FabSwingers.com forum: Have You Ever Met a Celebrity & Not Regonised Them?

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

I used to work for a very large Mini-Cab Company in London, i picked up this little old lady and we got chatting, I asked her what she did for a living, she told me she was an Actress, I asked if she was in anything I've heard of, she told me that she was in a Tv Show back in the 70's/80's called Rentaghost it was Mrs Meaker !! So anyone had that situation?

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

I have. Kinda.

Years ago I had to go and collect a parcel from the local Post Office Delivery centre (whatever it was called) and spotted a chap I recognised and so started having a conversation with him and then it dawned on me exactly where I'd recognised him from - the telly.

I felt so embarrassed. I apologised and explained and I have to say, he was fine about it - and we carried on chatting

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By *dam1971Man
over a year ago

Bedford

There are now more celebrities than I've got time for, so probably lots pass me without me noticing

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By *on and TammyCouple
over a year ago

Manchester

Bob from 'Rita, Sue, and Bob too'.

Saw him in a corner shop on a Sunday morning looking like he'd had a heavy night. Knew he was off the telly but couldn't place him so my brother went and asked him what we would have seen him in. He was alright considering he was clearly a bit worse for wear.

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

Johnny Marr...... to be fair I wouldn't know him from Adam. I only knew who he was as he was coming to collect his son who had been working as my assistant on a summer school many years ago.

I was never a big smiths fan, and didn't pretend to be. We sat and had a brew while waiting for his son to finish tidying up. Just a plain ordinary convo about weather, football and other shit. A very down to earth guy.

It was quite a posh summer school in Altrincham. There were kids of a few celebs attended....a few footballers, couple of Corrie "stars". Nobody made any fuss when they came to collect their kids....

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By *rowleyMan
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Yes, a few voice actors.

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

are crabs a celebrity as they are well know on fabswingers

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

Yes Damon Hill in a supermarket. I swore blind it wasnt him and my ex kept insiting it was.

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

Was in an airport in Portugal as had to go back to claim my bag,

And a very scruffy grey haired man stood next to me in dirty cloths

Chris Evans

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

I used to serve Ali Campbell from UB40 in a pub I worked at when I was 18, I thought he was just a rude orange faced tosser. One night the whole band came in and apologised all night for him. Left a fiver tip each for all the staff.

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By *ubSirVient-DefinitionCouple
over a year ago

dukinfield

I have it ALL the time in my job.

My brothers even better as we do a lot of premiership and international footballers and he's not got a clue who any of them are and starts talking crap with them like 'been on holiday' and all that pmsl.

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By *rightonfranceMan
over a year ago

brighton - chalais france

Ali G.. shopping in Hamleys before xmas.. Was standing next to him and hadn't noticed the bodyguards.. All of a sudden big rush of fans for autographs then suddenly recognised him

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

My son got a job in a big south London house fitting pool doors around indoor pool

Owner Mick Hucknall also spits a lot

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By *eneathTheDiamondSkyWoman
over a year ago

East Anglia

I saw the doctor from Embarrassing Bodies in a playground. I thought I knew her in real life so I was very over-familiar...

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

Yes, quite often with work. I'm more likely to recognise a screenwriter than a 'celebrity' as a recent experience showed.

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

Probably, but I didn't know who they were.

I'm a bit rubbish like that.

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By *litterbabeWoman
over a year ago

hiding from cock pics.

Clayton Blackmore years ago he used to play for Manchester United and it was while he was in the team.

I had no clue who he was, even when he told me his name I didn't ask his occupation. He spoke to me in a supermarket and we got on really well. I gave him my number and he called me and asked me out. The thing was that someone had seen me talking to him, and told me who he was and the fact he had a girlfriend, so I wasn't going to be the one he had an affair with.

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By *ryst In IsoldeWoman
over a year ago

your imagination

How would I know if I didn't recognise them???

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

yes, I didn't recognise Black Lace :-

It was years ago when I was working at a holiday camp down south and I was on stamp duty on the door of the dining room and they walked in, all wild hair and leather pants (this was in the 80's)..they weren't going to stop so I just stood up and said 'who do you think you are', and one fella said 'we're black lace' to which I replied 'who?'

they seemed somewhat incredulous that I had no idea who they were

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

"How would I know if I didn't recognise them???

If you found out their name? Or someone else tells you who they are? Just a couple of weird ideas about how it might be.

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By *ikstupp2Man
over a year ago

london

I meet lots n don't recognise em.have to ask the paps who they are lol

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

Twice that I can remember. Needed a double take to confirm.

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By *thwiltsmMan
over a year ago

salisbury

I make furniture and exhibit a few times a year at Olympia, excel etc.

Have spoken to quite a few celebrities, only a few I recognise the rest of the time I don't realise until someone comes along to tell me who it was

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

Yes. I went to a Man United and England player's wedding and was standing near some Man United players. I didn't realise who they were until my friend started introducing them to other friends.

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By *urvymamaWoman
over a year ago

Doncaster

Depends what you call a Celebrity

One of the chuckle brothers, Paul, lent me his inhaler while I was having an asthma attack while on shift (at the shop I worked at the time) to save someone going to my locker for mine and I didn't recognised it was him until a colleague pointed it out.

Turns out he actually lives close by so I then saw him shopping there quite regularly after that

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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

Didn't meet them but during a telephone call one of S Club 7 did the whole "Do you know who I am?" I answered honestly that I didn't so she complained to a manager accusing me of being deliberately insolent

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

Sat next to Lisa Snowdon on a flight to Italy years ago. Spent the flight chatting to her and only found out who it was when I got back and saw pics in the paper of her and George Clooney. No wonder she didn't give me her phone number

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By *ubSirVient-DefinitionCouple
over a year ago

dukinfield

"Depends what you call a Celebrity

Turns out he actually lives close by so I then saw him shopping there quite regularly after that "

We booked them a music festival in North Wales that I work for. Sorry but a nice pair of guys you could never meet. Best of it was they were meant to PA for a couple of hours and had whisky on their rider. Well a rather large bottle was purchased and they stayed for 8 hours. Safe to say my childhood has been well and truly ruined but my God was it worth it they were fucking hilarious!

Imagine the chuckle brothers v's Frankie Boyle and you're 50% the way there!!!

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

Think I saw ainsley Harriet in a no garage once.....true story

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

Beverley Collard - the cougar / barmaid type from Coronation St (I never watch it)chatted me up a few years ago.

Apparently she had a thing for younger guys, but I had to dash to an appointment otherwise I'd have been right in there!

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

"How would I know if I didn't recognise them???

If you found out their name? Or someone else tells you who they are? Just a couple of weird ideas about how it might be.

Well said ! No one likes a smart arse

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By *urvylover2791Man
over a year ago

carlisle

Michelle collins. Served her many years ago when i worked in a supermarket. She was in a show in the towns theatre. She had made an effort not to stand out. Afyer she left someone said who it was.

June Brown was much friendlier

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

Enda Kenny when he showed up at the restaurant, until my boss tells me : he's the prime minister !

Me : "oooohhhh.....so he's gonna tip well eh

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

Met a few famous footballers when my ex worked for BMW.

Hadn't a clue who half of them were and still don't.

It was only when ppl asked for autographs I thought I'd heard the names.

One was Peter Crouch, one was Soul Campbell.

Met some others but no idea who they were.

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

I was having my picture taken at 'sparkle' (trans pride) and a pretty lady turned round, smiled and joined me for the picture.

She asked my name and then I asked hers.

She looked so shocked that I didn't know her. To be honest, I'd never even heard of the tv thing she's in. Some housewives rubbish.

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

I met Michael Parkinson many moons ago at a rugby match at the old Halifax ground Thrum hall. He was stood behind me in the queue for the butty stand I had to get 2 coffees and a tea I was 10p short and he gave it to me so I didn't

Have to run back to my mum I was about 9 yrs old. He was really nice while queuing up we had been talking about the match and how crap the ref was for both teams. It was my mum who told me who he was when we saw him walking out at the end of the game.

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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

Yeah.

Cheryl Cole.

I've been within 10ft of her and didn't even know it was her until somebody pointed and told me, even then they had to tell me TWICE because she's that fucking short and tiny it was system shocking.

Really, she is a SMALL lady.

Wikipedia has her at 5'6. No way is she 5'6. She's also anatomically TINY.

Also, when you think of Cheryl Cole, you get this mental image of how you *think* she should look, I mean, she's attractive, but she's nothing like how you would expect.

Anybody who has seen her in the flesh, up close, will relate to this.

She was a complete shock.

There are few others but she was the most unrecognisable in the flesh to me.

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