I met the Chuckle Brothers at Skegness Embassy Theatre when we were on holiday as a kid, it was back in the days of disposable cameras and we didn't know we'd be able to take pictures so we never bought one! Ended up with a signed picture of them both and they were so lovely - my nan had sprained her arm a couple of days before and it was in a sling, so the crew took us to the front of the line because of it! Barry Chuckle used to come into one of my old places as work as it was in a town near Rotherham too.
Met Rosemary Shrager at a book signing at my local Waterstones, it was the days when Ladette To Lady was on television so we pointed at her and she waved back. We walked over, but didn't dare say anything or ask for a picture (we didn't know if you had to buy a book to get a picture).
Met Phil Taylor at a pub in Ingoldmells, he was the nicest person ever! Absolutely love him, all the kids in the crowd got a signed pack of playing cards and you could buy his book and he'd sign it too. Random members of the audience could play darts against him too and someone actually beat him haha. We all queued up for a picture (he looks like my uncle and we've said this for years) and he strangled my mum as a joke for her picture it was hilarious. We got him to sign the book and he asked who he wanted it making out to, we said no one because it'd be worth more in the future and he found that funny too.
I went to London with my sister and my ex in 2014 and my sister mainly wanted to meet celebrities! We were at the BBC studios from around 5am and we managed to meet Nick Grimshaw, Vanessa Hudgens, and Vanessa Feltz (I think there was someone else, but I can't remember)! Then we walked a bit further as we had information that Austin Mahone was staying in a hotel nearby and then we saw him too. Vanessa Hudgens was lovely, signing pictures and getting pictures taken - she was very smart about stuff too, someone was trying to get a picture signed of her in a bikini and she refused to do it. Always admired her for that, not sure why.
The best bit about London though, we were walking down a street going back to our hotel and who do we see????? Emma Watson coming out of a house/hotel and my sister and I were just like "OMG that's Emma Watson" and she smiled at us, we were shy (and didn't want to bother her) so we didn't ask for a picture. The thing was my ex went round the opposite way and missed it, and we were like didn't you just see who that was?
Also met Billie Pearce (not sure if anyone will know of him anyway).
Met Ian Clayton - he used to live on the street around the corner from me and he was doing a documentary on it.
Met a few Featherstone Rovers players as I had a holiday club there and got to play with them, meet them and do activities with them.
Met the singer Nina Nesbitt first in 2012 then again in 2019, she is an absolute lovely person, probably the best celebrity I have met.
Saw Only The Young getting into a taxi at Blackpool light switch on a few years ago too.
My dad used to be a semi professional snooker player and this well known player (I can't remember the name) used to always get beat by my dad. However, when this scout came to watch them play, he beat my dad for first time ever lmao so got scouted instead.
My dad used to also do cross country with Sebastian Coe too before he made it big.
Best story is probably that Craig (Colson Smith, the ginger one) from Coronation Street used to come into where I worked a fair bit (he went to the college round the corner and lived in the next town to me)! One time he came in and had a drink so I kicked him out haha, he was pretty miffed about that. Another time he came in and I served him and then the customers after said "Do you not realise who that is?" I said yes then told them the story about how I kicked him out before. I remember one time he came in with his mum and friend and started putting loads of rubbish in his mum's trolley as a joke.
Also a very minor YouTuber called Josh Cook and his friend Curtis Price used to come into where I work a bit too! It's weird, Curtis was vlogging and it's the first time I've ever seen someone vlog in real life before.