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Date: Apr 29 8:06 AM, 2022

Jimmy Tarbuck ('Tarby') once visited my home town but I didn't go and see him.

Digger · Admin

Ken Dodd came to our workplace some years ago. Seems he took a shine to me and put his arm around me and insisted for a photo. I was like....WTF...why can't it be Tom Berenger!!! He was really tall, much taller than he looked on TV. Quite a pleasant chap though.

Digger · Admin

I also saw Jimmy Osmond upstairs at our local Asda signing what I presume was his book. I was too absorbed in my shopping to bother to stand and stare.

Digger · Admin

I've met Susan George, Cliff Richard, Olivia Newton John, and I once got into a lift in Harrods with Robert Hardy.

-- Edited by Digger on Friday 29th of April 2022 03:36:21 PM

Digger · Admin

Oh, and I've seen the Queen at Windsor Horse show. She was tiny!!!

Digger · Admin

Then there was the time I saw Jimmy Sommervile on Market Street in Manchester. Around the late 80s me and my mate saw this big white Rolls Royce drive up at Castlefield and the Gibb brothers got out. All three of 'em. We were like.....It's the fucking BEE GEES!

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Omar Sharif came in the night club I was working in, like Doddy did to Digger, he seemed to take a shine to me.
The girl he was with got all huffy and asked the club owner if he would send me out.

Jimmy Saville came into Salford Casino when I worked there...tried to put his arm round me, he was a creep, and everyone knew it.

The Corrie cast used to come into Tiffanys, Pat Pheonix was a real Diva.....nice though.

The nicest celeb was probably Des O'connor...a real gent.

Digger · Admin

Syl wrote:
Omar Sharif came in the night club I was working in, like Doddy did to Digger, he seemed to take a shine to me.
The girl he was with got all huffy and asked the club owner if he would send me out.

Jimmy Saville came into Salford Casino when I worked there...tried to put his arm round me, he was a creep, and everyone knew it.

The Corrie cast used to come into Tiffanys, Pat Pheonix was a real Diva.....nice though.

The nicest celeb was probably Des O'connor...a real gent.

She gets Omar Sherif, and I get Doddy. Story of my life

Digger · Admin

Syl wrote:
Omar Sharif came in the night club I was working in, like Doddy did to Digger, he seemed to take a shine to me.
The girl he was with got all huffy and asked the club owner if he would send me out.

Jimmy Saville came into Salford Casino when I worked there...tried to put his arm round me, he was a creep, and everyone knew it.

The Corrie cast used to come into Tiffanys, Pat Pheonix was a real Diva.....nice though.

The nicest celeb was probably Des O'connor...a real gent.

I worked in Castlefield back in the late 80s and the White Lion pub was where the Corry lot used to go for lunch. I saw that woman Ivy, can't remember her name but she died. She was pissed as a fart trying to get out a big posh car. Then I did the BBC version of Vanity Fair back in 1997, I think it was. Four of us were hired as dancers. Sadly we ended up on the cutting room floor, I think there's a two second clip of us prancing around behind voile curtains, but we got to meet the cast that day. Gerard Murphy, who always plays baddies, was sitting right behind me and we chatted. He was really nice and very sweet. Kept asking me if I was alright as I was sitting at his feet. I have photos somewhere.

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Lynn Perry (Ivy) liked her drink a lot.

I dont know who Gerard Murphy is, I googled his pic but I cant place him.

Probably the best 'star' encounter we had....was in a Manchester restaurant, a group of us had a singalong with Helen Mirren.

Her and the people she was with, (some cast of Prime Suspect) came to join us, so we all ended up on a huge table, each doing an impromptu Karaoke turn.

She passed, and got jeered at (jokingly) She was nice, as was the others....one of the actors ended up playing Carla's dad Johnny, in Corrie.

Digger · Admin

Syl wrote:
Lynn Perry (Ivy) liked her drink a lot.
I dont know who Gerard Murphy is, I googled his pic but I cant place him.

Probably the best 'star' encounter we had....was in a Manchester restaurant, a group of us had a singalong with Helen Mirren.
Her and the people she was with, (some cast of Prime Suspect) came to join us, so we all ended up on a huge table, each doing an impromptu Karaoke turn.
She passed, and got jeered at (jokingly) She was nice, as was the others....one of the actors ended up playing Carla's dad Johnny, in Corrie.

Gerard Murphy was in Waterworld ang Batman Begins...and a few other movies that I can't name. He was mainly a stage actor, I believe. He's dead now.

Digger · Admin

What was that woman's name who used to be a kind of agony aunt on ITV? She was a older lady and quite portly. I danced at her party in Manchester and got Susie Blake up to give it a go. That was a fun night.

I also gave Denise Welch dancing lessons in 2003 at her house in Alderley Edge. She was making a tv drama called Turkish Delight and needed to learn how to bellydance. Her husband at that time was Tim Healey and he was a nice guy. She was a bit of a diva as I recall. And definitely wore the trousers.

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Digger wrote:
What was that woman's name who used to be a kind of agony aunt on ITV? She was a older lady and quite portly. I danced at her party in Manchester and got Susie Blake up to give it a go. That was a fun night.

I also gave Denise Welch dancing lessons in 2003 at her house in Alderley Edge. She was making a tv drama called Turkish Delight and needed to learn how to bellydance. Her husband at that time was Tim Healey and he was a nice guy. She was a bit of a diva as I recall. And definitely wore the trousers.

Denise Robertson?

I can imagine Denise Welch being a bit of a bossy boots.

I was watching some classic Corries a while ago, it must have been from 22 years ago, she was really attractive, and a good actress too.

Date: May 2 12:41 PM, 2022

Gawd, I’ve never lived listening to you two (Syl & Digger)

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Poca wrote:
Gawd, I’ve never lived listening to you two (Syl & Digger)

Yeah, but we have had a lot longer to fit in these things than you have.

Magica · Go Outside

Syl wrote:
Poca wrote:
Gawd, I’ve never lived listening to you two (Syl & Digger)
Yeah, but we have had a lot longer to fit in these things than you have.

Syl's got years on us Pokes! 👀😜

Digger · Admin

Syl wrote:
Digger wrote:
What was that woman's name who used to be a kind of agony aunt on ITV? She was a older lady and quite portly. I danced at her party in Manchester and got Susie Blake up to give it a go. That was a fun night.

I also gave Denise Welch dancing lessons in 2003 at her house in Alderley Edge. She was making a tv drama called Turkish Delight and needed to learn how to bellydance. Her husband at that time was Tim Healey and he was a nice guy. She was a bit of a diva as I recall. And definitely wore the trousers.
Denise Robertson?
I can imagine Denise Welch being a bit of a bossy boots.
I was watching some classic Corries a while ago, it must have been from 22 years ago, she was really attractive, and a good actress too.

That's the one. Denise Robertson. It was her birthday....some bar in Castlefield if I recall. It was years ago. We had a great time. Susie Blake used to crack me up as that snotty newsreader on the Victoria Wood Show.

Digger · Admin

Poca wrote:
Gawd, I’ve never lived listening to you two (Syl & Digger)

My brother has celebrity friends. He used to work for Vogue magazine in London. He was hobnobbing with quite a few famous people but was dead blase about it. I'd be like...dish the dirt bitch! But he never did.

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Digger wrote:
Syl wrote:
Digger wrote:
What was that woman's name who used to be a kind of agony aunt on ITV? She was a older lady and quite portly. I danced at her party in Manchester and got Susie Blake up to give it a go. That was a fun night.

I also gave Denise Welch dancing lessons in 2003 at her house in Alderley Edge. She was making a tv drama called Turkish Delight and needed to learn how to bellydance. Her husband at that time was Tim Healey and he was a nice guy. She was a bit of a diva as I recall. And definitely wore the trousers.
Denise Robertson?
I can imagine Denise Welch being a bit of a bossy boots.
I was watching some classic Corries a while ago, it must have been from 22 years ago, she was really attractive, and a good actress too.
That's the one. Denise Robertson. It was her birthday....some bar in Castlefield if I recall. It was years ago. We had a great time. Susie Blake used to crack me up as that snotty newsreader on the Victoria Wood Show.

Lol...I remember her on the Victoria Wood show.

She was also in Corrie, playing Sally Lindsays mum.