Muhammad Ali - Legend (In the true sense of the word)
His manner and the way people with him communicated with me were were truly charming and a great honor to have met Mr. Muhammed Ali. A very memorable morning.
I took Danielle Lloyd, questionable celeb status, old boot off Big Brother to AGP in the summer; exactly what you'd expect, tacky/abusive/full of her own self importance!
Awesome when another passenger told her to "Just shut up..."!
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I have heard nothing but bad things about Cilla Black on here or in real life! Can anyone come up with an instance of her being actually nice to anyone? Surprise Surprise doesn't count... Likewise, friend works on check-in and has witnessed Madonna throwing her toys out twice - once over not being able to sit in 1A on Concorde and another time over not being allowed her excess luggage for free. I mean FFS! How much money has she got? On the second occasion she apparently got on the floor and started screaming until the airline (guess who) let her take her stuff on for nothing.... Quite surprisingly, Grace Jones can be utterly charming and has a penchant for "Shopping the World". Hugh Grant also refreshingly normal...
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I had Ronan Keating on board on Sun going to Portugal.... he kept a low profile, he was travelling with his wife and little daughter.... polite and very, very good looking!
Couple of months ago I had on board Caprice, the american model or whatever she is, she was in Celebrity Big Brother.... she was travelling all her own, ignored everyone, put her head on the tray table and slept for the duration of the flight.... cant really say anything bad about her!
Had a very pleasant chat with a guy, right up until the moment when it dawned on him that I didn't know who he was, at which point all the toys left the pram.
A couple of years ago I took Andrew Marr BBC political man out to an oil rig to do some filming. Great bloke who enjoys a good laugh. The rig crew played a few tricks on him, he took it well and saw the funny side of it. Flew as a pax with Robbie Coltrain four years ago, miserable tw%t, but found out later he was going through a very messy split up.
Rachael Griffiths (Muriels Wedding) - lovely and in economy LAX-SYD...WTF!!!
Barrie Humphries aka Dame Edna - miserable, pervy old t**t
Pamela Anderson - so sweet
Joan Rivers - on another planet but funny and very sweet
Craig Mclachlan - looked knackered but nice guy
Jason Donovan - off his face
Stefan Dennis - nice bloke
Neil Perry - prat. He said 'tell the galley person not to worry because I won't be eating on todays flight'. I felt like saying 'your lucky, the other 13 people in the cabin have no choice but to eat the shit food you cobbled together and got paid $20million dollars for!'
Jack Johnson was onboard one of my short sectors between Sydney and the Gold Coast - he was a very pleasant guy, smooth voice, beautiful tanned skin, and also had his wife/girlfriend with him as well as his cute little son.
Little did I know that this elderly American couple I was chatting to for a while in 1A and B, opposite my jumpseat at L1, were actually his mum and dad! I was asking them how their time in Australia was going so far and they said they'd actually just flown in from Honolulu but were looking forward to seeing the sights. My CM, sitting next to me, let me in on who they were after about 5 minutes. I thought it was quite nice of Jack to bring his family with him on his Aussie tour.
When ground crew Ramp/Checkin: Russle Crowe (semi-frequently) - a real gentleman, remembered our names, always came out the back for a chat and threw a few bags onto the barrows.
Tina Arena: Has a fantastic way of avoiding fans approaching. She smells AWFUL! Her entourage were hippies and she's about 3ft tall (that said, was pleasent enough).
Cornelia Frances (Morag off Home and Away). Truly terrifying woman to look at (peers at you down her nose through her glasses sitting at the bottom of her nose - jokingly barked at me 'get me out of here'), smells like she's been drinking heavily in a house fire, but a lovely woman.
Kerri-Anne Kennerly had nice luggage, shame her fashion sense is AWFUL, and was a bit of a princess (big town girl lost in a regional world).
Onboard
Anthony Callea - incredibly charming, flirty (though i was serving him the good scotch from business class), and very down to earth. Gave me a gentle hug and a peck on the cheek as he disembarked. Remembered me when I saw him at a nightclub 2 weeks later in sydney as the guy who was getting him the good scotch...
Blair (the guy off big brother 1 and neighbours). Great to look at, but a bit of a princess and a bit full of himself. (perhaps he had caught me staring at his arms - but he was wearing a singlet!!).
Roberta Williams (of Underbelly/melbournes gangland shooting fame) - a classy, hillarious, down to earth woman who I reckon would be a scream to take to the gay clubs!
Pete Murray (on the same flight with roberta) - looked homeless - slept - almost left without him (maybe he had been camping out in the departure lounge to save on accommodation - who knows).
Steve Vizard - was kind enough to only speak to me in his famous 'gay flight attendant voice' (off fast forward fame). Gave him a hug and said he was my inspiration...
Judith Durham (of seekers fame)... I had to go to the toilets and shed a tear, my late grandmothers (and my mothers and mine) favourite vocalist - told her my mother sang me Morningtown Ride as a lullaby as a child... Everything I had imagined her to be, classy, australian, and down to earth.
Stevie Wright (Easybeats - they sang Friday on my mind). In not the best of health these days, took a turn for the worse on my flight and required first aid - assisting this legend was a humbling, sad, yet proud moment.
Kate Hudson - quiet, initiated conversation, showed a genuine interest in our lives and felt more like a good friend than a passenger - even joking/teasing me about a very attractive bloke behind the curtain in economy.
Barry Humphries - have to disagree - for a man that once poured fruit salad into a sickbag and then ate it with a fork (as a joke), I couldnt fault him! Quiet, respectful, and appreciative.
John Howard (when his aircraft broke down during an election campaign) - although the PM of australia, a simple man who responded respectfully and politely to another crew member who confronted him about them only earning $380 a week after tax thanks to his magical AWAs. Was genuine, polite, inquisitive, and was very content with the Vegimite sandwich Janette had packed him in his lunch box, only asking for water. That said, despite my respect for him, i'm glad he is not PM!!!!
Guy Sebastian and his girlfriend/now wife (winner of Aus Idol) from ADL. Was very sweet, and took time to go down the back and sit with the 4 unaccompanied minors and help them colour in, chat etc. You should have seen their glowing faces when they got photos with him, and then when they were telling their parents at the arrival gate! Offered to move him to the best seats in the house but he declined and ended up sitting with his girlfriend and the kids for landing.
The guy who does any Aussie tv ad that requires a blokey bloke sounding like he's salivating (hungry jacks, holden), and appears on thank god youre here... anyway he sat there with dark sunnies, refused to talk, when he did he was rude, and pre-empted my colleagues offer of a drink from the service cart with 'I'm just trying to get to sydney, can you leave me alone and just treat me like a normal person'. Much to his embarrasment, she replied with 'Sorry you feel that way, but would you like a drink from the cart?'
The guy who does any Aussie tv ad that requires a blokey bloke sounding like he's salivating (hungry jacks, holden), and appears on thank god youre here... anyway he sat there with dark sunnies, refused to talk, when he did he was rude, and pre-empted my colleagues offer of a drink from the service cart with 'I'm just trying to get to sydney, can you leave me alone and just treat me like a normal person'. Much to his embarrasment, she replied with 'Sorry you feel that way, but would you like a drink from the cart?'
Haha love it! The "sorry you feel that way" line is just the best in this job isn't it? Goes a lonnng way to getting right up their nose!
Nothing worse than celebrities who are so far down the list and think they're mightier than the almighty himself.
Mind you, when you encounter celebs that are truly genuine, down-to-earth and pleasant people who are willing to share a few words with you, it makes you realise what a privilege it is to have this job some times. Especially when you think crazed fans of these people would give their right arm and leg just to watch them 50 metres away on a stage.
Cilla Black- yep, a right PITA ! Paul McCartney- nice enough but thought he was gods gift. Danny Baker- a right tw*t- loads of DYKWIA? Kylie- a right little smasher! King of Nepal- lovely! Stunning daughters too! Michael Palin-lovely man, sat him next to my Gran going to DTW once, she loved it...not sure about him though... Joan Collins- just like Cilla! Sir Garfield Sobers- horrible little man..full of himself. Ronnie Corbett- OK. Dr Fox- nice guy, signing autographs the whole flight. Thats all I can remember now!
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The "sorry you feel that way" line is just the best in this job isn't it? Goes a lonnng way to getting right up their nose!
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