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Old 10-06-2013, 23:22
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I will share my one, single, celebrity encounter:

About 12 years ago I lived in a pub in a small village called Wheatley which is in Oxfordshire. I worked part time in Asda (I was still at school) and people kept saying that Beppe from Eastenders was there but I never saw him.

That evening, when I got home, Marc Bannerman came into the pub. He played Gianni DiMarco in Eastenders so I think people had got them confused.

He had been for dinner at the Dahl residence (they lived in the same village but I never saw them) and his car had broken down so he came in for a few drinks while waiting for a tow. The barmaid was scared to ask him who he was so I just came out with 'are you Gianni from Eastenders?' to make her feel better.

He was a very very nice guy. He brought everyone drinks and was giving out cigarettes. He was very conversational and, by the end of the night, rather drunk. When the tow guy arrived he looked a bit miserable so Marc downed a couple more shots in preparation for what he thought would be a rather boring journey home.

Like I said, very nice guy and more than happy to disclose who is least favourite co-star on Eastenders had been... one Mr. Ross Kemp.
Where is he now? same goes for all the other DiMarco's.

I liked them all and preferred them to their replacements The Slaters.
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Old 11-06-2013, 00:30
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Pink.comes to mind. I know a guy who worked in a hotel she stayed at and she was apparently very bratty and quite diva like. That joined with her recent Facebook posts about her show cancellation kinda stoke the bitch fire for me.
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Old 11-06-2013, 00:46
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Pink.comes to mind. I know a guy who worked in a hotel she stayed at and she was apparently very bratty and quite diva like. That joined with her recent Facebook posts about her show cancellation kinda stoke the bitch fire for me.
She is the one person I didn't expect/ want to see mentioned on this thread
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Old 11-06-2013, 06:46
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I will agree with this wholeheartedly! I have had the pleasure of meeting Glenn on many occasions (my husband has used the word stalker!) and he has ALWAYS been fantastic - very generous with his time, friendly and genuine. Chris Difford is also a gentleman (though I have only met him twice). However, Jools Holland could possibly qualify for Diva status. On the two occasions I met him, I felt like I was inconveniencing him by asking for an autograph and wasting his time. The first time did make me laugh though, as he was then about to leave the gig and couldn't find his glasses. He went into meltdown and was INSTRUCTING us fans to look for them around the carpark - minutes later a roadie brought them out - he'd left them in the loo!
Did Jools see the funny side?
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Old 11-06-2013, 08:27
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Did Jools see the funny side?
No - he stomped off, muttering under his breath. Us minions who had helped the search on the other hand thought it was hilarious!
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Old 11-06-2013, 09:06
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She is the one person I didn't expect/ want to see mentioned on this thread
She's admitted she can be a bitch. But it's more of a I don't take any crap bitch - lazy, not trying, being mean, sexist, stuck up whatever is going to get a kick up the arse.
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Old 11-06-2013, 09:26
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My sister in law is in Manchester and Anthony Cotton and his friends often come into where she works. the first time she was nervous as she'd heard he wasn't very nice, but she said he's actually quite a polite guy, she's never seen him be nasty even though he gets approached a lot.

She also said some "fans" are very intrusive, shoving themselves in front of him demanding attention. There's definitely two sides to every story.
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Old 11-06-2013, 09:50
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Olly Murs - cheeky chappie persona - arrogant tw*t in real life
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Old 11-06-2013, 10:08
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My sister in law is in Manchester and Anthony Cotton and his friends often come into where she works. the first time she was nervous as she'd heard he wasn't very nice, but she said he's actually quite a polite guy, she's never seen him be nasty even though he gets approached a lot.

She also said some "fans" are very intrusive, shoving themselves in front of him demanding attention. There's definitely two sides to every story.
I'm really pleased to read this as it's the first positive thing I've heard about him. I can well imagine that there are people who would be very "in his face", given the character he plays in Corrie. He came across really well on All Star Mr & Mrs, okay I know everyone does but I mean quite different to the Sean Tully character. I wonder if he's really quite shy.
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Old 11-06-2013, 10:50
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I'm really pleased to read this as it's the first positive thing I've heard about him. I can well imagine that there are people who would be very "in his face", given the character he plays in Corrie. He came across really well on All Star Mr & Mrs, okay I know everyone does but I mean quite different to the Sean Tully character. I wonder if he's really quite shy.
Who was the Mrs for him?
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Old 11-06-2013, 12:20
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Who was the Mrs for him?
hahahahaha, okay clearly it was Mr & Mr on that occasion. Lovely couple they made.
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Old 11-06-2013, 12:23
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Old 11-06-2013, 12:33
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Billy Connelly - Used to live near my primary school in the 70's in West London. We used to knock on his door and run away for a laugh (as you do), and he would answer and shout something funny and take it all in good humour! Mind you he was probably drinking back then!
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Old 11-06-2013, 12:35
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He's not nice? I always thought he came across as the most truly good-natured bloke on Radio One. He always seemed that way on his show.
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Old 11-06-2013, 12:37
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Burnside from the Bill - Nice guy, offered to buy me a drink.
Kevin Rowland from Dexys Midnight Runners - Nice chap, very unassuming.
Fran Cosgrave - meet at a party...fun guy and down to earth.
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Old 11-06-2013, 13:07
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Yvette Fielding and her husband are both vile.
I've met both several times - together and individually - and found them both utterly delightful. Karl, in particularly, is very funny.
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Old 11-06-2013, 13:30
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I've met both several times - together and individually - and found them both utterly delightful. Karl, in particularly, is very funny.
I think with all celebs we either catch them on a good day or a bad one. They are only human after all.
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Old 11-06-2013, 13:31
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Norman Cook and Zoe Ball - Really nice and utterly down to earth couple.
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Old 11-06-2013, 14:15
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He's not nice? I always thought he came across as the most truly good-natured bloke on Radio One. He always seemed that way on his show.
Bit of a muck spreader it seems in the books i've read, he had a news background, I beleive he had the tabloids in his pocket, leaked all the R1 / BBC secrets to them. But yes, on air, the housewife's favourite. Now with Smooth Radio
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Old 11-06-2013, 14:45
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Where is he now? same goes for all the other DiMarco's.
Louise Jameson, who played Beppe and Gianni's momma Rosa Di Marco (with the odd badger-stripe in her hair) is still very busy acting.

She's recently joined the cast of Doc Martin, and appears in theatre right around the country. She's starred in a one-woman show called "Pulling Faces" about a middle-aged actress trying to decide whether to have a facelift or not (which is hilarious and touching). She's also still a regular on the Doctor Who convention circuit, because she was Tom Baker's companion Leela in the 1970s.

She's also one of the loveliest actors it's ever been my pleasure to meet. In my experience, she's always got time to talk to people. A truly lovely lady.
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Old 11-06-2013, 15:03
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I think with all celebs we either catch them on a good day or a bad one. They are only human after all.
You're absolutely right. And on threads like these, we only hear one side of the story. We're not told how aggressively someone thrusts an autograph book under a star's nose. Or did they interrupt them while they were out eating with their family?
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Old 11-06-2013, 15:06
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... She's also still a regular on the Doctor Who convention circuit, because she was Tom Baker's companion Leela in the 1970s.

She's also one of the loveliest actors it's ever been my pleasure to meet. In my experience, she's always got time to talk to people. A truly lovely lady.
I have spoken to her a few times on the Dr Who convention circuit, and I am in complete agreement. I get the firm impression that the only reason she does Dr Who conventions is because she loves them, and has established friendships with some con-goers that go back years. The same applies to a lot of the Original Series cast. The late and much-missed Nicholas Courtney was another such person.

In fact there are rather a lot of Dr Who cast members who fall into this category - there are stories of rather well-known (at least at the time) actors turning up at private houses for mini-conventions, and helping with the washing up. The late Anthony Ainley was known for giving lifts to con-goers if their home happened to be on his route!
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Old 11-06-2013, 17:46
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Billy Connelly - Used to live near my primary school in the 70's in West London. We used to knock on his door and run away for a laugh (as you do), and he would answer and shout something funny and take it all in good humour! Mind you he was probably drinking back then!
Connolly was in the news recently for verbally abusing a female photographer at an Irish gig and reducing her to tears. I've often wondered if he is an unpleasant man under the surface....he made a horrible joke about British hostage Ken Bigley and never apologised for it.
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Old 11-06-2013, 18:12
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Connolly was in the news recently for verbally abusing a female photographer at an Irish gig and reducing her to tears. I've often wondered if he is an unpleasant man under the surface....he made a horrible joke about British hostage Ken Bigley and never apologised for it.
Having seen him be interviewed recently I think he's not too well
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Old 11-06-2013, 19:04
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No - he stomped off, muttering under his breath. Us minions who had helped the search on the other hand thought it was hilarious!
That`s pretty much what I thought you would say!
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