Famous Today

[jennyjoan]

Have you met anybody who has turned famous.

I met Katie Melua when she was 10 and starred in a school play with my niece. She was tiny but oh so full of personality and brimming with enthusiasm. We all knew she would go a long way. Lovely wee girl.

[Sqad]

Mrs_O

Well Idi Amin was in exile in Jedha Saudi Arabia and the Saudi Government flew me and booked me in for 3 days at the Meridian Hotel.

I saw him professionally at a private hospital...a HUGE man with hands as big as dinner plates. He was accompanied by two guards each about 6 ft 6inches and each had a long curved sword ..a sabre or something.

He was very polite, shook my hand and apologised for being late for his appointment. A gentle man, good mannered, appreciative and very well spoken with an excellent command of the English language. Outside in the waiting room he had brought 4 of his wives.....all very attractive.

[mrs_overall]

Didn't one of Idi Amin's wives end up dismembered in his freezer?

[Svejk]

/// Outside in the waiting room he had brought 4 of his wives.....all very attractive///
lol, you are obsessed, sqad.

[Sqad]

sandy....no....it wasn't me.
Mrs_O......I didn't ask.....;-)

[Sqad]

Svejk....too bloody right I am.

[Zacs-Master]

Yes I know Richardshaw lane. I used to live near Cleckheaton at the time.

[tamborine]

Harry Roger the dodger Webb aka Cliff Richard. He hasnt wed coz of me bashing him up ;)

[Sparkles62]

I went to school with Kate Robbins and Jane Robbins, Jane was in my year and Kate was a few years ahead of us.
Oh and I have had tea with Cliff Hall the singer from the Spinners, he was my friends Dads best friend.

[Svejk]

that is impressive, tambo. it'll take a Beatle story to beat it, imo. And lets face it, if someone had dated a Beatle we'd have heard about it before. (2 minutes after they joined AB) ;o)

[Buenchico]

When I was in the 6th form at school I was in charge of the school library. One of the 'junior librarians' in my charge at that time was a friendly, likeable lad by the name of Nicholas Kershaw. I understand that he went on to make a name for himself in the music business.

When I was teaching I ran the city cricket teams. Our Under-15 captain (whom I'd known from the age of 11) was a lad called Michael Vaughan. I believe that he did quite well in the game after that ;-)

[Hopkirk]

I used to work with Trisha Goddard, before she got on the telly.

[murraymints]

I was on training courses with ex Beatle pete best !

[Stephen_G]

Depends on how you class Famous...

I went to School with a guy who turned out to be an Actor - Daniel Casey (He was Sgt. Troy in the early series of Midsomer Murders, amongst other roles).

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[DTCwordfan]

Amongst several, Alex Salmond, Michael Forsyth, James Wilby (actor), Roger Gifford (last Lord Mayor of London), Tom Wright (ex-Bish of Durham), Jim Radcliffe (Ineos chairman), David Pyott (Mr Botox chairman of Allergen), all students at school or my Universities.....

[Svejk]

oh, I used to smoke in the bogs, in school, with a lad who was in the Saw Doctors(I believe he was with Bonnie Tyler, too) After he left school, obviously.

[slinky.kate]

lena zavaroni,(her father gave my brother guitar lessons)

[tamborine]

I went to school with Joanna Lumpy - lol and Toni Gardiner (ex Queen Noor of Jordon).

[slinky.kate]

went to school with billy mc Isaac,organist in the group 'Slik'

[tamborine]

ooops she was Princess Muna & King Hussein had to divorce her to wed Noor, a Jordanian. I think the present King is Toni's son.