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Unusual or tenuous claim to fame
CaptainRobbo
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One of my earliest memories and still vivid to this day. I would've been 4 or 5 and was out with my Nan who lived in Peckham. We were out possibly shopping and I can remember an old Bedford ambulance constantly driving around the local streets at a fair pace with it's bell ringing ( no sirens or blue lights in those days ). Although it left a strong memory with me, I never thought about it again. Come the late 90s I bought the DVD box set of the Sweeney and what do you think featured heavily in the first episode? An old Bedford ambulance used in a hold up on a security van which finished up on an old bomb site in Buller Road Peckham, later to have the Yellow Brick Estate built on it. As much as I looked for my 4 year old self in the episode, I could not count myself as an extra ☹️
Over to you guys, beat that one
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I beat Haile Gebrselassie in the London Marathon. Admittedly he only ran half of it and then pulled out but I finished. He didn’t so I, and a few thousand others, beat him.
So hah to his World Records and Gold Medals.10 -
I once appeared in a sketch show with Jo brand back in the late 90,s , I did have it on video but have since lost it .1
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I dated the daughter of one of the greatest UK one hit wonders of all time. Everyone knows his song and all it's lyrics, yet I have never ever met a single person who knew his name.1
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My pal and I invented and are the founders of an experience called Beer and Hymns , a movement now global0
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I created Curbs honorary degree from the University of Greenwich.1
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Harry Kane and I have 109 England caps between us.13
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My nose and right hand were once in a 999 reconstruction. The rest of me was far too repugnant to be on screen and I didn't get to meet Michael Buerk.1
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My Grandad was in the market scene in The Sweeney movie . Not the remakeCaptainRobbo said:One of my earliest memories and still vivid to this day. I would've been 4 or 5 and was out with my Nan who lived in Peckham. We were out possibly shopping and I can remember an old Bedford ambulance constantly driving around the local streets at a fair pace with it's bell ringing ( no sirens or blue lights in those days ). Although it left a strong memory with me, I never thought about it again. Come the late 90s I bought the DVD box set of the Sweeney and what do you think featured heavily in the first episode? An old Bedford ambulance used in a hold up on a security van which finished up on an old bomb site in Buller Road Peckham, later to have the Yellow Brick Estate built on it. As much as I looked for my 4 year old self in the episode, I could not count myself as an extra ☹️
Over to you guys, beat that one
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I was at 2 or 3 of the real things that happened before the writers wrote them into the Inbetweeners. And my daughter was in the film for 3 seconds at the start.I met and drank all night with the Mighty Boosh as they’re friends of friends and said I’d come to their next show to Noel. Didn’t bother they then got massive.1
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My left knee was on Michael Aspels Six O'clock show. Danny Baker was doing a piece about shopping or something and they wanted some of the staff @Allders Bromley to stand in Haberdashery dept and pad out the crowd whilst a camera man passed through at knee height. Of course I had to repeat my part on many occasions thereafter at the Oscars, Emmys and Baftas etc but eventually the fame and adulation became tiresome.2
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Got a few that sort of count
I was on the Disney Channel as one of the kid guests throughout the show back in the 90s, family have since lost the tapes which is a shame as I was fairly frequent on the episode. Was an amazing experience won by my mate in a magazine competition. Got the limousine treatment from our houses, toured around central London, ate at Planet Hollywood when it was fairly new, all free.
I've been on Sky Sports TV discussing esports on a chat show for about half an hour or maybe more when I used to play competitively. Was extremely awkward and I couldn't talk on camera for toffee.
Got some weird second hand connections. Got a knack for dating/going out with celebs ex's
I was dating someone who dated Machine Gun Kelly, dated someone who was an ex of the drummer from Neck Deep, was seeing a woman who was an ex of the Rangers owner (can't remember which one) and I was seeing a woman who was seeing the lead singer of INXS when she was younger.
I think my most bizarre celebrity encounter ever, among a few, was when Bear Grylls was in the briefing room of my response team from when I was in the Police.
Someone on my old response team worked on a radio show of some sorts so was quite friendly with him, and he agreed to come in and sat in on our morning briefing and went on a ride along. Was pretty random and I remember sitting there thinking why the f is Bear Grylls in the room 😂1 -
My mate was on Cilla Blacks 'Moment of Truth', his mum had to pot all of the balls on a pool table in order, for them to win a load of prizes his being a season ticket for Charlton.
She failed on the first ball.
For his wedding the best man managed to find the video on YouTube and played it as part of his speech.2 -
Was on Sky Football advert, (Prem Plus Pass)
on a loop for about 18 months.
Got recognised at the Valley and Leather Bottle
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I posted this a couple of weeks ago. I was on the 6 o’clock show when they filmed at The Woodman Blackfen in 1984gringo said:My left knee was on Michael Aspels Six O'clock show. Danny Baker was doing a piece about shopping or something and they wanted some of the staff @Allders Bromley to stand in Haberdashery dept and pad out the crowd whilst a camera man passed through at knee height. Of course I had to repeat my part on many occasions thereafter at the Oscars, Emmys and Baftas etc but eventually the fame and adulation became tiresome.
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My wife was on Surprise Surprise when she was in The Brownies, they were thanking their retiring leader. Cilla made a video with the group and my wife was on it a fair bit. She recently found it on youtube.Plaaayer said:My mate was on Cilla Blacks 'Moment of Truth', his mum had to pot all of the balls on a pool table in order, for them to win a load of prizes his being a season ticket for Charlton.
She failed on the first ball.
For his wedding the best man managed to find the video on YouTube and played it as part of his speech.1 -
My brother slept with Keith Richards on many occasions.
i suppose I should spoil our families only claim for fame, and explain how this happened, Keith and my mum worked in the co-op in Shelley road Dartford, and both had babies of similar ages and they were often put in the same pram outside the shop. Also I met Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithful during the old Bailey trail where a mars bars was on serious charges, they were family friends and my uncle used to pick them up from the old Bailey to by pass the press.3 -
I saved several penalties in training playing against Lee Bowyer, Jason Tindall and Jamie Stuart when we were in the same Addicks youth team
My step grandad, John Thomas Thornton Shreeve, won (and lost) the FA Cup playing for Charlton and was best mates with Sam Bartram
My wife had a picture on aTony Hart’s gallery
My father owns the actual car that Oxford Models used to make their model of the Jaguar Mk v One of only a handful left in the world
https://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/collections/jaguar/products/jaguar-mkv-dhc-open-opalescent-silver-43jag5001
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For some reason, this was the one that has impressed me the most thus far.Swisdom said:I saved several penalties in training playing against Lee Bowyer, Jason Tindall and Jamie Stuart when we were in the same Addicks youth team
My step grandad, John Thomas Thornton Shreeve, won (and lost) the FA Cup playing for Charlton and was best mates with Sam Bartram
My wife had a picture on aTony Hart’s gallery
My father owns the actual car that Oxford Models used to make their model of the Jaguar Mk v One of only a handful left in the world
https://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/collections/jaguar/products/jaguar-mkv-dhc-open-opalescent-silver-43jag50012 -
I spilled an entire glass of red wine down the light blue dress of Lisa Snowdon when I was 20. She took it amazingly well and I even got my mate to take a pic of us laughing about it on an old disposable camera. Lost the picture a long time ago.
Got a hug and a kiss on the cheek off her after I apologised for the 75th time and she left with her entourage. That stuck with me for a long time after the event let me tell you!
Actually this doesn't make me even slightly famous so has missed the point entirely but I wanted to show off a bit0 - Sponsored links:
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I modelled for Ikea Magazine when I was in my early teens. Some people can only model clothes, but I had a talent for rooms!
Also, I spent some time working as a private chef in Hong Kong, and used to cook for Keanu Reeves, Chris Hemsworth, Lady Gaga, etc.. when they were filming there. But I never met any of them - a driver used to pick up their food and take it to them on set.
Keanu's food was incredibly bland. He doesn't eat any salt during filming because he says it stores water in your pores and makes you look fat on camera.
Chris Hemsworth seemed very down-to-earth over e-mail, and was the only star I would speak to directly. The rest had personal chefs in LA who would send over the person's menu preferences.3 -
Once had a row with Mr Motivator when he was on an outside broadcast at Crystal Palarse athletic stadium.Braziliance said:Got a few that sort of count
I was on the Disney Channel as one of the kid guests throughout the show back in the 90s, family have since lost the tapes which is a shame as I was fairly frequent on the episode. Was an amazing experience won by my mate in a magazine competition. Got the limousine treatment from our houses, toured around central London, ate at Planet Hollywood when it was fairly new, all free.
I've been on Sky Sports TV discussing esports on a chat show for about half an hour or maybe more when I used to play competitively. Was extremely awkward and I couldn't talk on camera for toffee.
Got some weird second hand connections. Got a knack for dating/going out with celebs ex's
I was dating someone who dated Machine Gun Kelly, dated someone who was an ex of the drummer from Neck Deep, was seeing a woman who was an ex of the Rangers owner (can't remember which one) and I was seeing a woman who was seeing the lead singer of INXS when she was younger.
I think my most bizarre celebrity encounter ever, among a few, was when Bear Grylls was in the briefing room of my response team from when I was in the Police.
Someone on my old response team worked on a radio show of some sorts so was quite friendly with him, and he agreed to come in and sat in on our morning briefing and went on a ride along. Was pretty random and I remember sitting there thinking why the f is Bear Grylls in the room 😂1 -
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I was stopped by the police on the Isle of Man for carrying a dummy of Max Wall on the pillion of a motorcycle. The story was reported in the TT Supporters' Club magazine
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I sat behind Alan Curbishley and his wife on a flight to Mexico.1
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I was once portrayed on Crimewatch3
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I sat on Jimmy Saville’s knee2
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Legend. Still cracks me up. The best bit is seeing them start laughing during the ads.Gribbo said:
I love Ally McCoist!0 -
I appeared in an episode of Free-Time in the 1980’s.Playing snooker in the youth club at Moatbridge school in Middle Park, Eltham.0
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Did he fix it for you to milk a cow blindfolded?AFKABartram said:I sat on Jimmy Saville’s knee1
https://youtu.be/tzPE__OY5V4?si=Ebk7NYfJKgwj-FlJ
