claim to fame

FIL's cousin had something to do with the Pretenders (I can't remember what) and also FIL's best mate worked with The Animals. I haven't got any other than meeting Derek Acorah and Jim Bowen haha

Only my DH, who is well-known in open source IT circles. Occasionally he gets recognised by various geeks. Recently it was in a mobile phone shop in Finland when he was buying a SIM card. The cashier took his credit card and said 'are you THE xxxxxx' and he said yes, and he got SIM card and credit for free!

In the 'real world' it means nothing to me. He is just a hairy bloke who spends loads of time on his laptop and can never find his keys/shoes etc

Mummymoo, sorry I have to ask .. what do the DH DS etc things mean? Am I being really thick?

My claims to fame.

My uncle was a regular session musician with the Stylistics in the 60s and 70s.

His daughter (so my cousin) is known as the Filipina Queen Of Soul.

(Bit of a tenuous one) When I studied Marketing & Advertising, my tutor was the copywriter who came up with "Probably the best lager in the world" line for Carlsberg.

Dear Husband, Dear Son. It's from back in the day of being on other forums. I do try and say Hubby instead when I remember

No! My family are utterly boring....and I tell them so

my ex however is te nephew of Neil Gaiman. And he himself is a big tech (geek) writer for one of the big techy blogs.

My grandmother's cousin was Richard Harris (played Dumbledore in the first few Harry Potter films before he died). I also have a Canadian cousin who was in a band called the cranberries, but haven't heard of them for a long time!

Oh and a bit of an embarrassing one- my cousin used to go out with Anthony Costa from Blue! He came to my birthday party once...!

My lovely dad won the Booker Prize.

That's pretty cool. Are we allowed to know which book?

I've looked after some famous patients, but obviously can't tell you who. ️?️ I can't think of any of my relatives who have done anything famous, though my cousins' grandpa (not a blood relation of mine) worked with Krebs on his eponymous cycle. Which is pretty cool if you're a biochemist, but means nothing to most people!

? Wow!

I have absolutely no famous relatives. I would love to know who AC's dad is though!

That is so cool?

I am somehow related to Shakin Stevens. My uncle was Bucks Fizzes bank manager and is still very good friends with them.

I starred in a tv ad for the Sun in the very early eighties, possibly late seventies.

I don't think I have any famous relatives. I have friends with famous family members though.

My mum used to be a model & dated a couple of famous footballers in the late 70s/early 80s(not at the same time!). I can't remember which ones though.

H's grandfather wrote a book about being a POW in Japan.

I used to babysit Robbie Williams' second cousin.

I am also friends (via H) with the production manager for Made In Chelsea.

Does anyone know the 80s rock band Asia? They've just got a new guitarist and it just happens to be OHs best mate! He's playing at our wedding too, so now I get to say a member of Asia played me down the isle!

Gem archer (oasis) used to babysit me. His wife is my sisters best friend.

My father in law dated Julie Walters!

? *jealous*
If he makes a bad job of it, you can always tell people it was a bad decision made in the heat of the moment........ (I'll get me coat ?)

OH's great aunt used to be a proper "it girl" back in her day, and partied with Princess Margaret apparently!

Ooh actually I do have a semi-famous relative, my grandma's cousin was a holocaust survivor who wrote a book about it and has an MBE: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-335392/Amazing-escape-Auschwitz-gas-chamber.html

Haha love it! He's actually getting married himself in July, so I'm rather excited to be meeting some rockstars at the wedding!

I have a couple:

- I live not far from Robbie Coultrane (Hagrid in the Harry Potter films)- My dad used to service and MOT his cars, and he said my eldest niece was cute!
- When i studied at college, i had various 'famous' lecturers including Woody from the Bay City Rollers and the manager of 90's band 911. There was also some guy from the bluebells too, but i can't remember him so much.
- I work beside the sister of David Sneddon (of Fame Academy)

My dad wrote Championship Manager (that usually impressed boys when I was in uni!)

Seriously?! So I can blame your dad for the constant irritability, jubilation and frustration I was subjected to for years then?!

Tell me more!

Yep! He's a computer programmer. He didn't come up with the idea for it, but he wrote it all.

Some guy I used to fancy in uni told me that he was practically failing his degree because of it!

Knees, that's amazing, my 6th form common room days were spent playing champ man ( we were cool kids so got away with calling it this) with the boys...this s the best claim to fame yet!!

I don't have any, altho I did meet Jade goody once and the cheeky girls once:

All my claim to fames come through my grandfather: he also worked with Krebs... theres a photo of him in our family album! I was very excited when i found this (such a geek). Also watson and crick.
He also had a temper tantrum in front of Freud (they were neighbours!)

Oh and I met a a few b-class celebs when my glass got gunged on Live N Kicking years ago.

I'm distantly related to The Hoff but I don't like to brag.

Nothing remotely as exciting as some of these!

We (company) sponsor a couple of sports teams / people. Stuff that's on Sky Sports but nothing mainstream like Football.

A couple of sportspeople are dads at A's school.

I've met Chesney Hawkes a couple of times! ??

Some of these are pretty awesome! Knees I actually used to like to play Champ Manager, my ex was well into it so I played it as well.

Not really claims to fame but...

I was on an episode of Courtyards and Castles on West Country TV, in costume as a medievil person.

My Aunt was all over the news when she campaigned for the UK to rescue hostages during the Gulf War as my Grandpa was being held in Kuwait.

Someone I went to school with is a news presenter.

I stood next to Beyonce in Topshop and didn't realise until I wondered why three burly men dressed in black bomber jackets were surrounding the rail I was looking at.

OH's cousin's BIL is in Casualty, which I don't watch.

This has REALLY tickled me!

AC - your dad won the Booker Prize? That is absolutely wonderful; what an incredible achievement.

Just thought of another one, my BIL's wife is a Welsh actress and was in an episode of Gavin and Stacey, although I've never met her.