Mediocre claims to fame

ODuffer said:
I tripped over Zoe Ball at a V festival.
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I met her dad when he was judging a (probably collection of secondary schools) science fairs when I was at Uni in Bradford.
Also in Bradford I was walking into the city center past the town hall when I saw a guy who I swear was Frank Skinner wearing a bad wig. Seemed like a fever dream, until I saw he was doing a gig in one of the big theaters that weekend.
Was working in a bar as a glass collector, and just going along, doing my job, when other staff told me that I'd just cleared up after "Simon from Blue". Still don't really know or care.
Have met Terrorvision multiple times, including a couple of after-gig parties.
Personal favourites though, as a kid, met Professor Heinz Wolff from "The Great Egg Race" at a school education/technology convention that I went to with my dad. But major one for me, I was really stoked to meet Warwick and Harrison Davies, when they came to do some filming at OcUK. Really nice people, and a huge highlight of my 15 years there. Warwick signed some merch and blu-rays for me, that I will never part with. But even nicer was they both sighend a Harry Potter film set that they both appeared in for @Mrs Seabiscuit. Total legends and true gentlemen.
 
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arknor said:
lol I did the same with this guy in a local park a few months back.

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literally looked like a homeless drug addict ... I only realised who it was about 10 seconds later.
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He was probably on probation
 
When I was a kid, sat on the till of the local supermarket I’d regularly serve Keith Chegwin and Maggie Philbin just not together…. And yes…. Bottle shaped food!
 
I once had to call Jade Goody (of Big Brother "fame") and cancel her car insurance policy, after she was filmed driving her Range Rover by herself (she only had a provisional). She was already on notice for racking up 9 points.

She tried the old "don't you know who I am!?" bs, to which I replied "Yes, Miss Goody. I know exactly who you are, which is why I was able to find your policy details and phone number..." :rolleyes:

Thick as mince.
 
When i lived in Devon there was always a rumor in the town that Paul Daniels lived in the town, ive yet to validate that, probably just one of those small town rumors! :D

Craig Charles did some filming in my secondary school at the height of his Red Dwarf fame, managed to get his autograph on a school book, long since lost to time....
Also served Bobby Ball a breakfast, he came across a bit of a grumpy dwarf! Another time Shane Richie also left without paying from the same place. Honestly looking back i really cant blame either, it was a dive place for either to end up having worked the night prior :D
 
I met Alex Ferguson, before he was a Sir, on the Aberdeen team's coach outside The Old Course Hotel in 1983 a week or two after they'd won the Uefa Cup Winners Cup.

Which was nice.
 
Good to see some other people had Rolf Harris encounters but escaped without harm. :D

I was brought on stage at a pantomime once with another kid. Rolf Harris was playing Jake the Peg. We were shown what it looked like backstage, then he did a small interview and drew us a picture. Mine was Bugs Bunny, and the girl got the Rolfaroo. Fortunately, we were not molested :cool:, but I don't know if the drawing has survived time.
 
I met and had my picture taken with Canadian You Tubers Damon and Dave from Daily Driven Exotics (DDE) in Edinburgh at the 2023 Gumball Rally.

Also, walked past Matt Armstrong and Shmee150.
 
In 1986, I was one of the many extras in one of the "If you see Sid..." TV advert for the British Gas privitization.

Filmed on a hillside down in Devon, the film company came into the pub and offered £10 or £20 for a couple of hours being filmed walking towards an imaginary gas flame, going "oooh", that was added in later.

Never saw the finished advert.
 
Emlyn_Dewar said:
Good to see some other people had Rolf Harris encounters but escaped without harm. :D

I was brought on stage at a pantomime once with another kid. Rolf Harris was playing Jake the Peg. We were shown what it looked like backstage, then he did a small interview and drew us a picture. Mine was Bugs Bunny, and the girl got the Rolfaroo. Fortunately, we were not molested :cool:, but I don't know if the drawing has survived time.
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Apologies for belly-chuckling at "I was too ugly to be molested by Rolf Harris"...
 
theukmoog said:
In 1986, I was one of the many extras in one of the "If you see Sid..." TV advert for the British Gas privitization.

Filmed on a hillside down in Devon, the film company came into the pub and offered £10 or £20 for a couple of hours being filmed walking towards an imaginary gas flame, going "oooh", that was added in later.

Never saw the finished advert.
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Looks to be the one at 2 min 10 seconds.
 
I know the guy who was the boy scout trying to stuff his face with candy floss on a roller coaster on Jim 'll Fix It. Probably about the most famous fix it, that one.

Fairly quiet about it these days, obvs.
 
In the movie "The Hangover", they're checking in to Caesar's Palace and the receptionist is talking to them. That actress and I followed each other on Instagram for a little while and she once liked a photo of my face :D my tenuous link to Hollywood.
 
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Had lunch in a little pub just outside Frome once. As it happened, they were filming the Animal Park series in nearby Longleat and the presenters & some of the crew came in for lunch.

Or, more to the point, came in and shattered the peace.

That Ben Fogle and Kate Whasserchops both have voices like foghorns and wouldn't shut up about their appearances on Call My Bluff constantly roaring with laughter at their own anecdotes.

To be fair, I petted Ben's dog on the way out and some pleasantries were exchanged so I left the pub with a somewhat more favourable impression of them.
 
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