Famous people seen (or even met) whilst flying or lounging

[drewbles]

Monday this week I was in the DJ Lounge in SYD when I heard a bloke speaking with a French accent on his phone, pacing up and down furiously. Meanwhile his laid-back companion sat in a lounge chair and made his calls "G'day mate, Pete Evans here." Worked out they were the two chefs from My Kitchen Rules. The Frenchman was on the dance show too apparently. Anyway it sounded like they were flying around the country preparing a new series. Both rather tall guys. Not what I expected.

Some dude in there (we were in the quiet part of the lounge) piped up with "The missus is a huge fan, can I get a photo of youse guys?" to which they agreed. Then he added he was a fan too.

Also here:
Manu Feildel seen lying on the floor of night spot simulating oral sex on fellow TV chef George Calombaris | News.com.au

 

[ozbeachbabe]

Also here:
Manu Feildel seen lying on the floor of night spot simulating oral sex on fellow TV chef George Calombaris | News.com.au

Crikey! Would've been interesting if they'd done a demo in the J Lounge.

Une catastrophe.

 

[pat25d]

I was in the VA MEL lounge on Saturday afternoon and got accused of taking a photo (with my iPhone) of the man sitting next to me.

I had moved closer to him as the sun glare was hurting my eyes and that seat was one of the only ones in a shadow.

Anyway he turns and says "Did you just try and take a photo of me?", I say no and show him my phone (with some webpage on there), and he huffs and puffs and storms off down to the bottom area of the lounge.

I am guessing he is probably some E grade celebrity who thought I knew who he was

 

[markis10]

Shared Row 1 with Mike Willesee and young son on a flight OOL SYD today.

 

[Frances Platinum]

Over the last couple of months:

Delta Goodrem - QF J ADL-SYD
Penny Wong - QF J BNE-SYD
Joe Hockey - DJ J BNE-CNS
Stephen Smith - QF J HNL-SYD
Marcia Hines - QF J ADL-SYD

A little OT - Cuba Gooding Jnr in Hilton in HNL: the bar staff were so entranced it was almost impossible to get a Longboard beer out of them!

 

[drmikki]

On QF72 SIN-PER arriving this morning, John (and Janette) Howard at the baggage carousel. Wasn't sure it was him (taller and a bit younger-looking than expected!) but saw his bag tags which read "Hon J Howard"!

Also amused that his bags were Business tagged whislt mine were First tagged :mrgreen: Of course, by the fine logic of QF priority bags, his bags were ahead of mine, and none of the first 10 bags out were priority tagged in any way...

 

[mella2007]

Yesterday Chris Lilley in the QF Melbourne J Lounge.

Weirdo. He was sitting alone, staring into space and giggling to himself.
Then he went and asked for a cup of tea (with the urn directly in front of him) to which the Barrista said he could make it himself. He was like a lost school boy. Well come to think of it, he did create Jonah.

Anyway, I told him I thought he was brilliant and he looked shocked that someone recognised him.
He ended up being in my cabin Mel to Syd J also.

 

[Flashback]

Yesterday Chris Lilley in the QF Melbourne J Lounge.

Weirdo. He was sitting alone, staring into space and giggling to himself.
Then he went and asked for a cup of tea (with the urn directly in front of him) to which the Barrista said he could make it himself. He was like a lost school boy. Well come to think of it, he did create Jonah.

Anyway, I told him I thought he was brilliant and he looked shocked that someone recognised him.
He ended up being in my cabin Mel to Syd J also.

Funny actually as I just started showing my wife the TV series on the weekend!

 

[Boris spatsky]

Yesterday Chris Lilley in the QF Melbourne J Lounge.

Weirdo. He was sitting alone, staring into space and giggling to himself.
Then he went and asked for a cup of tea (with the urn directly in front of him) to which the Barrista said he could make it himself. He was like a lost school boy. Well come to think of it, he did create Jonah.

Anyway, I told him I thought he was brilliant and he looked shocked that someone recognised him.
He ended up being in my cabin Mel to Syd J also.

My brother went to school with him. Apparently he was very quiet, until he was on a stage or drama set!

 

[Joshua]

On QF72 SIN-PER arriving this morning, John (and Janette) Howard at the baggage carousel. Wasn't sure it was him (taller and a bit younger-looking than expected!) but saw his bag tags which read "Hon J Howard"!

Also amused that his bags were Business tagged whislt mine were First tagged :mrgreen: Of course, by the fine logic of QF priority bags, his bags were ahead of mine, and none of the first 10 bags out were priority tagged in any way...

Must of been a mistake since he'd still be CL. Ran into him in the HKG F lounge a few months ago. I was happy to see him and the entourage head to board QF128 to SYD before they called our flight to MEL - even if we missed the A380 that day. The service was excellent and with no ex-PM in sight we had rows 3-5 to ourselves and escort out - might be my last F slumber party the way the A380 is taking over :-|

 

[drmikki]

I presume still CL as met by a QF staffer to escort through security (BoganAir - Denpasar AirAsia flight - had landed just before us). Heaps of status people flying thru SIN over F1 weekend so I presumed either an error or ran out of First tags

 

[ozbeachbabe]

I presume still CL as met by a QF staffer to escort through security (BoganAir - Denpasar AirAsia flight - had landed just before us). Heaps of status people flying thru SIN over F1 weekend so I presumed either an error or ran out of First tags

You've just been to the SIN F1GP & the only famous face you can come up with is Little Johnny? :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

[drmikki]

I flew out the day after the masses - the only other person I saw around was Damon Hill (former F1 world champion), however there was much excitement from the middleaged British journos the night before I flew when they were sharing the QF lounge with Bananarama! (I would have had to google...)

Also, I am rubbish at identifying celebrities - partly cos I don't know many and partly cos I am frequently in my own little world So for all I know the Queen coulda been in the lounge and I wouldn't have noticed! (She wasn't)

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

10am today in the MEL Qantas Business Lounge Mel Doyle from Sunrise ( and 4 Sunrise flunkies ) and Grant Denyer. Mel and one flunkie arrive first and sat next to me, I didnt recognise her ( I dont watch breakfast TV now that I dont work !) but I knew the voice - boy is she tall ( as opposed to Grant !) Mel and the 4 F were flying to Sydney, Grant was flying to Canberra for a weekend of dirt biking. Me - I was flying home to the Sunshine Coast

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

I forgot to add that when we landed at Maroochydore, there was a rather large police presence waiting for the arrival of our plane ( 30 minutes late ) and the Sydney plane. 2 police cars, a large van and the drug dogs. I asked the Sunshine Coast Daily photographer who the police were looking for ... he asked me did we have any bikies on the plane ? I said there were a few down the back, but I was in row 1 so I didnt know how many. He said "nudge ... nudge .. wink ... wink. ............

"Bandidos arrive at Sunshine Coast holiday resort for national run "

 

[Jkyn]

Steve Vizard CBR - MEL this morning.


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[Shane B]

Gary Sweet travelling CNS-SYD today. Was in Y, but had row 23.

 

[Sprucegoose]

3. Rex Hunt (Fishing celeb)
....

I think he's famous or infamous for indulgences other than pescetarian pursuits.




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[ozbeachbabe]

In the last week at BNE Domestic I've seen former swimmer Kieran Perkins, TV chef Ed Halmagyi, Aussie model Samantha Harris & somone who I first thought was Larry Hagman but turned out to be QLD pollie Bob Katter with mobile phone glued to his ear as usual. I hope he's on an umlimited usage plan or his bill would be horrendous - I've never seen him not on the phone.

I forgot to add that when we landed at Maroochydore, there was a rather large police presence waiting for the arrival of our plane ( 30 minutes late ) and the Sydney plane. 2 police cars, a large van and the drug dogs. I asked the Sunshine Coast Daily photographer who the police were looking for ... he asked me did we have any bikies on the plane ? I said there were a few down the back, but I was in row 1 so I didnt know how many. He said "nudge ... nudge .. wink ... wink. ............

"Bandidos arrive at Sunshine Coast holiday resort for national run "

Reminds me of a recent episode of Underbelly when the Police did a couple of rego checks on cars. One was registered to a Donald Duck & the second to a Mr Smith of Smith Street in Smithfield. Wonder if they travelled under their real names or not. Obviously the police were aware of the annuaI Sunshine Coast event & watched the MCY flights board & when they viewed bikies boarding the a/c, called up their QLD counterparts who 'met' the aircraft on arrival.

I think he's famous or infamous for indulgences other than pescetarian pursuits.

Ah yes not so much the fish and chip shop at Williamstown but that 'other' little matter. Things have gone a bit quiet since then haven't they? :shock:

Thank your mother for the rabbits! :mrgreen:

 

[flyingfan]

George Caloumbaris at MEL, SYD and JNB on the same flight as me - sporting a WP tag on carry-on and enjoying the Eggs Benedict in the F lounge