Famous people who are not as you thought in real life!

py2006

Just glancing through the other thread about famous people it got me thinking. We often put rich and famous people up on a pedestal and are quite shocked/dissapointed when in reality they can be just like us or worse.

For some reason a particular Irish International Rugby players name has come up several times not only on here but through conversations with friends.

Is there anybody who you have met or are aware of that are total plonkers in reality?

BBDBB

never met anyone yet who wasnt a bit of a plonker at some time or another


its not just famous people

py2006

BBDBB wrote: »

never met anyone yet who wasnt a bit of a plonker at some time or another


its not just famous people

Sadly, that is true!

Sunnyisland

Van morrison,one of the most ignorant angry person you could meet.Was working at a concert back in the day and if you even looked at his side of the room he would have a fit.

galwayrush

All the boardies i met in Galway last night were fantastic people, not in the slightest bit the scary motley crew i was expecting.:D

py2006

galwayrush wrote: »

All the boardies i met in Galway last night were fantastic people, not in the slightest bit the scary motley crew i was expecting.:D

Did Abi and the 'twins' show up?

joshrogan

Met Donncha o'Callaghan on a flight before, he seemed really down to earth.

Cillian13

I've met Ronan O Gara 3 times now, seemed like a proper w*anker everytime. I've met a lot of the rest of the Munster team too, they were all sound.

phasers

Morgan Freeman is a little blonde girl named Virginia

SpannerMonkey

paul o connell = a lot smaller than i expected
jerry flannery = a proper wanker
ray darcy = a total gent
davy fitz (GAA) = total arsehole
Liam Neeson = didnt speak to him but he was in same hotel once , very polite and nice to everyone around him ,seemed a decent bloke

callaway92

realies wrote: »

Van morrison,one of the most ignorant angry person you could meet.Was working at a concert back in the day and if you even looked at his side of the room he would have a fit.

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Cill Dara Abu

py2006 wrote: »

Just glancing through the other thread about famous people it got me thinking. We often put rich and famous people up on a pedestal and are quite shocked/dissapointed when in reality they can be just like us or worse.

For some reason a particular Irish International Rugby players name has come up several times not only on here but through conversations with friends.

Is there anybody who you have met or are aware of that are total plonkers in reality?

I presume you are referring to Ronan O'Gara who I have never met, in interviews after matches he seems to come across as a very arrogant guy who is in love with himself.

gabria

Cill Dara Abu wrote: »

I presume you are referring to Ronan O'Gara who I have never met, in interviews after matches he seems to come across as a very arrogant guy who is in love with himself.

He could be essentially the Ross O'Carroll Kelly of Cork. I wonder does he drive around Hollyhill or Mayfield in his BMV, shout "Affluence!" and throw 5 euro notes at passers by ??

The_Kew_Tour

Ronan O Gara is a complete and utter nob from my experience...

Brian o driscoll was sound out...

Lapin

callaway92 wrote: »

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:eek:

You don't think Van Morrison is famous

I reckon Van the Man is the most famous person mentioned here so far.

A lot of famous people are much worse than ordinary people. Most people wouldn't get away with treating other people like sh*t and making ridiculous demands all the time, but celebrities do. Being famous does weird things to your head (obviously). All the famous people I've met have either been complete w@nkers or really, really nice, no middle ground. I do find that the bigger the celebrity, the sounder the person. It's the C listers and D listers who think their **** doesn't stink who are usually the worst. Obviously there are exceptions.

DoneDL

Henry Cooper gentleman
Barry McGuigan Gentleman
Annette Benning Total lady
Antonio Carluccio Sound and good fun
Telly Savalas A true star

Bloody Nipples

I worked in the local Dunnes there for a few years and whenever Ronan O'Gara would come in he'd pull his hood up on his jacket/hoodie and if he saw you looking at him, you'd get the absolutely filthiest glare :rolleyes: his dad lectured me in college too and you can see where he gets it from.

I've heard some fairly unflattering stories about him in clubs in Cork too.

sunflower27

joshrogan wrote: »

Met Donncha o'Callaghan on a flight before, he seemed really down to earth.

Even at 30,000ft in the air? WOW!

Da Shins Kelly

callaway92 wrote: »

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In what world is Van Morrison not a legit famous person?

FetchTheGin

From reading of peoples experiences of meeting so-called celebraties, it seems that the z-listers are the biggest assholes.

Micky Dolenz

/abuse toward more talented and better off people, thread.


ROG is a legend any more abuse of him in future will result in permabans. Unfair? probably.