The Leslie Crowther account wasn't a personal one. That was someone I know who sort of 'met' him.

The actual situation was that the person I know was admiring his Rolls Royce (just looking at it) and Leslie Crowther appeared from somewhere and was very rude, telling him to clear off and keep away from it (words to that effect anyway).

Steve Wright always seemed to try so hard to be Mr Upbeat and Wacky-but then so did Jimmy Savile. I suppose it's inevitable he couldn't live up to that all the time-and perhaps that he had a corresponding strongly negative side. I recall an article I read in a magazine from a journalist who had toured Radio One. He had a brief encounter with Steve Wright, who he described as looking 'harassed' when he saw him. DJ Simon Bates told the journalist: 'Steve puts in a lot of work for his shows, so obviously he's often tired. I've never caught him on a bad day, but I know people who have...'

"I cannot walk around with a welcome mat hanging from my neck."

His own comments on his brusque nature.

Because if you made a non-white male look like a bumbling, clueless incompetent, you would be accused of racism.

I have a massive crush on William Holden and think now he's quite an underrated actor in comparison to his contemporaries from back then. I'm glad he was apparently a gent in real life. So sad that he had such an addiction though

Anthony Hopkins: A friend of mine used to work in a cafe back in his hometown of Port Talbot in Wales. He used to visit a friend near the cafe and always ordered sandwiches, cakes etc which my friend would deliver to his friends house.

One day after she had taken stuff around he turned up to the cafe with a massive bouquet of flowers to thank her. She said he was lovely every time he came into the cafe

Michael Sheen, she cant praise him enough, again lived in the same town.

Paul Potts, she was his neighbour before he became famous, she really cant stand him (I got blasted on the Paul Potts thread when I mentioned this)

My work colleague met Robson Green a couple of weeks ago and said he was lovely.

A friend said Russell Brand was really nice, genuine and humorous when they met him at his book signing.

Regarding Barbara Knox, Rita off Corrie, someone I know worked with her and said
"She treats you like you are s*it and she is Ajax"!!!!!!!!!
I can vouch that Jamie Oliver is very up himself.
Stephen Mulhearn is a tit.
Ive also heard that Peter Kay is not very nice.

On the other hand, Ive worked with Stephen Graham who is a total gent, Rob James Collier another gent. Matthew Kelly, lovely man.

Years ago (before his accident) I took my young nephew to see Eddie Kidd perform some stunts.When we gathered after the show to get an autographed programme he was behaving like a diva and shouted that he 'didn't have time for this'.

I went to a few races at Bands Hatch when my brother was driving there and Rowan Atkinson was too, though in a different class. He was fine talking to people who shared his interest in cars and racing but I think he is very private and shy, showbiz doesn't really suit him.In face I once heard someone say it's a form of torture but it is what he does best.

David Guest, lovely and took the time to have photos with a bride and groom and get the a bottle of champs, also signed autographs and chatted with the guests

Roger Moore, met him in a cafe in the south of France he was a total gentleman

Patrick Kielty, very nice and down to earth

Tony Hadley, very yummy and really really nice bloke

Olly Murs, really nice

Oh me too. He was a very beautiful man, and such a talented actor. (Sunset Boulevard is one of my all time favourite films.) I have heard nothing but good stories about him as a person. Also, he cared about conservation of wildlife in Africa - and actively tried to do something about it - way before it was fashionable to do so.

I lived on the central coast of NSW in Australia and worked in the town of Woy Woy where Spike Milligan had a house. He made some great jokes about Woy Woy. I was depositing the takings for the shop at the local bank when Spike came in - this was 1986/7 - and went to the counter beside me. I think he wanted an account balance or something along those lines and he'd forgotten his bank book and had no ID on him. The humourless young girl behind the screen did not know him from a bar of soap and there, for about 15 mins, stood one of the most famous comedians and comedy writers of all time trying to prove who he was. He didn't go into one of his 'goon' voices, no Bluebottle or Min revivals (that would have been lost on that gormless young girl). The girl told him to wait and went to get the manager thinking she had some strange old man who'd had too much of a liquid lunch inside him - the manager came bolting round the corner, he must have wanted to disappear through the floor when the girl told him a man calling himself Spike Milligan was asking about his account. Spike was getting into the doddery phase, I think he took medication for his moods, but rather than be annoyed or make a fuss he was absolutely delightful and so bemused by it all. The manager told him he was sorry he'd had to be inconvenienced by being asked to verify who he was, and Spike said "It makes a change, I've spent most of my life trying to forget who I am!". He was a good laugh I'd have not liked to have met him when he was in one of his darker moods though, but he kept those for his family and his staff - so I've read.
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Well not everybody is going to like everybody. Hardly a news flash is it?

She should have been killed off in Coronation Street years ago, such a past-it character. Knox is nothing but a money grabber still 'acting'

That exact quote was from Margi Clarke in an interview with Attitude magazine a couple of years ago.

I saw him six months before he died at The Lincoln Centre, New York, when he escorted his friend Barbara Stanwyck. He always said that he owed his career to her as she fought for him when Columbia bosses wanted to sack him from his first film, Golden Boy. When she won an Honorary Oscar the following year soon after he died, she paid tribute to him saying that she loved him very much and she missed him adding, "He always wanted me to win an Oscar, and so tonight my Golden Boy, you got your wish."

has anyone met anyone from the x factor? stacey soloman,joe mcelderry,alexandra burke,leona etc.

I met Louis Walsh at Dublin airport a couple years or so back, he was really nice and genuine, his pa was trying to get him away for his flight but he insisted on letting everyone have his picture and signing stuff for the kids, and was making them laugh.

I wasn't bothered about him before that, but he's my favourite now

My mam works on a child cancer ward and they get quite a few celeb visits, Joe McElderry being one of them and when she got home she had nothing but praise for him, according to her he was the best celebrity they've had because he was so down to earth and great with all the children on the ward and stays in touch to see how they get on. He doesn't have to do as much as he does.

It was Margi who told me!!!!!!!!!

Yes Ronnie Corbett is a one as far as most of the nearby community is concerned. My brother and his friend used to go to the nearby golf course as kids (back in the 70s) and hunted down and collected golf balls that had been lost for a small fee.One day Ronnie asked them to caddie for him which they did for several hours and their fee at the end was 50p to share between the two of them. I went to school near his home and he tried to make the road leading to his a private road to keep the commoners out. His wife however is well known as an absolute sweetheart. Used to come into my Mums work and would never say who she was (it was just known amongst locals) and would always take time to chat

Aled Jones has a reputation on a par with cilla, lulu and lineker.

As for crowther, didn't the death of Phil Lynott alsomhave a profound effect on him. He was genuinely sorry for the arrogance of his younger years.

Dionne Warwick sticks the boot into Cilla in the mail today.Says she has no imagination in her recordings.

I'm sorry but i can't believe that!