Have you ever met anyone famous?

[young Ed]

Bill Gates - accepted a £10,000 cheque from him in Lisbon
Helen Sharman - at the Royal Institution
Lord Sainsbury - at the Royal Institution
Vic Reeves - drinking buddy
Harry Kroto - at a conference
Brian Cox - at the same conference as Brian Cox
Julio Isidro - fellow aeromodeller, he's famous in Portugal
Kim Howells - at the Royal Institution
Pete Waterman - fellow railway modeller
Fairport Convention (1977 line up)

did you actually get the £10,000 from Gates, what was it for if you don't mind me asking?

and lets hope Brian Cox was at the same conference as himself!
Cheers Ed

 

[vernon]

did you actually get the £10,000 from Gates, what was it for if you don't mind me asking?

Yes I did and yes I do mind. It would compromise my butler.

 

[RedRider]

I know someone who knows someone who knows Christopher Biggins quite well.

 

[Moon bunny]

Lord Sainsbury - at the Royal Institution
He visited our workplace last year, Hover made various chalk additions to some of the signs before He arrived, such as "Please do not bring food and drink into the building" Your Lordship, and Have your flunkey "Ring bell for attention" We still got the money though.

Pete Waterman - fellow railway modeller
Hover fly turns wheels for a guy who makes models for him.

 

[derrick]

Does Linda Lusardi count?
http://www.lindalusardiofficial.com/gallery.html

She bought me a beer.

 

[arch684]

Met the queen and prince philip when they opened the new fire brigade headquarters in hamilton. also saw the rolling stones in the jungle cafe on shap in the early sixties

 

[Dirk]

Met loads over the years, from various walks of life, don't know where start.
Used to have a drink with John Bonham (Led Zeppelin) occasionally.
How's that for a starter......?

 

[mustang1]

Mayor of NY (NDA which one)
Chris tarrant.
Richard Branson.
Tony Blair.
Chris Evans.
Various chancellors.
Bunch of others.
Plus a bunch if TV presenters.
Almost met someone (nda) high up at apple but didn't work out.

 

[mustang1]

Also being serious; in my job I meet all sorts of 'celebrities'. None really inspire me and I got in trouble for mistaking the Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty for one of my students. I've a couple of ex-girlfriends who became minor celebrities as well. Also I had a private gig in my own home from one of the X-Factor finalists (warning - it contains 'fat me' before I lost the weight: )

Personally I treat everyone the same; I sat opposite Brian Robinson last week having a coffee and a chat amongst a load of other cyclists. To me that's how it should be.

What is shilpa shetty like?

 

[mustang1]

I once met a miss world. Think it was 1981 and she was opening a new burtons in yate shopping centre. My mate mark Kirkham asked for a kiss and we got on the local news and press. We were 13 at the time

I married my miss world. OK now the wife ain't looking, which miss world did you meet then?

 

[Pennine-Paul]

Met loads when I worked at the airport, most of the cast of corrie, man united players, all of them were just normal people apart from Kerry Catona, she was just obnoxious.
I've got a tv celebrity/presenter as a distant relation, never met her though.

 

[mustang1]

About 20 years ago I was staying at the Caledonian in Edinburgh when I heard a voice I recognised..... it was Sean Connery he was having breakfast about 3 meters away from me..... and reading what appeared to be a script.

Also, maybe 12 years ago, on a flight from LA I met Damon O'leary and Andy Peters. They were very nice to my young daughter, they signed autographs and have their picture taken with my little girl.

On another flights I met Status Quo and Jimmy Somerville.

Years ago I went to a funeral where Manuel Pellegrini (Man City's current manager) was there, I'd had met him before though.

In Wimslow (Cheshire) I met a few players too, Andy Cole was very friendly and so was Nicky Butt.

In Newcastle I met John Barnes at a McDonalds, he was with his young son. Also in Newcastle I nearly got run over by Gazza, he stopped, asked if I was alright and went on his way, I've seen him around Bournemouth a couple of times lately and it's a sad to see what's happened to him.

I saw Rod Steward in Manchester once..... he was sitting in his car while his driver was getting him some money from a cash point

That was very nice of them to have a photo with your daughter.

 

[mustang1]

Bill Gates - accepted a £10,000 cheque from him in Lisbon
Helen Sharman - at the Royal Institution
Lord Sainsbury - at the Royal Institution
Vic Reeves - drinking buddy
Harry Kroto - at a conference
Brian Cox - at the same conference as Brian Cox
Julio Isidro - fellow aeromodeller, he's famous in Portugal
Kim Howells - at the Royal Institution
Pete Waterman - fellow railway modeller
Fairport Convention (1977 line up)

Bill gates! Very cool! What was he like and did you chat to him much? How long ago was that?

 

[Mrs M]

Mayor of NY (NDA which one)
Chris tarrant.
Richard Branson.
Tony Blair.
Chris Evans.
Various chancellors.
Bunch of others.
Plus a bunch if TV presenters.
Almost met someone (nda) high up at apple but didn't work out.

Who was the nicest? If you don't mind me asking?

 

[mustang1]

I was going to have lunch with one of the current racers at team sky. Can't recall who but a friend arranged it coz he knew the girlfriend of one of the riders. For the life of me I can't recall.. All in was interested in at the time was that team sky jaguar f type.