I know that face!

charleygirl you reminded me that when Dennis Waterman and Rula Lenska were an 'item' they used to bring a daughter (his I guess) to the same dance class my daughter attended in Wimbledon! She went on to be an actress too.

Saw Leo McKern (Rumpole) walking around a market in Bath

Many years ago I saw Dennis Waterman near Great Portland street tube station in London and years later Judy Dench in Shaftesbury Avenue after a night at the theatre with friends. It was then that I realised how short she was. I was mortified because my friends were oohing and aahing at her, whereas I was attempting to treat her as a normal human being walking down a street.

Stood next to Martin Clunes in Boots in Bridport where he lives/lived. Clearly sent out for some minor first aid stuff. Looked stressed out in shorts and wearing flip flops! In the 80s I had a drink with Sue Johnston in a theatre bar and Paul Greenwood was there too (PC Penrose in Rosie). Attended the same dinner as Peter Lilley, Norman Fowler and Malcolm Riftkind (deep joy not). Passed Warren Clarke in the street when he was filming locally. Stayed at the same hotel as Nick Watt (Lofty from Eastenders).

But I would like to brag and say my brother sat next to Kylie Minogue on a flight back from New York - he was smitten from that moment on!

I saw Alison Steadman in the Ladies at the National Gallery and sat next to Michael Portillo on a plane coming back from Venice. He was very pleasant.

I share my taxi driver with Carol Vordeman.
She takes preference over me in bookings![ hmm]

Eddie Large used to sit next to me in hairdressers while he was having his hair permed and coloured.

Oh forgot that used to meet Alan Titchmarch and his wife Alison at one time, before he was famous, as they are (still) good friends of friends of ours.

I often see Penelope Keith in local Waitrose and occasionally Tamsin Grieg. I squeezed between Richard E Grant, Mel Smith and another person in Donmar theatre bar. Kevin Whately was there too..all to see Imelda Staunton do a Diva evening.
Saw Alan Yentob in a cafe on the South Bank Waterloo on Saturday & sat behind the Spall family at the theatre once too! Ben Kingsley sat along the row from us when we went to see the crazy circus Archaos on Clapham Common years ago! Oh and at another recent theatre trip saw Mike Leigh enjoying the same show!
Someone once insisted my aunt was Pauline Collins and demanded her autograph. Better than my dad, he was mistaken for Max Wall

As a teen met several 'pop' stars as I was a sad autograph groupie and hung round stage doors in Kingston /Putney/Twickenham!!
The Who used to record in studios opposite the school where I first started teaching and we saw them often!

I was queuing with a friend at the railway station a few years ago. She commented that if the queue didn't start to move we would miss our train. The man in front of us said "You can go in front of me if you like, I am buying tickets for tomorrow". After a few minutes chat my friend said "You look just like Leo Sayer". He replied I am Leo Sayer". I had been wondering who he reminded me of.

Lullydully do you know, I can't remember. I've just had a look at the invitation - Tuesday, 7th July 2009. Maybe we were there on the same day

Was the Queen dressed in turquoise by any chance Katy ?

lullydully We had torrential rain on the day we went to the garden party too. It had to be abandoned half way through. We saw the Queen close up though and up until the heavens opened (and boy did they open). I loved it. Being served those posh sandwiches, listening to the bands and exploring the garden. They even served us little pots of ice cream. Then all hell broke loose weather-wise. There were lots of soggy hats and skirts stuck to our legs, tables being blown about but they let us into the Palace to shelter.

Many years ago before he was so famous we stood next to Martin Clunes waiting to collect our luggage after a flight. We did recognise him but decided after a long flight he probably just wanted to get home and relax so didn't speak to him. Also several years ago we were on holiday in Tenerife when we spotted a man walking arm in arm to two younger men. I immediately recognised him (Danny La Rue) but my husband said loudly to our friends "I think that's what's his name" To which Danny turned round and said "Yes it is".

Being on the fringes of the horsey world and with a dd who likes Eventing we have quite often seen Princess Anne and Zara at the bigger events. Saw Princess Anne at Chatsworth when she was pregnant with her first child.
Nicest moment was at Burghley horse trials a few years ago; Princess Anne was presenting the prizes; when she got to Zara, who was in the top ten placings, Zara leaned down from her horse and gave her mum a hug and a kiss.
Have also seen Prince Philip going round the cross country course on foot at a carriage driving event.

Saw the Queen flash past in a car when she visited my home town in about 1957! We'd all been given the day off school to line her route and wave.

Saw Geoffrey Palmer on the platform at Great Missenden railway station in 1972.

I'm afraid that most modern 'celebrities' could walk smack into me and I wouldn't have a clue who they were...

We went to a royal garden party too. The wettest day of the decade. . We needed Noah's Ark to get out.
What a sight, rain bouncing off teaspoons, soggy fascinators, mud up to our eyeballs. Lots of very upset older ladies trying to reach the portaloos and only a glimpse of the queen., she is so tiny. No contingency plans or help for the pleas amongst us. An awful day so well anticipated and planned for...enough said. Sorry to moan.

Sheilasue I went to a garden party at the palace too - I felt so posh! (I'm not, incidentally)

Saw Princess Margaret at close range at the Ideal Home Exhibition once (she was tiny). We saw John Cleese in Selfridges once, didn't like to speak to him but DH regretted not telling him how much he loves his work. Also, DH was in a lift with Chris Tarrant, but didn't realise who he was until later. We saw Sam Kelly in. Tea shop in Southwold and I saw Sharon Small on a tube once.

Had lunch with George Carey, the then Archbishop of Canterbury, then tea with Rowan Williams, ABC too, and finally coffee with Justin Welby, present ABC

Had tea at Buck House... Lady Baden Powell had tea in our kitchen, saw Ben Kingsley having a tantrum at Heathrow Airport.

(Is this a showoff thing? )

I was at the same theatre as Bill,Hilary and Chelsea Clinton in London Afterwards my sister and I were waiting with others to see them come out and when they did Bill went around shaking hands with everyone and greeting each one as if he knew them. Whilst we were waiting for the Clintons to come out Terry Wogan was standing in the road on his mobile phone, waiting for his car to arrive. Bill Clinton gaze is absolutely mesmerising.

Don't know if this counts but went to one of the queens garden parties a few years ago with my daughter and the Queen was so near to me could hear what she was saying to some people from a charity, her skin is so perfect and she had an amazing smile.

I was on a flight to Aberdeen last year when someone I recognised also boarded. I didn't get a chance then to speak to her but I knew she was either one of the doctors' receptionists or she worked in a local shop. When we arrived, I spotted her again and realised it was actually Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall! The previous year, prince Edward's wife and children were on the same flight as us.

Dd1 flew as an Unaccompanied Minor to New York when she was 12yo. She kept bumping into Sean Connery at the airport and on board. He was very nice to her!

We saw David Hasselhoff in a party goods store in LA and saw Arnold Swartzenegger in his Hummer on an LA freeway. That was a bit embarrassing as it was heavy traffic and we kept passing him, then he'd pass us and so on, and really, there are only so many times you can wave at someone.

I saw Nick Knowles shopping in Windsor last year on 23rd Dec with his wife and child. He was laden down with bags - last minute panic buying!

My red letter day, though, has to be the one when I met Emma Thompson, Phyllida Law, Greg Wise and the swooningly gorgeous Alan Rickman. I'm still so sad about him, what a loss.

That was Clapton .

My favourite!!!!!