Did you grow up with anyone who became famous?

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Or kinda famous? Or just locally, like a local band? Or not at all famous? Did you grow up with anyone?

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Effective_March_717@reddit

Was his nickname "in his mouth"?

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givesyouhel@reddit

When I was a kid I lived on a remote Scottish island and my dad was a youth worker. During the summer months he used to run summer schools for the local children and one of the ways he did this was getting drama students from the mainland to run them. In those days you used to have to do a certain amount of unpaid or non-union acting work to get your Equity card so the students used to be very happy to be able to do enough work in a summer to be able to work as actors when they finished. The drama students stayed with us a lot of the time and did the odd bit of babysitting. One of them was Alan Cumming.

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Effective_March_717@reddit

Just by the last name you knew how he would turn out

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karenmcgrane@reddit

He let me try on his glasses one time at a party and was much nicer about it than he should have been

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jaxsound@reddit

>was much nicer about it than he should have been Haha! I'm annoyed with you just reading this.

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karenmcgrane@reddit

In my defense, I am annoying

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gmarengho@reddit

In my defense, I am guilty.

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Intrepid-Effort-8018@reddit

And what was he like?

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givesyouhel@reddit

Honestly don't remember much, but my mum and dad were very fond of him.

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Jenny-Wren54@reddit

That's lovely to hear. His Dad was v abusive so I'm glad he was able to spend time with good adults.

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Heewna@reddit

Did you read that in his autobiography? I enjoyed it, but it was a very tough read at times.

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Jenny-Wren54@reddit

No. I haven't read the book because I thought it sounded quite tough, but I've read interviews where he mentions it.

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McEvelly@reddit

Always Cumming, never going

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kingtutscoffeehut@reddit

And what was his surname?

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givesyouhel@reddit

He was using his Equity name because he was there to get experience to get his Equity card signed off. I can tell you the name of his wife at the time if that helps you believe me?

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Asaxii@reddit

With him hosting the BAFTAs soon, you will have a cool story to share with people

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No-Snow-9605@reddit

Who ?

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Origamiflipper@reddit

A coy of years ago I was in a transatlantic sailing that he was also on. He took part in loads of the activities and seemed like a genuinely nice guy

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Strange_Cranberry_47@reddit

I went to primary school with Josie Fear, who runs the Fashion Mumblr YouTube channel lol - not really a claim to fame tbh.

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9ScoreAnd10Panties@reddit

Is her accent authentic? Or has she changed it to sound more posh? I've always wondered if it's actually the same as Charlie's and she's faking. (I'm Canadian, so I'm not an expert at accents!)

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Strange_Cranberry_47@reddit

I think she’s changed it to sound more posh. I only went to school with her for two years, from 8 to 11, and I didn’t know her very well, but she was always very friendly and I really liked her. She was quite goofy and funny, which you see a hint of in her videos, but I think she tries to hide it. That is a shame, but I can understand that she’d want to hide it if she wants to attract viewers who want a posh, wealthy influencer.

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9ScoreAnd10Panties@reddit

You can see a bit more of Josie's personality in Freddy's vlogs. The Charleston one in particular. I daresay Freddy might have gone out of her way to cast Josie in a mildly crude and slightly distasteful light in that one. But Josie's life as she depicts it seems like an endless commercial, it must be tedious having to generate that much content and keep up with the trends. Long form, in full makeup no less.

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Legitimate-Jelly3000@reddit

Lily Donaldson and Adele

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ZucchiniOpening3511@reddit

How was that?

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MintyPinkDreams@reddit

I spent alot of time with james garner who plays for everton when he was little.His mum and my mum where friends. We don't know one another now but his uncle has been a lifelong friend,we actually went drinking together on christmas eve eve.

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Ok_Switch7687@reddit

Is that who you went out with christmas eve eve ?

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Illyanov@reddit

Dua lipa, I was in a wheelchair at school and she used to call me hot wheels

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gabbysuperstar@reddit

In a nice way?

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Illyanov@reddit

Didn’t feel nice

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SecretDisastrous8649@reddit

I also need to know if this was in a good or bad way

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SnooHabits8484@reddit

Hey, so long as she thought you were hot.

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Outrageous-Daisies78@reddit

my grandmas related to andrew lloyd webber

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ZeroFrogsHere@reddit

My brother used to play football with the fella who played Neville Longbottom in the Harry potter films when they were primary school age - said he was very quiet and not great at football.

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Infamous_Tough_7320@reddit

Yeah I was childhood friends with Junior and Princess Andre (the children of Katie Price and Peter Andre). Both lovely people, don't hear much from them these days but it's always fun to look back.

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Upbeat-Background-5@reddit

That’s a good one ! They seem great kids (not their Dad though he is a creep)

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Infamous_Tough_7320@reddit

Never met the dad personally, I always saw him in his car around the car park but he always seemed a bit distant

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bfm211@reddit

I would have imagined them both being a total nightmare lol

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Infamous_Tough_7320@reddit

Nope you'd be surprised, they were nice to pretty much everyone. We were all much younger back then to so whilst most of the kids at school had a feint idea that they were famous, no one was of the age to care about fame and no one had engaged in reality TV involving Katie price nor had they listened to Peter Andre's music besides mysterious girl popping up on the radio here and there.

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Frothy_Fingers@reddit

My Dad used to sell to George Micheal. I remember George coming over to the house to collect when I was like 8-10. (late 90s) It was right after the time George got caught in the bathroom when it started happening. He used the same legal team as my dad was using for somthing and they met in the office and struck up an unlikely friendship. George used to call my house phone and it was just considered normal. I did not even realise he was famous. he was always a super polite and nice guy. when he used to come over he always got my dad to take him to the cafe so George could have a peek at the local builders. one time he came over and he was with someone else incredibly famous who I won't name. a female singer. let's just say that. I remember him just sitting in my living room chilling. calling the house phone "Hi is David there? It's George". and going to the cafe with him a few times. My dad thought the whole thing was hilarious. one time I remember him coming over to Collect for the brit awards. I'm not sure what year possibly 99. George was a super nice and talented guy. R.I.P

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NovoCastria70@reddit

My dad’s cousin is Eric Burden from The Animals

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Upbeat-Background-5@reddit

Oooh love The Animals music

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StoneRose89@reddit

Eric's Mam and my Nana were cousins.

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NovoCastria70@reddit

We called his mam, aunty Rene

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ceestars@reddit

Nice- got a few of the records he made with War. Top notch material.

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Flamingo242@reddit

My mum used to play with Eric Burden! Her auntie was friends with his mum (or something like that)

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Time-Ad-9022@reddit

My Nana and Grandad used to go camping with them.

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thebigchil73@reddit

Did they just say they were going camping to be nearer the animals?

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Fluid-Set-2674@reddit

Wait, what?

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DaveL16@reddit

Not famous per se but my best friend’s dad was Eric Chappell, writer of Rising Damp, Only When I Laugh, Duty Free and several other 70’s/80’s sitcoms.

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Upbeat-Background-5@reddit

That’s amazing 🤩

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Teddypinktoes@reddit

Thats cool, Rising Damp was consistently brilliant. For those of us of a certain age 😏

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Apprehensive_Ask1157@reddit

Was at college with Martin Freeman, a lovely guy, very funny to hang out with. Also went to school with the lead singer of Hard Fi, Richard Archer…

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BruceGrobbelobster@reddit

I was even more impressed until I realised I was thinking of Morgan Freeman.

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Upbeat-Background-5@reddit

Hhahaha

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WheresMyAbs98@reddit

I’ve heard from multiple people in the film industry that’s he’s an absolute bellend

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Apprehensive_Ask1157@reddit

Maybe he is, have no idea, but 35 years ago he was ok…

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Funmachine@reddit

He seems completely up himself. Plus the whole "I absolutely cannot parent without hitting my kids" things isn't great.

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Apprehensive_Ask1157@reddit

Hadn’t heard about that tbh; like I said, 35 years ago he was lovely, don’t know him now so have no clue…

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Cold_Intro@reddit

Thamesmead?

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Apprehensive_Ask1157@reddit

That’s the one!!! 83-88

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snazyaz@reddit

Funnily enough I was there the same time as Martin Freeman at Brooklands, he used to hang around with a mate of mine who sadly passed away. He seemed ok at the time.

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Apprehensive_Ask1157@reddit

Please tell me that wasn’t ’Big Liam?’

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Turbulent_Ad4487@reddit

I thought Richard Archer was younger than that. Thamesmead 85-90 here and he was below my year

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Apprehensive_Ask1157@reddit

Maybe I’ve got my dates wrong!!

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Astropoppet@reddit

Staines massive assemble

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Apprehensive_Ask1157@reddit

Excellent….!

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ijs_1985@reddit

Wow now that’s hard to beat

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Oneinchwalrus@reddit

what a great album hard fi had. Listened to it earlier today infact

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Stunning_Parsnip_232@reddit

didn’t grow up with them but Millie Bobby brown had a trial day at my school!

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mackerel_slapper@reddit

My ex wife’s cousin’s husband had actor James McAvoy as a nephew. He (wee James as he was known) came to stay with us for a week when he was about 13. Nice lad, single-minded about being an actor.

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Effective-Celery-475@reddit

Single-minded? How so?

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Conscious-Resist-662@reddit

Probally focused. He knew he was gonna be an actor and that's all he worked on. You always hear the cliche go collage do something to fall back on so you can work. That's how I read it anyway

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Effective-Celery-475@reddit

Yeah, there are multiple ways that single-minded shows up. For some people it's moving to a totally new city, away from friends and family. For some people it's saying "no" to anything that does not serve their work. For some it's taking a low paid jobs, even though they could take a better paid one, because the low paid one is more flexible. So many different ways.

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Conscious-Resist-662@reddit

This is also very true and also all part of the same thing I understand why you asked more now tbf, like what did he do to make him personally that way. Silly but true example, Dave Bautista who played Drax and tbf that give him so many opportunities I saw some interviews where he went single minded in how he wanted to act and do many different things if possible, now he had the money you could say and a name and it's true but he worked classes, tutors, went for roles that you wouldn't expect him too. I thought although some was cut he was great in Blade runner. You make a good point and would be interesting too know what was his journey that way, I knew a poet who moved too be closer to a good scene for example your right is different ways however I was answering very literally I realize to what you really was asking.

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Funmachine@reddit

"Single-minded" is pretty self explanatory.

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mackerel_slapper@reddit

Yes: it was what he wanted to be, and he knew he was going to do it. I seem to remember that his first on-screen moment was a dead rent boy on The Bill (?).

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Effective-Celery-475@reddit

Not to me. Perhaps you could clarify?

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Front-Brick-3724@reddit

I went to school with 3 members of Hot Chip. And one I went to primary school with. Knew them well enough to go to house parties etc with them.

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Gear-Outrageous@reddit

i’m from the same town of the wife of the drummer of fall out boy, the wife of the lead singer of muse. There was a guy from my town that was on the voice too. I’m from louisiana

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venus_e2@reddit

Not me but my mum and uncle went to school with Gordon Ramsay. Not very memorable apparently apart from playing football and being a bit of an arsehole

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Physical_Salt9373@reddit

Went to school with Anne Kirkbride ( Deidre Barlow) Had to put her in detention for being late once. Lived round the corner from Sarah Lancashire . Mark Owen lived a few streets away and was regularly mobbed by 100s of girls outside his house. I worked with Professor Brian Cox's mum See John Henshaw on the bus regularly Oldham may be a dump but a bit of a hot bed of talent Lots of famous actors came from Oldham Theatre Workshop

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Mildly_Spicy2504@reddit

My sister and I used to hang out with Ella Henderson. It’s crazy to me that she was once in our friendship circle

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TalynRahl@reddit

Yup. Growing up, my brother was best friends with Kit Harrington’s older brother, so we hung out a lot. He was a twat.

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Due_Vanilla9786@reddit

considering he has a part in the new harry potter audio book, i realised recently he must be a twat. glad to know i wasn’t wrong.

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whatdoesthisallmean_@reddit

Surprised this got so downvoted. JKR does really suck and people still deciding to work with her do suck

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haikoup@reddit

Why would that make him a twat?

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calm_down_dearest@reddit

Terminally online people making their entire lives about trans issues.

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To_a_Mouse@reddit

Poor JKR really has completely snapped, hasn't she? She needs to switch the phone off an breathe a little

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calm_down_dearest@reddit

I agree. That isn't what this is though is it?

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To_a_Mouse@reddit

I preferred the days when people did the Ol Reddit Switcheroo

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Due_Vanilla9786@reddit

no. my entire life isn’t about trans issues, what an odd thing to say. i just don’t support people who are okay with those who deny people’s right to exist. that’s a broad spectrum of issues, thank you very much.

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calm_down_dearest@reddit

Did Kit Harrington do that?

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Due_Vanilla9786@reddit

partaking in something that benefits those that do do that (JKR) is just as bad in my eyes, yes. it’s not some underground news that JKR is a vile human. i don’t know why you’d align yourself with her work in the current climate.

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monstermangiggs@reddit

Found the pink/blue hair 😂

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Due_Vanilla9786@reddit

nope, long brunette hair :) almost comes down to my knees actually

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calm_down_dearest@reddit

Just as bad? I think you need to give your head a wobble. It's a gigantic franchise that has surpassed her involvement for some time now. Sure she makes money from it but the series and franchise has given joy to millions of people for over two decades now, it's only the terminally online people who have to destroy everything that disagrees with their worldview who can't see that.

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Due_Vanilla9786@reddit

yes, just as bad. i’m allowed to have my feelings on it just as you are :) i think he’s a twat, you don’t. that’s okay. given my head the wobble you suggested and i still think the same, but thanks for the advice.

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calm_down_dearest@reddit

You're allowed your opinion, as others are allowed to have a counter opinion.

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Due_Vanilla9786@reddit

glad we came to an agreement.

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haikoup@reddit

Thought so.

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caseyrain@reddit

Did you live in Worcester? Because my best friend went to primary school with Kit, apparently. Although I suppose they could have moved.

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TalynRahl@reddit

They did. They grew up in West London, but they moved when they realised he had “a future”.

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catjellycat@reddit

Oh no! In what way? He’s very posh so in a usual posh twat way or something particular?

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TalynRahl@reddit

Starndard posh twat way, plus the whole “I’m an *actor* darling” with great talent comes great arrogance way.

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Funmachine@reddit

>great talent It seems the arrogance comes either way.

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TalynRahl@reddit

Hahaha, yup.

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Bacon4Lyf@reddit

Classic Reddit, someone 2 comments up was saying they also grew up with kit Harrington and that he was really nice

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StakkAttakk@reddit

My mate went to uni with him and confirmed he was an absolute bell end .

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HollowWanderer@reddit

Being descended from royalty probably does that

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To_a_Mouse@reddit

Bastard

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Substantial-Two-3342@reddit

ISWYDT

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whatdoesthisallmean_@reddit

Didn’t grow up with anyone famous but a girl in my school is now a prominent influencer. Didn’t know her that well but is one of the least surprising things as she was quite popular during school anyways

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Intelligent_Lab_708@reddit

I grew up with a famous YouTuber that transitioned and went to school with Scott Sinclair. My dad though was friends with David Bowie growing up which is insane!

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Looking4DomTop@reddit

I miss Charlie! What’s he doing these days?

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Intelligent_Lab_708@reddit

I think they are a she now

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queenieofrandom@reddit

My cousin is a professional footballer and YouTuber

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Expert-Pin2354@reddit

Went to junior school with Efan Ekoku (Sudley) and John power from Cast was year below in secondary. (Quarry Bank)

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Silent_Buyer6578@reddit

Ex is an actress - not super global mega star, but famous and successful.. put her in a room of 100 people and 20/30 of them will know who she is. We’re still very good friends, the breakup was amicable (I was moving countries for work). So always get invited to events and turn up to scream the loudest

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heyjxdee@reddit

Good for you!!! i bet she appreciates that so much

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cvslfc123@reddit

Janick Gers lived next to my great aunt in Hartlepool. He always used to tell my mum and uncle that he would be in a famous rock band one day.

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gander8622@reddit

It's sad when people fall short of their dreams. Poor bloke.

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Intrepid_Following43@reddit

I went to my school friends birthday party and a chubby little 14 year old was the dj - it was Craig David.

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No-Bench3673@reddit

I went to school at the same time as Henry Cavill. We both acted together in A Midsummer Nights Dream. He played Oberon. Quiet and thoughtful at school in the year below me. One of us has really let ourselves go, physically.

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Looking4DomTop@reddit

Nice to see a Stowaway! 😉

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Expression-Little@reddit

I went to school with several famous rugby players, including one who went on to become the captain of the English rugby team. Two players for the Saracens were in my year. I was school friends with Hannah Dodd who plays Francesca in *Bridgerton*.

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Looking4DomTop@reddit

I saw Hannah in Cabaret!

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shiny_director@reddit

Grew up in the states. When to middle school with Jared Leto, and was a year behind his brother/drummer Shannon. Jared was full of himself back then, and a bit of a bully, even though he was tiny. Shannon just seemed like a garden variety stoner.

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haikoup@reddit

Bullshit

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shiny_director@reddit

? Longfellow Jr. High, McLean VA. I think ‘82 to ‘84? What makes you think this is bullshit?

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haikoup@reddit

Wow we can gather information from Wikipedia, impressive! Because it’s bullshit.

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shiny_director@reddit

Odd- not sure why this is such an issue with you. I will try and dig out my yearbook- not 100% it made the move to the UK with me, but I’ll give it a go.

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shiny_director@reddit

Interestingly, the fact that he lived (for at least two years) in McLean VA or went to Longfellow is not on his Wikipedia page.

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haikoup@reddit

Public knowledge tho

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shiny_director@reddit

What is you’re interest here? I’ve looked and I don’t think my yearbook is with me here, so it’s probably in storage in my mom’s attic back in the states. I’m almost as baffled by my own need to prove my statements as I am by your insistence that I’m lying. In a nutshell, why do you care? If you personally know him and have access to him, I’m happy to provide names of his immediate friend group, including my sister in law and he husband who were close to him then, but I will not do it publicly. It’s an odd ‘hill to die on’ to claim I’m lying. Why is my story outstanding compared to the rest?

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haikoup@reddit

The fact you’re doubling this down this much means you’re definitely lying

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shiny_director@reddit

Will you answer what your interest is?

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haikoup@reddit

I ask the questions here.

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haikoup@reddit

Cool you do that.

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thecolouroffire@reddit

I once sat on a public park bench near his tour bus after a very long day waiting for a friend to finish fan girling, he told me to "get fucking lost", after a long tiring day at work I told him to "get to fuck, because this is my city and I'm allowed to sit on a public bench". He clearly panicked (doubly weird because I had the threatening aura of a tangerine), and bolted into the crowd of screaming fan girls. Guy came across as full of himself.

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Independent-Egg-9496@reddit

My cousin married someone that became a very well known actor and writer, a few years ago we all went out for food and I was shocked at how many people stopped them and asked for pictures. It’s a different kind of life.

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S4H1B@reddit

Dads mate dated Kat Slater from Eastenders for a few years

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UnhappyEconomist2360@reddit

She used to work in the odd bins (or whatever that offie next to the last post was called). She cracked onto my mates older brother one night in there and said to him - “you’ll regret not taking me up on this, you’ll see me on Eastenders in a few weeks”. Or something like that.

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UnhappyEconomist2360@reddit

Threshers I think it was called.

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ConcertStriking2144@reddit

No names (it’ll probably be obvious haha) but I went to school with someone from Stranger Things. A massive druggie at the time and probably still the same now 😅😅

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uniquenewyork_@reddit

Charlie Heaton?

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JC3896@reddit

One of my childhood friends is a musician, not big by any means but one of her songs was on a BT advert and she's been featured on BBC Radio 1 a couple of times through their discovery show. Lovely woman, lovely family.

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uniquenewyork_@reddit

Olivia Dean?

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Cal_PCGW@reddit

Not as a kid but I was a games magazine journo in the 90s and Charlie Brooker was one of my contemporaries (we worked on rival mags but everyone got on with each other as we'd often be on the same trips or going to the same industry parties and whatnot). I'd say his post-journo career went a bit better than mine.

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Cheesescones_@reddit

My mum went to school with Christian Bale’s sister.. which doesn’t really count but she remembers all the hype when he landed his first movie role

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penciliq@reddit

calvin bassey who plays for Fulham and his less famous rapper brother. both were cunts

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Wooden-Bookkeeper473@reddit

Ronnie Pickering.

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wildmaggot@reddit

Who?

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Wooden-Bookkeeper473@reddit

RONNIE PICKERING!!!

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bobbyh89@reddit

Who the f**k's that?

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Money-Expression-554@reddit

RONNIE F**KIN PICKERIN

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Appropriate_Pea_4978@reddit

Who the foks that?

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HollowWanderer@reddit

Yeah me

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Appropriate_Pea_4978@reddit

Your famous then are you?

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Infamous_Tough_7320@reddit

You aven't heard of Ronnie Pickering?

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stan_the-man007@reddit

He’s quoting the video mate 🤦‍♂️

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Infamous_Tough_7320@reddit

and I'm playing into the joke 'mate' 🤦‍♂️

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stan_the-man007@reddit

Yeah you ruined the thread as nothing like that is said in the video. If u was or wasn’t it just looked like u legit thought the guy didn’t know. “Mate” 🤦

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Infamous_Tough_7320@reddit

Ruining a reddit thread, God, what will I do now

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stan_the-man007@reddit

I apologise for correcting you. Maybe I misread it. Have a great day bro

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Plus-Desk-737@reddit

"Someone famous are yer?"

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Conscious-Resist-662@reddit

Oh wonder what rest of this thread will be......

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ceehred@reddit

Was a school friend of one of [Spacemaid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacemaid), even attending the same University - where the band formed. They got some good radio play and a following, and even recorded one song with a Ramone. I remember some pride in purchasing their first album on CD in HMV. Was sad to see they didn't go further. The friend has a regular job-type-job nowadays.

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Famous-Comedian-6390@reddit

David batty lufc, and England footballer.

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MJsThriller@reddit

Yeah, he was a mad kid but fair play to him now he's turned it round

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carboncopy404@reddit

I went to school with the footballer Ivan Toney

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RaspberryUnusual438@reddit

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Mr Eko in Lost

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firkinell@reddit

Went to school with Rhino Edwards, bass guitarist with Status Quo

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Another_Random_Chap@reddit

Had a girl in my class who went on to be a famous set & costume designer for theatre, opera & ballet - has won Olivier and Tony awards.

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Leucurus@reddit

I’m taking 3 guesses: Vicki Mortimer, Bunny Christie, Rae Smith?

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Another_Random_Chap@reddit

Rae

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Leucurus@reddit

Very cool. Some really breathtaking work

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Another_Random_Chap@reddit

She once decorated our school hall for a dance when she was 17, and it was amazing. She also drew all over one of the sleeves of one of my vinyl records, for which I have never forgiven her!

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Major_Log8697@reddit

Es Devlin?

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Leucurus@reddit

Ooo could be. She’s pretty cool and a major artist

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DeletePromptly@reddit

Not necessarily “grew up with” but I went to school with Connor Swindells (Sex Education) and Reuben Selby (dated Maisie Williams) lol

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recrudesce@reddit

Craig David was a year ahead of me at the secondary school I went to.

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__ElonMusk@reddit

Southampton?

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recrudesce@reddit

Unfortunately, yes.

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__ElonMusk@reddit

Ahh, the arch nemesis of my city 😂

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Conscious-Resist-662@reddit

Can you fill me in?

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Drunkgummybear1@reddit

What was Kes like?

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No_Sweet7026@reddit

Proper bo I tell thee

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yomamasofat-1998@reddit

I once got hand release from a guy who looked like George Michel in a Manchester bus station lavatory.

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PigeonsAreSuperior@reddit

Which bus station?

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SouthAyrshireCouncil@reddit

Drew McIntyre

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BigLittleSlof@reddit

What was he like?

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SouthAyrshireCouncil@reddit

Sound. Lovely guy. Nothing like his character. Softly spoken. Last time I bumped in to him was when he first went to the WWE, at a New Year’s party at a friend’s house, he was a family friend of them. Came in, we offered him a beer which he politely turned down for a water. We asked him “how America was going” and then he just played FIFA with us for a bit.

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UnhappyEconomist2360@reddit

Settlers quick one for the lads on my wrestling WhatsApp chat. Is he any good at fifa?

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psychoticpheasant@reddit

Love this. Drew comes across as a class act

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BigLittleSlof@reddit

Glad to hear. Know he plays the bad guy but always seemed like he'd be a decent lad in person lol

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Appropriate_Emu_6930@reddit

I love Drew, his book is great.

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Nujwaan@reddit

Went to school with Riz Ahmed

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unchartedfour@reddit

How was he?

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UnhappyEconomist2360@reddit

My experience of him in a professional setting was - not very nice.

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unchartedfour@reddit

Somehow that doesn’t surprise me.

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Haveyouseenmyshoes@reddit

One of my school friends is an actor on Scot Squad.

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lizzie_knits@reddit

I knew Officer Karen a million years ago.

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lizzie_knits@reddit

Fran Healy, lead singer from Travis. He was always nice, very good at art. Last time I bumped into him, he’d just given up art school and was moving to London to try and make it with his band. I said “remember me when you’re rich and famous”. He hasn’t. Good guy anyway. Another guy at school who was a good pal did a fair amount of acting and has done pretty well, but he’s not so nice now.

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ExchangeTop4314@reddit

Gerry McCann as in the negligent parent Gerry McCann?

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lizzie_knits@reddit

The very one.

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Aspect-Unusual@reddit

Went to school with Dean Gaffney and our family was friends with Martin Clunes that i saw reguarly when growing up if that counts

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Cold-Advantage-967@reddit

Repulsive man

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Accurate_Engine_8089@reddit

Who? Why?

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Cold-Advantage-967@reddit

Dean Gaffney. Send me some repulsive and illegal messages.

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JaguarWitty9693@reddit

A well known sex pest on the Bournemouth club scene back in the day.

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precious_times_205@reddit

Also Portsmouth clubs. Tangerine Suite for anyone familiar with the former club scene of the 90's/00's.

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Sinnistrall@reddit

He was accused by a model of groping her in a nightclub years ago, although it has vanished from his Wikipedia page. I assume that is what they are referencing anyway.

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Accurate_Engine_8089@reddit

Thank you for the explanations!

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Tony_Dakota@reddit

I went to St Mark’s too! Gaffney was about 4 years older than me though so he was just leaving as I was starting.

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Aspect-Unusual@reddit

I was 3 years above you then! What form class were you? I was in the best one (Campion) lol

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Money_Bluejay4964@reddit

Deans my long distance cousin haha and also Gillian Talforth (Kathy Beale)

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nemmalur@reddit

School friend who was always drawing things created an animated series on CBeebies. A guy in the form above was the vocalist on a top 50 hit in the early 1990s - one of those rave/house cover versions.

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darcsend_eu@reddit

Went to school emeka from BBC junior doctors. Finn Russel from Scottish rugby was on my team. Played vs Stu Hogg, went to school Jamie Ritchie and lots of other rugby Scotland players involved in my playing time. Couple of BBC Scotland hosts for obscure content I don't watch in my school.

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ConnorHMFCS04@reddit

I was the year below Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg, at High School. At least that's what he was one best known for.

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oldandinvisible@reddit

Hawick High? Were you at Trinity too?

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ConnorHMFCS04@reddit

No I was Burnfoot. I actually grew up in Edinburgh but spent P7-S4 in Hawick. Moved back 15 years ago.

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oldandinvisible@reddit

😊 My mum was at Trinity before she went to school in Edinburgh but that was millions of years ago!

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Ill-Door-8854@reddit

My brother was in the same class as the Drummer from Skunk Anansie.

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GameTropolis@reddit

My best mate is also a pretty well known video game pixel artist. We were also at school with Natalie Dormer and a lad who played for Wycombe Wanderers.

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paddydog48@reddit

My uncles used to drink in the same pub as Roy Keanes dad in Cork, Roy used to send his dad €1000 every week. His legal name was Maurice but he was known as "Mossie” so naturally they started to refer to him as “Sterling Mossie”

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LitmusPitmus@reddit

Went school with someone who ended up being a major player for ISIS. Would never have imagined that although a few people said that under the jokester veneer there was a proper darkness which i never saw for myself. Also there was a time period where i regularly saw people from my year in school in Forbes 30 under 30.

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Rich6-0-6@reddit

My old school has produced roughly equal numbers of ISIS fighters and England rugby internationals 👍

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PastyBlystra@reddit

Is it RGS?

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Rich6-0-6@reddit

It is indeed

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PastyBlystra@reddit

Do you think there's something about the grammar schools that breed that sort of resentment?... People who are told at 11 they're special and then see their peers on the Forbes list while they're in basic jobs at home..?

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Real_Garden_1634@reddit

Are you from Bristol by any chance?

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Scarboroughwarning@reddit

So has mine, but that number is 0. Assuming your number is higher, it's highly surprising that both would start at the same place.

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AnyOlUsername@reddit

Funnily enough I went to school with Chelsea (then Bradley) Manning who leaked all that military intel to wikileaks and ended up in Guantanamo Bay. Didn’t know them as anything other than that American in the year below.

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Bacon4Lyf@reddit

Just pointing out, they never went to Guantanamo, they were at Leavenworth

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AnyOlUsername@reddit

Yes you’re right! My mistake

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richardjohn@reddit

I didn’t realise she’d grown up in Wales until I saw she was playing a DJ set in Bristol when I was there a few years ago. Deeply regret not going.

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AnyOlUsername@reddit

I don’t realise she was a DJ now, last I saw of her she was doing some twitch streaming. Occasionally she in my media bubble but I don’t think I’m the same circles most of the time.

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jdd977@reddit

Bromsgrove?

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PompeyJordd@reddit

Mohammed Emwazi aka Jihadi John?

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Infamous_Tough_7320@reddit

So you went to school with Jihadi John?

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bambaveli@reddit

Either him or one of the other ‘Beatles’

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oldandinvisible@reddit

Not so much growing up but I taught/taught in same (state) school a load of famous people's kids in SW London.

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Moist-Wonder-9912@reddit

Used to be friends with Florence and the machine. Nobody has a bad thing to say about her because there are none, she’s such a lovely person. Always refused to have a mobile phone though so it was hard to stay in touch

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Reppin-LDN@reddit

My friend group used to buy weed from rag n bone man 15-20 years ago.

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Skrunky@reddit

I have a video of him performing a capella at High Focus’ fourth birthday party in Camden around 2014, before he really got famous. It’s really cool to watch, and his voice filled the room so easily. I always really liked his stuff with Leaf Dog

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radish_intothewild@reddit

I saw him in 2013 as a 2nd or 3rd supporting act to another band, can't remember who. I'd never heard of him before but he was amazing.

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heyitsed2@reddit

I saw him around then on a small stage at shambala, it was 12 noon and he was sipping neat gin he'd been offered by a member of the audience.

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banananey@reddit

Saw him open for Kae Tempest once and it was a full-on badass rap show. Shame he's pretty much just doing the crooner stuff now as he's capable of so much more variety.

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heyitsed2@reddit

I was gutted he didn't rap on the track he did with Danger Mouse.

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tomekbaxter@reddit

big ups uckfield

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Low_Matter3628@reddit

A friend of mine lives in the town he comes from, met him in their local.

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Large_it@reddit

He lives in Cross-in-Hand, recently opposed a new build estate close to him, he got quite a bit of flak for that, locals calling him entitled, I’m with him, new builds can bugger off, god awful waste of countryside.

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Reppin-LDN@reddit

He grew up in rocks park area in uckfield some of my older mates were/are good friends with him, but he is about 7 years older than me so never knew him well.

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run____dmt@reddit

We need houses though…where do you propose they’re built?

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Low_Matter3628@reddit

Same, they’ve just built a new estate (of unaffordable houses) on some beautiful farmland that was sold off. Looks terrible & has caused flooding in our town.

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Large_it@reddit

My sister used to go to school with him, Rory, she doesn’t remember him at all lol

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International-Luck17@reddit

Don’t think so

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silver_quinn@reddit

Found Rag n Bone man's account.

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Ferocious-Muppet@reddit

He's only human after all.

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mlo_66@reddit

Don’t put the blame on me

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Flat-Exchange-3688@reddit

Stuart Ashen of Ashens fame. Top bloke.

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hopeelizabethhh@reddit

i used to buy weed off aitch/his mates. genuinely really nice guy, glad he got success. he had rap battles with a couple lads from my school - can confirm, none of them made it.

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Playful_Ad9183@reddit

A gladiator around 2008 was in my form at school. My friend said you can tell she’s gonna do well in life. Been a while so don’t remember what level but they were good at althletics.

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Tony_Dakota@reddit

Not me but my granddad grew up with Bruce Forsyth in Edmonton, London. My granddad told us that the kid Forsyth would tap dance on the roof of his house and was a show-off and wanted to be the centre of attention all the way back then.

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Upbeat-Background-5@reddit

Naomi Campbell was my friend as a teenager , age 12-15 then she went off to be a model

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dekor86@reddit

Rob Beckett was in my form at school. Was very random watching him blow up, was always quiet in school, but always smiling.

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HollowWanderer@reddit

Does that mean you also had Tom Allen and the Funky Chicks?

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dekor86@reddit

Yeah Tom was a few years older than me. We had a few students who also attend Italia Conti so a few people have surprised me by ending up on TV. Nigel Benns kids also went to our school so often you'd see him at parents evening. Oh, I also had the shit kicked out of me by the guy who made sex tape with Keeley Hazel. That one's a bit more of a stretch for "claim to fame".

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1lemony@reddit

Ahhhhh Bromley. We did have a right bunch in our borough. Did you go to the kids parties wolf from gladiators did

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dekor86@reddit

Ha yep, got his autograph. Remember watching him on a float down orpington high street

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1lemony@reddit

Omg yes! I think the parties were at the walnuts. Bromley had such a high stock of mid level celebs it’s remarkable. Wherever I go I always seem to meet someone that’s 1 degree of separation from the great green borough

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Plane-Sale-6831@reddit

That must’ve been quite a blow.

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sock_cooker@reddit

Nah she looked pretty bored to me

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AlternativeAd1984@reddit

Hahahaha I have *just* listened to this episode of the parenting podcast.

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Bananaman_Eric@reddit

Coopers tech ?

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dekor86@reddit

Yarp

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Nimanzer@reddit

I still remember you lot’s blue blazers hahaha

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Fun-Guarantee257@reddit

SE London for the win

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algbop@reddit

Ahhh Bobby B!

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watchyam8@reddit

No choice imo

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ClaryClarysage@reddit

My brother is a car youtuber, he's pretty well known in those circles. Not that I understand a single word he says.

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custard-powder@reddit

Any clues?

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ClaryClarysage@reddit

Tasty Classics. He does barn finds or something? IDK. He has fun.

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custard-powder@reddit

Thank you. This is exactly the stuff I watch on YouTube can’t believe I’ve not come across his channel before

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ClaryClarysage@reddit

I hope you understand more of it than I do! I'll let you in on a secret though - no matter how cool he thinks he is, me (big sister) and our mum once had to clean spiders out of one of the cars before a video because he's terrified of them. It's a glamourous life this youtubing.

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HappyDeathClub@reddit

A girl a couple of years ahead of me at school went to Hollywood and ended up starring in an erotic thriller with Bruce Willis. It was a huge local scandal! Weirdly I work in the entertainment industry now and occasionally work with celebs (and have been one step removed from massive celebs).

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picklespark@reddit

Color of Night?

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Conscious-Resist-662@reddit

I thought has to be I have not seen the film but I saw his penis in probally the sport or something on a building site. Was a massive thing as s someone below said sinner from oinner for a few months I think she mostly disappeared. I cannot remember how Bruce's penis looked it was underwater shot. Maybe that's for the best I'm sure it was ok.

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picklespark@reddit

The money shot! Reminds me of the infamous American Gigolo shot of Richard Gere's dong, blink and you miss it.

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Musiqdude@reddit

You went to Nower Hill - Jane March - “The Sinner from Pinner” 😅

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HappyDeathClub@reddit

Nope not that school!

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HappyDeathClub@reddit

Right person but wrong school!

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Willthisusernamebe3@reddit

A certain cunt associated with Shia leboff once made fun of my eyebrow/s. Now she doesn't have any.

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ceestars@reddit

One of the guys from Bucks Fizz once took the piss out of my hair cut when I walked into our local (be used to live in the area). Would have been late 80s. I took it as a compliment.

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AnnualFolkTraditions@reddit

Was it Mike Nolan? He came in to Binns dept store where I was working in the mid 80s. He was lovely.

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ceestars@reddit

That name's not familiar, so must've been the other one.

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Funmachine@reddit

Mia Goth or FKA Twigs?

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rice_fish_and_eggs@reddit

Mia Goth? Is she as insufferable in real life as she comes accross in interviews?

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172116@reddit

A girl I was at school with is a minor, and quite early, parenting influencer - not hugely well known, but she's a sharp business woman, and she made enough at one point that her husband was able to give up his job. She drove me up the fucking wall at school, and her online personality is all the worst bits of her ramped up to 11. However, whenever I see someone bitching about her online, I feel really cross, like I'm allowed to hate her, because I know her - you have never had to put up with her, and therefore don't get that privilege.

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Known-Ad-1556@reddit

I understand what you mean about “I’m allowed to hate her because I know her” but for me the effect is a little reversed. I knew a guy who became an eSports commentator, quite a famous one, goes by the name Thorin, and he gets in a lot of trouble for saying offensive shit. Whenever I see people defend him or say he’s misunderstood I get angry because he really is an awful person. I feel like people dont give him enough criticism, like I know him so I know how much people should hate him.

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Traditional-Pear9078@reddit

can you expand on why you think he’s a bad person? no pressure if not

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Known-Ad-1556@reddit

If you imagine a really snarky, offensive, misogynistic, right-wing troll. But when they stop typing at the keyboard they are exactly the same in real life. Dude simply had no way to filter his output, and would regularly get in trouble in school for just spewing out hate at anyone nearby. Teachers do not like catching strays while some mouthy kid is talking shit in the playground! I see from his Twitter and YouTube output that he’s not changed at all. It’s not an act. At least it’s not an act he has any power to switch off, or moderate in any way. Dude would get into trouble and just try to laugh it off like anything he said was a joke. Except there was no “real” him - just the troll persona.

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Ok-Associate7639@reddit

Nice to know thorin is also an ass in real life

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Lylo89@reddit

Grew up playing rugby and cricket with and against quite a few people who went on to represent Ireland, England and South Africa.

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KEANUWEAPONIZED@reddit

central cee lol

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SelectTrash@reddit

Sheridan Smith lived up the road from me she’s really nice and down to earth still to this day but I was never keen on her mum

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TheDimp@reddit

Wow I'm really surprised to hear that. Hopefully she hasn't changed as a result of her daughter becoming a huge star now but I worked with Sheridan's mum (at a secondary school) for a bit and she was always a total sweetheart - really genuine, very friendly and always incredibly supportive of her students. Admittedly Sheridan wasn't yet as famous as she is now but she was already on TV at that point and I just remember her mum being really lovely!

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SelectTrash@reddit

She’s not stuck up I think it might be because I’m in a wheelchair now she was off with me a few times but I haven’t lived there for a few years now. I went to that school for a bit but it was before she worked there and then I changed schools as we moved nearer the town centre.

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OmmadonRising@reddit

An old school mate of mines brother who was a few years older than us is a minor actor. He did had a lead in an itv fantasy (think Merlin type thing) that only got one series. Still see the parents at times, but my mate and the other siblings all live around the country. A mate who grew up on my street is a pretty decent known dj in the house/techno scene. Runs his own label, but I don't think he's known outsode those specific circles. Seen him DJing places like Fabric, Ibiza, Miami etc..

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LiverpoolBelle@reddit

Trent Alexander Arnold was my classmate in primary school

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Marble-Boy@reddit

I lived on the same street as Steven Gerard. I didn't "grow up" grow up with him, he's a few years older than I am, but we lived on the same street and my ma knows his ma.

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LynxMountain7108@reddit

Was that the Blue bell estate?

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illarionds@reddit

Went to college with Jonathan Pie.

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Several_Jello2893@reddit

My dad isn’t famous but was well known in our town for his bands and has been on the radio a couple of times, used to play at festivals, release albums, do a lot of gigs etc. I was in the same class as Naomi Price who I believe went on Australian Idol and does a lot of theatre stuff in Oz. Also the same class as Mike Rosenberg from Passenger who did that very popular one hit wonder song Let her go. Also went to the same school as Jessica Haynes from Spaced and Sean Walsh who I think is a comedian.

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Exotic-Winter2336@reddit

The Hooters played at my middle school in Elkins Park , PA . It was for the "prom ". They had the song " And we danced " out , it was a big hit .

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londongas@reddit

A guy from my highschool is a full time musician and DJ... went platinum, pretty famous for what it is. Another one was an Olympian and pro athlete but not a household name anymore. She does something with sports marketing I think now

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-Rhymenocerous-@reddit

I went to school with Nathan from Diversity. He lived across the road from me in the Swanstead estate in Vange. We'd often play on the field and play set bang opposite his mums house. Bumped into him years ago when I was in Vange visiting friends, glad hes doing alright. I kinda knew Professor Green growing up because of rollerblading. Stephen was often at Playstation Skatepark (Now Bay66) when I were younger, was always sound as whenever I bumped into him.

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Mental_Sweet3361@reddit

I don't know much about sport but Dan bigger. Welsh Rugby. I remember it's literally all he did. His dad made him.

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Training-Isopod-837@reddit

My dad's cousins fella is Trev or Simon (genuinely can't remember which one) from going live / live and kicking

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lizzie_knits@reddit

I hope he’s still swinging his pants

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KrungThepMahaNK@reddit

A girl who used to bully me in school ended up becoming famous through reality tv and now screams about mental health and how she's getting bullied online.

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reddituser040195@reddit

Molly mae?

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Lopsided-Marzipan24@reddit

Vicky Pattinson?

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eren3141@reddit

Better not be 😩

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Actual_Breadfruit_17@reddit

name and shame i say

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joannaradok@reddit

I was in a string quartet with John Oliver at school, he is a little older than me so I would have been years 9/10 when he was in sixth form, his bro was in my year. My parents were musicians and his family were also involved in local music, I remember his mum being very kind and unassuming. We used to play a lot of funerals together, bloody Pachalbels canon lol, he played Viola and me Cello. He was very charismatic and funny (whole family were witty and lovely), popular, clever and well liked at school.

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HiChrissy@reddit

My childhood bully is a tv comedian in Germany now.

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TooMuchBrightness@reddit

Did grow up together but…My friend ended up marrying a very famous British actress and we never hear from him any more 😂 became very paranoid about press and protective of his family. I think he’s very happy though! He got soooo lucky with her.

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No_Supermarket_8437@reddit

Mumford and Ben Lovett are close friends with my brother. They went to school together. Such a shame my brother didn’t have a musical bone in his body 😂

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iwantsomechocolat3@reddit

My dad’s friend encountered Ian Huntley when he was very young. Then recognised him in the newspapers years later

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Mork-of-Ork@reddit

Andrew-Lee Potts from Primeval (ITV show about dinosaurs from parallel dimensions or something) was in my year at school.

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LibraryTime11011011@reddit

I went to school someone who was a child actress, had a recurring role in a popular tv show and had a part in a couple films that were big. Wouldn’t say she’s a household name but I think a lot of people would recognise her.

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AKmedes@reddit

A guy I used to play in a band with just watched his nephew play against Real Madrid. Says it’s very odd but he’s a good lad so everyone’s happy for him.

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arsebiscuits71@reddit

I went to school with the guy who wrote Inbetweeners, I don't remember him much tbh but it's good to see his success

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TheMartyBeara@reddit

Put your thoughts and prayers in there.

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its_raining274@reddit

Went to school with Steve Bartlett. Was friends with a girl who dated him in school and she told me he was awful.

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Niimsthefree@reddit

Jessie Buckley was a few years ahead of me in school. I never spoke to her but I knew then that she would likely be famous. She was in our school musicals and they were very professional for teenagers and she still stood out a mile with her supreme talent. I called it back when she was only in 3rd year, I knew she would be up for an Oscar or something when she was older.

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Segat280@reddit

I went to school with infamous murderer Ian Huntley's cousin

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Logical-Aside6942@reddit

Dad went to school with Ricky Gervais, also lived on a road in Reading that he named one of his characters after.

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the-great-defector@reddit

This Dad, how long were his arms?

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Kind-Tooth9635@reddit

What was he like personality wise ?

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DingoFlaky7602@reddit

Id bet big he was a massive knob even as a kid

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WheresMyAbs98@reddit

I saw him walking around town sometimes as he lives near me and he seems a proper nice bloke to be honest Always saying hi to people and occasionally stops to chat while walking his dogs

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kingink92@reddit

There goes Ricky Gervais, I must remember to thank him.

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Kind-Tooth9635@reddit

My thoughts exactly was just wondering if I was right !

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Ambiverthero@reddit

My wife is friends with someone one who knows him from school and stayed in touch through their life, including doing illustration for someone their books. He reflects the Ricky gervais act is a projection and a character whereas the real person is a fairly normal bloke.

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Few_House_5201@reddit

Millman Road? Seen Ricky say previously that the character is named after a local road.

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Infamous_Tough_7320@reddit

how was he 🤣?

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Dadvice_@reddit

Yeah. I went to school with Allan Menzies, who later became the Fauldhouse vampire killer. Does that count?

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yiddoboy@reddit

I worked in a bank in London with Siobahn Fahey, one third of Bananarama and future wife of Dave Stewart of Eurythmics .. she was very punky and hip .. unlike me.

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SnooCheesecakes2923@reddit

Stewart used to hang in Camden. Obnoxious and unpleasant man. Always stomping over the musical dreams of teenagers. Despite only ever being the shit one in the Eurythmics. A bit of a shit duo no one really remembers. Didn't like him.

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Glittering-Age9622@reddit

I used to know one of the other thirds of Bananarama and she was really rude (SD).

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yiddoboy@reddit

Depends on which meaning of rude you mean, but yeah, Siobahn was not short of confidence. I remember her saying her boyfriend was manager of a punk band called Boomtown Rats who were unknown at the time.

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Intrepid-Effort-8018@reddit

Tell me why?

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Gem6446@reddit

Ain’t nothin but a heartache

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w1ll_i_is@reddit

r/whoosh

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Gem6446@reddit

You seem happy

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yiddoboy@reddit

She didn't like Mondays.

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yiddoboy@reddit

She also went on to be the deep voice in Shakespeare's Sister of course.

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duttyboy24@reddit

I was in the same class in school with SD's daughter. I remember SD being pretty nice, but admittedly this was over 20 years ago, so my memory is a bit fuzzy. Got along well with her daughter though.

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MyopiaOSRS@reddit

My wife grew up next to Dan Burn gran so used to play football with him and his brother all the time when they were little. If the opportunity comes up she will tell anyone who will listen about how he lost his finger.

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Relevant-Stand9675@reddit

My bf went to school with him and does the exact same 🤣

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MUFC_AA@reddit

When I started at university when I was 18, I hanged out a lot with Oscar Piastri for a few years and got to know him well, especially outside of race weekends. He lived in Oxford for a few years before he went to McLaren. Also got to know Max Fewtrell really well for a few years who if anyone watches Quadrant on YouTube will know who he is. In my school, I was just thinking about this yesterday but in my Math Class we had one who was the youngest woman to [climb](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/15/briton-adriana-brownlee-youngest-woman-to-climb-worlds-14-highest-peaks) the world’s 14 tallest peaks, one who won the WSL with Arsenal the last time they won it in back in 2019, and one in Maud Muir who just won the Women’s Rugby World Cup with England and probably the best female tighthead prop in the world.

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cleb9200@reddit

Nice to hear, despite being a Brit I wanted Oscar to take the crown in 2025, felt he was slightly better overall

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LeftSaidTed@reddit

Oscar did seem chill as fuck. Is Max the one who’s good mates with Lando?

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MUFC_AA@reddit

Yes, Max is best mates with Lando even before Quadrant started.

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aliya112233@reddit

Ed Sheeran, went to a nearby school and paths crossed in friendship groups. Great bloke, we all knew he’d go on to be famous.

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Selenium-Forest@reddit

I have met him a few times through friends of his in the local Norfolk/Suffolk music scene and have quite different experience with him. I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt though as it was normally after his gigs or his mates so let’s just say he was a bit inebriated, but he’s probably done some bits looking back on he regrets. He also went to my college but he was older so never crossed paths there day to day, apart from when he would show up to do a talk, was always lovely after those.

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Tabbinator@reddit

Hey same! He used to send us demos on MSN. Seemed cool enough!

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Effective-Celery-475@reddit

How did you know? What were the signs?

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Fookes74@reddit

Mainly ‘+, -, x and ÷’ I’d hazard…

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RobFratelli@reddit

Nice

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SnooCheesecakes2923@reddit

I grew up with a guy called Richard. He went on to be discovered in a car park in Leicester. Or his remains did. Eventually. Oh. And some chick who was on the Big Breakfast doing a vox pop on cheese.

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kat0id@reddit

My best friend from school started a fashion/ accessories brand that it often in Vogue etc. Kate Moss did a shoot wearing one of her scarves

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jrtuck547@reddit

I went to school with FKA Twigs. I wouldn’t say we were close friends but we hung around in the same group. She was very nice and was such a talented dancer even then.

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vewywascallywabbit@reddit

Not grow up, per se. But my teacher became a very famous US actor. He was a brilliant teacher and deserves every bit of success.

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psychoticpheasant@reddit

Liam Neeson?

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vewywascallywabbit@reddit

Yes. Brilliant man. Barely remember him.

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CoolRanchBaby@reddit

We’re you in the school where he punched the pupil who had a knife? https://www.irishpost.com/news/liam-neeson-used-to-be-a-teacher-but-was-sacked-for-punching-a-student-who-attacked-him-with-a-knife-199871

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vewywascallywabbit@reddit

No

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CoolRanchBaby@reddit

Maybe the person who made the comment is the pupil he says he punched lol

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haikoup@reddit

If you don't name them can only assume you're making it up

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vewywascallywabbit@reddit

Read the thread :) his wife was one of my favourite actresses.

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haikoup@reddit

You haven't named them. You're just making it up

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picklespark@reddit

She said it was Liam Neeson upthread

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haikoup@reddit

She's still definitely making it up

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PeterG92@reddit

Jon Hamm?

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LikwitFusion@reddit

He has charismaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

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thecolouroffire@reddit

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM!

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vewywascallywabbit@reddit

Nope. But he does have a very particular set of skills..

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No-Television-9862@reddit

Jeffery Epstein.

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Tobias_Carvery@reddit

Why comment this but not name him? Like what’s the point

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vewywascallywabbit@reddit

Because it's reddit

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rice_fish_and_eggs@reddit

Hugh Jackman?

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vewywascallywabbit@reddit

Ding.

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kurtyyyyyy1@reddit

….Walter white?

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vewywascallywabbit@reddit

Haha, nah, he wasn't our Chemistry teacher ;)

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cleb9200@reddit

Not grew up with, but crossed paths vaguely - girlfriend of mine late 90s went to UCL and was friends with a drummer called Will. One weekend we went to a party, and he was there with some members of the band he had recently joined. Chatted to the drummer a bit, and at one point remember briefly queued for the loo with the singer exchanging tipsy small talk nonsense. Couple of years later I see them on TV, “oh there’s that band I met, bloody Hell!” It was Coldplay Not a fan tbh but from the minimal interaction I had with them that night back in 1998 they were nice blokes.

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Wibble201@reddit

I was in the same year as Ricky Gervais in secondary school, not in the same form. Met him a few times, seemed normal enough at the time.

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Sad_Ad_1232@reddit

I went to school and was in the same year as George Clarke, who recently got to the final of Strictly Come Dancing. Safe to say I’ll now be telling everyone I know him on a first name basis even though we barely interacted back in the day

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DaftTwat@reddit

I went to school with and was quite good friends with Stephen 'The Bullet' Bunting, also played for his dad's football team. The school started letting him out of school for weeks at a time so he could go and play youth darts tournaments all over the world.

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BenzedrinePuffAdders@reddit

My mum’s cousin was captain of a famous English football team (mum was a bridesmaid at his parents wedding as a little girl)

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Public-Magician535@reddit

Grew up in Australia with Travis Fimmel

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just-tea-thank-you@reddit

What was he like?

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Public-Magician535@reddit

A genuinely decent friendly country boy, probably the last I’d have picked to become an actor!

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funkeymonkey1974@reddit

Went to school with AJ Burnett, a metrologist, and Tim White, a newscaster, both in New England. I went to school with a few celebrities children but they weren't celebrities in their own right and back then, unless your parents were insanely famous, kids didn't get celebrity status by birth like now.

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armsless@reddit

My friend's son grew up to be a professional (championship) footballer, currently still playing.

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HenshinDictionary@reddit

A couple of boys I went to school with are professional footballers. The brother of one of them is on the England team. Another one is...to be honest I don't even really know what he is now. But his Instagram is full of him meeting famous people at what look like Charity Galas or something.

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Oneinchwalrus@reddit

I went to school with a few who never made it big, but youth teams or lower leagues. They always seemed to be absolute cocks, whereas the few pro players I've met in adulthood all seemed lovely.

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AdaandFred@reddit

I babysat for a boy who was scouted for our local team, who flip between the 1st and 2nd tier of football (as you can tell, I know a lot about it all) who was a delight most of the time but did once flip the monopoly board because his sister won.

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To_a_Mouse@reddit

Aww, Football Fwend! 👍👍

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Infamous_Tough_7320@reddit

You've got to tell us the player!

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oompaloompagrandma@reddit

The Bellinghams?

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tredders90@reddit

Went to school with Kyle Walker. Hard carried us through Y7 Interform. Nice lad, bit lairy.

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SaltEOnyxxu@reddit

My dad went to school with Chris Rea, said he and his family were disrespectful. I went to school with Joe Maw from Tracy Beaker returns. He was nice.

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HilariousMotives@reddit (OP)

The struggle is Rea.

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HellbellyUK@reddit

My best mate since the age of six’ band were inducted into the Goth Hall of Fame in Leeds this year.

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Spiritual-Oven-9936@reddit

Went to school with someone who acted in Hollyoaks and game of thrones

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yoddless@reddit

Roxanne McKee?

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Miss_Type@reddit

Not really grown up with, but I was at uni with Alan Carr and saw his first stand up gig.

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TickTackTonia@reddit

Amy Winehouse. It was no surprise when she became famous.

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Effective-Celery-475@reddit

What were the signs she'd become famous?

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TickTackTonia@reddit

She would literally sing all around school.

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Major_Toe_6041@reddit

There is a girl at my sister’s high school like this - writing her own music and singing with a voice more powerful and emotional than most if any of the top singers currently active. It’s insanely obvious when you see and hear it but so difficult to explain to someone who hasn’t witnessed it.

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TickTackTonia@reddit

Now that I am in my 40s, hearing emotion to that level in a voice that likely hasn't suffered any - so odd. It's a talent very few have! You definitely hear young people who have amazing voices, but when that emotion powers through in a young voice, it's weird! Michael Jackson springs to mind also.

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picklespark@reddit

For a less dramatic example, Brenda Lee on Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree always blows me away. 13. 13!!! And a voice like that.

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Phatboybeware@reddit

I went clubbing 20 years ago with a Olympic wheelchair basketball player. He sat at the back of my car singing on the way to the club in. He has the greatest voice I've ever heard. Absolutely crystal sound.

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ignatiusjreillyXM@reddit

I went to the same school as Kunt from Kunt and the Gang. He was a couple of years older than me and I only vaguely knew him. Although obviously there were loads of local references on his videos and songs that were recognizable, I only discovered this on reading his autobiography (although a photo of a class at the school appears in the video for his song "Perverts on the Internet"!) and it took a while to work out who it was.... Also, a bit more highbrow, but a (rather excellent) poet who won the Costa book of the Year award a few years ago

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Grievy@reddit

Kunt can beat that. His friends Dad played 2-1B Medical Droid in Star Wars!

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Vequihellin@reddit

One of my cousins used to be a professional athlete who represented England at the Commonwealth games once. He was a reserve for the England Luge team at the winter Olympics too. He's moved on from sports now and has a business doing something artisanal with wood - does barn conversions and stuff.

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bigchocchoc@reddit

I fingered Colin Farrells cousin once.

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JohnCasey3306@reddit

Who, Derek Farrell?

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RestaurantAntique497@reddit

Press X for doubt

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mickyweedram@reddit

Its Ireland, we're all related. Probable

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bduk92@reddit

Oh he pressed x for sure. Several times.

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thecraftybee1981@reddit

Sadly, Colin Farrell’s cousin was hoping he’d press the G instead.

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Thick_Suggestion_@reddit

Someone's jealous

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Wooden-Bookkeeper473@reddit

Any good?

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cmsmk@reddit

Not me, personally no. My auntie and mother, however, had a claim to fame of being from the same secondary as James Corden. My auntie was a year below him.

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prklrawr@reddit

My mum's old work colleague went to school with him too, she bumped into him just as Gavin and Stacey came out and asked "so what have you been up to" as she didn't know about G&S was a total knob to her for not knowing "how famous he was"

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WheresMyAbs98@reddit

Ahh old Holmer Green secondary.

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DryJackfruit6610@reddit

Was he a prick then, too?

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Kind-Tooth9635@reddit

I was just going to ask that, I really don’t see what’s so good about him

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Major_Toe_6041@reddit

Apparently no, And that only started to happen once he got money and power and control. Or so I’ve heard. Take this with a pinch of salt.

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januscanary@reddit

A few Olympic medallists in rowing and gymnastics. They were chill and normal. I imagine as athletes they had a mindset of 'I can always do better' rather than 'I am simply awesome' which is probably how they got to where they were.

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ClassroomDowntown664@reddit

not me but my old pe teacher went to school with toff

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MonkeyHamlet@reddit

My husband went to school with Heston Blumenthal. Apparently he had more hair then.

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WheresMyAbs98@reddit

John Hampden Grammar School? I also went there.

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prklrawr@reddit

High Wycombe massive! Woop Woop 🙃 So glad I left that town 😂 I went to the school opposite...

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WheresMyAbs98@reddit

Hahaha Wycombe High eh? I’ve left the town too and don’t miss it one bit 🎉

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Optimal-Savings6415@reddit

Marriage will do that I’m afraid

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Nogodsnomasters@reddit

Had a high school art class with Talisa Soto (who went by Miriam) at the time. She was really nice and down-to-earth.

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prklrawr@reddit

Husband went to school with Aaron (Taylor) Johnson and I also half knew him as we went to the same stage school. He was a bully. I think he put a guy in hospital, or at least really hurt him... Also Leigh Anne Pinnock was in my year at another school. She has a rep in my home town for being a nasty bully too, so I laugh when she claims she was bullied. Also James Corden has always been a knobend.

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Scarboroughwarning@reddit

I knew of a guy that lost it. Ended up stabbing his gf to death. Also met the daughter of a 60s/70s/80s rocker. She used to work in a local shop. Known many that are related to, lived next door to (his mum), taught Jarvis Cocker. Also know a guy that dated the sister of the drummer in a Brit pop band. Also know the family of a very popular female actress. Never met her, but know her brother

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Fun-Guarantee257@reddit

I went to school with a famous murderer who killed another kid wi the a machete when he was 14. We were in various classes together and he seemed totally normal.

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Scarboroughwarning@reddit

The murderer I came across was a serious coke head. I worked with his then gf. I remember I was doing a mortgage for him. I said "you miss the threshold, as your deposit is too low"..he came back later with another £10k

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Apollo_satellite@reddit

At my school we had Danny Worsnop from Asking Alexandria and Ben Atkinson who is very famous in the equestrian world. I've also played rugby a few times growing up against Zoe Aldcroft the current England captain

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Hulla_Sarsaparilla@reddit

Didn’t grow up with, but started work with someone in a similar role who’s now a very well known DJ on national radio.

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SupportAntique2368@reddit

Went to school with Marc Albrighton (premier League player, won the title with Leicester). He was a few years above me so didn't know him well. Regularly played against his Sunday league team which he funds which is all his mates. Also a friend of a friend is Dave Gilbert, the snooker player. Once asked for tips when out on a night out, said something along the lines of pot the balls...

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NekoFever@reddit

My best friend from school is now a quite well known DJ and occasional host on 6 Music. We were both into metal as teenagers and I distinctly remember him buying Music, the sequencing package for the PlayStation, and thinking that was weird. But now he’s a big name in the EDM scene.

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SexandPsychedelics@reddit

Not me but my family owned a pub where Rory Mcilroy grew up , my family knows his family semi well. My aunt also dated the captain of the England rugby team at one point ….

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Neddlings55@reddit

Jodie Kidd. Used to play with her as a kid, and she used to eat my Nans Welsh cakes.

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Conscious-Resist-662@reddit

Ohhh matron I'm sorry I'm off to Google Welsh cakes now. Oh wow I want too try one.

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parasoralophus@reddit

Jodie Marsh. I used to play with her on a marsh.

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Smithy-BHE@reddit

Grew up on the same estate as Angela Raynor or Ginger Angie Bowen as she was known then. Right scruff she was, played spin the bottle in her house around 10 years old with others. I didn't land on her thank fuck🤣 Also grew up with Phil Fodens family same school as his uncle and mum so seen him running around as a toddler.

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beeburb@reddit

My school in Essex has an X Factor winner, Love Island contestants and TOWIE regulars as alumni... checks out

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Fun-Guarantee257@reddit

Dominic Cooper

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Naedangerledz@reddit

I had a one night stand at uni with a girl who went on to be a bodybuilding (like fitness/figure division) champion.

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Pineneedle_coughdrop@reddit

The original line up of the Sugababes went to my secondary school (Kingsbury High), and were a year older than me. At the time I joined the school, they had most likely signed for their first album. Passed Mutya as I was going into the same sweet shop she was coming out of. Happened so quickly, we didn’t say anything, just a brief glance and that was it. She was tiny! A few years later around 2002 or 2003, I won a CD:UK competition. A big box of goodies arrived at the house, and the biggest prize was for me and a +1 to attend an AOL Live Sessions with the Sugababes. At that point, Heidi had joined and Siobhan had left. I had brought my yearbook along, as other prize winners could get to meet and free them. As soon as Keisha saw my yearbook cover, she asked if I went to Kingsbury High. I said yes, and in surprise, she said “Shut up!” 😆😆 She grabbed Mutya, and we all started talking about the school, teachers and headmasters. They are lovely. They signed my yearbook. My friend and I were promised a copy of the group photo taken but we never got it.

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Sharpax@reddit

My school had a few famous people there - most notably Jack osbourne and…… James corden :(

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f1boogie@reddit

There was a girl in the year above me from Primary through secondary school. Quiet, kept to her small group of close friends. Quite tall, ginger hair, very pretty. Her name? Karen Gillan. Other honorable/dishonerable mentions. My cousin was in a few episodes of Poldark, his character was supposed to be a major villain, but had his part cut down to a few scenes. They gave his death scene to another character as a twist, so now he is in the awkward situation where his character has just disappeared because he is supposed to be dead, but isn't. That and a few music videos and independent films. I went to scouts with a murderer. Someone I used to hang out with married a "wrong un" and has been featured on a documentary about her husband faking his death to escape his crimes.

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Adventurous-Read-765@reddit

Your hometown is also mine.

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Naedangerledz@reddit

Same here, my fellow teuchters

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jim_cap@reddit

I went to school with Charles Keenan. He was quite famous.

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No_Professor_1624@reddit

Steve Coogan went to school with one of my cousins and is the nephew by marriage of a close friend of my mother's. He's also the second cousin of a friend but I wasn't really friends with her growing up.

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No-Parsnip563@reddit

Only left school a year ago but would not be at all surprised if one guy in my year became famous. Fantastic actor, got into a bunch of British drama schools and Juilliard and was a very nice person (cameras and the press would like him a lot).

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RealisticReply6240@reddit

Not me but my dad and uncle were close with Robert Smith (the Cure), to the point where they lived next door to each other and had guitar lessons with him in Crawley.

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the_uk_hotman@reddit

Used to go to pat rutlidge (Mrs Bucket) home and Rodney Trotter (Nicholas Lyndhurst) Richard Bransons Fathers home too had a few drinks with Richard too unfortunately 😆 🤣 😂 but not growing up unfortunately

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Spiritual-Oven-9936@reddit

Tommy Robinson 🤷‍♀️

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Mattehbby@reddit

My old brother in law met him at a boxing event, said he seemed nice, however one of his best friends is mixed race and was competing in said event (they were squaddies together) and Tommy said to him “oh you aren’t one of THEM are you?”’ Dude fought for your country you absolute bellend!

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teabagfirst@reddit

I imagine he’s been a racist prick all his life?

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mlo_66@reddit

He used to be one of our customers. My mum used to sit in his kitchen and have a cup of tea with him and his wife quite regularly. Never knew anything about 'Tommy Robinson' until she saw him on the news one day. This was pre EDL days though.

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Beatrixx25@reddit

I grew up in New Zealand and went to a school with a few All Blacks. Sam Neill's sister was our PE teacher. My dad went to school with Sam Neill. Said he was very shy boy, always being bullied. Very good at cricket.

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Visible_Pipe4716@reddit

Not really ‘grown up’ with but the DJ D.O.D was on my year at high school and we were friends.

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Nickibee@reddit

My uncle went to school with Paul Scholes. Played in a local team with him as kids and went on the lash with him quite often. He pissed on his couch one night off his head!

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RincewindsPotato@reddit

In my late teens, but Daniel and Natasha Beddingfield. Danny was super talkative and outgoing and Natasha was his quiet kid sister. He was always playing this one song on his guitar over and over again. It became a bit of an inside joke after he moved on and someone would start singing the first words to get a rise out everyone. Then one day that song was everywhere, and I went through another phase of hearing Gotta Get Through This every day.

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UnhappyEconomist2360@reddit

He bought a lot of hentai from a comic shop I worked at.

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JoanneSmith567@reddit

Tbf it was a catchy song!

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BruceGrobbelobster@reddit

I went to school with someone who won big money on Deal Or No Deal and someone else who won Pointless.

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GarethGazzGravey@reddit

Someone I went to school with went on to be come an actress. She was in a few different roles but I believe has settled into a role on a children’s show. We weren’t exactly friends but we were in one or 2 of the same classes and would talk to each other. I’d like to hope she’s doing well whatever she’s doing today

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Different-Board1110@reddit

I went to prep school with Christian Bale. He was 3-4 years behind me (so beneath my contempt), but was already doing a lot of commercials and TV shows.

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AlasdairMc@reddit

I was at school with a guy who found minor success on a talent show, did some panto, which he got fired from when it was discovered he’d also entered the adult industry as a performer. He and his wife did so at the same time, but she ended up achieving much more success. He was always a bit up himself.

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stan_the-man007@reddit

Yes. I used to be friends with a girl, who pierced my ear and I dated her best fiend. Even had a shot with her myself. Who when we hit around 17/18 she started being hit up by footballers and rappers. She is beautiful to her credit. But it’s so weird as she is now married to a famous YouTube done a U turn on the rappers. I remember lil yachty posting a pic of her when she was 16 and had to delete it when he found out her age🤣 I remember snorting lines of coke with her discussing all the famous guys that keep hitting her up. And now haven’t seen her since a small gathering when I was 18 but yeah she’s not got a podcast and is famous to a lot of young people in the UK. It’s so weird seeing her and her bfs content pop up on shorts or reels. It’s like I remember what she was like. I also knew this other lad who used to buy fireplaces from me and my pal when I was 21 who has become famous on TikTok. I am also quite good friends with beavos misses i was round her house the other day watching a film even tho shes not a celebrity like the first girl, it’s still pretty weird 🤣

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AonghusMacKilkenny@reddit

My dad was a couple years above James Nesbitt in school

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Estebesol@reddit

I was briefly in the same theatre group as the guy who played Rory in Doctor Who. I don't think we overlapped much if at all though.

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hooooola7@reddit

Dapper Laughs, he was hilarious at school - a teachers worst nightmare, but so so funny.

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AveragelyBrilliant@reddit

I was at school in Croydon with Clare Holman who went on to play Iris Bentley opposite Christopher Ecclestone in Let Him Have It. She was also in Inspector Morse for five years and numerous other parts in film and TV. She seemed nice enough when I knew her. Kept herself to herself.

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Flowerofthesouth88@reddit

Not me, but my sister was in the same class at school as a former Premier League footballer, I won’t name him, but apparently, when I asked her, they never really talked to each other, but said hello still. But he still had a few friends, loved to play football at break time, and even talked about it with them. He was also in the clubs youth team training after school and on weekends.

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HumbleUK@reddit

Yes James Sutton (hollyoaks)

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bfm211@reddit

The 'kinda famous" actor Shazad Latif. He was in Spooks, Toast of London, the new Star Trek, and the romcom What's Love Got to Do With It. He was nice! Very confident and popular, but not too cocky.

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thecolouroffire@reddit

I can hear you Clem Fandango

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AdonisCarbonado@reddit

Yeah. Quite a few. The infamous ones have more column inches though.

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TalosAnthena@reddit

I went to primary and secondary school with Alex Smithes (Footballer) I scored against him in primary school as well lol. He was a proper dickhead though. My brother was also very good friends with his brother Jack. Then I know Ridge Holland (WWE Wrestler) he’s one of my brothers friends, best friends. He played rugby league when I knew him though. Then he went on to become a wrestler, just got released now.

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PomPomBumblebee@reddit

My mum used to date a guy who was Bill Nighy's best friend at the time and all 3 at least lived under one roof when they were students I believe. My family found this out on the drive back from watching Love Actually when it was at the cinema as she randomly blurted out he was exactly the tosspot he was in the film as they didn't get along. She knew Julie Walters and Mathew Kelly in her students years too, I assume my mum had some connection with the Liverpool Everyman theater as she was heavily into English and drama later teaching it but not being an actor herself, she studies English and philosophy I believe but taught Shakespeare and had a keen interest in theater which was probably influenced by this connection. Every so often I find out my mum has met/ knew a certain person but she doesn't go on about it.

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thecolouroffire@reddit

My Mum was also connected to the everyman, and is the same with her previous connections. She worked in costume so has loads of them.

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Large_it@reddit

I’ve got a couple to mention, I went to school in Crowborough with Neil Burgess, who played the mighty Barry Scott, and sadly I don’t remember much about him lol

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Large_it@reddit

I also grew up with the Appleton family as close neighbours, older sister Lori, then Nicky and Natalie, they used to play round ours, they also had a Big Wheel, the best thing ever, which came with them when they moved from Canada. I lost contact with them when we moved to Sussex, but reconnected with Nat about 10 years ago, she’s cool, we play online Scrabble together lol

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OldLondon@reddit

Went to school with one of the members of collapsed lung - of “eat my goal” fame. I think he wrote it

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crumblingruin@reddit

Would that be Jim, aka Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer? I used to see him around Hove.

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JackXDark@reddit

He’s a really sound bloke. My kids loved his songs and when I met him after a show he did a video just for them.

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OldLondon@reddit

Yes!

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ResplendentBear@reddit

Someone I was good friends with at university had their own TV show for 3-4 series. This was a decade ago, and not seen or heard them doing anything more since though. Rik Waller went to the school down the road, and after his X-Factor "success" we saw him in local nightclubs. Lots of people knew Kelly Brook, and I went to school with a relation of hers, but never met her.

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legallybrunette1992@reddit

Based on the “celebs” you’ve named I can tell you’re local. Gary Rhodes also went to school round here, as did Lee Ryan from Blue, and Chris Smalling (former Man Utd player). A girl from my school represented Cyprus in the 2004 Eurovision and came back to school after, but famous would be a real stretch

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OneDropOfOcean@reddit

I used to work near Covent Garden and saw Lee Ryan just cycling in circles around convent garden, collecting girls phone numbers. I walked past probably 2 hours apart and he was still doing it. This was years after they were initially successful. It was pretty twatty of him, but at the same time.. can you really blame the guy.

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ResplendentBear@reddit

I remember the Gillingham Eurovision contestant. Wouldn't spot her if I walked past her now though. Or probably if I'd walked past her at the time to be honest. Chris Smalling I always thought was from Maidstone, aka Shelbyville, and therefore not to be included.

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legallybrunette1992@reddit

He studied at Chatham Grammar for Boys although I think he spent some time at Maidstone United before his Man Utd days. Lee Ryan (from Blue) was also at Chatham Boys at some point. I think one of the former male Strictly Come Dancing professionals was local too - he used to live around Upchurch

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Powerful-Reason-6319@reddit

Jane’s Hirdan I think is local.

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ResplendentBear@reddit

Of course there's also Jools Holland too, although no idea where he's from originally.

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Corona21@reddit

Wild Medwegians spotted! Few celebs kicking about in the towns. Joe Pasquali’s son used to hang out at the Ice rink.

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wilwheatons-stunt-do@reddit

He’s from London

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zagreus9@reddit

I went to uni with and was part of the performance art team with Omari Douglas. He was destined for stardom. I've never known anyone who worked as hard as he did to perfect his craft. I could never begrudge him his success.

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Embarrassed_Age8554@reddit

I went to school with Valerie Plame, starting in first grade.

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snappercop@reddit

John Finnemore of radio comedy fame, was a good friend and very nice chap. I’ve lost touch since, which is a genuine shame. Also Richard Oakes from Suede - I gather he wrote them a letter and sent them a tape of him playing after their previous guitarist had left, which got him the job.

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Low_Mistake3321@reddit

There would be something seriously wrong with my understanding of reality if JF turned out to be anything other than a very nice chap.

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Grey_Belkin@reddit

Yes, I think I'd have to get into bed and never come out again if it turned he was nasty...

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Cheese_Dinosaur@reddit

My son had a really lovely teacher whose daughter was a bit actor in a few things but is now a huge part In Eastenders. We were really pleased when that happened because he was always so proud of her…

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themuddypuddle@reddit

Was in the same class as Alex Albon the racing driver. But we didn't see him much as he was always off school training or competing.

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gggggenegenie@reddit

He's still a muppet in fairness.

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SamVimesBootTheory@reddit

Not grow up with but one of my cohorts on my masters degree was featured in a national geographic article if that counts for anything?

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No_Needleworker6786@reddit

I went to school with Lara Pulver who was in Spooks, Sherlock & won awards for stage shows. She was in my class at secondary school & was not a very nice person!

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gggggenegenie@reddit

That saddens me to hear that.

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TheGreenPangolin@reddit

James Smith from Yard Act (a band). My parents knew his parents. His mum is actually my godmother. I think my dad is still in contact with his dad but I haven't seen James or his family since we were kids and I haven't seen my dad in a good few years either. Was weird as fuck seeing him do a song with Elton John.

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demolover@reddit

Love Yard Act

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Hippadoppaloppa@reddit

Me too!

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simonfarnaby@reddit

Had the same thing. Had heard the band on the radio and liked them but was shocked to see them on the telly and realise the drummer wasa guy I used to know. They seem like good lads

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MarketingUnusual4945@reddit

I went to school with Tom Naylor, a footballer who has played for Mansfield, Derby, Portsmouth, Wigan and now at Chesterfield.

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Prestigious-Slide-73@reddit

My mum worked in the Banatyne head office and Duncan, living nearby, was always in and out. Really nice guy - used to visit the school my sister worked in and do assemblies. One of my closest friends works with a family member of Mark Gatiss and he sends her a Christmas video message every year.

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gogul1980@reddit

Went to school with a girl called Becky who, in her 30’s, went on X-Factor and sang “over the rainbow”. She got moderately far if I recall. I also went to school with a kid who did one of the Scalextric adverts in the 90’s. I also grew up in and around barking and Redbridge, a girl from redbridge moved to california with her dr dad in the early 2000’s. She went on to be known as the ketamine queen and eventually helped kill Matthew Perry. Other than that… no.

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cyberllama@reddit

Not really famous but a kid a couple of years above me went on to become assistant press secretary to the queen, then press secretary to (not anymore) Prince Andrew and then Head of News at Buckingham palace

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Adapt_Improvise_1@reddit

TAFKAP - The Andrew formerly known as Prince

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ametaphoricalfeeling@reddit

My dad lived next door to Alan Rickman in the 1950s.

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thedudemorpheus@reddit

Went to school with Gethin Anthony (Renly Baratheon from Game of Thrones), went to university with England cricketers Ebony Rainford Brent and Isa Guha. Also went to school with Leeshon Alexander (Brotherhood, We are Monster) and still count him as a friend to this day. All of the above were lovely folks when we were younger and I'm genuinely pleased for their success!

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Antique_Cash_8164@reddit

My friend became a model and did fashion week and was in Vogue, but she's not famous.

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HambleAnna@reddit

My uncle went to school with Elton John. Said he spent breaktimes playing the piano.

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haikoup@reddit

Half the comments here read like fan fiction. Or just super vague "I went to school with a certain male actor between the ages of 1-99 and he was really nice to me we'd play everyday" Buuuullshit on most of these comments

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AutomaticInitiative@reddit

Going by this thread every school in the country bar mine produced someone famous.

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Pure_Road7528@reddit

I was friends with Billie piper (Rose in dr who) around the age of 6 for about a year

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Low_Matter3628@reddit

My stepbrother grew up with Richard Jones from The Feeling. He was at his wedding with Sophie Ellis Bextor. I wasn’t invited ☹️

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-RonnieHotdogs-@reddit

John Terry, former Chelsea and England captain, was in the year below me at school. He was a c*** then too.

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129sapphires@reddit

My brother was bullied at school by Nigel Benn the boxer.

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Live-Guidance7244@reddit

I know quite a few people who became soap actors. 2 in hollyoaks 2 in Corrie

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UsePristine2585@reddit

Dan Magness.

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Impressive-Egg4494@reddit

The keepy-upy world record holder?

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UsePristine2585@reddit

Yep 🙂

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Few_House_5201@reddit

James Skelley from the Coral and I were friends in primary school but we went to different secondary schools and I didn’t really see him again until the Coral became quite big. See other members of the band around our local town from time to time.

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Appropriate_Emu_6930@reddit

The Coral were such a great band!

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ComplexOccam@reddit

An old schools friends brother is in Wet Leg.

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egg7808@reddit

My daughter went through school with Ben Stokes

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kraftymiles@reddit

Infamous Id say. Darren Osborne, the Finsbury Park murder guy

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Top_Buy_6650@reddit

Susie (Stoddart) Woolf

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txakori@reddit

I went to school with Aaron Bastani. He was a bellend then as well.

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Bertish1080@reddit

Ms Dynamite was in the year below me at school. Akala also attended the same school and was best pals with my cousin at the time. Joe Cole went to the school just up the road from where I lived, we hated playing them at footy because he would just run rings around everyone.

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Unfair_Sundae1056@reddit

Went school with Marc leach (boxer) & angel gomes (footballer) few others have been in the news for nefarious reasons

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Proper_North_5382@reddit

Was in the same primary school class with a girl who is now fairly well known back in Germany for her climate activism, went on talk shows, wrote some books and all that.

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Smashleigh_001@reddit

I went to uni with the guy who played Merlin and the guy who played Robb Stark. Both super nice people

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a-hthy@reddit

Colin Morgan?? he’s such an underrated actor!

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Gaoler86@reddit

Fun fact (for me at least) we share the same DOB! We turn 40 in a few days.

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Expression-Little@reddit

He's also really nice! I met him and Bradley James on the set of *Merlin* at the castle that 'plays' Camelot and got a photo with them.

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a-hthy@reddit

That’s so cool! I used to love Merlin

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Smashleigh_001@reddit

Yep - that’s him. He is very underrated. He was brilliant in Humans

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Ok-Glove-847@reddit

Lewis Capaldi was a couple of years below me at school (his brother was in my year).

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Pizza_Reasons36@reddit

I used to walk to school with Jamie Bell.

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brammmish@reddit

Went to school with Maxine Carr

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Actual_Breadfruit_17@reddit

what was she like?

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brammmish@reddit

Didn't really know her.

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Actual_Breadfruit_17@reddit

good job i think considering how she turned out 😂

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F1fansince93@reddit

Sam Clafflin & his non-famous brother Dan. Sam was in the year below than his brother and me.

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Enough-Flamingo-7050@reddit

I grew up with Amber Davies, who was recently on love island and strictly come dancing. Her and her elder sister were a pair of insufferable twats.

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solarpowered_@reddit

My dad went to school with Shaun Williamson, he was a really nice bloke but was always in trouble with the teachers. My mum taught Alessia Russo and her brothers, absolutely lovely family and so deserving of the success they have. I was taught by the dad of Matt Coles (famous, if slightly disgraced cricketer), his dad was an absolute legend in my school. Everyone loved him. I didn't really know Matt very well but rumour has it that he was incredibly cocky and was a bit of an alcoholic.

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Squid-bear@reddit

A girl in the year above me got into acting, she was the girl/witch in that Nicolas Cage film season of the witch. I lived on the same road as the White Widow though not sure if she moved in after we moved out or if there was overlap. It wasn't a surprise she was from Aylesbury, the place is a cesspit for extremism. Busted apparently lived nearby??? For a while i had a fling with Charlie according to rumours (I was more into grunge personally). After leaving Aylesbury, David Jason was a regular at my local market. My partner (from Aylesbury) was good friends with the guy that did those Krusha kitten adverts and other videos you see on the internet. I went to school with a guy who became an animator hes worked on big movies and the Bad Dinosaur series. My mother had a lot of famous friends growing up but she grew up near PInewood Studios so it was kind of unavoidable.

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24yyyyyy@reddit

Went to middle school with Chris Fountain (Hollyoaks / Coronation Street / Emmerdale)… great lad, good footballer back in school days. Was a very keen actor even then, he also got a part in the production of Les Miserables and all our year got a day off school to go watch him- so he was popular! Crossed paths with him many years later when he was famous in Hollyoaks and still a genuinely nice bloke, made plenty of time to chat.

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Alternative_Land8156@reddit

Not that famous really but Kelly Adams (Holby City) was the year below me at school.

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bucket_of_frogs@reddit

I went to primary school in a tiny County Durham village with Kenwyn House, the guitarist in Reef before his family moved to the West Country. His dad was a Methodist minister and Ken was one of the funniest kids I’d ever met. Also went to secondary school with the drummer in the official U2 tribute act, Doppelgängers. They were hand picked to appear as “doppelgängers” of the band for the Even Better Than The Real Thing video. Phil looked exactly like Larry Mullen Jr, more so than any of the other three. We’re friends on facebook but I don’t use it anymore so I’ve no idea what he’s doing now. He got to hang out with the band quite a lot including nights out in Dublin and said that Bono definitely has a God complex but he gets away with it because he’s utterly charming with it. I also went to school with a kid who was famous locally for writing his name with a handful of his own shit on the village chemist shop window and stabbed his mother in the head with a fork. So, you know, swings and roundabouts.

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oompaloompagrandma@reddit

I was good friends with the older brother of Joe Bryan, professional footballer who has played in the Premier League for Fulham and is currently at Milwall.

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Rattlesnakewax@reddit

The girl he was with when he played at bristol city was my friends sister

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Bloodedparadox@reddit

A family member of mine had an argument with Anthony Joshua before he become famous and well known in the boxing world its a good thing that family member didn’t get his buttocks whooped by him

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Fresh_Relation_7682@reddit

A (still just about) Premier League footballer capped once by England was in my year at primary and secondary school. I guess that counts

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CiderDrinker2@reddit

I attended a moderately prestigious and academically demanding private school. Several of my former classmates are now famous in one way or another. A few went into politics. At least one is in the House of Lords. Another is a fairly successful musician.

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Crazy_Fuel_9938@reddit

Not quite someone else but I came from a very ordinary background to become a well recognized voice in a sport overseas and regularly heard on specialty sport networks in the US and the UK before I retired this spring.

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expat-brit@reddit

Johnnie Lee Miller was one year down from me in school. Not sure that counts. Related to two Olympians/Works Champions, but rowing isn’t a famous sport

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sorryemma@reddit

Went to high school with Mac Miller

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simonfarnaby@reddit

Went to college with rapper slowthai. Nice enough if not a bit disruptive. About 7 years later in another part of the country I was very confused when I colleague walked past wearing a tshirt with his face on it. Seems to be a bit quieter these days.

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heyyouupinthesky@reddit

My stepdaughter and her boyfriend bumped into him in the tesco garage on Welly Rd a couple of nights before the rape charge was announced, her boyfriend asked for a selfie and just got a "nah" back.

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Jamesl1988@reddit

We grew up in the same street as Simon Pegg. I didn't know them as I was too young, but my sister was the same age and go around and play with him and his sister Katy.

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Woshambo@reddit

Him and Nick Frost stayed in a flat round the corner from my mum in Kentish Town

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hotdamn_1988@reddit

I went to school with Jess Gunning

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Dangerous-Pair7826@reddit

Used to babysit my niece Natasha Jonas she now is a very successful boxer

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thevileswine@reddit

2 I can say- I went to primary school with page 3 type model Anna Tavener, her Dad was deputy head of school. I'd doubt she's doing that anymore as She's in her mid 40s. I went Secondry School with James Wong, who's been on Counrtyfile and had a 2 season 'Grow your own Drugs' show on BBC2 a while back. He's got a few books out also. I can honestly say, he's a great chap and deserves all the success he's acchived. I haven't seen him or had any contact for 30+ years, but he was always a great guy in school and I'm really happy he's done well.

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richandmore@reddit

I dated Leona Lewis''s cousin and her ancestry line led me to find out she was 83rd in line for the throne

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Fit_Swordfish5248@reddit

I grew up and went to School with Chris Smalling. Went on to play football for Manchester United.

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LuckyJack1664@reddit

John Oliver, US chat show host, went to my school but was quite a few years older than me. Andrew Johnson, England footballer, was the same, but I didn’t know him either. In my actually year… no one of note that I know of, but we did produce some lovely people. And some absolute wronguns.

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Jaybee021967@reddit

My best friend in primary school was in Eastenders for a couple of episodes years ago and I went to college with and was good friends with Dominic Rickards who played Christina‘s fella who died before she got with George

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eyetalker@reddit

I went to school with [Sandy MacIver](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_MacIver) she was an absolute horrible person. Thought she was better than everyone else and talked down to everyone like they were a piece of shit

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Vehlin@reddit

A guy I used to do the school paper with is now a government minister.

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Glad-Feature-2117@reddit

I went to school with a few minorly famous people: 1. Claire Taylor - very successful batter for England cricket (ICC Women's Cricketer of the year in 2009) 2. Rosie Sexton - first British woman to fight in UFC (also came 2nd in the Green Party leadership contest in 2020) 3. Jessica Swale - wrote the book (script) for the Paddington musical

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Known-Ad-1556@reddit

No-one from our school ever went on to do anything. At least no one who was there when I was. The best footballer never made it in the Middlesbrough youth team. The best actor went to London and disappeared. Smartest girl in school killed herself at 13. Kinda depressing really. Two kids went on to do sports commentary. One for Boro radio and one goes by the name Thorin and does eSports.

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Scarboroughwarning@reddit

Someone else mentioned Thorin

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Money-Expression-554@reddit

I have no idea who thorin is but I read above that he's an arsehole 🤣

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Doobalicious69@reddit

Not famous but a lad who was in the year above me in school won £100,000 on deal or no deal. Loads of people posted messages of praise on Facebook, but the guy was a wanker and didn't deserve it at all imo. *Yes*, he was disabled, but my god he was an utter twat if you actually knew him.

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Pristine-Bet-5764@reddit

Use to go out drinking with Declan Bennett who played Charlie cotton on eastenders, even shared a few cheeky kisses back in the day!

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AfraidCaterpillar787@reddit

Scranton Strangler

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robster9090@reddit

Played rugby on the same school team as Owen Farrell

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Expression-Little@reddit

Hello fellow Georgian!

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Jacks_Journey@reddit

A footballer and a famous sideman star

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Stinkinhippy@reddit

Does a dude who co-hosts the paralympics and has done a few other tv bits count?

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Confudled_Contractor@reddit

The ‘chief taster’ at Walkers crisps from the ad went my school. No idea what happened to him.

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cann-i-say@reddit

>Did you grow up with anyone who became famous? Somewhat. >Or kinda famous? Yes. >Or just locally, like a local band? No. >Or not at all famous? Yes. >Did you grow up with anyone? Yes.

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AskUK-ModTeam@reddit

A top level comment (one that is not a reply) should be a good faith and genuine attempt to answer the question.

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exoskeletion@reddit

Yeah, went to school woth a guy who ended up working in the BBC for their kids TV. Nice guy all round, bit quirky, always liked to be the centre of attention. Good fit, i'd say

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Speedbird223@reddit

Several…not going to dox myself but one friend from school is currently creative designer at one of the world’s biggest fashion houses. Another has forged a pretty high profile “reality TV” style career. Quirky personality but been on some of biggest reality TV programs out there. Never watched anything he’s in…

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ArcTan_Pete@reddit

One of my teachers went on 'New Faces' in a comedy Duo. Never saw him again after that, bu the other half of the duo does theatre roles and was in the occasional TV advert At a school reunion, I found out a classmate was detained at her majesty's pleasure for possessing extraordinary amounts of CP.... does that count?

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ianjm@reddit

Chris and Tommy Bell (Rugby Union players, both now retired) were in school with me, Chris particularly in my year. Nice lads. Chris was a big lad but definitely a gentle giant, unless we were playing rugby in PE class... then you just had to try and dodge.

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trade-da-ting@reddit

Yeah a few - what do you want to know

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Suspicious-Bug6588@reddit

"Did you grow up with anyone?" got me. No, I was raised by feral cats 😂 Yeah, knew one of the lads from 5 Seconds of Summer, also grew up in the orbit of Sophie Turner (but never met her besides passing her at the railway station). Quite a few musicians of local prominence. I was a drama kid so that was my orbit. There are others too who went to the likes of Oxbridge and Harvard and MIT who have done well in business and academics.

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Standard-Still-8128@reddit

Crossbow killer 😁

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Dimac99@reddit

You want the thread for people who grew up with someone who became *in*famous!

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7ootles@reddit

Went to school with Harry Clayton-Wright, he and I were in the drama club together at school and acted opposite one another in a performance of *The Crucible* in 2005 or so. He played one of the Salem religious leaders and improvised a hellfire sermon to open the performance; I played Giles Corey. He's a year or two older than me so we weren't in classes together, but knew one another to talk to. He was well loved by everyone there, and we all knew he'd make a career in the performing arts. I also went to school with two of the four members of the London band Panic Atom. One was in the year above me, we've been good friends for coming on twenty-five years; the other was a year or two below me.

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s4turn2k02@reddit

A couple of infamous drug dealers in our county lol

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bobmanuk@reddit

In the same year as Liam Boyle in secondary school

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cup-of-tea-76@reddit

Didn’t know them but Peter Crouch and Steve McQueen (director 12 years a slave) went to my high school

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Key-Statistician1710@reddit

Nicole Neal Went to sixth form with her and played netball with her. She was incredibly lovely.

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