who are your nicest celebs?
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A friend of mine who use to work for Virgin blue would fly the national rubgy league teams alot and said they where always quite rowdy!!!Im surprised more of the aus cabin crew havnt mentioned more on them..sure they would be quite entertaining!
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I have told this story on another forum so apologies for posting it here but it is airline related and may be of interest.
In the early 1980s I took a Cook's escorted tour around the southern states of the US. Also on the holiday as punters were the actress Thora Hird and her husband. Thora, either in her 60s or early 70s, was recovering from a hip op and walked with a stick as a result. Her husband was not in the best of health either.
All on the holiday knew who she was but she mucked in with everyone and never once did she play the star or seek advantage.
When we were due to return from Atlanta to Gatwick, the aicraft we were supposed to be on was delayed considerably by snow and ice in the UK. We waited a long time at Atlanta airport but were eventually transferred to another aircraft. By that time everyone was very tired and fed-up.
As we went on board, the CC recognised Thora and offered her a complimentary upgrade to first class. She declined, saying she would prefer to sit with ''her friends'' in steerage. The reality was they were only fellow travellers who she was most unlikely ever to meet again. What a fine actress she was and a wonderful person who was untouched by her celebrity status.
In the early 1980s I took a Cook's escorted tour around the southern states of the US. Also on the holiday as punters were the actress Thora Hird and her husband. Thora, either in her 60s or early 70s, was recovering from a hip op and walked with a stick as a result. Her husband was not in the best of health either.
All on the holiday knew who she was but she mucked in with everyone and never once did she play the star or seek advantage.
When we were due to return from Atlanta to Gatwick, the aicraft we were supposed to be on was delayed considerably by snow and ice in the UK. We waited a long time at Atlanta airport but were eventually transferred to another aircraft. By that time everyone was very tired and fed-up.
As we went on board, the CC recognised Thora and offered her a complimentary upgrade to first class. She declined, saying she would prefer to sit with ''her friends'' in steerage. The reality was they were only fellow travellers who she was most unlikely ever to meet again. What a fine actress she was and a wonderful person who was untouched by her celebrity status.
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The good, the bad and the sickeningly beautiful !
The Good :- Tom Hulce (Animal House, Aamadeus), Stephen Fry, Mel Smith, Mel Gibson, Robin Williams ..
The Bad :- Nigel Havers, Cilla Black, Simon Calder .....
The Beatiful :- Claudia Schiffer (VS Clubhouse JFK), Peter Andre (VS Clubhouse LHR - signed everything put in front of him and even took his shirt off to pose for photos with staff)Tom Hulce was on a VS flight LHR-LAX some years ago, I was also onboard (courtesy of staff travel) he asked for a Coke and of course was offered the 'in-house' brand ... he reluctantly accepted then asked if they had a diet one .. I glanced across, looked up and down his substantially increasing girth and commented "Diet ... isn't that a bit late Tom ?"
I had visions of him taking umbridge and reporting me thus relieving me of my flying privileges, however he burst out laughing and we sat, chatted and drank (lots) for the remainder of the flight ... we even exchanged emails for a while afterwards .... solid gold chap ...
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My faith in Celeb attitude on board has been restored. Sir Ian Botham was a true gent. Please and thank you'd the whole flight ... and no, I didn't try serving him Shredded Wheat for breakfast
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A few years ago I served Shirley Bassey. ( in a restaurant )
Could not look me in the eye and only spoke through PA. The PA ordered our mega fajita (enough for four), nachos as a main ie large plate and a low calorie option chicken salad?
Thinking the meal was to share, I place the items in the middle .... PA hissed and snatched the salad and said "that ones mine"... the rest was for Missy !!!!
I watched in absolute amazment as she polished the lot
Elle Macpherson will only speak french? why?
Cate Blanchett didn't have a stitch of makeup on and was still porcelain! super polite and was so impressed how she took care of her kids for the entire flight ... Nanny on the other hand was the closest to what I imagine Hitler to be like .. but with a bad frock
Could not look me in the eye and only spoke through PA. The PA ordered our mega fajita (enough for four), nachos as a main ie large plate and a low calorie option chicken salad?
Thinking the meal was to share, I place the items in the middle .... PA hissed and snatched the salad and said "that ones mine"... the rest was for Missy !!!!
I watched in absolute amazment as she polished the lot
Elle Macpherson will only speak french? why?
Cate Blanchett didn't have a stitch of makeup on and was still porcelain! super polite and was so impressed how she took care of her kids for the entire flight ... Nanny on the other hand was the closest to what I imagine Hitler to be like .. but with a bad frock
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Mixed bag...
I met a fair few in my time at LGW. Good, bad and ugly!
My very favourate of all time was Richard Briers (from The Good Life). A TOTAL sweety.
Also very impressed by Sean Connery who held up then plane as he insisted on carrying some random old dear's handbaggage to her flight for her, in the opposite direction to his boarding gate. He also had an amazing aura about him.
Stephen Fry was HUGELY tall, quite shy but really sweet and self deprecating.
Johnny Depp was short, greasy, spotty and kind of yellow. Most disappointing.
Pete Poslethwaite and Mike Reid (comedian), took the prizes for most foul, bad tempered and rude (and both short).
Alice Beer threw a hissy fit demanding an U/G on account for how famous she was meaning she deserved one, but we all pretended not to know who she was, as she had been conducting a hate campaign on TV about our airline for months.
Jamie Baulch (athlete), also demanded that he needed an upgrade. I sent him to the ticket desk to pay for one.
Robbie Williams was tbh very cocky, and kept trying to pull all the women like he was gods gift.
Charles Kennedy (ex Lib Dem leader), i saw regularly, turned up late for most flights, completely sozzled, and extremely rude. From the "dont you know who i am, i'm going to get you fired" school of fame. Strangely, i'm still working there, and promoted, and umm... he is no longer leader. Odd that.
There are others, but i won't bore you!!
My very favourate of all time was Richard Briers (from The Good Life). A TOTAL sweety.
Also very impressed by Sean Connery who held up then plane as he insisted on carrying some random old dear's handbaggage to her flight for her, in the opposite direction to his boarding gate. He also had an amazing aura about him.
Stephen Fry was HUGELY tall, quite shy but really sweet and self deprecating.
Johnny Depp was short, greasy, spotty and kind of yellow. Most disappointing.
Pete Poslethwaite and Mike Reid (comedian), took the prizes for most foul, bad tempered and rude (and both short).
Alice Beer threw a hissy fit demanding an U/G on account for how famous she was meaning she deserved one, but we all pretended not to know who she was, as she had been conducting a hate campaign on TV about our airline for months.
Jamie Baulch (athlete), also demanded that he needed an upgrade. I sent him to the ticket desk to pay for one.
Robbie Williams was tbh very cocky, and kept trying to pull all the women like he was gods gift.
Charles Kennedy (ex Lib Dem leader), i saw regularly, turned up late for most flights, completely sozzled, and extremely rude. From the "dont you know who i am, i'm going to get you fired" school of fame. Strangely, i'm still working there, and promoted, and umm... he is no longer leader. Odd that.
There are others, but i won't bore you!!
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Once worked on check in for a lo-co at STN. Checked in the then West Ham Squad going for a weekends golf in Spain. They were all great fun, signed blank boarding cards etc for those who wanted autographs. Run up to world cup, much debate in media as to whether Joe Cole would get a place in the England squad. I asked him if he had left the answerphone on at home, which he thought was funny
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Kate Middleton, so low key we didn't realise who she was until she had got off. A crew member actually asked her if she was related to Kate Middleton!! lol
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Robbie Williams was tbh very cocky, and kept trying to pull all the women like he was gods gift.
I heard a lovely story about how he went back into the cattle class section of a BA European flight and chatted to all the pax and signed autographs for the duration of the flight. No doubt there were a lot of young women on board but still, if true, it reflects a different side to him.
He went up in my estimation when I read that once when in a fancy St. Tropez restaurant he punched a rude, arrogant French waiter. (I know the words rude and arrogant are redundant in this context!)
Controversial, moi?
I was a fairly new first officer flying a B737-200 LHR-Rome. Joanna Lumley was on board and the captain invited her to visit the flight deck. She did and stayed for landing. She was charm personified.
The late Frances Shand-Kydd, mother of the late Princess of Wales, again charming.
Michael Palin, very pleasant and unassuming gentleman.
Ted Danson, very friendly and down to earth.
We had a delayed departure out of Miami (I think) one evening on a B777 and we had a request from a Jimmy Nail who was travelling in Club who wanted a window seat when the only one left was the flight crew rest seat. We would have swapped it anyway but sent a message back that it was a deal if he would come and say hello. He did and spent 30+ minutes chatting, a very entertaining guy with feet firmly on the ground. Broad Geordie accent despite not having lived in Newcastle for many years.
The above few stand out from many and I won't mention the unpleasant ones. I have always been amazed at the ludicrous, pompous affectation of the few famous people who do not communicate directly with others. It says one thing very loudly and that is that they have a complete lack of breeding and manners.
The late Frances Shand-Kydd, mother of the late Princess of Wales, again charming.
Michael Palin, very pleasant and unassuming gentleman.
Ted Danson, very friendly and down to earth.
We had a delayed departure out of Miami (I think) one evening on a B777 and we had a request from a Jimmy Nail who was travelling in Club who wanted a window seat when the only one left was the flight crew rest seat. We would have swapped it anyway but sent a message back that it was a deal if he would come and say hello. He did and spent 30+ minutes chatting, a very entertaining guy with feet firmly on the ground. Broad Geordie accent despite not having lived in Newcastle for many years.
The above few stand out from many and I won't mention the unpleasant ones. I have always been amazed at the ludicrous, pompous affectation of the few famous people who do not communicate directly with others. It says one thing very loudly and that is that they have a complete lack of breeding and manners.
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This from my Father who was a Customer Service Manager at a small airport in Canada...
Bill Cosby, back many years ago after doing a show the night before, had a friendly chat and realising that the box of cuban cigars he had were illegal in the states gave them to my Father. We had that cigar box for years.
Myself, a heli plot in the caribbean, flew Caprice on a tour, very nice. Also assisted with a tour that Vanessa Williams took to celebrate her new boyfriend's (Rick Fox, later husband) birthday. Very nice. Beautiful and her green eyes just unbelievable!
Bill Cosby, back many years ago after doing a show the night before, had a friendly chat and realising that the box of cuban cigars he had were illegal in the states gave them to my Father. We had that cigar box for years.
Myself, a heli plot in the caribbean, flew Caprice on a tour, very nice. Also assisted with a tour that Vanessa Williams took to celebrate her new boyfriend's (Rick Fox, later husband) birthday. Very nice. Beautiful and her green eyes just unbelievable!
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I'm SLF not crew so hope you don't mind me commenting...
The most enjoyable flight I've ever had was in Feb this year on BD GLA-LHR when Robbie Coltrane sat himself next to me, well next but one (thank you DC Gold seat block). He's an absolute gem of a guy, we laughed and joked all the way from the moment he sat down to us walking towards arrivals in LHR. Very open, totally genuine, down to earth and incredibly funny.
At the opposite end of the scale, Robert Carlisle. As grumpy and he is short.
The most enjoyable flight I've ever had was in Feb this year on BD GLA-LHR when Robbie Coltrane sat himself next to me, well next but one (thank you DC Gold seat block). He's an absolute gem of a guy, we laughed and joked all the way from the moment he sat down to us walking towards arrivals in LHR. Very open, totally genuine, down to earth and incredibly funny.
At the opposite end of the scale, Robert Carlisle. As grumpy and he is short.
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On my rotation FRA-LAX-FRA i had Robert Downey jr., 50 Cents and Rihanna on board.
The 2 men are very freindly without any special wishes,more or less invinsible
Rihanna on the other hand, was to mean to pay 1st class but had only 1st class wishes, is a spoiled child. She was very upset not getting a upgrate to 1st 
so she told us never to fly LH again (as if i never had heard such a statement before)
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I can do witout any celebs.
The 2 men are very freindly without any special wishes,more or less invinsible
Rihanna on the other hand, was to mean to pay 1st class but had only 1st class wishes, is a spoiled child. She was very upset not getting a upgrate to 1st so she told us never to fly LH again (as if i never had heard such a statement before).I can do witout any celebs.
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Flight from Manchester to Copenhagen.
I asked the cabin crew what the noise from galley was? Oh it's Westlife singing for us, she said. Who is Westlife?
Later when I got home my kids almost strangled me for not getting their autographs.
I asked the cabin crew what the noise from galley was? Oh it's Westlife singing for us, she said. Who is Westlife?
Later when I got home my kids almost strangled me for not getting their autographs.
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Grace Jones - I met her in the Senator Lounge at FRA - she asked me if I knew how to use the massage chairs as I was just about to get on one. I didn't realise who she was until I heard the lady with her address her as 'Grace', then the penny dropped. I offered her first use of the massager, and she declined.
She's a bit scary looking but she is charm personified, very dignified and quiet. She must have been in her mid fifties then, she looked about 40.
She's a bit scary looking but she is charm personified, very dignified and quiet. She must have been in her mid fifties then, she looked about 40.
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Steffi Graff and Andre Agassi: lovely couple.
Colin Firth: very nice gentleman.
David and Victoria Beckham: he is a sweet, she is... errr, just posh and skinny
Placido Domingo (opera singer): very chatty and kind
In the other hand....
Geri Halliwell: I hope NOT to see her EVER AGAIN. Abrupt, demanding and no manners at all... The nanny was very nice though.
Colin Firth: very nice gentleman.
David and Victoria Beckham: he is a sweet, she is... errr, just posh and skinny
Placido Domingo (opera singer): very chatty and kind
In the other hand....
Geri Halliwell: I hope NOT to see her EVER AGAIN. Abrupt, demanding and no manners at all... The nanny was very nice though.
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Just remembered a story from a ex-PANAM colleague, ground staff at LHR.
Elton John and Stevie Wonder were on the same Pan Am flight from LHR, Stevie with a 1A boarding pass and Elton John with an aisle seat. Elton John approached one of the Gate agents before boarding and asked her:
"Miss, I requested a window seat but it seems that the plane is already full... would you mind changing my seat for Stevie´s seat number? He won´t notice anyway..."
Elton John and Stevie Wonder were on the same Pan Am flight from LHR, Stevie with a 1A boarding pass and Elton John with an aisle seat. Elton John approached one of the Gate agents before boarding and asked her:
"Miss, I requested a window seat but it seems that the plane is already full... would you mind changing my seat for Stevie´s seat number? He won´t notice anyway..."
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Geri Halliwell: I hope NOT to see her EVER AGAIN. Abrupt, demanding and no manners at all... The nanny was very nice though.
