Ian Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Two British household names have homes very close to me (jolly nice people they are too). My sister has just informed me that a (fairly) well known French "personality" now lives near her in London.Can members who subscribe to either Hello or OK magazine please confirm or deny this potential trend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 What - celebrities moving next door to members of your family ?[:)]I could write a long list of well know people my family have met or lived near, from Johnny Weissmuller to Ernie Wise......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Katie Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Well we have got Owen Money...........so there [:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 26, 2008 Author Share Posted February 26, 2008 Never found a good Weismuller biography (I think his son wrote one). He's a favorite of mine and lived a hell of a life - olympic golds (in two sports), plenty of wives, movies, parties etc - about time someone made a film about him (p'haps they have?).Based on our straw poll of 3 members - it's official: the French stars are moving to London and the Brits are coming here (Weismuller's dead - when was he living in Europe?). Does anyone NOT from Wales know who Owen Money is [:)] ? I'd guess he'd only have to move to Gloucester to avoid the paparazzi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 If you have close on £70...The son's book is HERE too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Johnny Weissmuller lived in Bray at sometime when my mother was living there so beweem 1921 and 1939 I guess. The rented house he lived in backed onto the house she lived in. I guess he was making a film at Pinewood or possibly even Bray Studios (although I doubt that)I'll ask her.....Heres the book by his son:http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tarzan-My-Father-William-Reed/dp/1550225227/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204027988&sr=1-12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eos Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Daniel Day Lewis lives near my parents. But that's in Ireland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastines Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I had to interview Mac Donald Hobley and his wife Dougie to see if they were suitable tenants? One interesting thing I found out was that he was born on the Falkland Isles,his father was the Vicar/Priest[one or the other ] and Mac was awarded the Freedom of the Falklands. Still seeking my 15 minutes of fame.Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 26, 2008 Author Share Posted February 26, 2008 One for the teenagers there Gastines [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Well clearly I have left the celeb culture well behind me because I have no idea who any of these "celebs" are with the exception of Johnny Weismuller and Ernie Wise.Are the others famous for anything other than being famous? Should I have heard of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 http://www.ukgameshows.com/page/index.php/MacDonald_HobleySurely you have heard of MacDonald Hobley ?I have his autograph....Daniel Day Lewis has just won an Oscar - best actorhttp://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/daniel_day-lewis_biog.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindog Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Lawrence Durrell used to live north of Nimes, and now so does Robert Crumb and apparently Johnny Depp has bought a house not far from Montpellier.My daughter-in-law swears she saw him one evening strolling down a back street. [:D]carefull, panda will be along in a minute to complain about name-dropping... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 What dirt do you need on celebs? Daughter-in-law works for one of the slightly less upmarket celeb mags (stablemate of OK) so she knows all about X Factor, Big Brother and jungle contestants plus a fair few soap stars and boy bands if that's your sort of celeb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 There you go dragging this thread down - we started with such high standards - real stars: Johnny Weismuller and Ernie Wise, now we are into 'quick fix celebrity' ![;-)][;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Roy Wood bought my cousin Mick's pub.Does that take us back up a bit Gay ?Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Katie Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 [quote user="Russethouse"]There you go dragging this thread down - we started with such high standards - real stars: Johnny Weismuller and Ernie Wise, now we are into 'quick fix celebrity' ![;-)][;-)][/quote]AND OWEN MONEY!! [:@] [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weedon Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Owen Money...didn't really know the name so I looked at his website to read all about him. Lots of info there....sorry..still don't know him. Any relation to David Dimbleby's wife or have I got the tribe?[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemonimo Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Do sports personalities cound?I once lived near Christine Trueman and knew David Hemery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert the InfoGipsy Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I used to live round the corner from Myra Hindley. That was during my 19 years in Borstal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyF Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Julie Christie lives not very far from us in Mid-Wales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazza Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 My brother won the series "The restaurant" , not quite a celebrity, but as close as I come to knowing someone semi famous.[;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Very well deserved too.Still haven't eaten there, I started getting Newsletters from 'The Thatch' but I guess they are too busy to send them out now.....has Jane had the baby yet ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazza Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Thank you[:D]To be honest with you I still haven`t managed to get over there yet, but I hope to be going in the next few weeks.I am thrilled to say that Jane gave birth a week early on saturday night, all went very well (just a 3 hour labour!) and I am at last an auntie[:D] they had a little boy, and are naming him Joseph, so I can`t wait to get over there and give him a big hug and smother him in kisses.Kind regardsTazza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Congratulations - another J in the family [:)][:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valB Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 I used to live in a small cornish village and so did Edward Woodward and his wife Michele Dotrice and their daughter. Their dughter is with one of my sons friends and has been since she was in her very early teens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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