Celebrities you have met and admired and celebrities that you wish you hadn't met

[Swanny200]

I couldn't find another thread on this apart from celebrities you have seen on trains so thought I would start my own.

Have you seen or met anyone famous that you enjoyed their company or wish you hadn't, here is mine.

Roger Daltrey: Me him in a toilet in Edinburgh when we were auditioning drummers for a band I was in about 14 years ago, nice guy, even got up and sang My Generation with the lead guitarist and I.
Wife was on a TV show with Mel C from the Spice Girls and said she was tiny but really nice, she also met Alan Carr that day too but he didn't chat for long.
Used to see Joe Pasquale at a petrol station in Strood, Kent in the 90's and early 2000s used to be quiet in private and didn't draw attention to himself but still used to chat away.
Met Wolf and Rhino of Gladiators fame (or imfamy) in very different circumstances, both are really nice guys.
The late Stuart Cable ex drummer of The Stereophonics, working at EMI house doing a repair in London and he was stood in a lift with me, in his own little world but still talkative, tragic that he took his own life years later.

was in the music industry quite a lot in the late 90's so met the likes of Judge Jules and Sister Bliss both very nice people and love spending time with DJ's that are either before them on the setlist or after them giving advice and chat.

The Worst: Danny Rampling and Dave Pearce both obnoxious and up their own backsides, both try and kick you off the decks 20 minutes before you are supposed to as they are more famous.
Janet Street Porter: did some work in her apartment block in Mayfair and was screaming at me and my workmate to get off of her corridor or she would call the police (it was the only way we could get to the roof), we showed her our I.D and was still screaming at us with the usual "Do you know who I am".
Tommy Sheridan: And his wife Gail, ex politician who set up his own political party in Scotland and took the News International to court for Libel, complete and utter A*Hole, both nasty, when in the band I had a 2nd job doing Chauffeur and corporate work, I had to take his wife's friends round Glasgow in a stretch limo for her birthday, most obnoxious group of women I have ever met, he wasn't much better when I went to pick her up.

 

[jp4712]

Over the years involved at the Museum of Transport Greater Manchester, I've been involved with quite a lot of filming jobs using our buses. Experiences have been in the main very positive, but a couple of notable examples spring to mind:

Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer made a one-off comedy called 'The Weekenders', and for reasons I didn't understand they needed a vintage coach - which I drove. Vic and Bob were lovely, lovely guys all day long: no pretensions, no diva behaviour. At one point I had to pretend to be the coach driver, standing at the top of the steps wagging my finger at them stood by the entrance, then I had to slam the door and drive off - and shot from too far away that you couldn't tell that I wasn't the actor playing that role (Paul Whitehouse!). They spent the whole time trying to make me laugh. The programme was as funny as a fire at an orphanage but they were really nice guys.

You may recall an ITV comedy called 'Watching'. It starred a lady named Emma Wray and for a sequence that was meant to be London (it was in fact just off Liverpool Road, Salford) we provided a London bus. On the day of filming it was bitterly cold, and Emma's costume was a short skirt - the poor lass was freezing. To my surprise there was nowhere for her to shelter between takes, so I asked her if she wanted to sit on my warm bus when she wasn't required for filming. She was delightful, so chatty and friendly, I fell head over heels in love! She was just so lovely.

I also took the same London bus to a filming job in Yorkshire for an episode of 'The New Statesman'. I'm sorry to report that Rik Mayall wasn't a very nice person - perhaps he was having an 'off' day.

At work, I engaged Kate Humble to facilitate a work conference for three days in Lanzarote - again very nice and down to earth. I think I have a photo of us somewhere.

 

[Swanny200]

Heard stories that Rik Mayall blew very hot and cold and Emma Wray is someone who I remember quite a few people having crushes on in their younger days, as for Vic Reeves, he used to own a house near Maidstone which IIRC was in the hands of Chris Evans at one time too and I saw quite regularly on my jaunts. One that we met that blew hot and cold was Dave Prowse, he of Darth Vader fame, I had met him when I was about 13 and was a lovely guy, a friend of my mother's was a costume designer and a good friend of his and he just happened to be visiting her when I was there, never knew who he was at the time, 3 years ago I saw him at a local comic-con, it might be due to declining health but he was an abrupt so-and-so, I called up my memory from years ago hoping it would change his tune, but no... We walked to the next stall and got talking to Peter Davison of Dr Who fame and mine and my wifes Dr who was amazing.

 

[alex397]

I’ve strangely been on the same carriage of the Southeastern High Speed as Vic Reeves on two occasions while he was with his family. I didn’t speak to him, but he was having a friendly chat to the conductor. He was a lot more ordinary and less surreal than you might expect - took me a while to realise it was him.
Next time hopefully I’ll see Bob Mortimer filming himself being ‘train guy’, as he is usually on a Southeastern train in the videos.

I remember taking photos of buses near Aldwych, and running about trying to get a good shot, and Sean Lock looked at me in a strange way and asked me what I was doing (not in an aggressive way, but more out of curiosity!). That was quite an odd experience.

 

[Whistler40145]

I have met John Noakes when he was a Blue Peter presenter, he visited my school and was quite chatty

At the Hospice I work at, I had lunch with Diana Princess of Wales, it was a secret visit.

I attended a charity cricket match around 2001 at Trent Bridge, Nottingham and met both Sir Garfield Sobers and Sir Richard Hadlee, both former Captains of Nottinghamshire

 

[Galvanize]

Me and a Colleague met Michael Portillo when I was working on the Platforms a few years ago at a Busy London Terminal Station.

Well, we either got him on a bad day or he had one Bottle of Bubbly too many, for he was not particularly personable without any Cameras rolling!

He just seemed really really abrupt, and said he wasn’t interested in a Selfie or an Autograph at that moment in time as he had places to be! Not that either of us asked him for that...I certainly don’t remember asking him for either an Autograph or a Selfie!

 

[Busaholic]

I couldn't find another thread on this apart from celebrities you have seen on trains so thought I would start my own.

Have you seen or met anyone famous that you enjoyed their company or wish you hadn't, here is mine.

Roger Daltrey: Me him in a toilet in Edinburgh when we were auditioning drummers for a band I was in about 14 years ago, nice guy, even got up and sang My Generation with the lead guitarist and I.
Wife was on a TV show with Mel C from the Spice Girls and said she was tiny but really nice, she also met Alan Carr that day too but he didn't chat for long.
Used to see Joe Pasquale at a petrol station in Strood, Kent in the 90's and early 2000s used to be quiet in private and didn't draw attention to himself but still used to chat away.
Met Wolf and Rhino of Gladiators fame (or imfamy) in very different circumstances, both are really nice guys.
The late Stuart Cable ex drummer of The Stereophonics, working at EMI house doing a repair in London and he was stood in a lift with me, in his own little world but still talkative, tragic that he took his own life years later.

was in the music industry quite a lot in the late 90's so met the likes of Judge Jules and Sister Bliss both very nice people and love spending time with DJ's that are either before them on the setlist or after them giving advice and chat.

The Worst: Danny Rampling and Dave Pearce both obnoxious and up their own backsides, both try and kick you off the decks 20 minutes before you are supposed to as they are more famous.
Janet Street Porter: did some work in her apartment block in Mayfair and was screaming at me and my workmate to get off of her corridor or she would call the police (it was the only way we could get to the roof), we showed her our I.D and was still screaming at us with the usual "Do you know who I am".
Tommy Sheridan: And his wife Gail, ex politician who set up his own political party in Scotland and took the News International to court for Libel, complete and utter A*Hole, both nasty, when in the band I had a 2nd job doing Chauffeur and corporate work, I had to take his wife's friends round Glasgow in a stretch limo for her birthday, most obnoxious group of women I have ever met, he wasn't much better when I went to pick her up.

Speaking of meeting in the toilet (!) Kenneth Williams in a Central London hospital. Speaking of The Who, Pete Townshend, not that I ever spoke to him directly, but his management contacted me in the 1990s to order a couple of signed copies of Sir Terry Frost's book. I was then concerned to learn that Townshend had been arrested on suspicion of contravening child sex laws, as my work telephone number and address, together with evidence of payment, might come up in investigation: thankfully, he was exonerated a little later.

Now those I've met, and in the 'like' corner are Keith Barron, Richard Briers and Miriam Margoyles: in the 'dislike' Sir John Nott and, surprisingly to me, Bill Pertwee, Warden Hodges in 'Dad's Army' whose behaviour in my bookshop was disgraceful.

 

[Tetchytyke]

I used to volunteer with a charity working with young adults and Martyn Lewis (newsreader) was the patron. A nicer man you will never meet. Does a good line in bearhugs after wine. I had the pleasure of dining next to Martin Lewis (radio 4) at a pre-conference dinner for about 30 volunteers/staff at a national money advice group I volunteered with and, again, he's kind, clever, and witty. Completing the triumvirate Martin Lewis (MSE) is an absolute prat. He got the money advice charity I was a trustee of to do loads of work for him on promises, before promptly ignoring us and claiming the work as his own. Prat will have to do on a family forum.

On the trains I've sat behind David Walliams in 1st class and he was so pleasant to the staff, selfies, autographs and just generally a pleasure. In the exact opposite corner I spent five hours sat behind Ann Widdecombe in first class down to Truro and she's probably the vilest person I've seen, belching and farting and snoring and being insulting to staff who wouldn't give her freebies because don't you know who I am. Eugh.

 

[Peter C]

In the exact opposite corner I spent five hours sat behind Ann Widdecombe in first class down to Truro and she's probably the vilest person I've seen, belching and farting and snoring and being insulting to staff who wouldn't give her freebies because don't you know who I am. Eugh.

You would have thought they knew who she was, especially given she allegedly appears at the bottom of your bed come Christmas (whether in a Christmas stocking or not I do not know):

-Peter

 

[SteveM70]

Famous people I’ve met that were lovely:

Ricky Ponting - bumped into him at a hotel in Leeds in 2009. I was on crutches having ruptured my Achilles and he held a series of doors open for me, walked at my pace, chatted for about 10 minutes, and ended up ringing the Aussie team physio and getting him to come and give me some rehab tips.

Jamie Vardy (although he wasn’t famous at the time)

Angus Fraser and Mike Gatting doing corporate gladhanding at a test match. Really good fun and happy to hang around longer than they needed to

Claude Littner of Apprentice fame, John Barnes, and Emile Heskey all at my work. Littner was especially ace and gave me a signed copy of his autobiography for my son when I told him he was a fan

Keanu Reeves at a gig in LA. Dead nice bloke and very knowledgeable on indie music

Famous people I’ve met who weren’t so nice:

Seb Coe. Met him twice, once at an athletics event and once in the posh seats at a Manchester City game. Arrogant, rude to the waitresses etc, kept refusing to sign autographs for people

Former MP Louise Mensch cut the ribbon at the opening of a new facility belonging to my mate’s company. Refused to speak to anyone but the directors, insisted on specific angles for all the photos

 

[Bald Rick]

The Worst: Danny Rampling and Dave Pearce both obnoxious and up their own backsides, both try and kick you off the decks 20 minutes before you are supposed to as they are more famous.

That’s interesting, as I met Rampling several times, and he was always really cool.

Also Dave Pearce; me and the Mrs had an afternoon sat next to him and his Mrs outside Cafe Mambo about 20 years ago. Quite a few people wanting to come up and talk to him about DJing, which he was completely OK about; however we talked about other stuff and he seemed like an all round nice guy. The two girls got on like a house on fire, but that might have been the vodka limons.

 

[alex397]

In the exact opposite corner I spent five hours sat behind Ann Widdecombe in first class down to Truro and she's probably the vilest person I've seen, belching and farting and snoring and being insulting to staff who wouldn't give her freebies because don't you know who I am. Eugh.

I’m surprised, she seems so lovely....

 

[jb108822]

Met Peter Duncan back in January 2005 when he was Captain Hook in Peter Pan at the Hall for Cornwall. He was Chief Scout at the time, so naturally, my whole Scout unit went to watch. Don't remember all that much, but he seemed nice enough. My younger brother (coincidentally also called Peter) ended up on stage shortly before the finale scene and ended up getting a load of stuff for some reason.

Michael Morpurgo came to my school on my 11th birthday in November 2003, which was a very nice surprise. Again, can't remember much, but he came across as a pleasant person, though he's not a fan of getting awards for his writing for some strange reason.

Bobby Ball came to my church once to do a talk about his life and how he turned himself around from alcoholism to faith. A joy to listen to.

John Humphrys was an interesting one. He was the presenter of Junior Mastermind when I appeared on it in August 2004 (recorded the previous month), and to be honest, I wasn't all that keen on him. He didn't seem very interested in children, and as I've grown older, realised he didn't really seem to adjust his interview technique all that much for children. Plus the questions I had on my specialist subject (Formula 1 from 1990 to 2004) were longer and more wordy than the other contestants' questions in my heat, but that may not have necessarily been his fault.

John Wardley isn't perhaps the most well-known, but he's famous among theme park enthusiasts for helping design a number of attractions at UK parks, including Nemesis at Alton Towers, The Vampire at Chessington, and Megafobia at Oakwood in Wales. I've met him a couple of times at events, and he's a passionate, charming, humble man.

 

[JohnMcL7]

I briefly met Ford Kiernan and Greg Campbell at a book signing and despite it being busy with a lot of people they were very friendly and cheery with no hesitation to pose for photos.

I met Ruth Davidson at an event I think early on when she was the Scottish Conservative leader and was impressed how friendly she was without feeling fake.

I also met Vic Reeves at another book signing and was pretty disappointed as I'd waited quite a long time and had been a big fan of his, he clearly didn't want to be there and made no effort at all to interact with fans apart from to mechanically sign a book.

I've seen Guy Martin quite a few times at MTB endurance events and each time he was the complete opposite of how he appears on TV, instead of being the warm and friendly he went about keeping completely to himself and speaking to no-one. I'd heard his TV portrayal was not how he was in real life but it felt particularly jarring given how friendly and social the atmosphere is at these events, put me off watching him on TV and off entirely when he did the Nurburgring van nonsense.

 

[Ostrich]

My only claim to fame is a brief meeting with Ken Livingstone (then GLC leader) on the top deck of a Routemaster on the Edgware Road back in the 1980's; he boarded the bus and sat in front of me. He was happy to acknowledge the folk around him who recognised him, and he shook my hand when I wished him well for the future as I got off.

 

[GusB]

I can't think of any celebrities that I've met in person, but there are a few who I've dealt with over the phone at work. The late Keith Chegwin was a delightful fellow to deal with, but the rest I can't really name due to data protection.

While I wouldn't say he was a celebrity as such, there was a director of a particular Formula One team who gave us severe grief one night because we couldn't get him home from deepest darkest Surrey. He got the same treatment as any other drunken, abusive a**ehole

 

[TheBigD]

Met 100's of celebrities during my years doing security in the late 1990's and early 2000's. From the Spice Girls through to Kylie, Marty Wilde through to Neil Diamond, most of cast of EastEnders/Corrie etc, most of the Gladiators, and a good number of footballers. Not so many film stars though.

Martin Clines and Neil Morrissey when Men Behaving Badly was on ITV were fantastic to be around, though I'm sure the Stella Artois helped!

 

[Busaholic]

I used to volunteer with a charity working with young adults and Martyn Lewis (newsreader) was the patron. A nicer man you will never meet. Does a good line in bearhugs after wine. I had the pleasure of dining next to Martin Lewis (radio 4) at a pre-conference dinner for about 30 volunteers/staff at a national money advice group I volunteered with and, again, he's kind, clever, and witty. Completing the triumvirate Martin Lewis (MSE) is an absolute prat. He got the money advice charity I was a trustee of to do loads of work for him on promises, before promptly ignoring us and claiming the work as his own. Prat will have to do on a family forum.

On the trains I've sat behind David Walliams in 1st class and he was so pleasant to the staff, selfies, autographs and just generally a pleasure. In the exact opposite corner I spent five hours sat behind Ann Widdecombe in first class down to Truro and she's probably the vilest person I've seen, belching and farting and snoring and being insulting to staff who wouldn't give her freebies because don't you know who I am. Eugh.

Never met Ann Widdecombe, who was the prospective Cons candidate for Maidstone and Weald of Kent, replacing old buffer Sir John Wells. The significance was that an annual 'event' took place at Kent Probation HQ, doing a PR job basically ( and the Chief Probation Officer was probably the most conservative person in the organisation). Wells had accepted the 'booking', but as it came near to a General Election he substituted her name. Apparently, she had the first of a career of hissy fits and flatly refused to visit us on the grounds that we tried to keep people out of prison, thus displaying the rounded wisdom for which she's so famous.

 

[baz962]

As an ex delivery driver , delivered to Christopher Biggins and he was nice , Leo Sayer also nice , Gary Mabbutt also nice. Used to install high end tv and audio gear and worked in Martin Kemp's house while he was in EastEnders and he was nice . Installed equipment for football team's in their hotel's for Euro 96 . Spain stayed in the hotel in Borehamwood and the Dutch in Sopwell house in st Alban's and the Dutch team were very nice. Also used to look after people in my security day's . I used to travel with the big breakfast during school holidays , it was called bigger breakfast and Denise Van Outen was really nice. Caprice doing an appearance was nice , as was the guy that played Beppe in EastEnders and Ross Kemp and Katie Hill , plus several gladiators . Used to work in an entertainment complex and Gary Bushell and Shaun Williamson ( Barry from EastEnders) used to come in together and were v nice . John Hartson used to come and sing karaoke every Sunday and was v nice . Vinnie Jones hired out the cinema there , for a private showing of Lock stock and walked round with his nose in the air. My last security gig was head of security at a casino and met a few and all but one was v pleasant. The only one I had bother with , was a manager of a football club , currently in the championship.

 

[Cowley]

I’ve only ever met a couple of famous people, and I think that if I passed someone famous in the street I probably wouldn’t notice them anyway because I’m just not wired up that way.

For what it’s worth I met Trevor McDonald a couple of times in Topsham when I lived there and was introduced to him by my mum the first time (she actually had his number in our phone book because he had a weekend flat down there and did a couple of things for the local business committee).
He was very friendly and warm.

I also met Fern Britton once because she’s friends with my uncle and came to his wedding reception in the 1990s. I think she was really nice too, but I can’t remember much about the night as I’m ashamed to say that I was rather inebriated...

 

[Swanny200]

That’s interesting, as I met Rampling several times, and he was always really cool.

Also Dave Pearce; me and the Mrs had an afternoon sat next to him and his Mrs outside Cafe Mambo about 20 years ago. Quite a few people wanting to come up and talk to him about DJing, which he was completely OK about; however we talked about other stuff and he seemed like an all round nice guy. The two girls got on like a house on fire, but that might have been the vodka limons.

Both of them I met numerous times and Pearce especially used to dump his stuff on yours, barge you out the way and on one occasion, faded my track out, put his on, went on the mic to announce his presence and told me to F... Off, this was in his heyday, he may have mellowed now. Rampling was of similar attitude, of the many famous and non famous DJs that I had worked with they were by far the worst I had ever dealt with.

 

[C J Snarzell]

Off the top of my head, I can't think of any celebrities I've met who I've been bowled over by. I don't really get star struck around people from TV.

I have to say I've never been impressed by the Hollyoaks brigade when I've come across them in person. This show seems to have built up a reputation of hiring pre-Madonna's who have about as much acting talent as a 3-year-old. They used to model themselves on Hollywood looks in a Liverpool based show. I don't know if this is still the same, as the show is now 25 years old and I haven't watched it since I was in my early 20s (I'm now 40).

I've come across 'actresses' Davina Murphy (or Taylor), Carley Stenson and Sarah Jayne Dunn at some point over the years, as they've all originated from my neck of woods. Sadly, their personalities off screen are not embracing - I'd describe them as 'vain' and 'dull'. Also, I think as a red blooded male, you have an illusion that these women are the ideal eye candy, but in real life they are no more attractive than the girl who works in the local Tesco Express.

CJ

 

[birchesgreen]

I've never met anyone famous, closest i've come is Kip Berman from The Pains of Being Pure at Heart holding the door open for me at a gig, which i thought was a nice touch especially as his band was headlining the gig!

 

[Swanny200]

Off the top of my head, I can't think of any celebrities I've met who I've been bowled over by. I don't really get star struck around people from TV.

I have to say I've never been impressed by the Hollyoaks brigade when I've come across them in person. This show seems to have built up a reputation of hiring pre-Madonna's who have about as much acting talent as a 3-year-old. They used to model themselves on Hollywood looks in a Liverpool based show. I don't know if this is still the same, as the show is now 25 years old and I haven't watched it since I was in my early 20s (I'm now 40).

I've come across 'actresses' Davina Murphy (or Taylor), Carley Stenson and Sarah Jayne Dunn at some point over the years, as they've all originated from my neck of woods. Sadly, their personalities off screen are not embracing - I'd describe them as 'vain' and 'dull'. Also, I think as a red blooded male, you have an illusion that these women are the ideal eye candy, but in real life they are no more attractive than the girl who works in the local Tesco Express.

CJ

In the Hollyoaks vein, my old P.E Teacher was a guy called Mickey Ambrose, ex Chelsea and Charlton reserves player who did bit-part acting, he was often seen in The Bill as the Black police officer in the background in the early 90's had the odd speaking role too, he then migrated to Footballers Wives as the assistant coach in the first 2 series of the show, he used to organize charity football matches (probably still does) and raised a quite a bit of money, through him I met Gary Lucy once or twice, always seemed a nice but with a cocky streak especially on the pitch, I must admit, we used to watch Hollyoaks every day until about 2008, now like the rest of the soap operas, we haven't got a clue apart from the odd occasion where we go "Isn't this a rehash of when this happened?"

 

[C J Snarzell]

In the Hollyoaks vein, my old P.E Teacher was a guy called Mickey Ambrose, ex Chelsea and Charlton reserves player who did bit-part acting, he was often seen in The Bill as the Black police officer in the background in the early 90's had the odd speaking role too, he then migrated to Footballers Wives as the assistant coach in the first 2 series of the show, he used to organize charity football matches (probably still does) and raised a quite a bit of money, through him I met Gary Lucy once or twice, always seemed a nice but with a cocky streak especially on the pitch, I must admit, we used to watch Hollyoaks every day until about 2008, now like the rest of the soap operas, we haven't got a clue apart from the odd occasion where we go "Isn't this a rehash of when this happened?"

When Hollyoaks began in 1995, Phil Redmond created a teen drama based around the American heart throb shows of the 1990s - Beverly Hills 90210 and Melrose Place. It did work - the acting wasn't best ever but the show did deal with some decent topics and as it started as simply one episode a week, it felt more like a long running modern day kitchen sink drama.

By the start of the 2000s, Hollyoaks snowballed into the 'soap' mould, with some really awful characters played by equally awful actors. I find many of the cast honk the limelight while they can, behaving like they are destined for a future of A list industry work. However, except for the odd few - many end up never working on television again.

CJ

 

[Galvanize]

Michael Morpurgo came to my school on my 11th birthday in November 2003, which was a very nice surprise. Again, can't remember much, but he came across as a pleasant person, though he's not a fan of getting awards for his writing for some strange reason.

Morpurgo. A very humble man indeed.

I met him many moons ago on a residential school trip, my Primary School used to be involved in the “Farms for City Children” initiative, for Inner City schools and showing Country life to children from under-privileged backgrounds. Michael and his wife set that up back in 1976, and in 1999 they both received an MBE for their services to youth! Anyhow... in Spring 2001 my school visited Nethercott Farm in Devon not far from where he lives...on one of the evenings he read us one of his latest stories, really brought it to life. The day before we all went back to London...he was there to sign copies of his books that were available for us to purchase!

Very friendly and down to Earth he was. Sadly the next year my school went down there, in Spring 2002, Michael and his wife were away in the USA so we didn’t get the book reading...and any new books came with a Pre-Written Sticker Autograph!

 

[nlogax]

I've met a fair few over the years, but Pete Townshend sticks out in my memory. Don't think I've met anyone more miserable.

 

[Devonian]

Quite a few years ago our local fete was opened by a woman who is a local 'celebrity' in the westcountry for her appearances on TSW (often with a hyperactive toy rabbit) and local radio, and for local newspaper columns. Completely contradicting her broadcast persona, she was unfriendly if approached and drank tea with her entourage in the narrow space between the back of the tea tent and a hedge in order to keep away from the public. She may just have been having a bad day, so I will spare her blushes and not name her.

Inexplicably, the following year Noel Edmonds opened the fete: he was absolutely charming, chatting to the public and giving every impression of enjoying himself, with absolutely no airs or graces. It was fascinating to compare the friendliness of someone who could claim to be a genuine star to the stand-offishness of the local celebrity.

Twiggy was so friendly and down-to-earth that I didn't realise I'd been talking to her until someone said to me "You do realise who that was...?".

 

[Essan]

I think the only celebrity or moderately famous-ish person I have met whom I didn't get on with/like is Noel Edmunds. Who was simply interested in Noel Edmunds and what Noel Edmunds wanted and no-one or anything else. And talking to some of the actors who were filming with him that day, I got the distinct impression it wasn't just us members of the general public he had no time for ..... However, I did get to see him in his boxer shorts - and regret to this day not having my camera with me, though I suspected if I had, and taken a pic, he'd have demanded I hand over the film (pre digital days) ..... He gave the impression of being that sort of person.

Edit to say: in stark contrast to Devonian's experience of him!

 

[Geezertronic]

Many years ago I saw former Warwickshire and England cricketer Dermot Reeve break up a fight in the Dome nightclub in Birmingham

And when I have attended Comic Con with my son, we have interacted with:

Colin Baker (Doctor Who) - lovely bloke, very chatty and happy to pose for selfie photos (which seems to be a rare thing these days)
Mark Williams (Fast Show, Mr Weasley in Harry Potter, Mark Williams on the Rails, "We wanna be together" advert etc...) - again, lovely bloke and happy to pose for selfie photos
Sam J Jones (Flash Gordon, Ted 2) - was nice but in a bit of a rush so we didn't get chance to thank him for saving us all
Chris Barrie (Red Dwarf) - was not as tall as I thought, don't believe he really wanted to be there