As some of us know a certain member on here has a famous brother who was on celebrity mastermind a few weeks ago. So I thought what is the nearest you have got to fame ... Or shame... For me it was many years ago when I was stopped in the street by a beautiful young man wearing make up.. And he said to me..... That has got to be the worst school uniform I have ever seen.... yes that was my meeting with the young Boy George... So does anyone else have a claim to fame ... Or shame that will finally let me recover from my moment of shame???
What is your claim to fame or shame....? - Fibromyalgia Acti...
What is your claim to fame or shame....?
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Hmmm yes. I live in Australia and many years ago we had driven all night with our children to Sydney to meet a relative who was staying at a posh hotel. We arrive and head to the lifts, I am carrying baby who is about 6 months old and just as the lift opens and Colleen McCullough( famous Australian author - The Thorn Birds) walks out, the baby vomits all over her feet. She just smiled and kept walking. I on the other hand wished that the floor would open up and swallow me.
Oh I am so sorry for laughing but that is sooooo funny thank you so much for making me laugh
VG x
Right VG, im gonna tell you a secret but you can't tell anyone on here.......i snogged Rick Astley!!!!! shhhhhh xx
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As long as it was only a snog and not a rick roll, your secret is safe with me 
I am glad you got a laugh. I can laugh about it now but I was young and sooooo embarrassed back then. Quell Horreur!!!!!
I have another.....About 2006 my OH, myself and a group of friends went to Old Trafford in Manchester to watch England play Denmaark in an International firendly match. We were about 4 rows up just to the left of the Danish goal when England was awarded a corner kick. So Steven Gerrard went off to the corner with the ball and the England team were just stood in front of us at the goal. The whole stadium was cheering and shouting us included when you know those awkward few seconds of total silence? well one happened then, just in time for me to shout "Go on Beckham! Cor i'd give him one!"
David, to his credit, was a gentleman and just winked at me!
The whole stand started cheering at me.........SHAME!!!!!
I once treated Norman Wisdom's feet, when I was in my first job. His daughter brought him into the Scholl shop. Lovely man, terrible bunions! xx
I snogged a rather inebriated Bryan Ferry, a l-o-n-g time ago
Result!!!!!!
well it was a long time ago, and with Fibro fog etc, I must have forgotten to tell you. I suppose I'd better mention that I also snogged Phil Manzanera shorttly after ((blushes))
Just to let you know I wasn't involved in ANY of this, or if I was then the fog has overcome me completely and utterly and I'm in position at the door waiting for the men in white coats to come and take me away ! (Shrugs sadly to herself knowing the fogginess would be her undoing)??
Why stop at just two.. You should have just gone for all the band..... What a boring life I have led 
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might have done, but only Bryan & Phil were in the bar Got to admit they were drunk and stoned and didn't smell that good either
I used to be a nurse at the Priory, and met quite a few famous people. Unfortunately, I can't brag about it here because I was sworn to confidentiality!
I can say that most of them were extremely 'up themselves'!
On the other hand, I was shopping in Southampton one day, tripped over and fell right into the arms of this poor bloke - he was very sweet, dusted me down and exchanged pleasantries.
I thought he looked familiar - it was the guy who played Poison Pearce on London's Burning - don't know what his name is. Anyway, he was most charming, not a bit like his back-biting TV character. He could light my fire any day!
Moffy x
Hi
My Wife went into the Priory many years ago (7 or 8) with depression and they were so good they told her she did not have depression but what she had was symptoms of Hepatitis C and After loads of tests (a blood test) they sent her home with Hep C.
We could only work it out to when she was nursing years ago and she cut herself on a needle as there was not the hygiene that there is today.
Only mentioned it as you might have been one of her nurses.
Take care and kindest regards
Terry
I was on Wildlife SOS even though I refused to let them use the footage they did anyway. First I knew was when a friend called me to tell me I was on TV. Still cringe thinking about it.
As for celeb incounters too many to mention a where I used to life we were surrounded byt them but positivaly the nices of all was Judi Dench, a delightful lady x
So good to hear that one of my favourite actresses is actually nice.
oooh ihave a couple for you....I once worked at a theatre ticket agency in the west end, and we used to get invited to new shows so we could sell them. We were invited to Jeffery Archers penthouse for champagne before a show that he had written & i got locked in the loo and had to be rescued.!!! mega embarrassing!
I also went to meet a male friend for dinner & he said "oh ive invited some friends to join us" and it was Jimmy Hill and his girlfriend!!! OMG couldnt wait to tell my Dad!!! x
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I went to a recording of the michael ball show.
as we were leaving there was a huddle of people so naturally I joined them.
people moved and I was stood next to john barrowman!
the lady next to me asked about taking a photo and searched for her camera.
this hand walked playfully up and down my spine, it felt nice,
the woman set her camera ready and I offered to take the photo.
"oh" said john "I thought it was with you, I was making you smile"
I replied "I know you did, & you did thankyou." he laughed loudly.
I know he's bi and has Scot but he smelled lovely is very charming & handsome, I wasn't going to tell him would you?
sandra.
Eeekkk I'm going to get a reputation as a name dropper, but I used to catch the morning bus into Guildford with Michael Ball - he was going to the Yvonne Arnaud Schook of Acting and I was working for a pharmaceutical advertising agency. In those days he was a rather chubby unnoticeable youth and always wore a trenchcoat......fast forward years and there was this man with a voice to die for and certainly bearing no resemblance to the young man I'd waited at the bus stop with, sat on the bus with and thought to be rather a smart Alec ......hey ho..
I am soooooo jealous!
I was flying back from florida and cliff richard was on the same plane.
they changed the gate to a ten minutes walk away.
wed hit the disney shop among others and I was really struggling to walk & carry my bags.
I moaned to my friend " I bet Cliff Richard doesn't have to carry his own bags!"
my friend nodded her head behind me...
I turned round o see cliff right behind me with his own bag "Hi" he said "sorry" I mumbled. I've felt guilty ever since and that was 1986!
sandra.
Now I'm jealous
I was out late one autumn afternoon with a certain lady newsreader and antiques presenter (her parents lived in my village) walking our assorted terriers. Two of mine and her Barney dog vanished into a hedgerow and we both set up off to where they'd gone in. Half and hour later and a good deal darker and colder we eventually rounded them up and she had the leads and had the three under control. Meanwhile my elderly beloved Gertrude Russell (RIP) decided shed had enough of waiting for me and went from where she had been waiting at speed in the opposite direction from that in which I was now travelling so I had to turn around and tried to run after her (calling was no good as she was completely deaf by then). I was at that moment completely felled by a massive back spasm and laid out on the ever colder grass. F came over, very concerned of course, she is so kind, and I despatched her to my cottage ( she can run like a gazelle, I've never seen her move so fast before)to get my meds box, knowing I had oramorph and diazepam which would in time do the trick, but she bumped into another neighbour who insisted on calling an ambulance. To cut this long story short, I managed wriggle out of getting carted off in the ambulance by the skin of my teeth, ((i have a loathing of hospitals) but they had one heck of a job getting the ambulance out of the field. As a footnote, if anyone here has any spare prayers they could put them in the aforementioned lady's way, she lost her father on Monday, who was a delightful man and I know she is really struggling, as I did last summer when I lost my Father.
Hope this isn't too wordy and stupid, if so please forgive
Very Foggily x
I was working in a bar at a huntsmans ball, I served prince william a bottle of champagne and some bottles of alco pop. This was when he was first dating kate. I dudnt realise who he wss....he asked if we took credit card....nope was the answer. Later we were chatting with him and his friends at the end of the bar. Told me I had a nice bum!! later on prince harry was slumped on the floor puking into a bucket.
Last year I met bobby robson in a bar and he bought me and my friends a drink, an extremelyfriendly guy.
Oops it wasnt bobby robson.....some famous footballer I cant remembrr who it was...eek ;/
I am not aware I've met anyone famous, but then perhaps I have and haven't had a clue who they are.... almost every night when we are watching tv, at some point I pipe up "who is that person?" You see, I do know I recognise them but can't remember where (or what programme/film) from. And I get confused who is who as well... OH absolutely laughs his head off. It was the man from Star Wars who helps the group against Darth Vader on another film on tv last night!!! I can't remember who he is again, but I'll be able to ask OH next week or whenever, I'm sure. I'm surprised he doesn't get annoyed. So, in essense, anyone could be anyone and I propably wouldn't know who they were, even if they are famous!!! Lol.
My mum says I've met Judith Chalmers. I think she did a travel show. She was so lovely. I can vaguely remember meeting her in the loo queue at St James's Palace when I recieved my Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Award. I was 19. I met the Duke of Edinburgh there too, not in the loo queue though. I can remember travelling on the underground at rush hour being incredibly brightly dressed in a white and pink flowery dress and a pink hat. It was a great day, now I remember it!!
I snogged Marc Bolan ....and am very proud of the fact....mind think my kids think differently ha ha ha x
Your kids obviously don't know. Haha. ......I'm jealous x
I had such a crush on him! Well jel as my kids would say x
Im from belfast and as you may know we went through a period known as the 'troubles' which began in 1969 lasting untill the ceasefire in 1994. This period in Irish History involved a lot of violence, murders, shooting, bombings etc and belfast and Northern Ireland as a whole was subjected to stringent security checks and both the public and the army/police were continuously on high alert.
During this time we had a local news programme called scene around six which kept the public updated in relation to the almost daily bombings shootings and paramilitary activities of that time.
So you can imagine how shocked and surprised I was, when one evening when I was around 11 yrs old and sitting watching the programme at home with my family I saw a picture of a school bag - my school bag - flash up on the screen & heard the presenter tell a story of how one small item belonging to a forgetful school girl called Karen Downey(my maiden name and yes they named me) had caused a huge security headache
Being my normal forgetful self I had left my schoolbag on a public bus which triggered a security alert; some one on the bus had alerted the driver who mindful of the terriorist situation immediately reported it as a suspicious object. The bus was abandoned in the middle of belfast town centre all passengers were evacuated and the army sent in the robotic bomb diffuser to examine the bag before declaring it safe. Meanwhile the police cordoned off the town centre evacuating people and staff from the shops nearest to the bus rerouting traffic and stopping anyone comming into the area. In all the army/ police security operation took around 5 hours to complete costs thousands of pounds and left lots of people very irrate - not least my mum & dad who were mortified and who had to take me to the police lost property office to retrieve the offending item and for a lecture on irresponsible behaviour. Betcha James Bond never got told off like that lol
Dixie x
OK, are you sitting comfortably? My mothers sister married Mike French, who's brother is (was) Dennis French, who's daughter is Dawn French, who was married to Lenny Henry. I met Dawn and Lenny at my cousin Jon's wedding in the 80's. My cousin being the son of my mothers sister and Mike French, and cousin to Dawn. (Are you still with me?!!). What a lovely couple, not at all "up themselves". We sat on the same table at the reception and just had normal conversation with them. Hope that hasn't confused you too much. This one is more straight forward... In the 70's when I was 17, I worked in a record shop and another girl and I got tickets to see the "Slade in flame" premier. That was good in itself, but what we didnt know was that Slade were actually there. They came out and talked about the film afterwards then left. As my workmate and I made our way out of the theatre and back to work, a car pulled up along side us and the window went down. This Brummy voice asked "Is there a decent Chinese around here luuuv?". It was Noddy Holder!! (Mouth dropped to the floor). We chatted a bit about where they were going next etc, then they were off. Oh yeh and I met Dennis Waterman and his (then) wife, Rula Lenska, when I worked in a nightclub in the 80's. I think that's it !! Ive enjoyed reading your claims to fame.
Whoa, what a lucky lot you all are. I've seen Michael Owen, cos he used to live close by, I was in school with Ian Rush and Ian Puleston-Davies (Corrie), and I sang in front of Prince Charles in our local National Eisteddfod eons ago in 1969!! That's all folks XX
I also met bill shankly, john toshack and most of the Liverpool team in liverpool airport.
I worked with Jimmy Case's sister and he got us in to see them.
In 1970 it was the 350th Anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower. My family was the Pilgrim Family and I was the Pilgrim daughter. We dressed up in the costumes and went to several things like the Ideal Home and the Boat Show.
As an adult I have met Big Bird (or at least the actor who plays him), Willie Rushton and at least one of the Coronation Street crew and the headmistress of Grange Hill. I spoke to Cliff on a phone in show. I have also been near Patsy Palmer. I share my birtrhday with Robson Green and I was asked to be in a show with him last year about our lives but I have no desire to relive mine so turned them down.
OK here goes, this still makes me cringe. Back in the mid seventies a group of us from work decided to go out to a gig by a Radio 1 DJ. It was in a club that we'de never be seen dead in - all plastic palm trees and disco balls before the became retro and cool. It was billed as over 21 night which meant that all the girls would be under 21, pretending to be older, and all the men would be well over and mostly married. Having got a bit fed up with being propositioned by older men in tank tops, we moved over to the railings overlooking the dance floor where it would be harder to be accosted. The lads went off to get a drink and my friend popped to the loo leaving me alone. Before long an older chap wearing a rather strange blazer and captain's hat joined me and started chatting. Even though I was getting pretty fed up by now I didn't like to be unkind or rude so chatted until I saw my friend come out the loo and then hastily excused myself. The music was incredibly loud so we had to shout to be heard. Just as the music died I yelled to my friend "Oh my god did you see the prat in the hat?" Nobody within a five mile radius could have failed to hear me and I was mortified to think I might have hurt his feelings. A little later the compere announced "Ladies and gentlemen please give a big welcome to Emperor Roscoe!". Yep, you guessed it! That was one night I danced as far away from the stage as possible 
I was locked in a room approx 20' square with 'The Sex Pistols' for an hour back in the late 70s How's that for size!
Chris C
I taught the Chippendales how to play paintball at a site in Nottingham we even had central tv there with a lady presenter Marie Ashby who now does the politics show on bbc1, even got tickets for the show, which i gave to my mum, god bless her,
I have a couple of friends Jeremy Kyle and the lovely Graham I met them a few years ago. Graham helped my youngest son (nothing to do with the show ). He came to my home and Jeremy came with him as he was interested in what was wrong. We had a few mugs of coffee
and some cake I had made that morning. Jez is so down to earth and Graham has a way with young people it was amazing. I never thought he would come to the house my son had written to Graham asking him for his help and he did just that. My daughter was about to turn 18 on the weekend after their visit, I had gone out with my hubby when I got a phone call from very excited young lady Jez and Graham had sent her the most beautiful flowers you could imagine it made her day. We are now in touch every week talking on the phone and visiting I am about to help sort out some clothes for the kiddies for the orphanage hat Jez and Graham go to so that they can take them with them when they go. It is great having friends like these as I know I can talk to both of them about anything. Now Jez is better after his ordeal with cancer. He is back to his usual chatty self. You just have to love the pair of them xx
i stole 2 kisses from Donny Osmond.....well i actually grabbed him whilst he was walking through concert hall to be close to his audience....I stood on my tippty toes and cuddled his neck and kissed his left cheek once....the look of LUST in his eyes (fear actually) and he turned his cheek----i thought he was wanting another KISS so gave him another.
He was actually looking at security guys for help......lucky man he is lol lol xx
Brian Ferry woke me around 6.30am, when I lived on the West Coast of Eire 1987, he was cutting my lawn!
My only claim to fame is I sometimes have lunch with Ozzy Osbournes cousin, so I get to hear stories no one else knows so for that reason my lips have to stay sealed. The guy I am talking about is my future daughter in laws stepfather. Oh how I wish they had not fell out so many years ago as I may have got to meet the man himself. But this claim to fame will do me. Oh and another one I was walking to my future daughter in laws mums house and as I looked across the road into a big posh driveway, who should I see, none other that Derek Acorah getting something from his car. He looked right at me and smiled lol.
My claim to shame was when I was a child. Our school were having a summer fair and Ken Dodd was there. My mother pushed me forward to get his autograph for her. Do you have any odea how scary he is close up ewwwwwwwwwwww I grabbed the photo and ran like hell xxxxx
i have no idea who has a famous brother that was on mastermind! fill me in please.
My ex brother in law lived with spike milligan.
my friends ex husbands sister was married to Jo pasquale,. I rang him up and had a chat with him once.
I met charlie drakes son in a pub
I got kicked out of dennis watermans pub in bury st endmunds for laughing lol.
I have held Sebastiens Izambards hand, the sexy sexy one from IL DIVO, my dream boys, love them so much,
I was at a concert in a park in Ipswich years ago when the Brother Lees came on, remember them? Well, they wanted us all to sing gimme dat gimme dat gimmie dat ding, remember that? lol. well, there were about a thousand people, the brothers started playing the music, shouted 1 2 3.............I sung gimme dat gimme dat at the top of my voice, then looked round and realised I was the only one in the park singing.........cringe...........lol I got a kiss from them all
My son has been on stage with grotbags lol.
thats it i think x
My brother has the best claim to fame of any one, he was in a club on the I.O.W. when Roy Castle came on and my brother just had to go, so he sneaked off into the toilet and as he was going guess who else came in? You got it Roy Castle just wanted to know if my brother was getting more fun in the loo than out in the club. I will give it to him he said that being entertained exclusively was great and they both commented on the acoustics of the toilet.
And when they came out together they both had a standing ovation from the whole audience as it was (apparently) very entertaining.
Roy even sent a bottle of champagne to their table.
Take care and kindest regards
Terry
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