I've met Sir Chris Hoy and Dale Winton in my day to day going ons in Vancouver. Has anybody else met anyone famous ?

I once (many years ago, when I was about 12) remarked whilst passing Les Dawson is the street near where he lived in the UK that 'he is as fat as he looks on TV', not realising that because I was wearing and using a Sony Walkman at the time, that I said it loudly. Very loudly!

Another rather strange one was meeting and chatting to Kate Silverton and Phil Packer at Lancaster Services on their way to their Sport Relief 3 Peaks Challenge. Queuing for a pee at the toilets in the petrol station....

My favourite was the cast of Mrs Browns Boys at a pub in Manchester just after their gig. They basically just carried on ad-libing the show....

My big 3 are:

David Bowie - I had afternoon tea with him and his then wife Angie.
Freddie Mercury and Brian May - I served them after hours drinks at the Platform 1 nightclub in Bristol, they leaned on the bar and chatted for a few.
Phil Collins - whilst walking through downtown Hong Kong early in the morning (we smiled, lol)

Met a few minor celebs, know a few fairly well known (in Canada) bands and/or band members.

Edited to say, forgot Bill Oddie (in Singapore outside Raffles)

Diana Dors and George Harrison ( not at the same time)when they stayed at a hotel in my village in Cornwall. Bill Nighy at Manchester Airport.

Michael Keaton, Thom Yorke, Marianne Jean-Baptiste all while working at Starbucks in Toronto, probably a few others without even realising it. 3 or 4 cast members from Rookie Blue and Enrico Colantoni on the TTC.

I met Bill Murray 10 or 12 years ago when he flew on the airline I was with.

Didn't meet him, but walked passed Jimmy Carter when he was on a flight, several secret service were also with him, including one in the flight deck. He flew under a false name if I recall correctly.

Talked to this guy briefly when he stayed at a hotel, I was the night auditor at.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_David_Moore
Have spoken to the guy who is on Bates Motel TV show who plays Norman when he was at the same hotel as the above guy. (They film in BC for Bates Motel.)

Some lady actress as well, forget her name, not an A list actress but people would recognize her face.

I had to break up a fight in the elevator between 2 drunk canucks at the same hotel.

We always had some sort of actors/sports players there, problem is most stay under a fake name, and I would recognize their faces but couldn't pin down who they were.

In a San Diego hotel checked this actor in, he has since passed though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Farina
He was an incredibly nice man when at the hotel.

I think that is it. Work in anything upscale hotel in a large city, and you will meet a few over your time there.

It can be kind of weird because you recognize them, but have to pretend you don't.

Ed Robertson from Bare Naked ladies, said hi to him when he was looking for info on his delayed flight, not my airline though. Wasn't until after someone told me who he was that I even knew, I recognized him, but had no idea from where at the time.

Oh and walked past John Cleese on Bloor St, didn't realise it was him at first because I didn't expect him to be so tall

Me and my mate would sometimes tell people we "went to Platform 5 (or whatever number it was) last night" and they'd say "don't you mean Platform 1?"

We'd say, "no, the bar on platform 5 at Temple Meads."

I never went to Platform 1, so I missed you.

Arriving at Montreal airport and standing in the Immigration queue, I noticed Donald Sutherland two places ahead of me. He had a small dog in the pocket of his coat.

Mostly football related but over the years have met and chatted with Sir Matt Busby, Trevor Francis, Brian Clough, Derek Dougan, Archie Gemmill, Ian Porterfield, Brian Kidd also David Baddiel outside stadium after England v Sweden World Cup Match in Japan and Zoe Ball and Fatboy Slim after England v Nigeria game also in Japan. Also as part of my previous work I met and spoke with the Queen, Tony Blair and a few Home Secretaries Blunkett, Waddington, Clarke and Straw.

Work related:
Various actors including Norman Eshley (George and Mildred) Paul McGann, someone who was in Jinnah, someone from the Robin Hood TV series, several Music folk including Viv Stanshall, someone from a one hit wonder band with significant royalties several years after, couple of TV newsreaders one local, one national.....all at the DSS

Working the main gate at V.A.F.B. as Governor Jerry Brown drove through in 1979, he slowed down and said something political that I can't recall....does that count? He did have a famous girlfriend at the time..Linda Ronstadt, not with him however.

I was about to enter an elevator when my daughter pulled me back, "I'm not riding with him". I suppose she feared mass murder in the lift as it was Henry Kissinger.

That would be a fascinating meeting. His boss was the troubling part.

We were at a conference where he was, inexplicably, the keynote speaker.