsay at a wedding.
Run into Ade Edmonson once as we'll.
I worked with a guy called Rich who I've known since I was 16. He used to be the resident DJ at a bar/club in the city called The Bathhouse near Liverpool St Station (his partner owned it). It gained quite a reputation and had a constant A list celeb turn out including Amy Winehouse, Prince Harry and others.
One Sunday morning I get a picture message from Rich saying "Look who I was drinking with at the club all night". Attached was a picture of him outside the club with his arm around the shoulder of Colin Farrel, both looking worse for wear. Pretty cool, I thought. I called him and he explained that Colin Farrell had turned up with a few mates, got very drunk (to the sum of £2500 at the clubs expense), and then offered to host a party back at his hotel room to which my mate declined.
Anyhow, the following Monday in work Rich was there bleary eyed telling us how much of laugh it all was spending time and hanging out with a Hollywood star. I did say to him that I thought Colin Farrell was taller than what he looked like in the picture.
Later that day our other workmate, Greg, took a call from his missus. Greg had been to the club several times and told his missus about who Rich had been partying with.
Greg's missus explained that one of her mates had been at The Bathhouse on Saturday night with his mate James Martin, a professional Colin Farrell lookalike and someone who is renowned for getting in to the A list night spots and drinking them dry!!!
This was about 2 years ago now and we still rip the s**t out of Rich whenever we see him.
I saw Mark Fish in Burger King, Orpington.
walkingbowling down the south bank, he looked properly pissed off. Some girl recognised him and shouted Richard, he told her to fuck off.Always liked the guy and now even more so.
Sid Owen belched in my face outside Nobu. Him and the bloke that plays Phil Mitchell on Eastenders were falling out of a cab drunk and Sid obviously thought that belching inches from my face was an acceptable way of saying hello!