b747 flightboy

Had him on my flight last week. Lba-Ams-Jnb. Sat in economy. Quiet and reserved. Pointed him out to the girls but they didn't recognise him. (think am getting old) Pleasant getting off and many thanks. Remembered when te papers slated him and thought how unjust.

Mr Grimsdale

I'm not cabin crew but couldn't help responding. Occasionally I do a bit of film and TV extra work and your descriptions of some of these characters matches exactly with what I've seen and heard.

Natalie Imbruglia is really friendly and chatty.
Michael Winner allegedly has someone on set to hold his ash tray, he'll hold out his cigar and the poor s*d has to come running and catch the ash or there's trouble.
Nicole Kidman gets people thrown off set if they look her in the eye and they're important enough to be allowed to do so.
Hugh Grant is down to earth and seems very normal.
Stephen Fry is really chatty and friendly. A real gent.
Jeremy Clarkson seemed completely full of himself and didn't realise he was making himself look a charlie oscar charlie kilo.
Lisa Mafia (I had the misfortune of being in the "Where Are They Now" line-up on Never Mind The Buzzcocks) was a complete . Fortunately she was borderline z-list even in 2003 and seems to have dropped off the radar completely now. The rest of the Never Mind The Buzzcocks team seemed quite up themselves too and could barely acknowledge the line-up victims in the green room afterwards

I've heard some stories about Michael Caine. Has anyone encountered him?

flyguy25

priapism

Burt Bacarach

denis555

A lot of Cilla Black Flak on this thread.

Personally I can't stand the woman and I hate her 'Plastic Scouser' act - especially since she has lived in Buckinghamshire for nearly 50 years.

She often works the words 'Fair Hair' into a conversation but pronounces it 'Fur Hur' for full scouser effect. Can someone try to get her to say the word 'Fare' (on check in?) just to see if she really pronouces it that way - I bet she doesn't

overstress

Anita Dobson - (soap actress and wife of Queen guitarist Brian May)- utterly polite and charming

Liz Dawn - (soap actress) - Down to earth and charming

Mick Hucknall - flossed his teeth after eating and left the dirty floss on the tray, a stewardess who had idolised him swore she would destroy every CD of his she owned after serving him

Roger Moore- absolute gent who helped cabin crew with a charity collection on board (UNICEF)

Sacha Baron Cohen (Ali G) announced to all in Club that he would sign autographs at a certain time - then no-one asked for one!

Natalie Imbruglia - tiny, polite and charming

David Cameron (Tory leader) Very polite, flew in Business, not First (unlike Kinnock, Straw etc)

Gordon Brown - polite but taciturn (flying by himself)

Bridge Builder

George Best. I was just a passenger, but the two of us got trapped in an LHR Terminal 1 gangway, behind a sliding glass security screen, just before boarding a flight to Glasgow. We both tried to press the glass all over to make the screen open. It was very surreal and he was very funny. A memory that will stick with me a lifetime. RIP!

BlueTui

Friendly, approachable. Not at all like I imagined

Bridge Builder

How about this one.
That Pen Hadow! Didn’t listen to his pre-flight announcements. Didn’t follow safety instructions or obey safety procedures. Goes to the papers moaning that he wasn’t ‘reassured ‘by the pilots at the same time they are trying to solve a major problem.

If anyone bumps into him give him the report on the Helios crash. That’ll keep him up in his tent at night up in the North Pole.

Give me Cilla any day.

Virginia

David Bowie (I love him so much) and Iman. Such lovely people.

Soap Box Cowboy

Had Lauren Hutton on my flight, awesome lady, laid back, we had a great chat about when she used to fly in Africa back in the day. Didn't realise who she was at the time but she just fits right in.

jimmychinchin

It will always be Dame Shirley Bassey for me, when i handed her a biscuit to have with her tea, she tapped my hand and said "ooo, you are naughty!". Plus Dame helen Mirren, tiny in real life, just read the tory-o-graph but was very polite. There's nothing quite like a Dame...

Philie2305

avril lavigne-Horid individual (Ryanair Dub-Pik)
Kelle (From Corrie) Lovely lady and has really long legs (RYR Dub-Man)
The Goo Goo Dolls (RYR Dub-Pik) Class, Really Friendly and the lead singer is so hot
Mark - Westlife (& Partner) (Xl Airways Dub - Jmk) Lovely guy and he even posed for a photo with the crew

Coppelia

David Coulthard - had him twice on board - so nice chap, a real gentleman

Jean-Claude Van Damme - was in economy on a flight from BRU to NCE some years ago, during the Cannes Festival. He tried whatever he could to be upgraded in business, but it didn't work Made me open all the "tax free" items during the flight, and eventually didn't buy anything. Guess he was under the influence of any illegal substance. So arrogant ! His wife was nice though.

ExSp33db1rd

Dora Bryan ( how far back do you want to go ! ) Entertained us on the flt. deck, diverted to Manchester, refused to take the bus to Crewe to get the train to London ( spent me life hanging around Crewe Station, luv. ) insisted on coming to the crew hotel, and joining the after flight party, gave me tickets to her pantomime ( she was Mother Goose ).Relayed the whole episode to Pete Murray ( or was it Jimmy Young ? ) on Radio 4 the following week and even mentioned me by name !!! Normal and fun.

kate140983

I had the former England manager steve mclaren on my flight this morning from toulouse to amsterdam. Very nice polite and accepted straight away when i asked for his autograph for my football mad brother. A pleasure

13thDuke

Scottish is he?

Ground Bound

I have to disagree about Dame Shirley Bassey. I was a fellow passenger with her on a flight to JFK. She drove the cc mad with her demands. Wearing next to nothing, she constantly complained of being cold; so the cabin temperature was increased and the rest of us roasted.

Nicest people I have met during my career were the Duke of Westminster and Prince Michael of Kent. Despite their money and status, they were true unassuming gentlemen.

BelArgUSA

As a pilot, I occasionally went to the cabin to shake hands with VIPs or celebrities.
xxx
In the Anglo-Saxon world... my favorite was actor John Ritter (TV show "Three is company"). Had him on flights 3 times... As a passenger, he made me laugh more than I would have laughed watching his TV shows. Really, John Ritter must have been a nice guy in day-to-day life. Sorry he died so young.
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The one I disliked (top of list) was Bob Hope. So popular then, but a real SOB with no humor in real-life. Only had him on board once, flight JFK to LHR. He was sitting in F class with Mrs Hope. I introduced myself as the co-pilot. His answer was "well, boy, want dont you go back to the cockpit to keep an eye on your captain"... Mrs Hope rolled her eyes... I saw she wanted to apologize for the "kind words"... All cabin staff told me same about Bob Hope...
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Finally... never was on my flight, but met her on the cargo ramp in Nairobi.
Audrey Hepburn... my favorite actress.
She was with UNICEF. I was flying a Cargolux plane - 1992.
After landing, a ramp agent said "Captain, someone to see you"...
Who knows me in Nairobi...?
Went down the plane with my bags... There was a tiny little lady there.
Other people with her, and TV cameras...
I recognized her, that was Audrey Hepburn, my idol...
UNICEF wanted her to appear on TV with crew of airplane flying relief supplies.
What is your name, captain... where from...?
I said "originally from Brussels, Miss Hepburn, you were born there".
She switched from English to French, and to Dutch, for 10 minutes...
And when she left, she hugged me... My favorite movie star hugged me...
She passed away less than a year later. I cried...
xxx

Happy contrails

CirrusF

I might disagree there, having met her without having a clue who she was until later. I was staying at the Copacabana Beach hotel in Rio, March 1994, and went for a swim in the pool. There was only one other person by the pool, so I thought it would be rude not to say hello. So I went over and started chatting. I had absolutely no idea who she was (I'm not celeb conscious at all) and she was really nice, friendly and intelligent. At one point I asked why she was in Rio, and she replied that "her husband was promoting a film". Not wanting to talk about her husband, I changed the subject. It was only the next day when driving back to the airport that I saw a whole load of posters for a Tom Cruise film (can't remember which one) that I worked out who I had been talking to.