Cringing Cult of Celebrity in Bridgend, Bridgend*

Famous residents and ex-residents.

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• The only famous guy was...Norman the tramp, but the C.G.C treated him like crap when he was harmless
• Former WWF wrestler Kamala "The Ugandan Giant" was born in Wildmill.
• Mark Jones the motocrosser lives in Tondu, Bridgend. Best ever motocross rider in Wales and top 5 in UK.
• BRIDGEND BEING CALLED THE VALLEY OF DEATH BY NATIONAL PAPERS.
• Bullet for my Valentine
• Mr Nice - howard marks
• the twin that plays drums. banned from the pool hall. ha .still a legend
• Rob Howley, Gavin Henson, Gareth Thomas (he used to be my postman)
• kylie minogue
• Mr Gavin, Charolotte Church's fella, ex-Welsh Rugby Star Henson
• Some of LostProphets, Funeral For A Friend. That's about all I know. Although some of the screens in the Odeon are named after Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
• Hensons famous now(which is weird).Lucky bastard!
• Kristian Hicks-That guy's a legend in his own right.
• Ivor Beecham!
• Steven Morgan, vocalist and guitarist in Antiba (http://www.antiba.co.uk/) need I say more?
• Ex-patriarch of the Ku Klux Klan lives in nearby Maesteg
• Anthony Hopkins star of Silence Of The Lambs used to live in a street called Austin Avenue in Laleston
• bannarama are from bridgend
• Rob Howley + John Devro (rugby players) Ryan Day (snooker player) + Rhys Day (footie player 4 man city)(yes brothers)!
• Me old Brynteg Welsh skool teacher, Mr Powel decided he couldn't handle us kids and 'apparently' had a nervous breakdown or something. Who would have throught he was the guitarist from Catatonia! He claimed insanity to get huge compensation from the skool to start the band. Won't forgive him for the years of Welsh supply teachers (AND MRS DEVIL... aka KNOTT) or my fecking 'E' at GCSE. Pha
• Jaci Stephen, daytime TV soap pundit sprang forth from Bridgend.
• That one from pen-y-Fai that was in the Eurivison Song Contest. She lost so who cares?
• Scott Gibbs used to live in Wick, Rob Howley, Gareth Edwards
• The famous dress designer, David Emanuel, is from Bryntirion
• bonnie tyler used to own flamingo road/benz!!!! oh and remember the guy who used to own crossways..mr.clements? the bee gee's reject!!!
• My claim 2 fame!! Robert Howley!! He was a pupil at my school!! BRYNTEG!!(da best school!!)betta than Bryntirion!
• Thomas Sinnott alledgedly lives in a cave in Pontycymmer. It is apparently a Church, rumoured to have been used by Jesus during his visit to Wales two weeks before delivering the Sermon on the Mount. Thomas' ancestors wrote out the entire speech on a stone for Jesus to memorize and claim as his own. Unfortunatly, the Beatitudes were not copyrighted by the Sinnotts (N.B, this is a total and utter lie made up by a complete WANKER!!!)
• My dad has written 3 books abiout AutoCad
• Rebecca John , news reader etc for the BBC is from St.Brides and is cousin of the DJ in The Shoes .
• steve strange from visage used to live here! and hot chocolate have been here once
• windsor davies's parents lived in acland road
• Local Resident Kevin Sinnott is a critically acclaimed artist worldwide. Is also the father of the most handsome resident of Bridgend.
• Rebecca John, Sara Edwards' top tip for Wales Today success, is from St Brides (there's posh).
• Faces you seen down town EVERY time: Emma B, Andrew Dalton, Rob and Kelvin, Phillip Jenkins, Seymour, Sax Wally, Carl and Steve, Anesha, James Orpin, Byron Brain who is the most ridiculed guy on the dancefloor next to that creepy lank with the big lips in Astons club. Lookalikes: The tosser who manages the Garden shop up the Pines looks like George Lucas. Archie McGrath teacher Mrs. Gordon looks like an elderly Sandi Toksvig off Call My Bluff. Andrew Jimson looks like a sumo wrestler, only fatter. Lynn Phillips from Maesteg looks exactly like Harold from Neighbours. A bloke made a complaint in Prices Candles when the staff ridiculed him for looking like Chris Evans. He did, though.
• The music teacher at Brynteg is now in Catatonia. Cool calm Class Act Carl of Archie McGrath will definitely be the name on everyone's lips in the future
• Jeff Vines.... kinda wannabe.. star of stage screen adn Gymnasium Phil Jones.... host his band Sex... legend in his own lunchbox CarolAnne Salmon.... pobl Y Cwm Type... FLora Ad....Ready Brek Ad... The snow spider... ahhh childhood memories Huw Carredig..... another pobl Y Cwm type Aneeka Rice was from Cowbridge!
• CarolAnne Salmon Pobl Y cwm... flora adverts.... ready brek ads....The snow spider went to cambridge to study drama.... oh and her chum... Edward Perkins.... wrote the song that won the BBC song for christmas that won in 1993!!! A bryntirion school production... which.. um slated bryntegs effort! Huw Carreddig.... Pobl y cwm... resides in Laleston
• Mark Donovan (West End Musical star) comes from Pendre...
• J PR Williams, one of best rugby players world has ever seen, is doctor in Princess of Wales hospital.
• Tom Jones lives/lived up the road in Cowbridge. Occasionally seen drinking in the Bear Hotel in Cowbridge.
• Club known as Benz was once owned by Bonnie Tyler.
• Some girl Called Emma from Penyfai (area of Bridgend) came 3rd in the Eurovision song contest! (either 1987,88,89,90,91).
• The Welsh International, Rob Howley, was from Brynteg Comprehensive (THE best school in the area!).
• Howard Marks (Drug Smuggler)
• Any amount of Rugby Players.
• * Robert Howley...one of the best rygby players...but i hate him!...Being a Bridgend Girl and all!!...... * Catitonia, Ether, Stereophonics, Super Furry Animals, Manics...need i say more?? * Tom Jones..........argggggggggggggh * There are more people but im to tired at the moment!
• Howard Marks is from Kenfig Hill

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Last updated: 2009-03-21