Originally Posted by SunnyMcSunny:
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Gok Wan - Spilt my drink on him. I was mortified but he just laughed it off and chatted to me for a while. Very nice guy
Jools Holland - he was in the bar where my friend used to work. Surrounded by random hangers on and being a bit of a diva. Demanded that the lights be dimmed and that pizza should be ordered. Seriously - I'm not making that up. He was a little bit drunk though. I was a bit gutted as I'd always imagined him to be more down to earth...”
I've encountered both. Neither were particularly pleasant, I'm afraid to say
I've been lurking in DS on and off for years, and from what I've read here El Holland seems decidedly standoffish to us mere mortals. A few London cabbies have regaled me a few stories, too. He was outside a theatre, smoking, and my friend and I approached him and politely requested an autograph. Not screaming and fangirling or making a scene. He looked down his nose at us (literally because we're 5 footers and although he looks diminutive he's actually taller than he appears), gave a curt "no", and promptly stubbed out his cigarette, turned on his heel and walked off.
El Wan.. I suppose he's one of those changeable ones. Bumped into him, literally, whilst walking through Soho. it was raining and I slipped, accidently knocking him into a puddle. I began apologizing offusively but he immediately cut me off with "oh
do look where you're going!" and then minced off, entourage in tow, making fun of my attempted apology.
Encountered Amy Winehouse back when she was about 20. Extremely drunk, extremely loud (and it was a noisy bar too), and apparentyly not too obliging either. She was with a large group of equally raucous friends (not that there's anything wrong with that) and ignored me when I tried to ask her to shift slightly so I could get to the bar. Perhaps she really didn't hear me, but I asked her three times and she didn't respond. I should have prodded her really... Still, I've heard good stories about her too, so I guess I was just one of the unlucky ones.
Oh, and anyone remember Victoria "Harry" Harrison? Platinum blonde toff teenager (?) who had a few minor hits in the early 00's? Also encountered her in a Camden bar. She eyed me up and down and said "shouldn't you be standing on a street corner somewhere?". I had to laugh really because she was dressed even less modestly than I was, and behaving so too.
Met some others who were lovely though, but they're for another thread.