Cringing Cult of Celebrity in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire*

Famous residents and ex-residents.

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• Lee Picton International DJ/Producer
• Someone told me Jimmy saville lives in the flats overlooking the river out the back of Asda. Never actually seen him though
• Jimmie Saville!! Godfather of Bling.
• hmmm... boro celebrity's ??? - according to the local press it has to be GIZZ BUTT, one time (session) guitarist with the PRODIGY but often regarded as an ex-full time member (when exactly was that then ?)........the UK is full of enuff plastic celeb's without the ET singing the praise's of another false god.........Walter Cornelius, now there was a celebrity b4 the term was even coined
• The Prodigy....
• Guitarist The Rev from punk rock band "Towers of London" was brought up in Petersborough. There are videoclips circulating the net showing him beating up a chav in Petersborough town centre.
• Gizz Butt, that guy from whatever it was. Uhh the guy from Erasure. Can't forget 'Helen the Horse', our Labour MP.
• nobby the tramp(he plays golf)
• Cat Stevens (three hit wonder from the 60s with "I love my Dog", "Matthew and Son" and "Morning has Broken"). Became a Moslem, moved to Peterborough in the 70s and changed his name to Yussuf Islam. Lived down Cromwell Road somewhere - probably still does. He appears to be still going strong. According to his fan site he's scheduled to play in South Africa at the end of November 2003 with Bono, Peter Gabriel and others at a fund-raising concert for Aids victims in front of Nelson Mandela.
• sid owen lives down the road in alconbury and has been seen in tesco extra. middlesborough footballer malcolm christie is from deeping. andy bell(end) from erasure, keith from prodigy used to go jack hunt school. ernie wise lived here and used to support the posh, helen clark the mp, ugliest woman in the world
• sid owen lives in alconbury at the other end of the A1M. sarah cawood, andy bell from erasure he thinks peterboro is more scary than detroit, keith from prodigy, malcolm christie who plays for middlesbrough is often seen in liquid acting like a twat
• Billy Bragg? Has he followed me here from Barking then?
• Currently none. Although we do have a bloke (Called Gizz) who once played Guitar with the Prodigy.
• Most famous dead resident is Ann Boleyn buried in the Cathedral, Simon Davies and Matthew Etherington (spurs) played for Posh a few years ago and David Seaman also played for our local team, Barry Fry Posh manager
• Sarah Cawood,Jeff Capes, Giz from the Prodigy and Radio One DJ Westwood.
• Nobby (aka Jed) the tramp in his shack down Oundle Road. I have grown up all my life with him, that man is like a father to me. We love u nobs.
• Billy Bragg - Oundle Andy Bell
• THE MOST FAMOUS SKATEBOARDER TO COME OUT OF PETERBOROUGH AND THE PSM IS BEN BELL WHO IS NOW SPONSORED BY GIRL SKATEBOArds and is living in california.
• Graham Kelly the Football Supremo.
• Paul Nicholas was born here.
• Johnny Vaugn once worked on the local paper.
• Cornelius? the bloke who used to try to fly over the river using various wings!
• Ruth 'sodding' Maddock.
• RICKY or Sid Owen as he is called owns a flat in the river gate complex and has been known to be chucked out of Filthy Avenue.
• Jimmy Saville,used to live Somewhere near the Boat House Pub,A nice old skool old man Pub (locals,and visitors)
• There was also Geoff Capes - the shotputter and general strong man. Have a look at http://www.strongestman.com/bios/capes.html
• And yet another... Brian Brinkley, medalist at swimming in World Championships during the 70s, who went to Orton Longueville School (as I did)
• Ernie Wise
• Keith from the Prodigy The bloke who plays Ricky in Eastenders lives pretty close Rob Hutchings, The rugby player known as "Wall"
• English Dogs, Gizz Butt Maxim reality from the prodiegy, Janus Stark, Midget, that bloke from Errsure
• Andy ? from Erasure.

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Last updated: 2011-12-01