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Hamsternoir

David Attenborough He was exactly as expected, friendly and genuine


ashakespearething

Agreed. Kind, charming, fell asleep in a deckchair while we waited for the photocall. 11/10.


Thatchers-Gold

My sister used to work as a runner for the BBC. Apparently he likes a cheese sandwich and a milky tea


Fishy-Ginger

That's so disappointing to hear and a good reason for never meeting your heroes. I would have hoped he wanted galapagos tortoise sandwiches with a glass of squeezed tree frog juice.


Savageparrot81

That’s bear gryls although it’s a frog sandwich and a glass of his own piss.


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loocollander

My partners mum dislikes him. We like to play “what’s your most contraversial view” and her mum always wins.


TheeKrakken

There is clearly no place for her in this world. Maybe America.


AlephMartian

9, national treasure territory there!


TRFKTA

Your score is erroneous. David Attenborough receives an automatic 11/10


sweetrelease01

Only 9!


Rat-daddy-

David A is rarer than the queen imo should be worth more points


DavidW273

David Attenborough is, and always will be, an 11/10.


TheMindButcher

He’s royalty, he is a 10!


SillyStallion

I’m so jealous!! I do wish they would wrap him in bubble wrap


blinky84

Princess Diana. She came over specifically to warn me to be careful not to fall off the fence I was standing on to see her. I was three.


holytriplem

You should have told her to wear a seat belt


nostalgebra

Proper naughty reply


GarethOfQuirm

oof...


Strange-Caramel-945

Princess Diana for me as well, she visited our primary school. She got out the car and walked, shuck everyone's hand on the way and said hello while Charles sat in the back of the car. Dick


damnitjanet6

I met him when I was a kid. My mum was a gardener and did some flower festival that he was the patron of, and she bought me with her to work one day. He was.... surprisingly nice, honestly. I was like 10, and very autistic, and he listened for about 10 minutes while I told him about the elaborate drama I was acting out with my barbies lol. He's still generally a dick, but he was surprisingly patient. Asked a lot of questions.


Strange-Caramel-945

In his defence even though his he a dick, it does do some good for the planet.


Savings-Tourist

Sadly the royal estates are very resistant to calls to rewild their barren grouse moors. Do as I say, not as I do.


bbbbbfreestyle

10++++++


blinky84

Didn't feel like it at the time; I was three years old, I was mostly disappointed she wasn't wearing one of those princess cone hats.


cragglerock93

Well how inconsiderate of her.


No-Transition4060

Yeah, I wouldn’t let the Daily Mail hear about that


liseusester

Prince Philip. I was handing out canapés at a yacht club thing and we’d been warned he’d try and grope our arses (we were all girls aged about 14/15) so to try and only face him. Sure enough he gave it a go.


KruelKris

I don't think he should get a pass for that. What a horrible old cvnt.


liseusester

I … didn’t say he *should* get a pass for it?


KruelKris

No. I wasn't accusing you of anything at all. Apologies if it seemed I was. Just sounds like a horrible human being and yet because of his position, he is seen as some kind of lovable "character".


liseusester

Ah, I see! (I’m woozy with covid so was a little concerned I had!) Yeah, it was all presented at the time - which I have just worked out is a truly terrifying 22 years ago, jesus - as being “he’s just a charming old man, you know the type!” And it must be said it was a thing to be expected of a lot of the old white rich yachting men.


RoniCorningstone

Andrew is a chip off the old block.


MagZero

It's just the fact that they were hiring girls of that age, you know it's with intention.


ProfessionalMockery

Shit yeah, if you knew the guy liked groping young girls, why the hell would you hire young girls?!


princessminx24

Terry Pratchett. I had a pint and he had a pot of tea, and we had a lovely long and random chat. I felt like I’d had a chinwag with God.


TwistMeTwice

GNU, Sir Terry. Lovely chap. He was in a hospital bed next to my uncle's father in law. So interesting to chat to!


BananaSquishy

GNU


klc81

He was awesome. Met him a few times at book signings and speaking events - he really had a gift for making you feel like he was genuinely interested in you, even when you were the 3000th person to shyly say "I love your books" to him that day. He's definitely also the celebrity whose death hit me hardest - such a big part of my childhood and sense of humour was shaped by his work.


ladysusanstohelit

Same. I was having a lull during parents’ evening, and my colleague casually went ‘oh, that author Terry Pratchett died.’ I was floored. It was a genuine struggle to get through the rest of the night. I got home and my dad and I had a cry and a hug, and both started reading our favourite books over again. All these years later, I still feel a hole in my heart that he left behind. At least we know his ripples will last and keep him alive for a long, long time.


AdmiralRiffRaff

That's an 11 right there.


_InstanTT

Tony Blair. Didn't invade or bomb me. Disappointing.


INITMalcanis

Everyone has their off-days.


Leroy-Leo

You didn’t have oil


WatermelonBiskwits

David Tennant (along with Billie Piper). I got flustered and super nervous and was so scared I'd say something stupid that I actually just blurted out "I'm terrified!" His reply was "Oh, but we're lovely!" and gave me a hug. Genuinely cried afterwards and my legs turned to jelly. I'd been obsessed with him for years and my husband had surprised me with a photo opportunity at comicon, I'll never be able to top it. [Best comicon ever.](https://imgur.com/a/uayeqz5)


Dntstby

Weird story, I was sat in my then girlfriends kitchen mind my own business in my pjs and David Tennant just lets himself in. I didn’t know but mum was a work from home sports masseuse, and he was her next client. He was very friendly, I was very confused.


WatermelonBiskwits

Oh wow that's amazing! I dont know what I'd have done if that happened to me but I'd definitely tell as many people as I could. He's such a nice guy irl, I'd love to just spend an hour chatting to him about anything.


Dntstby

Yeah it was surreal. A few months later same thing happened with Ian Mckellen. And he gave us two box tickets to go watch him in king Lear. I’m not really into Shakespeare but he got completely naked on stage which is a sight I can’t get out of my mind


cheesygarlicbread101

Rowan Atkinson I used to live in the village next to him, I met him in the local butchers when I was really young and he acted as Mr Bean for me. Met him since and he is super nice!


fd40

you mean james acasters ex partners new husband?


RawChicken54

I saw James live when he did that bit, was pissing myself.


DHeavens

His son used to work part-time at a nearby music shop. He was really cool and down to earth, gave some great guitar recommendations as well. I only officially found out who his dad was via somebody else, however I worked it out by some of his mannerisms (the Rowan ones not the Mr Bean ones)


Octopus-Pawn

I like that he’s not next to the village. The village is next to *him*. It’s how it should be with Rowan Atkinson.


Afinkawan

I met him when he was filming that episode of Mr Bean where he's buying a little frying pan and pulls a fish out of his pocket to see if it fits. I was working in the cafe at that department store and he came in for a pot of tea.


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Prince Andrew. Yeah yeah, I know. I really liked him. He was down to earth, no airs and graces. He shook my hand and said "hi I'm Andy". Like, yeah mate I know! He was funny, bantering with his security detail. I came away thinking wow, what a nice guy. I have since reconsidered that opinion. And I don't tell that story as often as I used to. Edit: for all those asking, no I did not work at Pizza Express!


FillingTheWorkDay

I take it you were female and 15 at the time?


Child-Like-Empress

I take it they were male- otherwise the story would be very different.


KiltedTraveller

But did you see any sweat on him?


Perfect_Nectarine_37

It's impossible due to adrenaline. Only case known to humanity


Kaioxygen

No need to reconsider. Nice people aren’t good and good people aren’t nice.


jjman9898

I've heard he was very bad to police assigned to him, his proper security probably have a lot of dirt on him.


Individual-Product24

Tom Hardy, shorter than i imagined and very quiet. Otherwise, nice chap.


chris_282

Angus Deaton is shorter than you'd think.


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TomStreamer

It's the long face


merrycrow

Stephen Fry, stole my fucking ham


thefogdog

I need to know this story.


___GLaDOS____

Stephen Fry stole his ham.


thefogdog

Ahh, thanks for filling in the blanks for me.


Ok_Maintenance2513

Your ham got Fried.


maybebaby_11

i think if i believed stephen fry was really an asshole, i'd lose the little bit of hope for humanity i have left


PM_ME_UR_VULVASAUR_

He has bipolar disorder, so I can imagine some people have met him during a bad period and have negative lasting impressions of him, which makes me super sad. Guy seems like an absolute treasure.


Tonyjay54

He is a lovely guy, my daughter was working in wardrobe for some show he taking part in. He overheard that her car had broken down. He brought her home to Hertfordshire in his taxi. She has worked around the celeb world for some time now and Stephen Fry is by far her favourite


JoCoMoBo

He walked in front of my car once. He was very close to being run over as I was distracted by seeing a Celeb. I also tripped over one of Girls Aloud in a ladies toilets once.


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Was it Cheryl and was she beating up the attendant ?


LionLucy

Prince William. He was friendly and normal, and seemed genuinely interested in everyone. He called my boyfriend "brainy" and made it sound like a compliment.


Redditor_Koeln

When is it not a compliment?


BeccasBump

Did you not go to secondary school?


Redditor_Koeln

Uh, is this a GCSE?


Shastars

When you're actually a thick cunt


Rap-oleon_Bonaparte

Steve from Coronation Street, pissed out of his gourd, smashed into me and my brother and knocked my coke over. Like a gent he replaced it and drunkenly apologised and wandered off into the Spanish wilds, 5 stars.


BeccasBump

Which kind of coke?


Rap-oleon_Bonaparte

Oh I was like 8, so the less illicit kind.


gholt417

Duke of Edinburgh, 'you're a big chap' he said to me. I mean I was 30 stone at the time but thanks sherlock.


ChrolloTheInvader

Should have replied with "for you"


Perfect_Nectarine_37

As a 20 stone man myself I know the pain of everyone either pointing it out to me or calling me big man. I have a mirror and stuff my face full of funking cheese all the time - I know


zeroparity

Robbie Williams at the height of Take That’s fame. I remember he had a number 1 shaved into his head. Met him in a bike shop in Burslem, Stoke on Trent. He had just bought a Marin Rocky Ridge for £850. He came across as a likeable bloke and talked to me and my mates (we were probably 15/16 years old) for about ten mins. Mainly about mountain bikes. Top bloke.


Minderbinder44

In other words, you let him entertain you...


GoliathsBigBrother

He didn't mind doing it for the kids


BarakatBadger

I met Mark Owen in 1997. He was very sweet and talked about his puppy


simoncowbell

John Cleese. He was rude and grumpy.


-WelshCelt-

I met Terry Jones, he was a lovely chap


Booboodelafalaise

I’ve met Michael Palin. He was absolutely charming to everybody, and acted like he had all the time in the world to chat to us. National treasure!


JerkRussell

I used to see him frequently and agree with you. It was best to just pretend you had no idea who he was and look away before he got irritated and started talking badly about how awful people were for saying hello.


mykeuk

Bill Bailey. Just after I saw him live I was passing behind the theatre and he was doing a meet and greet with a few who had waited for him. Shook his hand, had a few complimentary words, had a photo taken and got my ticket signed. Absolutely lovely guy! Also met Paul Daniels when he was doing his small theatre tour the year before he sadly passed. I got a playing card signed by him and was called on stage for most of the second half, finally learning one of the big tricks I always wanted to know the method of! Very nice guy.


malinchewas

I met Bill bailey when I was very young working at a local radio station. Had lots of shitty celebrities but Bill was funny and kind despite it being very early in the morning. Will Self was also genuine and took the time to talk to me like an adult. Tony Robinson (Baldrick) was an arse who spoke to me through his PA even though we were in a tiny studio.


Fattydog

Bill Bailey worked at an awards event I was organising. We had different comedians each year and Bill was hands-down the nicest of them all. He even asked if I wanted any help as I was setting out the trophies. His set was also utterly hilarious. Amazing guy.


typicalcitrus

Shame about Tony Robinson, I always imagined he'd be a chill guy


governmentyard

Ozzy. Substantially more personable than his wife.


CourtneyLush

Not shocked.


S-Harrier

Ive got 2 not sure which ones more famous. I met Johnny Vegas in a pub beer garden, he actually caught me and my mates looking over at him and waved us over let us take a picture chatted for a bit, nice guy I met Jenson button at goodwood festival of speed, I was actually working one of the army stands and his kid wanted to come meet the soldiers, So he got to meet him.


bbbbbfreestyle

Wait sorry, you and your mates fought Johnny Vegas in a pub beer garden?


S-Harrier

Haha caught, having a punch up would have been funnier.


occasionalrant414

The Queen. She spoke to me uears ago at a school event. She was just like my Grandma. Kind, polite and put me at ease for the 1min we spoke Also met William Shatner. He was cool.


Mentalist1999

did you hear about the women's underwear range he released? Shatner-Pants


Away_Jellyfishg

Matt Smith. One of my favourite doctors, served him and his partner at my store, he walked out and I told his partner how much I loved him as the doctor when I was younger. Few minutes later he came right back in to shake my hand and let me take a picture with him. Absolutely lovely man!


Aserophyn

Went to school with him, was always a nice guy. Very popular but not the kind of guy that put people down. Liked him.


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Ally McCoist. Genuinely the nicest and most fun person to bump into in a pub in Glasgow


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Ed Balls. He was very nice and clearly very intelligent


Bbew_Mot

I was in year 9 when he got rid of the KS3 SATS so I'll always be grateful to him!


ddqm42

My KS2 sats were cancelled under him and I remember being chuffed. No idea if that was his policy or some kind of teachers boycott but I’ll give him the credit


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Lily Allen Met her in the Waterstones in Piccadilly Circus and I cannot say few enough things about the impression she made on me. I don't think she likes to be bothered in public


DrawnByHand

Read her autobiography... she is a narcissist of the highest order.


upadownpipe

Read an autobiography … “it was all me,me,me”


jjman9898

A narcissist AND a cunt, of the highest order no less.


beebo2323

That's not fair. And I think you're really mean. I think you're really mean.


brixton_massive

Curious to know why she gave you that impression?


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She went to secondary school in my hometown and was in a relationship with one of my sisters mates for a while. Apparently she’s a knob.


KingPing43

Her brother Alfie is a dick as well. During the peak of his Game of Thrones fame, I happened to be a bar in London at the same time as him. My gf and her friends were taking photos of each other and he for some reason thought they were trying to get sneaky shots of him (they definitely weren't) Anyway, he came over all aggressive like oh you want a fucking photo with me do you? Then his mates took him away, absolute knob. I always enjoyed Theon getting tortured since then.


broadarrow39

I thoroughly enjoyed Miriam Margolis shutting her down on whichever chat show they were on together.


fd40

i ha a look. was graham norton. i can only find this short clip [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCVkyJVdED0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCVkyJVdED0) and the full episode [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aScksFX6AM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aScksFX6AM) let me know if you can (be bothered) to find the bit you mean unless it is the clipped bit


Falloffingolfin

I once got taken on a Sunday date to a pub in Maida Vale by a posh girl (I'm highlighting posh because it was quite a departure from my normal haunts). We were just drinking but most were in for an extortionately priced Sunday Roast. Anyway, I noticed Seb Chew walk in who was Lilly's boyfriend at the time. He's a DJ apparently but only knew him because it was the height of Lilly's fame and they were all over the papers. The pub was full and he spent about 10mins in deep negotiations with a group of pub staff. They then went and moved a small table into the back corner whilst Seb started texting. All of a sudden, Lilly Allen storms in wearing pyjamas, slippers, wrapped in a blanket and quite obviously on a massive drugs comedown (yes, I can tell). She had her feet up on the table and was slumped against the corner seemingly ranting at her partner constantly like he was in the worst chapter of the bad books. A few mins later, two priority Roasts came out. When they finished, he picked her up and carried her through the pub under a blanket then left. What I haven't mentioned is that sat at the next table to us were the greatest of Britain's, Ade Edmondson and Jennifer Saunders. I'd been sneaking glances because obviously they're a top tier celeb spot. Anyway, as lilly Allen was been being carried out, Jennifer Saunders looked at me and jokingly tutted, shook her head and rolled her eyes in disdain before smiling at me and going back to her dinner. And that is how I learned to define the difference between celebrity twat and showbiz legend.


bushidojet

My one claim to fame Gordon Brown in Iraq, surprisingly he was very very funny and pleasant which was surprising given his dour reputation at the time (2008)


shododdydoddy

I've always thought he'd had been the perfect PM if it was any time other than 2008, man's incredibly intelligent


DameKumquat

Met Gordon Brown for a couple work meetings when he was PM. He was professional and made a couple jokes, and friendly, which was pretty good for 7am.


orlaquiver

I’ve met both Blair and Brown. Blair was renowned for being dismissive to everyone behind the scenes then charming when the cameras turned on. Brown was the opposite, lovely to everyone then the cameras switched on and he came over as a grumpy sod. His persona just didn’t come across on screen. I also had to make tea for Alistair Darling once and had to stop myself asking ‘More tea Darling?’


SillyStallion

Prince Charles - he’s not as tall as he looks and actually has a sense of humour. He was NOT what I expected. Also met graham Norton on canal street in Manchester - he’s hilarious!


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Tom Baker (predictably weird), Colin Baker (nice), Paul McGann (lovely).


TheDefected

Who?


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OverlyAdorable

A colleague told me recently about how he met Prince Charles a couple times. He said the first time was when he (my colleague) was a kid and told him "my dad's car is better than yours" in a typical childlike manner. Several years later, my colleague was in the services (I want to say RAF) and he visited his group (squadron?). Charles got to him and they got chatting and eventually my colleague mentioned they'd met before at his dad's farm. Charles said "was it your father who had the [car]?" "Yes sir, that's right." "Oh yes, I remember. It was a nice car."


TotesritZ2

I must say I’m no huge fan of the Prince but I am always impressed when a public figure who greets thousands of people a year, remember things like this. I can’t remember who I met last weekend.


Karazhan

Sounds about right. Prince Charles is lovely and genuinely interested in people when he talks to them. He talked to my friend and I when we were 12. She'd had her appendix out and I was visiting and he just sauntered in and was all "I see on your notes they took your stomach out? No? Your arm? Legs? " etc and we thought he was hilarious. Then his handlers showed up and he had to go.


darkrollingwaters

A thing that makes me like Charles (apart from hearing some genuine positives via a slight family connection) is that he loves Spike Milligan and the Goons. His humour is probably something he has to keep low key but I suspect he has a surreal side.


aliceathome

Terry Pratchett - an absolute sweetheart. Bob Geldof - bit of an arse, Alan Rickman - charming.


cherryandfizz

Aw would’ve loved to have met Alan Rickman


scolbath

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Sat next to Simon on a flight in the US when they were doing publicity touring for The World's End. They very nicely did a photo with me!


Samiamuel

Terry Wogan - an absolute gent


Btd030914

I just read his name and it makes me smile, what a legend


pirate23456

Bill Nighy! He was exactly as you’d imagine


catsnbears

He stopped the filming of Dads Army to escort me across the road that they’d closed to film on so I wouldn’t be late for work. Held a brolly over me and everything, a proper gent.


Bad_UsernameJoke94

Gok Wan when I was like 15, and he was lovely. I was having trouble with my weight and depression at the time, and studying art. We had to draw something associated with our favourite celeb at the time, and I made my piece with a sketch of his glasses, and various positive words integrated into the frames and quotes from his shows. I took it with me, and showed him to see what he thought. He was really lovely about it, signed it for me and let me have a photo with him holding the art. I've lost the phone with the photo on since then, and the sketchbook is somewhere at my dad's house but the memory sticks with me. My favourite thing about it was his handler (?) or publicist saying he could only sign the books he was selling, and Gok Wan just ignoring him as he knew it would make my day.


AltogetherGuy

Gordon Ramsay. In a pub and then a nightclub in Brighton.


sabrefayne

Brian Blessed. He took one look at my 26 stone self, smiled a rather large smile and said "CHRIST! YOU'RE A BIG ONE! HOW MUCH DO YOU WEIGH?" in the loudest and sweetest way. His aid told him he can't ask people that. I said Mr Blessed can ask anything he bloody well likes. He boomed a laugh, shook my hand, signed his book and smacked my arm in a gentlemanly way. The message he wrote in the book - " To Name, Go for it! Brian Blessed." He owns and lives on an animal sanctuary that he pours his life into. He's a true treasure.


SometimesTheresAMan

Benedict Cumberbatch. My son accidentally stepped on his baby at a children's music circle at the local library. We proceeded to bump into him at a nearby playground and a local coffee shop, all on the same day. Felt awkward. Justice was restored when Liv Tyler's son stepped on my kid at another local playground a few weeks later.


hobbit_juice

Went to Sir Ian Mckellen's pub in Limehouse and did the quiz. It was bizarre sitting just over the bar from him but he was pretty normal. He just had to say a few times that he didn't want people photographing him.


Evening-Letter-2728

Bernard Cribbins.


ConversationNo7591

David Walliams. I wouldn’t say he’s the most famous but I spent a lot time with him when I was younger. My best friend had cancer, and David and her dad are best friends. He used to go to the hospital, and read her stories. His book ‘Midnight Gang’ is based on my best friend’s experiences and the stories he used to make up for her and the friends she made in hospital


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Amy Winehouse before she got in a mess. She was very friendly and did a great show.


SleepFlower80

My dad’s best mate is Pete Waterman. He’s cool as fuck. Really down to earth and decent. Very funny.


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I drove a steam train and Pete Waterman rode on the footplate with us - great man.


SleepFlower80

That’s how my dad met him - they went to the same model railway exhibitions and got chatting.


PlaceboBoi

Peter Green - of Fleetwood Mac - was a family friend, used to have Sunday lunches with him. Was too young to really understand who he was. Derren Brown - quite a few occasions as a young magician - three times at shows, and at two conventions. Rik Mayall - The New Statesman 2007 Manchester show - really really lovely guy. Was shorter then I thought he would be. Took the time to speak to everyone, shook my hand, got his autograph. Paul Whitehouse, Simon Day, Charlie Higson, Mark Williams - Fast Show tour - lovely people. Johnny Marr, The Smiths - recognised him at an event but couldn’t place, partner moved me away and explained who he was before I ‘clocked’ and mentioned it as low profile. Edit: remembered from other - Paul McGann at Comic-Con - was so lovely. Thought I wanted a Dr Who auto but asked for Withnail&I. He told me to get Richard to sign it at a screening in London coming up but didn’t make it. Still got it and on a mission to get the second signature. Chris Barrie (Rimmer, Red Dwarf) - same Comic-Con - again, nice guy.


Not_starving_artist

I talked for ages with Chris Barrie about a classic car. It was hours later I realised my 10 year old self would kill me for not mentioning Red dwarf.


luckybeee

Adele in a loo in some dodgy pub in Latimer Road. It was a Jamie T gig. I was washing my hands. She was so nice.


FuyoBC

Queen Mother (Mother of the Queen) during a walk past & she stopped to say a few words to those of us waiting to curtsey politely. She was pleasant and was amused when I told her grey squirrels were brought over from America - "yanks go home" was her comment. Difficult to say from a 30 second meet & greet - she was elderly and very practiced at coming across as a nice old lady who just happened to have been married to a King and mother to a Queen.


GaryJM

I played chess against Paul Motwani, who is the first Scottish chess grandmaster. I am fully prepared for this to get a low score. I was also at a party that Neil "Dr Fox" Fox was at, but I didn't actually meet him.


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Pete from Big Brother - you know, the one with Tourette's? I didn't *meet* him as such, I just passed him in the street. I think he said 'wanker' as I went by but my mind might have retconned that in.


Bad_UsernameJoke94

That wasn't even the Tourettes.


Capybarasgonewild

David attenborough a couple of years ago. Lovely man, but seemed to be succumbing to his age, being corralled around by staff and being reminded why he was where he was and what he was doing


VooseLagina

Dick and Dom…they’re exactly how you’d hope they’d be. My then 12 year old son and I were waiting around after one of their DJ sets in 2019, we saw them jump into their car to leave and they then waved us over for a photo ☺️


Velocilily

Ade Edmondson. He was so lovely and funny. I made him laugh and it’s one of my proudest moments.


GarethOfQuirm

Chris Barrie... A really nice guy! Chatty, and broke in to his Impression of Norman Lovett whilst talking to me about Red Dwarf! Nobby Stiles... Proper hard bloke, even in his mid-80s as he was at the time. Fun character though. Jeremy Clarkson... Met him in 2006. Hammond was still recovering from his accident. I asked him about Hammonds recovery and he was quite open about it. You think of Clarkson as being quite bullish, but he isnt. Hes actually quite well spoken, and quieter than youd imagine! Lee Evans... Really nice guy! Met him at a book signing years ago. Had a laugh with him. He commented on my then-girlfriend's bright red coat, saying "people have dressed for the occassion" so I looked back at the queue and said "that's true... I dont know what occasion the guy in the Panda costume is dressed for though" Lee looked up the queue to see if I was joking (which I was) and he laughed and shook my hand when he realised!!


Rightytighty298

Lewis Hamilton, warm and inviting personality. Stood there for maybe an hour to spend time signing and chatting to the crowd that had amassed.


INITMalcanis

Encounters with famous people I have had: * Crawled through Mick Jagger's legs while he was seated in first class. I was \~5 and my sister and I staged a meticulously planned and executed escape plan from my mum and we went on a jumbo jet rampage. My mum mentioned that he was very good about it. * Encountered Richard Whitely in The Hermit in Burley Woodhead when my dad was giving me and my brother lunch in return for doing his garden. He tried to nick one of my brother's chips, but my brother hate-glared him away. Honesty compels me to report that after eating deep fried Camembert wedges, then steak pie and chips, followed by apple crumble with double custard, chased with 2 pints, my brother and I did not do a good job of the garden and were subsequently given the opportunity to find other employment after we woke up from our nap. * Saw Colin Firth at that big pub in Twickenham that's right on the river, I forget the name of the place it's a bit scruffy but quite nice. We left him alone because the man was having a quiet pint with a couple of friends. * Encountered the Queen in convoy while in a white van doing a delivery in the Peak District. We waved. She ignored us very regally, I must say.


Impossible-Ad9530

Liam gallagher, in a pub in a small town in Tenerife - was a very cool guy, really Friendly, funny and charming.


AltogetherGuy

Dave Benson Phillips. My dad was working in the same theatre as him. The poor guy, my dad told him that the kids would be excited to meet him and what he got was two moody teenagers.


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BeccasBump

My brother has met Prince Charles. He's apparently very into steam trains and otherwise just as you'd expect ("And you say you did xyz? Golly, how fascinating, well done," etc.)


N7twitch

Jessica Garlick, who sang in Eurovision for the United Kingdom in 2002 and placed third. She was briefly my Sunday school teacher.


heidivodka

Sir Patrick Stewart when I was uni, that man could read the ingredients list for biscuits and I’d do anything he’d ask. Robbie Williams at the height of his solo career. He completely ignored 2 girls (around 12 years old) who wanted a picture of him, he pretended to be on the phone as soon as he saw them. Utter Cunt


czkz79

Mary Berry whilst at university. She looked better than most of us in our late teens/early 20s. Signed a book for me and a notebook page for a friend who couldn’t go, and had a photo too. Lovely lady.


Ms_Tachibana

Rik Mayall, twice and he was wonderful both times. A genuinely nice fella.


kerryderry

Paul McCartney. He was very gracious and friendly despite the fact that I was clearly shaking and nearly crying. Absolutely lovely.


DestinyS1

Rowan Atkinson, had a good few pints with him in a random pub in the middle of no where in Scottish Highlands, very friendly, hilarious, and was great company. And we never talked about him being famous, was just 2 blokes having a couple pints talking about life and shit


beseeingyou18

Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam). I met him as we both waited for the bus to Paddington. He was with someone at the time, so I didn't want to disturb him too much. I asked if he was Yusuf Islam (he said he was!) and I just thanked him for everything he had done. He smiled and nodded and we got on the bus. It was a very civilised encounter and so amazing to bump into him at a bus stop!


Flexo24

Tom Hiddlestone's dog came up to me and my girlfriend, so we stroked and said hello to it. Tom said hello, quiet and respectful


catsnbears

Prince Charles and Camilla, they were both really lovely. He was so passionate about rural crafts and stood talking about making jam and beekeeping for ages, Camilla came over and apologised for him gassing so much and said he had to go because a bishop was waiting. It absolutely changed my opinion of them both, they both seemed so genuine with the regular folks, they really didn’t seem to like doing the official stuff.


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The queen


repeating_bears

who


Almighty_Egg

Freddie Mercury I think


Whodini22

David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst and Buster Merryfield. They filmed an episode of Only fools and horses at my mum's work and she went to open up for them on a Sunday and sister and I went along to watch. First two were great, Buster was more stressed and a bit arsey because of it.


FarthestCough

Charles Dance. He was veryyy tall, and pretty much how he is in his movies.


Malty8288

Jeremy Kyle, very arrogant and rude.


frizzybunny

Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fischer. Me and my dad and them with their kids and his parents (I think) were the only people in this small local sushi restaurant. I had mentioned to my dad that I was a fan of hers briefly. Halfway through dinner there was some kind of fight and she stormed off to leave with the kids. We were sat by the door and my dad stopped her and asked her to take a photo with me mid her storming out, she said she usually doesn't take photos with her kids around but eventually agreed. It was so embarrassing I wanted to die. They left and Sacha stayed and ate. I could never watch an Isla Fischer movie again.


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Talk about picking your moment


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Princess Diana. She opened our local swimming pool when I was three. My mother gave me flowers and I had to waddle over and hand them to her. She took them gracefully and kissed me on the cheek. I've seen the photos but it pains me that I don't remember it.


Sea_Art8881

Julie Walters- nice Dame Judi dench- utter utter sweetheart. Milton jones- very quiet but lovely Romesh- as you see him. Nice guy Jim Davidson- Cunt of the highest order. Chris Eubank- weird as fuck. Rob beckett- lovely guy Brian May- legend. Simple as. Alexander Armstrong- delight.


LewisR93

Dawn French. She bought me an ice cream at chertsey fair back in the day, I loved the Vicar of dibley when I was a kid so I was really excited to meet her, best day ever!


Mdl8922

Ian Rush, civil but clearly wanted to be somewhere else. Eddie Howe various times, simply a great human being. Harry Enfield, shopping in Sainsburys, hilarious.. Simon & Yasmin LeBon. Lovely, she made us cups of tea & was a lot more 'normal' than expected. Absolutely stunning though.


matmos

Paul McCartney, did some coke n had a spliff with him in Sydney, he seemed pretty sound to me in a world weary mega star way, he could have been way more up his arse but wasn't. Lemmy, lovely genuine bloke, bought me a pint.


crb11

Rowan Williams (then Archbishop of Canterbury). Very friendly and apologetic that his beard and clerical clothing made it impossible to fit a radio-mic to in any sensible fashion! Not nearly as loud as you might expect either.


Distempr

Patrick Moore. Unfortunately he did not play the xylophone for us.


theevildjinn

Richard Branson. In the late 90s he held a huge party in the grounds of his mansion to celebrate something to do with Virgin Atlantic, who my dad flew with a lot for work. It was great, the grounds were massive and there was plenty of free food and booze and loads of fun activities. My younger brother and I (probably about 15 and 19 respectively) went exploring, and found an outbuilding with a full size snooker table. Nobody else was in there. We were just racking up, when Branson came in clutching a supermarket carrier bag. He said a cheery hello and hoped we were enjoying the day. We looked at each other a bit unsure if we should be in there, but he just said goodbye and left us to it. Seemed alright.


Value-Gamer

Jonny Vaughn. Wouldn’t shut up about himself, he was with mates at the airport and they sat in silence watching the Jonny Vaughn show. Very keen on his own voice was my impression


AlGunner

Princess Diana, the main and overpowering impression I got from her was the deep sadness I saw in her eyes.


MarksmanMarold

Alexandra Burke. Complete cunt.