I never had the chance to meet my 'hero' - Welsh racing driver Tom Pryce - he died 6 months before I was due to see him at the British GP in '77. Always has been a massive regret, but actually he was a very quiet person and argubaly meeting him could have been a disappointment



For many people, meeting their heros can be a big disappointment.



Met a certain Jeremy Clarkson - not nice

Met Botham - again, not so nice (but that comes across on Question of Sport imo) - having said that it's brillant what he does for charity

Met Charriots - very self centred

Met Jonathan Davies - great bloke

Also Dean Bell and his wife we both great. Really nice and down to earth. The guy was an awesome athlete even if he did play for the wrong team.

Not my hero, but met Bernard Hepton (played an officer in Colditz) in the 70s. Tried to strike a conversation with him but he told me to go away.



Also chatted to Peter Andre's brother, Chris who had been doing a turn in our hotel in Cypus. he was a top bloke.

Met the queen on quite a few occasions very friendly always says hello. various prime ministers, Gordon Brown always chatty. Corrie stars always good. Premiership footballers now that's different they won't speak or mingle with anybody not even kids unless its for publicity. Also met Bruce Springsteen twice had a chat once and second time got his autograph.

When I did my school work experience I went to Melwood training ground. I was 15 so you can imagine how excited I was, being a big Liverpool fan. I saw them for what they really were, and from there my interest in the sport rapidly declined. A year or so later I discovered RL and haven't looked back!

Almost ran Bruce Springsteen over in Long Branch New Jersey running across Ocean Avenue to the beach. He lived with my sister before he became famous..One of the numbers on his first album *Greetings From Asbury Park* was all about my sister..*I Came For You*....He makes reference to her Cheshire smile on it....I met various members of Southside Johnny's Asbury Jukes in the Stone Pony a few times...Couldn't tell you what they were like because they were off their heads most of the time. The only normal one was Stan Harrison a sax player who was a really nice chap.

I met Ryan Giggs once. Really nice fella, but I probably wouldn't leave him alone with the missus.

I will never forget my 5 year old daughter seeing Matt King in Morrisons in Stockton Heath a few days after Mathers nearly took his head off. She just stood there with her mouth open and right arm up pointing at him. What a gent he was? Fantastic bloke.

I've seen footballers walk past kids who have been stood outside a ground after a match only to be ignored. Shocking!

Cant say ive an hero of any kind tbh but what i know about footballers and rugby players is a massive difference.i was in sainsbury's couple of days back and the monaghan brothers were in there shopping,various ppl approched them,they signed autographs and chatted to ppl,cant imagine footy players doing the same.

I'm glad i'm not famous, i'm an inherently good person but if i was out shopping and people just kept mithering me it would get on my tits and then people would post on here what a tit i was.

Can understand that,but when you do something that puts you in the limelight sport,music,tv&film etc sometimes you just got to roll with it.I believe some of the said people crave this attention but when they have made it they dont want to know anymore,well i cant accept you can turn it off or on when you please,you chose this path and you just have to live with it, i guess they dont see this when they on the path to celebrity???