I'm afraid I've read the same things about Ms Whitfield in the past. Allegedly, she's always been a bit of a dragon and her politics are slightly to the right of Ghengis Khan.
One of my friends works for a bank. Her branch is close to a famous public school. Several years ago, she served Pierce Brosnan whose son was at the public school. The computer prompted her to ask for identification and she couldn't override it. Pierce Brosnan was amused at the situation and was completely happy to provide the ID, which he had in his wallet, just as a ordinary person would. Joan Collins also uses the same branch occasionally and is also very nice. One time the branch were raising money for a local charity and had a poster about the charity in the banking hall. Not only did Joan Collins make a handsome donation, she sent the branch some signed photos to be auctioned off.
That's odd - you see I was sure I had already heard this story quite recently, so I had a look. Your friend's story sounds suspiciously like the one I found here - only this was in Dublin, not London:
So, it does sound like a nice story and may have happened once, but who to and where is a bit more uncertain.
As long as it happened somewhere to someone, doesn't really matter. Still a great story and Bruce Springsteen is known to be a really stand-up guy, I 've read some great stories over the years about him and the charity work he does so it's easy to see him doing somethng like this, whether in London, Dublin or wherever!
I once spoke to someone who had interviewed Springsteen and he said that he can usually suss out what a person's like within a few minutes of meeting them and that Springsteen was one of the good guys.
He said he was down to earth, no airs or graces and friendly and when the interview was over they went outside and some fans were waiting. Springsteen went over to them and spent ages chatting, signing autographs and posing for pictures with them
Don't approach James Bolam, seemingly he hates being recognised and won't talk to fans. Also he still has this petty feud going with Rodney Bewes, who is completely the opposite and will talk for hours about The Likely Lads.
My mum went to see a play in London and she and her friends saw Dennis Waterman in the pub opposite the theatre. She went over and asked for his autograph, he asked her where she was from, she told him and he sneered, "s'pose someone's got to come from there..." She promptly withdrew the bit of paper she'd given him, snatched the pen away and walked off.
She said not only was he snidey, but he stunk of booze.
My mum went to see a play in London and she and her friends saw Dennis Waterman in the pub opposite the theatre. She went over and asked for his autograph, he asked her where she was from, she told him and he sneered, "s'pose someone's got to come from there..." She promptly withdrew the bit of paper she'd given him, snatched the pen away and walked off.
She said not only was he snidey, but he stunk of booze.
He was horrible to a group of disabled children once, when my relatives took them on a Sunshine coach to London. He snarled and walked away from them. OTOH Ian Ogilvy was a real gent and posed with them for photos.
There are some good celebs out there after all. I can understand people wanting a bit of time to themselves, or having off days and being a bit grumpy, but all these reports of people being consistently nasty are a real shame. I suppose some people lose their perspective after being famous for so long.
That's odd - you see I was sure I had already heard this story quite recently, so I had a look. Your friend's story sounds suspiciously like the one I found here - only this was in Dublin, not London:
I understand someone went on Graham Norton telling the same story too. There are also at least two slightly different versions quoted or linked in the Graham Norton Show thread (posts 173-178):
So, it does sound like a nice story and may have happened once, but who to and where is a bit more uncertain.
That it does. I don't actually know this person it supposedly happened to but the thought that it happened to anyone at all is lovely. They're such cool guys.
Interesting to see the comments about Jimmy Saville from years ago.
I met Barry McGuigan, Simon Callow, Patrick Kielty and Christine Bleakley at a do - all lovely.
Did an interview with Jeremy Vine and while I was waiting to go into the studio, Jimmy Carr came in and sat down (I presume he was doing another show). He was really easy to chat to. I was a bit nervous and he was reassuring me and we ended up telling each other jokes.
Oh what happened? Did you see her in person? I've read stories that she plays the "Do you know who I'am?" card in public.
This is true. I was in a lift at Earls Court (London Boat Show) when she stepped in and looked at me as though I'd crawled out of the cheese! :eek: This was in about 1982
I've encountered Rowan Atkinson in public. He doesn't like talking to "little people", and thinks that normal folk being in his general vicinity counts as "disrespecting his privacy".
I ignored him anyway.
My uncle and cousin used to see Rowan Atkinson from time to time at classic/vintage car events. Their impression of him was that he was rather shy and introverted, but generally OK. I suspect that's probably the case, rather than being snobby and disliking talking to 'little people'.
I once spoke to someone who had interviewed Springsteen and he said that he can usually suss out what a person's like within a few minutes of meeting them and that Springsteen was one of the good guys.
He said he was down to earth, no airs or graces and friendly and when the interview was over they went outside and some fans were waiting. Springsteen went over to them and spent ages chatting, signing autographs and posing for pictures with them
For me The Boss is the greatest singer/songwriter that has ever lived. A true genius. Nice to hear that he's a good guy too.
I met Jim Watt at the local boxing club. He was a real character, cracking jokes and buying people drinks. Also a good egg was Henry Cooper, a decent man who wanted to meet his fans.
A friend of mine (very) recently worked with Angelina Jolie. He said she was an absolute delight - very quick and smart and funny - and patient with the technical side of the filming.
My friend is used to working with famous folks and said he was really impressed by her - one of the nicest big stars he's ever worked with.
I feel a bit bad for any bad things I may have said/thought about her now. Not that I'm one of those really bitchy women who hates her on sight, but I she's always annoyed me a bit if I'm totally honest with myself.
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I'm afraid I've read the same things about Ms Whitfield in the past. Allegedly, she's always been a bit of a dragon and her politics are slightly to the right of Ghengis Khan.
As long as it happened somewhere to someone, doesn't really matter. Still a great story and Bruce Springsteen is known to be a really stand-up guy, I 've read some great stories over the years about him and the charity work he does so it's easy to see him doing somethng like this, whether in London, Dublin or wherever!
I've heard a lot of anecdotes about both Bono and Springsteen and apparently they're two great guys and very friendly towards their fans
He said he was down to earth, no airs or graces and friendly and when the interview was over they went outside and some fans were waiting. Springsteen went over to them and spent ages chatting, signing autographs and posing for pictures with them
She said not only was he snidey, but he stunk of booze.
He was horrible to a group of disabled children once, when my relatives took them on a Sunshine coach to London. He snarled and walked away from them. OTOH Ian Ogilvy was a real gent and posed with them for photos.
There are some good celebs out there after all. I can understand people wanting a bit of time to themselves, or having off days and being a bit grumpy, but all these reports of people being consistently nasty are a real shame. I suppose some people lose their perspective after being famous for so long.
That it does. I don't actually know this person it supposedly happened to but the thought that it happened to anyone at all is lovely. They're such cool guys.
I met Barry McGuigan, Simon Callow, Patrick Kielty and Christine Bleakley at a do - all lovely.
Did an interview with Jeremy Vine and while I was waiting to go into the studio, Jimmy Carr came in and sat down (I presume he was doing another show). He was really easy to chat to. I was a bit nervous and he was reassuring me and we ended up telling each other jokes.
This is true. I was in a lift at Earls Court (London Boat Show) when she stepped in and looked at me as though I'd crawled out of the cheese! :eek: This was in about 1982
My uncle and cousin used to see Rowan Atkinson from time to time at classic/vintage car events. Their impression of him was that he was rather shy and introverted, but generally OK. I suspect that's probably the case, rather than being snobby and disliking talking to 'little people'.
For me The Boss is the greatest singer/songwriter that has ever lived. A true genius. Nice to hear that he's a good guy too.
It's a pretty common urban myth, though. Not to be taken as gospel.
David Jason met him a few times in Leeds over the years when he filmed A Touch Of Frost.Very nice man.
My friend is used to working with famous folks and said he was really impressed by her - one of the nicest big stars he's ever worked with.
I feel a bit bad for any bad things I may have said/thought about her now. Not that I'm one of those really bitchy women who hates her on sight, but I she's always annoyed me a bit if I'm totally honest with myself.