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Not policy, just a Game of Thrones fan who was excited to serve them commenting on a tongue in cheek thread. I think if I were a famous ED resident, I'd be more uncomfortable about my local pub being outed as per many of the posts on this thread, I doubt any Game of Thrones megafans are going to camp outside the shop hoping they might pop in again.

They might expect to be recognised, of course but for an employee of a shop they visit to report this on a public forum is not acceptable.


Mick Mac Wrote:

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> It's what a celebrity comes to expect surely.

> Unless of course they were buying a sofa for their

> secret lover and have been famously outed. Sliding

> doors and it could all so easily have been so

> different.

alice Wrote:

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> so another customer could have 'reported' this and

> would've been ok? whats the difference - a shop is

> a public place.



Well that would have been creepy too but at least it wouldn't be unprofessional.

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> In general actors like to perform. Its what

> attracts them to acting in the first place surely.

> They don't tend to be shrinking violets who fear

> being recognised.



I know actors better than you might imagine and this is true to a degree. But they're not public property, nobody is.

Stephen Mangan in Rocca in DV


In a big big family group, everyone suitabley ignored him whilst mouthing 'look it's the guy from Green Wing/Postman Pat/Adrian Mole/Episodes' behind their menus

My other half had to be 'calmed' lightly, but she recovered well.


And I'm greatful she didn't do the classic "Look behind you, it's the guy from The Jam"

Like she did when we were in Maida Vale

"Where, what Paul Weller?"

As I turned round and bumped into Paul fekkin Weller getting out of his Mini

JimmyMc1311 Wrote:

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> Sandi Toksvig was also in the Brockley Jack pub

> last week. She didn't smile at me though...


Do NOT make any eye contact/smile/knowingly engage with 'The Toksvig'


She's very seriously 'I'm not public property' famous

red devil Wrote:

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> Nigello Wrote:

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> -----

> > Siouxsie Sioux at ED Picturehouse, around 7pm,

> > with a (black) umbrella.

>

> Good spot, that has to be worth at least 50 Jimmy

> Nesbitt sightings...



Jimmy Nesbitt shouldn't be considered a sighting unless he is armed with an axe and b*ll*ck naked chasing someone along Lordship Lane.

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