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Local Heroes in Gloucester, Gloucestershire*

Gloucester, Gloucestershire Famous Residents

Cringing Cult of Celebrity (Famous residents and ex-residents.)

• Simon Pegg was born here
• Rememeber Russ Kate and Garthy?
• Chris Simons' Left Nipple. Bigger than Jordans them are!
• There's a variety of different people, you have the usual Fred and Rose West who lived down Cromwell Street, and that prat Eddie the Eagle, who came last in the ski jump 20 odd years ago. The best person to come out of Gloucester is Simon Pegg, was a student at Brockworth School, he came back for a reunion a few years ago. Gloucestershire is called the royal county, Prince Charles official residence used to be Highgrove House, but William and Harry still live there, and Princess Anne lives at Gatcombe Park. The only famous ex-resident I can think of is J.K. Rowling, she grew up in Tutshill, situated in the Forest of Dean.
• Fred West
• Mike Teague,ex Gloucester and England rugby union star.Also owns the originally named Teagues bar opposite Kingsholm.
• im originally from gloucester and i must say although going out there is a bit shit the people are fantastic.cheltenham is very stuck up its own arse but in glos you know where you are with people cos if they like you they'll do anything for you and if they dont like you theyll kick your arse. im now travelling the world playing bass with bands like the fun lovin criminals and wheatus but although i get treated like a king and am very rich!!!!!!!!! i'll never forget my roots in glos.long live frankies.
• the one and only freddy (not kreuger but similar) west with his partner in crime(literally) rose.eddie the eagle used to practise on matson dry ski slopes,fat lot of good that did.guy whittingham who used to play for aston villa and portsmouth.Sajid Badat,the guy who was an al qaeda terrorist!
• gloucester has them all-fred west-the craziest paver ever to live.an al qaeda terrorist.an 80 year old wheelchair bound drug baron.many members of royalty,several members of the england world cup winning rugby squad,jeremy clarkson and anne robinson in the countryside
• I believe the likes of Richard OīBrien,Richard Ashcroft,Lofty from eastenders,most of the england rugby team and Anne Robsinson live in the surrounding areas,ie the cotswolds(there hardly likely to live in white city!)
• Fred West is undoubtly Gloucesterīs most famous(or infamous) resident.If you buy a house here check who did the paving!Apparently Robbie Williams wants to buy a house near here but I cant see him on barton street some how..
• Fred West, the famous DIY expert, saw him buying a shovel, spade and some cement in B and Q once.
• Gloucester's most famous person Fred West, a serial killer. i rest my case
• kerin hopkins back from europe after 2 years of filming for the osiris video. keep an eye out for his rail slaying if you like skatebording this guy is seriously under rated.
• phatt matt is back from the states after along abscence from the scene also andy d is so close to pulling a 900 on the churchdown vert ramp. kelly davis the celbrity clown
• Fred and Rose West lived in Cromwell st and Harry potter got filmed in the cathedral
• Fred and Rose and you're never going to get away from that really
• EMF are from the Forest of Dean and used to drink in the Brunswick pub. Simon Pegg who has acted in numerous comedies over the last few years. Countless famous County residents including stacks of Royals.
• Richard Ashcroft lives nearby.
• proffesor wax and his switch skills still lives here
• stroudie wainwright used to skate here and young penny plus andy D
• Fred West - evil bastard
• Eddie the eagle learn to ski on Gloucester dry slope

Buskers, Street Entertainers

• mark east the local alcholic can be see in most city centre pubs any day when he has yet again lost another job for not turning up
• There's a great saxaphone player who hangs around the cross now and then - plus a really young looking knife/flaming batons throwing guy who hangs about near there too.
• theres a cool sax player that hangs at the cross, he spretty good, the christian guy with the big bible signs is good for a laugh as well, he takes religion way to seriously
• The dude who sells the hippy stuff outside Eastgate main entrance.
• dodgy derrick! allways out and will follow you anywhere!
• the hobo from catalogue bargain shop aka hobo kurb because of him llwas sitting there but he hasnt been spotted there since last october if you have any news on him post it cause the skaters miss the hobo
• erm theres a couple of well known tramps that roam the streets of gloucester..and once this one bloke threated to kill my mum? strange...
• watch out for dodgy derek (50p derek, ten pence derek, the dodgy black geeza). Make sure u hide ur weed or he'll try & take all your tokes.
• the blind guy who has the demo switched on his casio keyboard yet pretends to be playing it like heīs stevie wonder.i still gave him 10p though
• The guy who stands outside debenhams,bible in hand,shouting abuse aimed at the devil is quite funny.He was also on tv in a documentary about bad drivers as he drives around gloucester doing 20 miles an hour in a 50 zone!We also have a chilean band (like the one from the fast show) that seems to appear every other week in the city center
• There always some guy by Debenhams preaching that god has overcome the devil.Fair play to him hes there every week without fail.And theres usually a West Indian woman who pushes a trolley about with nothing in it who wears this strange parrott hat!Very funny anyway
• Th "buskers" in Gloucester are whisky stinking tramps begging for money so they can "feed their dog"hmmm.They tend to gather by the bus station,and why are half of them scottish?!
• 'elle-A' Gloucester Girl Band the best live act in town gig frequently on the famous Stone Stage.
• 'elle-A' Gloucester Girl Band the best live act in town gig frequently on the famous Stone Stage.
• the occasional preacher is always worth a laugh specally if you ask them how do you know what happened?where you there?
• the big issue seller who raps
• tons of "big fish stew" sales people suppose they have got to pay for there smack some how!
• BIG ISSUE!
• Little energetic guitar playing bloke. BIG ISSUE!!!!
• gloucester is the capital for whinos every type of crack head in stock

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