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Cringing Cult of Celebrity in Canvey Island, Essex*

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  • Dean Macey, Milky Harris
  • the group the bluebells recorded there video on canvey (haven road) in an old bedford ca dormobile and in southend, for there song young at heart, not sure if they was from canvey tho has anyone got a copy of that video that was shown on totp ?
  • dean macey
  • I think we are looking at more infamous people on Canvey... Although Dean Macey (Of On Course with Dean Macey fame - sorry Olympic Decathlete...) was quite famous.
  • dean macey wat a ledgend he been round my house and i been to his wedding
  • DEan Macey and the up coming Dean MArney oh and dont forget fottballing legend and rap producer James Arney
  • Robbie Denmark (Gold meddal winning runner)
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  • Dean Macey is about the most famous person I know lived on Canvey.
  • bklaze
  • The lead singer of the Band Fleetwood mac used to live ere. Canvey was shown in the film Essex Boys.
  • Ty Gooden, footballer, used to play for Swindon (even when they were in the Premiership) went to Castle View school. Surely worth a mention.
  • Good Old Milky Harris-formerly known as The Milky Bar Kid-LET IT BE KNOWN HERE AND NOW HE WAS THE SECOND MILKY BAR KID not the first like perviously implied. BIG UP MILKY FOUND A-LARGIN IT AT COCO CUBA, TURNMILLS (E1) AND GLASSHOUSE. FOR GET THE ADAM AVIT DJ GEEZA-MILLKY HARRIS IS THE NAME TO REMEMBER FOR THE PARTY YOU'LL NEVER FORGET. BIG UP TO THE MILKY HARRIS AIII!!!
  • Adam Remington(adam avit) club dj Famous for his appearance on planet pop for the band sugafree
  • Dean Macey!
  • uuuummmmm well if u mean TV theres dean macey i used to hang wit his bro adam but not nomore but there r names on canvey that every1 nos not to mess with, i think i'll giv u a few jus so ur in th no: jamie hogson, ricki hogson, jason wyne, robbie holiday, jamie driscoll, well they r sum so jus keep ur profile low, which i unfortunatly didn't do and am now in deep shit
  • Aren't you forgetting the legend that is Milky Harris, the original Milky Bar Kid, and part time sex beast!! Keep on rocking Milky!!
  • Dean Macey the twat
  • Dr Feelgood (in the old days)
  • We have got Julian Dicks playing for our local team. Dean Gaffney's (Robbie Jackson in eastenders)kids and his ex girlfriend live on Canvey sumwhere!! Neva seen them though.
  • DR FEELGOOD - the official web site has moved to a new address: www.drfeelgood.de
  • Ian Curtis from Joy Division had his granny and grandad as residents in the late 60's and early 70's. He used to come here for his holidays.
  • Brucie lives on the island, you might see him down wollies on a saturday morning or at Furtherwick park boot sale!
  • Dean Macey is canveys ONLY celebrity
  • Who is Jeff King? does he own canvey Football Club as well as everything else on canvey?
  • DEAN MACEY SILVER MEDIALIST, DR FEELGOOD CLASSY BAND
  • i dont know any from canvey, but basildon scott from five and denise van elton from essex.
  • It was mentioned that we have a Richard Gere lookalike in one Andy Mansfield. He also works as a model for the new Anne Summers range.. He looks magnificent in his leather thong!! As seen on a recent trip to Cyprus!! Photo to follow!
  • Famous Athlete, silver jubilee pub has just changed its name in his honour.
  • We do have a fomous lookalike for Richard Gere you wanna see him in his white sailors suit.He stands in alot for Richards stunt parts when filming in England which is why he looks a bit knocked about. But sqwint your eyes a bit and you can see a cross between Richard Gere and Robby Coltrane.He goes under the alius of Andy Mansfield and is still resident on the island..Drives a red Rover nice chap always willing to give an autograph in either name.
  • Well we dont have any real celebrities except one, its our lookalike for Richard Gere you wanna see him in that white sailors suit he travels around under the alius of Andy Mansfield and he definitly does live on the Island. We need blokes like him to put a bit of sparkle in the place.By the way he is a great mate of Tankerton Tel. click onto the Kent.. Whitstable pages for more info!!..
  • Dr Feelgood, and Sunscreem both hail from this wonderful place. Alison Moyet was born down Runnymede road.
  • Frank Saul, FA Cup winner with Spurs many years ago.

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Last updated: 2010-07-10

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