FabSwingers.com forum: Crap Claim to Fame

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

My friend and I were just having a highly amusing chat about his prior status as a minor sporting celebrity in his local paper - he even had pics and links from the articles

I then started thinking about my (dubious) forays into fame… and yes, the Runner Bean costume I wore to guides definitely did make it into our local Gazette

But what are your CRAP claims to fame, my first-class forum friends?

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By *agerMorganMan
over a year ago

Canvey Island

When I was a Scout, trying to stop our hall from closing down.

Was … 11-12 I think, article in paper and everything

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By *weetkitten65Woman
over a year ago

Halifax

Years ago was survived a armed robbery in local off licence which made local paper.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

At the age of 15 I was in a television series as a main character

The series was called "starting out"

Biggest load of shit you could imagine,but it got me the girls at the time lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was the first paying customer at the Starbucks on the a50 services

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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

Took part in a world record

That's about it.

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

I was in the clothes show as a teenager! Got to party with the gorgeous Caryn Franklin & Jeff banks for a weekend, that was much more fun than shooting the programme

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Local paper for winning a raffle prize - am amazing outdoor bench lol! Photographer had me in a seated spreadeagle pose

I've been on telly a few times as a background extra

And i was in the opening ceremony for the Manchester commonwealth games

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was a child model. And was the face? Is that the word, I don't know I was 4. But I did the channel four TV ad for the Eurppean football championship in 1992.

That's not the end, 10 years later during p.e at secondary school someone I didn't really know told me he'd seen me on Tarrant on TV the night before.

So Chris Tarrant took the piss out of it too.

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By *inballs99Man
over a year ago

Blackheath

I was a walk on part when I was about 11 on London's burning!

Also was I a film called city rats with Danny Dyer (they used my car in the film but cut me out )

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was nearly in Hollyoaks.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was nearly in Hollyoaks."

Close call!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"At the age of 15 I was in a television series as a main character

The series was called "starting out"

Biggest load of shit you could imagine,but it got me the girls at the time lol"

Blimey Dan. A whole series, or an episode? Either way - that’s not a bad effort

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"At the age of 15 I was in a television series as a main character

The series was called "starting out"

Biggest load of shit you could imagine,but it got me the girls at the time lol

Blimey Dan. A whole series, or an episode? Either way - that’s not a bad effort

2 series but it got decommissioned

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By *arkandlovelyWoman
over a year ago

South Derbyshire

I was once the sleeping baby they show at the end of the Christmas shopping story on regional news with the cheesy "it all got too much for this little shopper" line.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"At the age of 15 I was in a television series as a main character

The series was called "starting out"

Biggest load of shit you could imagine,but it got me the girls at the time lol

Blimey Dan. A whole series, or an episode? Either way - that’s not a bad effort

2 series but it got decommissioned "

Can I just add a WOW!! in there lol

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

I was on Antiques Roadshow with my Dad, some years ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was in The Jam's "Funeral Pyre" video.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was on Antiques Roadshow with my Dad, some years ago

What did they value him at? Priceless I'm sure.

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By *ohn KanakaMan
over a year ago

Not all that North of North London

I mean it's crap, but back in the early 90s when The Wonder Stuff were huge, I was in one of their music videos (Caught in my shadow, around 55 seconds in if you really want to know!) and I still smile at the time I was on Top of The Pops!

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By *izzy.miss.lizzyCouple
over a year ago

Pembrokeshire

I appeared in the local press with my then MP complaining about the lack of support for children with additional learning needs in my then borough.

I also made scrambled eggs for the actor called David Ross who sometimes played Crighton in Red Dwarf episodes, my Husband worked with his girlfriend at the time and they stayed in our spare room a few times.

Same girlfriend also dated actor David Neal who was ming the merciless's captain in the Flash Gordon movie, she got us to drive her to his house, and he made me beef stew and dumplings for dinner hahaha

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"I was on Antiques Roadshow with my Dad, some years ago

What did they value him at? Priceless I'm sure.

I couldn't give him away. We were getting his Grandfather's Grandfather clock valued

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was on Antiques Roadshow with my Dad, some years ago

What did they value him at? Priceless I'm sure.

I couldn't give him away. We were getting his Grandfather's Grandfather clock valued

Lol!

So it was your great, great, great Grandfather clock?

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By *hePerkyPumpkinTV/TS
over a year ago

Bristol

National runners up in a Princes Trust award thingy.

Shook the Kings hand

Dec (of Ant and Dec) looked at me.

Met a few other celebrities.

There would have been an article in a paper somewhere

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"I was on Antiques Roadshow with my Dad, some years ago

What did they value him at? Priceless I'm sure.

I couldn't give him away. We were getting his Grandfather's Grandfather clock valued

Lol!

So it was your great, great, great Grandfather clock?

My Great-grandfather's Grandfather clock

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have appeared in a couple of documentaries and in news articles. I'm still on youtube....if you know where to look...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

ive been in the newspaper 3 times... Each with an equally awful photo!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was on Antiques Roadshow with my Dad, some years ago

What did they value him at? Priceless I'm sure.

I couldn't give him away. We were getting his Grandfather's Grandfather clock valued

Lol!

So it was your great, great, great Grandfather clock?

My Great-grandfather's Grandfather clock

Don't worry was a bad attempt at a joke. Lol

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

Crap claim?

Oh these are bad.

First violin in a certain orchestra when younger that performed somewhere. Made the news. Still got the newspaper clipping of me in my memories box.

Spent a couple of weeks at the Fringe shacked up with someone and helped write an award winning show through copious amounts of tequila and cigarettes and sex. I even appear in their credits with a little thanks. So proud of that one.

Made most read post of the year on a friend's very popular blog. Go me and my really dire smut writing skills.

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By *ulieAndBeefCouple
over a year ago

Manchester-ish

I appeared in the local paper after winning a bike in one of their competitions.

And again a while later after the bike was knocked when I was doing my paper round.

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By *ulieAndBeefCouple
over a year ago

Manchester-ish

"I appeared in the local paper after winning a bike in one of their competitions.

And again a while later after the bike was knocked when I was doing my paper round.

Nicked not knocked - stupid auto carrot

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Met a previous Prime Minister

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By *rishman75Man
over a year ago

Chessington/epsom

when I was 19 I was a extra in braveheart and circle of friends and Rob Roy and saving private Ryan and it was a good experience

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Met several celebs on a game show

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By *ickshawedCouple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

The choir I'm in did a lockdown recording that got a fair few views on Facebook and YouTube. It's still on YouTube. My kids and nephew's had fun pointing and shouting every time you see me on screen.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"when I was 19 I was a extra in braveheart and circle of friends and Rob Roy and saving private Ryan and it was a good experience

I mean…they’re not really crap, are they?! I’d say they’re pretty awesome.

They did some filming for Saving Private Ryan in a field close to somewhere my Dad used to work. He used to leave his portocabin and take his sandwiches out to watch

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By *ooliganMan
over a year ago

Preston

Went to watch the Milk Race (bike race) as a young lad in the 80s, waiting at the top of Pendle Hill in the pouring rain, a motorbike pulled up and the rider thrust a flag into my hand and instructed me to wave it as the riders crested the climb.

I was on Channel 4 coverage looking like a drowned rat, shivering my bollocks off and waving a huge flag!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Dec (of Ant and Dec) looked at me. "

I don’t know why, but this really tickled me

Good work, I love it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I stole rally driver Richard Burns Subaru beanie hat when he came into the pub I worked in with his Subaru WRC team and had dinner

lovely guy and very funny.

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By *he_turtle_movesMan
over a year ago

york

Gary Lineker gave me a Blue Peter badge on live television

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

TV work, magazine and national newspaper stories and even a German documentary about our families life. Can't say what is so special that we get that level of attention as I'll give my identity away

Mrs C

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By *lephantisMan
over a year ago

Oxford

When I was 17, I organised and led a protest and boycott of a nearby Shell station, in response to Shell's involvement in the murder of Ken Saro-Wiwa. Local papers were there to do interviews and take photos, and got in some nasty digs about 'student politics' in the write-up, but we worked in shifts and it actually shut down within the week.

Same local reporter interviewed me a year later, showering me with pointless praise when I got my A-Levels and university place. I mentioned this to him. He grinned and said 'Ah, that's how the media works.'

I learned contempt early.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"TV work, magazine and national newspaper stories and even a German documentary about our families life. Can't say what is so special that we get that level of attention as I'll give my identity away

Mrs C "

Well damn! Now I’m intrigued!!

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By *jonesMan
over a year ago

london

Walked past telly Savalas ,kojak , if anyone can remember that, in Los Angeles

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By *rishman75Man
over a year ago

Chessington/epsom

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I had a beer in scarbough with one of the chuckle brothers.

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By *rishman75Man
over a year ago

Chessington/epsom

"when I was 19 I was a extra in braveheart and circle of friends and Rob Roy and saving private Ryan and it was a good experience

I mean…they’re not really crap, are they?! I’d say they’re pretty awesome.

They did some filming for Saving Private Ryan in a field close to somewhere my Dad used to work. He used to leave his portocabin and take his sandwiches out to watch

Gibson was a tool but the other actors were brilliant and came out drinking with us and just brilliant people

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By *jonesMan
over a year ago

london

Not crap but unusual , I helped a Ukrainian friend get out of the then USSR. Many years ago.

Claimed assylum in west Berlin .

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By *ornycougaWoman
over a year ago

Wherever I lay my hat

Touched Martin Kemp's arm at a Radio 1 Roadshow in Cleethorpes

D*unken snog with one of the Housemartins in Hull

Sat next to David Tennant on a Ryanair flight (I didn't notice till we were at baggage reclaim at Stansted)

Went for the same bakery item as Timothy Spall in Tesco Express in East Dulwich

Sold Richard Ayoade some second- hand tat at a fete

Had a nice chat with Tim Wheeler from Ash on Insta

Was unintentionally rude to Rob Brydon at a panto

Sat at the next table to Nile Rodgers at hotel breakfast when Chic played at Tramlines in Sheffield (He had smoked salmon and scrambled eggs btw)

Got down and dirty with an Olympic gold medalist and a Millwall player (separately)

Just been living my best life in paradise, peeps.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Touched Martin Kemp's arm at a Radio 1 Roadshow in Cleethorpes

D*unken snog with one of the Housemartins in Hull

Sat next to David Tennant on a Ryanair flight (I didn't notice till we were at baggage reclaim at Stansted)

Went for the same bakery item as Timothy Spall in Tesco Express in East Dulwich

Sold Richard Ayoade some second- hand tat at a fete

Had a nice chat with Tim Wheeler from Ash on Insta

Was unintentionally rude to Rob Brydon at a panto

Sat at the next table to Nile Rodgers at hotel breakfast when Chic played at Tramlines in Sheffield (He had smoked salmon and scrambled eggs btw)

Got down and dirty with an Olympic gold medalist and a Millwall player (separately)

Just been living my best life in paradise, peeps.

Whoaaaaaa

Let’s have the unintentional Rob Bryson pan to rudeness story then please

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By *ustdaveHantsMan
over a year ago

chippenham

I played alderman greedy in the pied piper and made the Birmingham evening mail.

Oh and Frank Bruno once punched me at a charity boxing event

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Back in my heyday as a musician I got to mime playing the keyboards on a Top of the Pops Christmas special with British boy band Blue, but that pales in significance to my appearance on The Only Way is Essex as James Argents bassist.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"D*unken snog with one of the Housemartins in Hull"

What a good place to be.

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

"Sold Richard Ayoade some second- hand tat at a fete

What tat did he buy? I don't think my life will be fulfilled until I find out.

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

"D*unken snog with one of the Housemartins in Hull

What a good place to be."

Close thread

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Sold Richard Ayoade some second- hand tat at a fete

Flipping love the I.T. Crowd and Richard Ayoade, saw him at a pub on the River Leigh in East London, I was starstruck, he's a legend!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I had my picture in local paper when I was about 11 with a celebrity chef (at that time) during a food festival.

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By *ubsteffTV/TS
over a year ago

Portsmouth

Jimmy Page (from Led Zeppelin) has seen me play football.

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By *ohn KanakaMan
over a year ago

Not all that North of North London

I'm acknowledged in a medical journal that was published about 6 months in to Covid and was globally significant

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By *ornycougaWoman
over a year ago

Wherever I lay my hat

"Touched Martin Kemp's arm at a Radio 1 Roadshow in Cleethorpes

D*unken snog with one of the Housemartins in Hull

Sat next to David Tennant on a Ryanair flight (I didn't notice till we were at baggage reclaim at Stansted)

Went for the same bakery item as Timothy Spall in Tesco Express in East Dulwich

Sold Richard Ayoade some second- hand tat at a fete

Had a nice chat with Tim Wheeler from Ash on Insta

Was unintentionally rude to Rob Brydon at a panto

Sat at the next table to Nile Rodgers at hotel breakfast when Chic played at Tramlines in Sheffield (He had smoked salmon and scrambled eggs btw)

Got down and dirty with an Olympic gold medalist and a Millwall player (separately)

Just been living my best life in paradise, peeps.

Whoaaaaaa

Let’s have the unintentional Rob Bryson pan to rudeness story then please

Strap yourselves in..... Helped out with a school trip to the panto. Went to speak to one of the teachers - called Rob - a few rows back and a few seats in. Said his name to get his attention to which Rob Brydon who was sitting next to him replied "Yes". I didn't recognise him cos I'm a bit unobservant like that and said "I'm not talking to you mate". He looked very dejected. Crap story for a crap spot!

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By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

"D*unken snog with one of the Housemartins in Hull"

"What a good place to be."

Don’t believe it!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Went out on strike about pay... Was in the paper

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By *ornycougaWoman
over a year ago

Wherever I lay my hat

"Sold Richard Ayoade some second- hand tat at a fete

What tat did he buy? I don't think my life will be fulfilled until I find out."

If only I could remember that detail!

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By *ornycougaWoman
over a year ago

Wherever I lay my hat

"D*unken snog with one of the Housemartins in Hull

What a good place to be."

You are on fire today

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By *entBarryUKMan
over a year ago

Ashford

I made Lara Croft skate indoors for a photo shoot.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My Grandad's cousin used to hold the world land speed record

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By *wist my nipplesCouple
over a year ago

North East Scotland, mostly

I was on the local news a couple of years ago. Met a fab friend for the first time since lockdown a few months ago and he said "I saw you on the telly! I was thinking, I've fucked her!"

Mrs TMN x

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By *ormerWelshcouple2020Man
over a year ago

Stourbridge

Front page of a national newspaper and tv for an accident I had -M

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By *ex HolesMan
over a year ago

Up North

I can store £1.32 in 2p’s in my foreskin

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Got chatted up and a drink bought for me by peter dinklage many many moons ago in blackpool, always regret not trying it, now we are into this lifestyle i like to think he was going to the clubs lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Starred on BBC Midlands today the other month

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By *lym4realCouple
over a year ago

plymouth

Mr4 was in the group scenes in the film "Quadrophenia" on Brighton beach and even told some bloke called "Sting" to get out of the f***ing way as he was stood on the pavement in Mr4's way !! ....and him and his ex went to the infamous "Gus honey bun" parties in Plymouth and had afew good nights with judy spiers ..xx

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By *ynecplCouple
over a year ago

Newcastle upon Tyne

Our son was the first baby born on Christmas day one year, photo in the papers etc.

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By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

"I can store £1.32 in 2p’s in my foreskin

That is very specific and accurate of you Rex.

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By *ager 2 PleaseMan
over a year ago

Birmingham/midlands

Attacked by the phantom flan flinger from tiswas. Traumatic, but I was a brave little solder (I’ll be fine)

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By *ex HolesMan
over a year ago

Up North

"I can store £1.32 in 2p’s in my foreskin

That is very specific and accurate of you Rex."

I have a certificate from Guinness to back this claim up

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I've kissed boy George.

Shook hands with Fleetwood mac. Kissed Rick Astley.

Kissed Mike Read (dj)

Knew Jay kay from jaminiqur quiet well before he was famous.

Front page of our local paper twice. Once for being burnt quite badly in a fire and once for losing weight.

When I was a little child I was in the paper for meeting Bert on(anyone remember him) he was a guitar player

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

Appeared on the BBC news walking past Angelina Jolie while she was being interviewed at the London premiere of World War Z.

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By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

"I have a certificate from Guinness to back this claim up

I’m in the Guinness Book of Records but I’m not saying what for. At least, not in public.

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By *itvclaireTV/TS
over a year ago

Birmingham

I was an extra in a film with Kenneth Branagh, got to wet him but had no idea who he was at the time

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was an extra in a film with Kenneth Branagh, got to wet him but had no idea who he was at the time

XX "

You wet him? Was he into watersports?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I appeared in the local press with my then MP complaining about the lack of support for children with additional learning needs in my then borough.

You'll be very popular if any Red Dwarf fan thread starts up.

Even though David Ross only played Kryten in the one episode.

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By *ud and BryanCouple
over a year ago

Boston, Lincolnshire

We feature in a "documentary" with Big Narstie (nice guy)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Appeared on the BBC news walking past Angelina Jolie while she was being interviewed at the London premiere of World War Z."

At least you were in her presence.

Was she even more beautiful in real life?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

"Appeared on the BBC news walking past Angelina Jolie while she was being interviewed at the London premiere of World War Z.

At least you were in her presence.

Was she even more beautiful in real life?"

I couldn't see her face because I was behind her. Her hair looked lovely.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Own multiple world records

Hold multiple world number 1 leaderboard spots across a muiltude off games

And one off those games is a very big a popular game there’s probably people here who have seen my name before as they looking at the leaderboards

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By *entBarryUKMan
over a year ago

Ashford

"I can store £1.32 in 2p’s in my foreskin

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By *bboredguyMan
over a year ago

dundee

I met Nigel Farage when i eating breakfast one time

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I can store £1.32 in 2p’s in my foreskin

Don't piss it away.

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By *ristinapinkWoman
over a year ago

Staines-upon-Thames

A couple of years ago I went on holiday to Portugal. I went straight to the beach after I landed. There was a TV crew there and they asked if I’d like to answer some questions about the beach. Later that day my mom as calling me saying I was on the national tv news talking about the beach haha

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"I met Nigel Farage when i eating breakfast one time "

Our condolences

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By *irtydevil666Man
over a year ago

bristol

I appeared in a Brazilian daytime soap opera.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have been mentioned in The Times.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Also I passed joan collins in the street as her son went to the public school here

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Met and shook hands with Richard Noble at a motor show in Birmingham.

Saw Ricky Tomlinson at Asda in Wrexham. He looked a bit like a fat, hairy tramp.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was in a dug out when Granada reports were interviewing Brian Robson at old Trafford

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Saw Mark Lewis Jones in my local Co-Op a few years ago. He used to live a literal stones throw from where I live.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

oh and I sat next to Rebecca vardy as she was having her nails done

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over a year ago

I was in the Rolf Harris show at 8- he kissed my hand and everything

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Met and shook hands with Richard Noble at a motor show in Birmingham.

Saw Ricky Tomlinson at Asda in Wrexham. He looked a bit like a fat, hairy tramp."

How very kind of you

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh! I once knocked Prince Andrew on his arse. That's got to be worth something?

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By *anky_PankyWoman
over a year ago

Filthy Fuckeryville

Jizzy Pearl of the band Love/Hate snogged me when I was 14! He didn't know I was only 14 mind and it was nearly my 15th birthday

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By *ornycougaWoman
over a year ago

Wherever I lay my hat

More crap entries from me with various newspaper appearances including:

Feature and pic in Grimsby Evening Telegraph after I went back from the Big Smoke to do a charity abseil off the dick tower. Particularly unflattering pic of me dangling Bo Jo style

Captured in a pic accompanying a Daily Fail article about a locally prominent sex offender. I was stood behind him chugging wine

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By *ornycougaWoman
over a year ago

Wherever I lay my hat

"More crap entries from me with various newspaper appearances including:

Feature and pic in Grimsby Evening Telegraph after I went back from the Big Smoke to do a charity abseil off the dick tower. Particularly unflattering pic of me dangling Bo Jo style

Captured in a pic accompanying a Daily Fail article about a locally prominent sex offender. I was stood behind him chugging wine"

*Dock tower

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By *red333Man
over a year ago

Dorchester

I was in a pop video once I'm certain that my inclusion in this video sent it rocketing to number one

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By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

I genuinely laughed out loud at ‘dick tower’.

Sometimes I’m glad there’s no edit function on Fab.

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By *amierebelMan
over a year ago

nae danger.

Been in paper myself what I find funny is how they dictate it to make it a newsworthy article and make there own stuff up and pass it off like it's facts... never got journalism

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By *argaryen starkCouple
over a year ago

pinxton

"I was on Antiques Roadshow with my Dad, some years ago

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how much was he worth ?

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"I was on Antiques Roadshow with my Dad, some years ago

how much was he worth ?"

2s 6d

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By *elix SightedMan
over a year ago

Cloud 8

Similar to yours, Red, but not as embarrassing haha. When I joined the cubs at just 8 years old, I was photographed for the local rag.

There I was, in my school shorts and skinny little legs in long socks, neckerchief and cap, saluting like a numpty and the whole town saw

I’ve avoided the spotlight ever since and I think that’s why I never made it big.

Ahem.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Met and shook hands with Richard Noble at a motor show in Birmingham.

Saw Ricky Tomlinson at Asda in Wrexham. He looked a bit like a fat, hairy tramp.

How very kind of you

i could have puut that a better way.

He was looking very wild.

Large with wild, unkempt hair and beard.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was in the Rolf Harris show at 8- he kissed my hand and everything

Everything?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

From as early as I can remember me and my brothers were told by my Mum that David Livingstone who discovered/named Victoria falls and died following a lion attack in Africa was our great great great great Grandfather. I did school projects on him and told everyone.

Wasn't until about 5 years ago mum was doing a family tree and it turned out it was completely untrue.

My older brother has the middle name Livingstone because of that error.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Oh! I once knocked Prince Andrew on his arse. That's got to be worth something?"

Next time, try knocking him onto a fire.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was in the Rolf Harris show at 8- he kissed my hand and everything

Everything?"

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By *ixiePoisonWoman
over a year ago

Darlington

Joe Strummer (Clash) bought me a drink, when my brothers band supported his....

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By *ixieAndHerKingCouple
over a year ago

Debauchery

There’s a strong possibility that I’m related to Dick Turpin..

Hades

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was in the Rolf Harris show at 8- he kissed my hand and everything

I wrote to Jim'll Fix It once when I was younger asking Jimmy Saville to fix it for me to appear on Rolf's Cartoon Club and for Rolf to draw me as a Rolfaroo.

Reckon I had a lucky escape with that one!

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By *ovelifelovefuntimesMan
over a year ago

Where ever I lay my hat

I've slept with Sienna Miller. Well sort of

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have been on atleast 4 episodes of Homes under the hammer (just in the audience) ahah

Very exciting stuff

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was a contestant on Fun House as a child and got to meet Pat Sharpe hahahaha.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I got told to be quite by Hugh Cornwall, i got excited confusing him with Hugh Whittingstall

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By *azza72Man
over a year ago

Leeds

I once had my golf swing commented on by the late great Peter Allis. I was about 2 years old and was hitting a ball of tin foil with a stick somewhere at Lytham & St Annes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was in the bill a couple of times

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By *punkyMcFuckKnuckleMan
over a year ago

Glasvegas

I once got into a social media spat with a 90/00s Hollywood actor. My ti_eline made for an interesting back and forth

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By *ittlemissmistressKCouple
over a year ago

Southampton

"I had a beer in scarbough with one of the chuckle brothers. "

Did you pass him the beer and say "to you" ? Lol

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By *ittlemissmistressKCouple
over a year ago

Southampton

"Joe Strummer (Clash) bought me a drink, when my brothers band supported his.... "

Very cool!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was in the Rolf Harris show at 8- he kissed my hand and everything

I wrote to Jim'll Fix It once when I was younger asking Jimmy Saville to fix it for me to appear on Rolf's Cartoon Club and for Rolf to draw me as a Rolfaroo.

Reckon I had a lucky escape with that one! "

Oh bloody hell

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I am distantly related to Tim Curry

My Dad knew Roy Wood, I used to be friends with his daughter

My son used to fix Uli Roth's Computer when he was a manager in a computer repair shop. I walked in to drop some lunch and Uli Roth was there. My boy was oblivious as to who he was... I was told that my boy was the only person he trusted to fix his computers.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm on the cover of a live Black Sabbath album

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By *ormalfornorfolkMan
over a year ago

Norwich

"I was in The Jam's "Funeral Pyre" video."

That’s an awesome claim to fame!

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By *ormalfornorfolkMan
over a year ago

Norwich

My dad cut Frank Carson’s hair once.

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By *ornucopiaMan
over a year ago

Bexley

'Boy Gives Alarm' headline when I saw a plane nosedive into the sea.

I was at the dining table supposed to be writing my English essay homework but was more interested in the plane outside the window.

Best part of it was getting time off school to attend the coroner's inquest as a key witness. Sadly not so much fun for the three occupants once their steep turn went wrong.

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By *imi_RougeWoman
over a year ago

Portsmouth

I was on page 3... Of my local paper... Showing off my pussy... Cats.

An article about cat rescue

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By *etcplCouple
over a year ago

Gapping Fanny

I was dated the sister of Denise Welsh’s hair dresser!

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By *ife NinjaMan
over a year ago

Dunfermline

"My friend and I were just having a highly amusing chat about his prior status as a minor sporting celebrity in his local paper - he even had pics and links from the articles

I then started thinking about my (dubious) forays into fame… and yes, the Runner Bean costume I wore to guides definitely did make it into our local Gazette

But what are your CRAP claims to fame, my first-class forum friends?"

As you're so classy, the local gazette must have sold like hot cakes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was the little boy in the Heinz Speghetti hoop advert about 1984!

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By *rNice.Man
over a year ago

scunthorpe

when I was 12 years old Jimmy Saville bought me an ice cream ... i wont say what I had to do to earn it ....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was in the local newspaper pretty much on a weekly basis as a teenager the year I was "head girl"

, who knew a few years down the line I would be a head girl in a different way

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was in the local newspaper pretty much on a weekly basis as a teenager the year I was "head girl"

, who knew a few years down the line I would be a head girl in a different way

You're a hairdresser?

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By * and M 2Couple
over a year ago

joyville

“””enjoying the mother of a very very famous television presenter (he was 2 at the time) “ and sharing a few pints with him many years later on set … …

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was in the local newspaper pretty much on a weekly basis as a teenager the year I was "head girl"

, who knew a few years down the line I would be a head girl in a different way

You're a hairdresser?"

hahahaha in that sense more a Gardner, always a smooth lawn

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When I was born , I was delivered by the great grandson of WG Grace !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When I was born , I was delivered by the great grandson of WG Grace ! "

How was that?

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By *rAitchMan
over a year ago

Diagonally Parked in a Parallel Universe

"When I was born , I was delivered by the great grandson of WG Grace !

How was that?"

Out, I suspect!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When I was born , I was delivered by the great grandson of WG Grace !

How was that?

Out, I suspect!"

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"When I was born , I was delivered by the great grandson of WG Grace !

How was that?

Out, I suspect!"

Silly mid off?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When I was born , I was delivered by the great grandson of WG Grace !

How was that?

Out, I suspect!

Silly mid off?"

Did you have a sticky wicket?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When I was born , I was delivered by the great grandson of WG Grace !

How was that?

Out, I suspect!

Silly mid off?

Did you have a sticky wicket?

One guy came in, and you came out.

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By *eroLondonMan
over a year ago

Mayfair

I was the first 'persona non grata' labelled by the infamously 'famous' Manchester Social.

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By *ixieAndHerKingCouple
over a year ago

Debauchery

That bloke from the classic TV series Eldorado, Jesse Birdsall I belive his name is, tried to chat me up at a sainsburys checkout queue a couple of years back. My daughter noticed the wink and said loudly, 'Why's that funny man winking mum?'

Geoffrey from rainbow touched my bum many, many years ago in a swimming pool at a charity event...

My real claim to fame though was being in the local paper for my 15 mins of fame 'starring' on opportunity knocks in the late 70s... my act was something I'd rather forget

Cherry x

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By *lephantisMan
over a year ago

Oxford

"I was the first 'persona non grata' labelled by the infamously 'famous' Manchester Social.

'Dost what tha wilt shall be th'whole o't'law'?

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By *ainbow_RoadWoman
over a year ago

Brighton

I've been in the newspaper a couple of times, from stories about scout camps when I was a nipper to articles about local landmarks being shut down.

Also, lots of TV appearances - not always deliberate

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By *iscean_dreamMan
over a year ago

Port talbot

I fingered Rachel Riley

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By *rNice.Man
over a year ago

scunthorpe

crime watch 1992-94

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By *ixieAndHerKingCouple
over a year ago

Debauchery

"I fingered Rachel Riley "

Were you awake when you believed this happened PD?

Cherry x

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By *eroLondonMan
over a year ago

Mayfair

"I was the first 'persona non grata' labelled by the infamously 'famous' Manchester Social.

'Dost what tha wilt shall be th'whole o't'law'?"

•

nihil amoris. non paenitet.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When I was born , I was delivered by the great grandson of WG Grace !

How was that?

Out, I suspect!

Silly mid off?

Did you have a sticky wicket?

One guy came in, and you came out.

At least I wasn’t going to get dropped !!

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By *ainbow_RoadWoman
over a year ago

Brighton

The first person to ever buy me flowers was Sara Pascoe.

Circa 2003, whilst we were at uni together and I did all the technical guff for a production of Romeo and Juliet she put on

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By *iscean_dreamMan
over a year ago

Port talbot

"I fingered Rachel Riley

Were you awake when you believed this happened PD?

Cherry x"

Maybe, it's hard to tell

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By *aro7Man
over a year ago

wickford

"At the age of 15 I was in a television series as a main character

The series was called "starting out"

Biggest load of shit you could imagine,but it got me the girls at the time lol"

Blimey I remember that,

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was on fifteen to one once. I got knocked out in the first round but I got a team photo and it was a great day

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By *arko2020Man
over a year ago

Sale

Played my violin in stage at the Birmingham town hall when I was 5 years old.

My mum was mortified cos my shirt was hanging out

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Glad I started this one. Dick Tower has made me laugh until tears ran, thank you for that, Hornycouga

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Played my violin in stage at the Birmingham town hall when I was 5 years old.

My mum was mortified cos my shirt was hanging out

As long as you had a clean nose - that was/is always my "thing" as a mum. I don't want my child in the school play, immortalised on film, with snot all over their faces

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I performed gymnastics in front of the Queen at an opening of a Leisure Centre

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By *ornycougaWoman
over a year ago

Wherever I lay my hat

"Glad I started this one. Dick Tower has made me laugh until tears ran, thank you for that, Hornycouga

Always like to make someone laugh, Red. Can't lie - it is usually at me, rather than with me. My NY resolution to read before hitting send clearly needs concerted effort... Already managed to email a female work colleague this year saying 'I know you are very busty' (meant busy)

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By *ibi_curiousCouple
over a year ago

Shepperton

Bert was invited to stay for the backstage party by Freddie Mercury at the his last live performance

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Bert was invited to stay for the backstage party by Freddie Mercury at the his last live performance "

That's not crap, that's bloody amazing! I'm very jealous

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

"I was a child model. And was the face? Is that the word, I don't know I was 4. But I did the channel four TV ad for the Eurppean football championship in 1992.

That's not the end, 10 years later during p.e at secondary school someone I didn't really know told me he'd seen me on Tarrant on TV the night before.

So Chris Tarrant took the piss out of it too.

Do you still get invites onto shows like come dine with , random documentaries, daytime tv & first rounds of things like X factor etc ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was a child model. And was the face? Is that the word, I don't know I was 4. But I did the channel four TV ad for the Eurppean football championship in 1992.

That's not the end, 10 years later during p.e at secondary school someone I didn't really know told me he'd seen me on Tarrant on TV the night before.

So Chris Tarrant took the piss out of it too.

Do you still get invites onto shows like come dine with , random documentaries, daytime tv & first rounds of things like X factor etc ? "

Do I still get invites? I was 4 when I did this. Don't really know what you mean.

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By *cnugatugMan
over a year ago

Chatham

Not a crap claim to fame but I was in Shaun of the dead as a zombie

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By *isfun2023Couple
over a year ago

wakefield

I've met Steve Irwin

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Not a crap claim to fame but I was in Shaun of the dead as a zombie "

That's pretty cool!

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