Who’s the most famous person you’ve ever properly met?

[mickd1961]

Off the top of my head my offer isn’t that special.

Les Dennis when he was first with Amanda Holden.

He was an absolute tool.

She was incredibly nice and friendly and 21-22 at the time and as fit as f o o k!

I once shared a dinner table with ex world squash champion Jonah Barrington, he had the public reputation of being really difficult but I found him a charming bloke and very interesting to talk to…….he even gave me his knee surgeon’s phone number written on a table napkin! 🤣

I’ve mentioned on here before that Super Bob spoke to me by phone from a local pub and wished me a happy birthday! 😎

Ron Saunders was an absolute gent, lovely man.

Robert Hopkins, Tony Cotton, Noel Blake and Micky Hartford ( the gang of 4 ) cane into Hepworth Menswear in Solihull and were a bunch of absolute c hunts.

Jonny Briggs off Coronation Street was an absolute w anchor.

Richard Sneekes was a top, top bloke…..the most unaffected and genuine famous person I’ve ever spoken to.

Alan Buckley was very pleasant as well and treated my then three year old son really well.

[Dubbag]

I have met a few but they were generally in an induced coma at the time so probably doesn't really count...
Other then through hospital stays, can't say I have ever met anyone.
Although funnily enough I was in a conversation with an interesting person I had met once for around twenty minutes. A very pleasant conversation it was to. Afterwards someone asked me what was the conversation about, as they told me they were famous which surprised me.
I never heard of them then and I still couldn't remember who it was to this day. But I did remember the conversation......

[Bombers right foot]

Charles Evans artist, lovely genuine guy, great artist and teacher

[boingy]

Bessel van der Kolk. One of the worlds foremost complex trauma specialists. (Author of “The body keeps the score”)

[Q165]

I met Don Howe when he was still playing and our skipper. Sat and a had really good chat with Nils Lofgren who I found very affable. I've briefly met and spoken to Norman Wisdom and Larry Grayson. I've shaken BB King's hand but that isn't proper meeting. Neither is standing next to Jensen Button having a pi55.

[Omegstrat6]

Don't think I've ever really "met" any one famous. Over the years working in retail I've come across people like David Jason, John Hurt and Stephen Fry but can hardly claim to have exchanged more than a few words with them. As a kid I bumped into Trevor Francis at St. Andrews and Peter Wyngarde at the Birmingham motor show (he was driving a rather nice blue lamborghini miura ) but that's it. The only famous person I guess I can claim to have spoken to at any length was the late Terry Hall who used to drink at the same bar I went to in the early 80s. I have had several pre and post gig conversations with Ian McNabb who is always both entertaining and happy to talk to fans but then I doubt anyone else on here knows who he is

[TipperaryBaggie]

Spent an hour talking to Garfield Sobers at a Caribbean round table event held in Barbados in 1985. Such a gentleman.

[Joy_Division]

Morecambe and Wise. Met them twice as a young lad. My dad was a script writer for them for a while. Both of them were very nice to talk to.

[Epsombaggie]

Had a row on the phone with Ruby Wax once - who was complaining about a member of staff. Also met Jonah Barrington - played footy with him in a kick about, as he was a mate of a mate. Met Kate Moss at Gatwick once, she was having a fag outside the terminal (I was just taking some air during a 6 hour delay) - she had legs to die for.