We asked people have you ever seen anyone famous in Sheffield?
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00:00 tell me who's the most famous person you've seen at Sheffield is and where it was?
00:05 Yeah that'd be John Parrott in the bookies on the moor there opposite the
00:09 market. In fact he was in the cheap bakery shop before that. I thought he might go to
00:16 Greg's you know because he's got a bit of extra money. I was gonna ask him had he
00:21 any sense you know seeing he's in the know but I thought no I'm not disturbing
00:25 you know what I mean he looked like he wanted to be on his own but yeah.
00:29 Could you tell me who you've seen who's famous in Sheffield and where it was?
00:34 Oh gosh I think Sean Ott bands when we were younger so I remember seeing the Smiths at City Hall.
00:43 I think I've seen Blondie at Sheffield University back in the day and it's all a bit hazy
00:50 because everything is a bit hazy from then. People like the Human League and all
00:56 those bands and folk were all around when I was younger and yeah they're the things that stand out.
01:03 Tell me who you've seen who's famous in Sheffield and where it is?
01:06 I've seen the Human League he's gorgeous.
01:10 Where did you see him?
01:12 I saw him walking down Portgate. He's really lovely.
01:17 Have you ever seen anyone famous in Sheffield and who was it?
01:21 I've seen R.T. Sanders, Ray Ronnie Mitchell, Samantha Womack.
01:29 What was she doing in Sheffield?
01:31 She was with her daughter I think there was something going on in Crucible.
01:34 Was it when she was in Panto?
01:36 Yes it was.
01:37 What were they doing?
01:38 They were just walking past on a bus.
01:42 I've seen Jimmy White on Attacliff Sports Place and I've asked him to direct me somewhere and he didn't know where it was.
01:54 Was that during the snooker?
01:56 It might have been yeah it could have been he got all his flight and he didn't realise it was him until I walked past.
02:02 Tell me if you've ever seen anyone famous in Sheffield and who it was?
02:05 I was in the lead mill going to the toilet as Tyrone from Coronation Street was coming out and I almost said hello and then I realised who he was.
02:15 I just thought like someone I know.
02:19 Tell me please if you've ever seen anyone famous in Sheffield and who it was?
02:23 Eddie Hazard.
02:24 Where was it?
02:25 Here, right here. There's a little charity shop just around the corner over there and I was dropping stuff off and he was picking stuff up.
02:32 Was that on the moor then?
02:33 Yes, on the moor, yeah. And it was fantastic.