What celebrities did you meet from the 70's, 80's and 90's?

[PC66]

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Hi all,

I was in a local kids' dance troupe when I was about 11, and met Rolf Harris who was on the same bill at Caesar's Palace in Dunstable, sometime around 1977. The thing I remember is that he was just as easy going and friendly as he comes across on TV, and despite there being a good few dozen of us, he happily found the time to chat to us all backstage and sign autograph books, each autograph with a little cartoon drawing, of course ("Can you tell what it is yet?").

[kasey11]

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I've met Sharleen Spiteri from Texas and Saffron from Republica.

[Trickyvee]

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I once met Bob Holness when he turned on the Christmas lights in Ashford, Kent. We had a little chat about a college in Maidstone where he'd been, and I was thinking of applying to at the time (late '80s). He was a genuinely nice bloke.

On visits to London, I often (perhaps unsurprisingly) see celebs. On an tube train heading to Cockfosters, the actor Michael Knowles (who seemed to specialise in playing upper class monocled gents in Croft/Perry sitcoms) sat opposite me. I once got on a tube train at Camden to find Trevor Nelson sitting nearby - he gave me a quick nod. I saw the tall actor Clive Mantle near Oxford Circus station, and within a few yards Noel Fielding outside HMV on Oxford Street. I've also seen Jon Culshaw shopping in HMV, and Hugh Dennis wandering round the WHSmiths in Oxford Street. I saw Ian Hislop buying a train ticket at one of the mainline stations.

Im always gutted that I never seem to see any famous people when I go to London, but then again the place is so busy that I'd probably walk straight past them, or else I just wouldn't recognise some famous people. I'm out of the loop a bit especially with modern, new celebs.

[Austin Maxi]

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I could also add that I once spent a day at the TVS studio in Maidstone (in 1988), where I was watching 'Number 73' (in it's new Wild West Theme Park location) being filmed. Whilst in the reception area watching 'Neighbours' halfway through the day - with practically all the rest of the staff at the studio - Doctor & The Medics walked in and stood next to me and watched the TV with us all.
At the Earl's Court Motor Show in around 1993, Quentin Willson tested me on my car knowledge in a small knock-out quiz on the 'Top Gear' stand. At the end, he asked the crowd to give me a big round of applause, stating that I 'really knew my stuff'.

[Austin Maxi]

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I once met Bob Holness when he turned on the Christmas lights in Ashford, Kent. We had a little chat about a college in Maidstone where he'd been, and I was thinking of applying to at the time (late '80s). He was a genuinely nice bloke.

On visits to London, I often (perhaps unsurprisingly) see celebs. On an tube train heading to Cockfosters, the actor Michael Knowles (who seemed to specialise in playing upper class monocled gents in Croft/Perry sitcoms) sat opposite me. I once got on a tube train at Camden to find Trevor Nelson sitting nearby - he gave me a quick nod. I saw the tall actor Clive Mantle near Oxford Circus station, and within a few yards Noel Fielding outside HMV on Oxford Street. I've also seen Jon Culshaw shopping in HMV, and Hugh Dennis wandering round the WHSmiths in Oxford Street. I saw Ian Hislop buying a train ticket at one of the mainline stations.

[PxlBld]

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In the early 80's my mum worked in the restaurant in an airport. I recall meeting the Everton team and Dead or Alive.

About 15 years ago, I met Neil Fitzmaurice and someone off Brookside, tall lad with a bit of a chinny head, in a club in Magaluf. Ended up clubbing with them for the night. Neil was a top bloke, but the other one was right up himself.

I went on a couple of dates with someone who is now a semi recognisable actress when I was 18.

I used to work as a hospital porter so I've met a fair few celebs there, and took a few dead ones to the mortuary, but it wouldnt be decent to name names.

I had a meeting a couple of years ago with the writers of Life on Mars, if they count.

[strontium dog]

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Whilst working in a hotel as a teenager I met the wrestler Big Daddy and punched him in the guts, at his request of course.
I also watched Live Aid with Sid Little from Little & Large, they were both staying in the hotel whilst filming.

[richardlittler]

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When I was a kid I visited the set of All Creatures Great and Small and met Christopher Timothy.
I also met Martin Shaw who was with Christopher Quintin (Brian Tilsley from Corrie)

[Paul Davidson]

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Mainly Doctor Who actors from the few conventions I've been to but I was very pleased to meet the great Peter Vaughan in my local Asda one day. He was living in a town in the Scottish Borders not far away from my home town and he was doing his shopping. I wish I had gone to say hello to his wife as she had been in Who back in the seventies.

[tonyblue]

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Norman Wisdom, Russ Abbot, Frank Carson, Warrior from Gladiators, the bald chap from the Oxo adds, Jack Sugden from emmerdale, Stan Boardman, Joe Corrigan, Tim Healey all at Mottram Halls Norman Wisdom Golf classic.

Denise Welch on a few occasions. Right that's it. I'm In danger of boring people.

[tonyblue]

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Well where do i start....I class my self as extremely fortunate to bump into famous celebs and footballers on regular occasions.
It all started when i was a 16 year old working in Debenhams in Salisbury when i met Nicholas lyndhurst from only fools and horses. The girl behind the check out asked for his autograph and he said she already had it on the cheque he'd just paid for a hand held electronic game with.

For years i lived in Wilmslow Cheshire so would "bump" into people from time to time Jasper Olsen, Norman Whiteside and Gordon Strachan of Man Utd fame. A couple of folks out of Corrie of yester year who's names escape me at the mo.

Than i arrived at Mottram Hall Hotel in 89' and the list became endless. Every player in the Man Utd team from 89' to 95' they celebrated a cup win or two there and i worked on the bars. I remember having to wash either the FA cup or League cup out after it had been filled with champagne.
Also every opposition team United played in the Champions league stayed with us from Montpellier to Barcelona. And along with that every away team stated with us for league matches against either United or City.
City signings used to stay until they found more permanent accommodation. Kinkladze, Walsh, Immel, Rosler, Creaney.
Then every now and then a band would stay over for a while such as The Cure, Phil Collins, Wet Wet Wet, Deacon Blue and Take That. I bumped into Robbie Williams of all places in the gents ( sorry ladies he had been in a cubicle) I was washing my hands and as he opened the door the piped hotel classical music struck up a fanfare and he said " does it do that every time you open the toilet door?"
Freddy Jones stayed a while and used to converse over the bar every evening, nice guy.
Others of note at the hotel would be most of the Corrie cast from early 90's, Curly Watts still owes me 4 ciggies, William Roache was always nice and Anne Kilbride used to me quite delectable in the flesh.....honest!
Infamous regular was the then chairman of Man Utd Martin Edwards. It took us 6 months to fathom out the mystery pervert who was looking under the ladies toilets was him. He barged into me one night rushing from the ladies and on another occasion was talking on a phone between the gents and ladies to a conference room and interrupted his conversation to say "hello" to me. I didn't have the guts at the time to tell him that the phone wasn't even connection to a phone line. It was a few years later that he was officially caught in the act by a female member of staff and outed to the press and police.

These days i'm a taxi drive in the Wilmslow area and have picked a few celebs up over the last 12 years. Jim Macdonald ( character name ) from Corrie. Steve Macdonald too.
Footballers galore, Mark Kennedy, Peter Crouch, Gerrard Houllier ( then working for french TV) Andy (the sexiest) Gray, Craig Bellamy ( we had a major fall out). Didi Haman was a laugh the times I've picked him up. Wayne Rooney tried to get in my cab incognito despite his scouse mates and the taxi being booked for him.
Franny Lee, Dennis Tueart, Mike Summerbee (all gents).
There have been many many others but i'm buggered if i can recall them all.
I met Midge Ure after a gig and he too was a gent.
Oh John Thompson ( think that's his name) from the fast show too.

I'll shut up now. 8-)

[philipdalton]

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I've Bob Carolgees on a couple of occasions.

[Richard1978]

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At a Sci-fi show in Manchester I passed Jon Pertwee on some stairs.

This was only a few weeks before he died, & I was shocked because he seemed quitr well when I met him.

I went to the same school as Ricky Hatton, he was only there for a year & I was a school year or 2 above him, but I must have passed him in the corridor at one point.

My sister got to meet Alex Ferguson, Ryan Giggs & Garry Neville while working on a legal case.

[silverbirch]

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I was on an escalator ( going down ) standing behind Elsie Tanner... she was with her mate
from the TV show and they were discussing carpets that they d just been to see.( on the top floor )
I had the chance to have a good look at her
and her fine, auburn hair... wot a babe !

[HG]

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. And on at least seven occasions been in the same country as Harrison Ford!

C'mon thats stretching it a bit