One of the highlights of my year was going on a whim to see the TV show Top Gear being filmed, one thing which I did say (and this was before it was shown in the UK) was this:
“You may see me at one point too: after the News, Jeremy Clarkson walks to the Toyboata (a Toyota Hilux converted into a speedboat), you may see me in passing.”
And then later, Rhys said this:
“I watched the pan through after the news a few times Rhys, if you were standing next to some chick with deep red hair, then I saw you! If not… well, you weren’t on it.”
Quite brillaintly, he was right.
It took me 3 months, my brother’s laptop and frame by frame scrolling, but we have now conclusive evidence that I was on top gear, rather than languishing around outside meeting the presenters.
Look! It’s me! Next to the red head (with the mahoosive gazongas, I may add). Either way, it’s the first time I’ve been on television and been near celebrities I actually like and are famous (Victoria Beckham and countless people off BBC Wales) and not turned out to be dickwads (Roy Walker – though I suspected saying “LOOK AT MR CHIPS, WHAT IS HE DOIN’” to him in Marks & Spencer may not have endeared him to me), and who have been on a football pitch (though the “Cloughie drives a Kia” chant was a work of genius during the Burton Game) So it was a great success, and another thing to tick off the list of awesome experiences.
Have you ever had a brush with fame (or pre-fame, as I know one of my readers has)? Or ever been on the telly?
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Rhys Wynne, the author of this blog, is a 20 something web designer from Colwyn Bay. 
Pah. I’ve been in a film and stood next to Ewan McGregor (in Rogue Trader) and gesticulating wildly.
Really must get round to frame-grabbing that one day…
HA! So it WAS you!! He he he – How good am I?? Especially since I have never actually met you, I was only going by the odd photo I’ve seen.
When I was in Brazil I had an interview on some local talk show for a local station. And I even got recognised when I walked the streets a few times, people driving past and yelling out “O AUSTRALIANO!!”
Thing is, throughout the entire interview, I did not understand a single word of what was being said, because I had been in the country less than 2 weeks and it was all in portuguese, so yeah, missed it all. (I had a translator with me).
can I have your autograph!!!!!
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Wow, I know someone famous!
Me, not so lucky aside from heckling Jason Donovan at the Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliffe, when he was doing Rocky Horror.
My other half though – she used to server Lee Evans fairly often from her bakery. Never thought to ask for his autograph though
Woot! How cool isn’t that?!
I have never been on tv. But I’ve been in the local newspaper once or twice though
I’ve been on t’radio and quoted in t’paper, but never on TV (to my knowledge).
Dude, you’re hilarious. (#):D
I have not had a brush with fame – yet.
What happened with Roy Walker?!
Can I have your autograph and a lock of your hair? I hadn’t heard of Top Gear until it started airing on BBC America. The show where they went “camping” in, well what we Americans call campers, and Brits call caravans, cracked me up-plus the one where they came here to try and buy a car for like $800. Good stuff and I’m not a car buff. Now- send me your autograph.
I was most recently on MTV’s show Trick it Out here in the US. Its been showing up recently on MTV3 here in the US. Its the one where we are given 90′s BMW 5 series and a 60′s theme. Other than that I have been on several other automobile related shows, mostly all cable stuff. Once I took my clothes off and ran them over with a car.
I like Top Gear, even though it’s mostly about cars.
My claim to fame is saying “It’s really creamy” on a yoghurt ad. Unscripted – I came up with that gem all by myself and have been mocked ever since.
That screen shot would be a lot sexier with Hamster instead of Jeremy. I was looking out for you in that episode just so I could say “I read his blog” to the boyfriend.
Sad, me? Never. haha!
w00t! I have a new claim to fame
One of my tutorials was referenced in .net mag.