Most famous person you have met, shook hands with and a chat

[7dialssouthpaw]

Mike Tyson, sat alone at Gatwick airport - went up and shook hands, said hi. big f***ing hand!

 

[Muzzman]

Carl Weathers
Jimmy White
Kris Akabusi
Sally Gunnell

What a night that was!

 

[El Presidente]

Have you chatted with Peter Hook? I think you said he went to the same gym.

I have, also met him backstage. Offered Gary Numan advice on where to get a decent post gig kebab in Manchester too.

 

[Official Old Man]

My Daughters get me in trouble.
Spent an evening in a Welsh pub having a meal. Group of 8 of us. What I didn't know was that one of the 'friends' was a huge Welsh Rugby International. Got the best table and people kept talking to him. Daughter told me next day who he was, luckily I didn't put my foot in it.
Another was in the queue Upper East for a pie. Daughter rushes up to someone and hugs him like a best friend (she knew him well). She introduces him to me and we chat. "What you up to now" I stupidly ask, "Off to Australia support to Robbie Williams". That was Adam Pitts of Lawson, really nice bloke who I've chatted too since.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Bobby Charlton (behind him at cashpoint)
Deirdre Barlow
Sir Viv Richards
Ian Hislop
Gordon Brown
Kevin Day

Not Tracey Crouch?

 

[aftershavedave]

Captain Sensible outside Hove Station in the pissing rain. No taxis. Circa 2000. He had a set of DJ gear if I remember correctly. One taxi turns up. Captain says, I'll tell you what Dave, I'll get the beers in and we can wait for more taxis, which he did and we did. A gent, Palace scum

 

[worthingseagull]

Whilst attending a west end show, I had a quick chat whilst having a piss at the urinals next to Anton Du Beke - obviously, we didnt shake hands

 

[Doc Lynam]

Bobby Charlton and I invited him to come and watch the Albion. Circa 2013.

 

[Mr Bridger]

Mike Tyson, sat alone at Gatwick airport - went up and shook hands, said hi. big f***ing hand!

Odd thing to say to you.

 

[Lifelong Supporter]

This young lady smiled at me and I smiled back, it would have been rude not to. It was in HSBC bank at Holborn Circus. I thought 'I know you' and then when I sat down at the small writing table I found out who it actually was. There was an incomplete paying in slip for a deposit account in the name of 'Diana Spencer'. Mystery woman solved.

 

[jackalbion]

Jason Steele

 

[Professor Plum]

probably Alan Mullery. He goes to the church where my brother-in-law is a curate.

My father in law is a lifelong spurs fan so often collars him, but get's a bit put out because when Alan says "we" he's referring to the Albion rather than Tottenham

I used to sell wine to Mullery. He and his wife always seemed to be at loggerheads. Miserable couple.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Sports wise - have had a beer with Mike Gatting, Peter Ward and Steve Foster (not at the same time), pissed next to Mickey Adams and been coached by Chris Cattlin when I was a kid on a sports holiday.

Non sports wise - Norman Cook (daughter GB is friends with some of Norm's friends' kids), Ian McCulloch (both wasted in a Brighton pub), Dennis Healey (when I was a kid) and sat next to Sid from CBeebies at The Amex for two seasons who is all round one of the soundest famous people out there, an absolute gent.

These are a very Brighton list.

 

[raymondo]

Eddie Jordan. He was on a charity bike ride for...errr Scope? (it was a long time ago).
Had a chat at dinner one evening.

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Alan Mullery, Norman Gall, George Best, ...............Norman just takes it!!

 

[Bakero]

David Haye at a wedding in the 2000s.

Ruby Wax and Prince Edward at Glyndebourne circa 2000.

Cristiano Ronaldo at Almería airport August 8th 2024.

 

[Zeberdi]

Apart from various Brighton players and Sussex cricketers that some others have mentioned, just an eclectic few that spring to mind from over the years:

Prince Philip - at British Book awards
Tony Blair - at Labour Party meetings
Jerry from Jerry & Pacemakers - working at event in late 70s
New Order - drinks in early 80s
John Cooper Clarke - weekend visit in 80s
Julian Clary - drinks in early 90s
Stan Smith (I was very young!)
Virginia Wade (I was very young!)
Kenneth Brannagh - at an art show private viewing in London
Sir Lawrence Olivier - sold a pair of jeans to him and his kids whilst working in a shop whilst at VI form.
Nico from the Velvet Underground - weekend visit
Peter Scott - won a painting competition as a child
Richard Attenborough - Chancellor of University of Sussex (and he handed me my degree)
James Herbet (writer) - family friend
Gordon Brown - as a labour Party activist
Jeremy Paxman - at Labour Party Conference
Derek Jacobi - whilst working backstage
Viginia McKenna - whilst involved in the campaign to release Brighton dolphins
Tony Benn - interviewed him for local radio

What a terrible excuse this thread is for namedropping

 

[jackalbion]

Jason Steele

Probably Fat Boy Slim actually, or Grian Chatten.

 

[Blue3]

Harold Whitlock who was the gold medalist in the 50 kilometre Race Walk at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

I was only a teenager when I met him I had just won a prize in athletics and he was handing out medals he shook my hand handed me a medal and a copy of his autobiography which he kindly signed and offered me some general athletic advice.

I never met him again but in 1985 I happened to be reading a news paper which had his obituary with a photograph of him receiving his medal in 1936 from Adolf Hitler which sent a bit of a chill down my spine as
I shook the hand that shook the hand of someone who authorised the deaths of 6 million men, women and children.

 

[jackalbion]

Probably Fat Boy Slim actually, or Grian Chatten.

Not a full conversation but once told George Clooney where the toilets were at work.