Really Minor Celebrity Encounters

[joggerjayne]

Me first (obviously).

There's a programme called The Best House Wins, or something like that.

Four members of the public vote on each others houses, and the winner gets £1,000.

A couple of weeks ago, it was set in Brighton.

One of the women on the programme was in a pub called The Mesmerist on Monday when I was having lunch with the GD and her pal.

[NazNomad]

I had a brief chat with Adamski outside a pub in Southend.

[slinkycat]

Met Peter Purves when he was doing a promotion at a garden centre.

[ttfn]

Have come across a few celebs way back, Morecombe and Wise (never did rate them!) Harry Secombe, Mantovani, Dorothy Squires to name a few. The last 3 were all quite charming and Dorothy was a great down-to-earth person - liked her very much. I wonder how few ABers will recognise the names :o( never mind, ttfn is having another medicinal tot to cheer herself up now.

[NazNomad]

Mantovani? ... kudos for that, ttfn.

[NazNomad]

I auditioned for Robert Marlow (who t.f. is that?, I hear you cry, lol)

[slinkycat]

Just remembered, many many years ago, a couple of members of Fun Boy Three turned up at a party I was having!

[BertiWooster]

When I was in my teens and working in men's clothing store Lionel Blair was walking past . He stopped came in and looked the tag on a cardigan , then exited .

I dont know if the price was too expensive or too cheap , for him

[Mamyalynne]

Not Robert Marlow from Basildon?

[dundurn]

My first English teacher at High School was a guy called Tom Buchan who co-wrote "The Great Northern Welly Boot Show" with a (then) relatively unknown bloke called Billy Connolly.

JUst recently one of these "Rogue Builder" programmes turned out to be based on the horror story of our old next-door neighbour.

[ttfn]

Naz - he was charm personifed. I am still waiting for that pub quiz question to come up - 'What was Mantovani's first name?'
Annunzio - clever sod, aint I :o)

[Mamyalynne]

My MIL loved Mantovani, but always called him 'Mattavenna'

[NazNomad]

Yes, Mamy ... THAT Robert Marlow

[ttfn]

I really can spell personified, I just can't ruddy type it <sigh>

[Mamyalynne]

Wow Naz respect!

[supapapa]

Sat next to "Max" from from Brookside in Specsavers Chester.

[NazNomad]

Did he see you? lol

[Caran]

I feel really inferior, never met any minor or major celebs, should I go for counseling

[ttfn]

carandrog - certainly not. Your sanity is intact and you aspire to no level other than your own☺

[Caran]

Thanks ttfn

[lady-janine]

as a teenager i used to goout with marty wilde - does that count? it was a very long time ago!