General Chat

Our school choir was on the Sunday morning programme First Light way back in 1997 - they put make up on our (male) music teacher and had to retake one sequence because the mugs on the table were in the wrong place!

I got interviewed last summer for a promotional video for my university - I was doing my degree show at the time and was the only person around so I had to talk about my work.

Oh, and I saw the actress who plays Janice Battersby in our local supermarket when I worked there two summers ago.

Went on TOTPs audience when I was in my early twenties and at the end they put me and my two friends on a platform to dance just before credits were rolled. Also got to meet some of the performers afterwards - Sad Cafe are the only ones I remember though!

Was also in front row audience of 6 o'clock show (Michael Aspell) and for some reason they kept putting the camera on me which made me feel very self-conscious.

I walked past Diana Ross & her hubby one evening on my way home from work in the rain nr Regent Street. As we passed each other I said "Hiiiiii, how are you?" (like she was an old workmate I'd not seen in a while) and she smiled and said "Hi" in an American accent - and it was only after that exchange that I realised who I was saying hello to!! So silly! I turned around and watched them hurrying down the street and other passers-by were stopping in their tracks, staring, same as me.

I did the same thing in Pets r Us a few years ago - I joined the queue and immediately recognised the person in front of me (and my brain interpreted her to be a personal friend) - blurted out "Hi Mo, how are you?" and in that instant felt a real plonker because I suddenly realised didn't know her personally at all - she was the actress off Eastenders who plays Mo (the white haired lady). She wasn't very friendly, turned away in a huff and a staff member came over to me and said would I refrain from bothering so-and-so, blah blah blah...

I also bumped into the woman who used to play Pauline Fowler's mother on Eastenders years ago - we were both in the queue for Sarastro's restaurant and she struck up conversation with me.

Saw yet ANOTHER Eastenders actor - the chap who plays Ricky. We came out of Ikea at the same time and ended up driving along the same stretch of road, pulled up side by side at lights and I was waving and shouting "Hi Ricky" cos I couldn't remember his real name (Sid?) and he just laughed and waved back.

Have also had a few things in print over the years - a children's short story, several poems (and a poem published in the Family Tree mag and a family history yearbook).

Have been in local papers for various things since childhood - winning art comp, winning hat-making comp, cross-country running (didn't win that), lots of letters printed etc.

Wish I could say that my claim to fame was having dated Orlando Bloom/Johnny Depp/George Clooney (not all at the same time LOL) - but unfortunately, no - nothing as exciting as that!!!

Athena

I wrote a poem about Thomas the Tank Engine and pretended it was from my 3 year old and sent it to the Thomas Tank magazine and they published it. Doesn't say much about my poetry skills if they thought a 3 year old had written it!

Karen x

I went to the same school as John Thaw!
Davex

Been in 4 movies, 7 TV series and numerous theatrical ventures, but apart from that-
not much!

xxxx mick

Met Princess Anne and enjoyed a lenghty chat with her
Was on a radio quiz show (didnt win)
been run over twice (walked away without a scratch)
Was on TV when a coach I was in was hit head on by a lorry
Made Radio 2's Travel News when my car was in an accident and blocked both sides of a road in Cornwall
Have written for the press, the LAPD staff newsletter (long story) and a Royal Naval newspaper
Been in a film commercial
Research for an author so have seen my name in (small) print

erm thats about it

Only through my son who appeared both in Newspaper, Magazines and on TV.

I once wrote to a newspaper in response to a request...... and instead of forwarding it.......they published it!!

Bob

i have been on tv and in the papers a number of times

ive been out with the rich and famous in my time

but to me my greatest claim to fame

is my beautiful children wonderful hubby

and my amazing grandchildren

i am so proud of them all xxx

I got told off by Angela Rippon when she was interviewing my Dad. A long long time ago. Does that count?

I was interviewed on local radio, about a charity for speech impaired children I was involved with.

The sun newspaper once called me to get my view on an incident i was involved in but. Job kept my mouth shut. And it was not page three stuff.