After 20 odd years in entertainment as a DJ, radio presenter, film extra etc, I have met a lot of celebrities.
Stand out moments, looking after Rick Astley for an afternoon while filming in Germany. Same event but different day, being granted an interview with Sam Fox at the start of her singing career (short lived career!) This was a tv recording for German tv's version of Top of the Pops. As I was the resident DJ in the club being used, I had an all areas pass and, being English, I was often in conversation with the acts waiting to go on.
On set filming with Richard E Grant - I was upgraded from a non-speaking extra to getting one line of dialogue. (Sadly, I don't think the film ever made it to cinema screens)
Also appeared in Morse and was directed by Lord Luvvy himself, Dicky Attenborough in a scene for Shadowlands.
And, a favourite of my time in Norway, getting shitfaced with Mr Nul Points himself, Jahn Teigen. Lovely bloke, had a fantastic girlfriend and was great fun. He had just returned from Eurovision and was a hero in Norway!
I worked with many others during the eighties right across Europe and Scandinavia, happy days!
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@Manorlounger Ive met countless celebs from the world of music and entertainment over many,many years through working as a DJ, promoter, music/entertainment journalist and photographer, film and TV extra. Far too many to list.
Heres few celebs Ive spotted etc outside of what has been a fun 45+ years ( in the main) 25+ of which were as self-employed. Tommy Cooper walking down George Street , disguised by wearing sunglasses, ( late60s),
When David Bowie was on his Ziggy tour he played a few nights at the Apollo/ New Theatre, ( Id previously seen him play Oxford town Hall a year or so before), he and his entourage were staying at The Randolph Hotel, where there were after parties held. I was aquainted with a lad who worked there, sneaked in to the afterparty on the first night and was quickly escorted off the premisis. The second after party I again snuck in, this time when the security were checking who should be there and who shouldnt, I was talking to Spiders From Mars Guitarist Mick Ronson ( about football) he sort of vouched for me, 'he's ok', I later got to meet David Jones (aka Bowie) and exchange a few brief words- asked hin how Bowie was pronounced, reply 'like the knife, man' .
On a family holiday in Guernsey in the early 70s I spotted Michael Caine , I got a light off him for me ciggy ( though I was at the time underage to be smoking- drinking too, neither of which was an issue on that holiday)
Down in Somerset pre lockdown I was with a friend in a Supermarket in Crewkerne, spotted Martin Clunes doing his weekly shop.
On one of the early national scooter rallies in the early 80s, ( Scarborough), Oxford Roadrunners were in a guest house next to a Guest house where Manchester Scorpions SC were staying, Pre Stone Roses Ian Brown and John Squire were amongst their number. Some of the Oxford Roadrunners went for a few beers with the Manchester lads, Ian Brown was really chatty and quite funny, John Squire was quiet and reserved.
During the 80s a few mates of mine ( in Oxford Roadrunners Scooter Club) rented a house out in Waterperry, near Wheatley, the house was next to where Rowan Atkinson lived at the time. Also at the time he was in a brief-ish relationship with actress Lesley Ash. Often saw Rowan Atkinson, he never spoke. Also saw Lesley Ash fairly often, held the door open for her coming out of a shop in Wheatley with a bag of shopping on one occasion, which she said thankyou for.
In the run in to Christmas 2024, in Heyford Hill Sainsburys, I spotted chaser/quizzer Darragh Innes ( off ITVs The Chase), aka The Menace, with his two kids in there ( he was giving them both a right bollocking for running about )
