Cringing Cult of Celebrity in Worcester, Worcestershire*

Famous residents and ex-residents.

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• Paxman, Elgar, Mayall, posh journalists, some Balzac translator, cricketeers, plantation owners, others. All upper crust, not a single normal individual to be found. Poshest city in the country. Blow it up.
• vaughn baker ollie todd tom carr elgar statue
• nobody. worcester is a city , it has a cathedral, but no one in the country knows it exists.
• WHO GIVES A FUCK WORCESTER IS SHIT
• Rick Mael went to school in Worcester.
• toyah wilcox haha edward elgar umm stella macartney has a home in worcestershire HOW DO I KNOWW!
• rich lewis pro pro skater
• Chris Tarrant is from the Wu!
• Chris f*cking tarrant...
• Chris...i forget his name...Tarrant. urgh. rik mayall.. umm... edward elgar... gimme more people.
• It has been suggested that Val Kilmer was raised in the Faithful City. This is in fact rubbish! He was raised in Stourport on Severn on a Canal Barge just up from Shipleys. In those days, with no money, he survived on a strict diet of River water, Perch, and the occasional Dog. He's now a Hollywood star. Not bad for a river kid.
• Mario lopez once visited the Faithful City for a charity wrestling match at Perdiswell sports centre. The former Saved by the Bell star was to test his wrestling moves against local hero and WWE hopeful Johnny the Body. There was no way through this local tuff guy and under the cosh Lopez fought with underhand tactics hoofing 'the Body', with considerable force, square in the knackers. Afterwards 'the body' was quoted in the local paper as saying "He fought like a coward and had it been a street fight I would have pummelled his face."
• Mario lopez once visited the Faithful City for a charity wrestling match at Perdiswell sports centre. The former Saved by the Bell star was to test his wrestling moves against local hero and WWE hopeful Johnny the Body. There was no way through this local tuff guy and under the cosh Lopez fought with underhand tactics hoofing 'the Body', with considerable force, square in the knackers. Afterwards 'the body' was quoted in the local paper as saying "He fought like a coward and had it been a street fight I would have pummelled his face."
• Rik Mayall, Chris Tarrant - Malvern.
• Rock Legend Brian May tried to purchase the Cathedral to convert it in to a house to live in when Queen were at the height of their fame. People say this crazy idea may have been due to a drug addiction he had at the time.
• Flamboyant homosexual Will Young went to the Royal Grammar School for two years before leving because of bullying. However, while he was there he was very close friends with Will Moule.
• Mario Lopez aka High School jock 'Slater', once visited the Faithful City to participate in a charity wrestling match versus local hero and WWE hopeful 'Johnny the Body.' The initial good humored and slapstick attitude of the fighters soon turned nasty when unexpectedly, 'the body' brutally slammed Lopez with a chair. The fight ended in what was described 'a street brawl.' Lopez was quoted as saying "...had the match been a street brawl I would have pummeled his face." Lopez won on default.
• Henri Mancini wrote the classic pop music song "Moon River" after a midnight walk around Diglis. The song was, of course, immortalised in the film "Breakfast at Tiffanys" which was origially to be called "Breakfast at Clockwatchers"
• Whilst it is well known that classical music genius Elgar was born and lived in Worcester it is less well known that Beethoven studied music at Worcester Technical College.
• Are you a muslim fundamentalist? Your in good company, hook-handed cleric Abu Hamza lives on Wyldes Lane
• 1. Rumour has it that Elton John met "life partner" David Furnish in the swanky Foregate Street wine bar Miss Monroes 2. The popular music song "Moon River" was composed by Henri Mancini following a midnight stroll along the banks of the Severn. The song went on the be immortalised in the classic film, "Breakfast at Tiffanies" which was originally to be called "Breakfast at Clockwatchers"
• well here goes. me that is steve kingett who lived in worcster for a year in 2002 and worked at the porclian factory for six months, but ended up in the worcester evening news for all the wrong reasons, after being resued from the local cannel of october of that year, after the october storms, but went on to better things. now living in surrey (actor) so you could say iam semi famous been on stage at the london pladiam (showcase) for new talent. was on tv on channel five "History of Anaesthetics", as a patient/hospital porter. just done a play at the edinburgh fringe festival "The queen is dead", so watch this name and space folks (ps, just goes to show thier is life after the porclian works) cheers steve kingett
• The towering, carrot-topped ex Germany, and Borisia Dortmund, footballer Matthias Sammer now plies his trade in Worcester as manager of 'Clinton Cards'. As in his football days on the pitch - he can often be seen carving his way through the throngs of Crowngate shoppers - as if bustling through a packed midfield.
• Stanley Kubrick used to visit Worcester once a year for the beer festival. He liked the place so much he considered filming some of the scenes of war torn Vietnam for his film 'Full Metal Jacket' on Pitch Croft and also in Tolladine. He once joked in Variety magazine that had the film been called 'Full Denim Jacket' he would have used Worcester as a location "without thinking twice".
• Nigel Benn trained at a gym in Worcester, Paul Hendy lived there for a bit too. Oh and David 'King Carnie' Essex used to moor his barge on the canal in Worcester from time to time.
• One of my all time heroes 'Wolf' from Galdiators lives in a mock tudor mansion near Blackpole! Grrr! Awooga!
• Hollywood actor Steve Guttenberg's aunty Jane, used to work in Poppins. She now lives in Martley.
• Steve 'the adonis' Beaton famously spent much of the 1980s learning his trade in the Potters Wheel, close to Worcester Porclain Fcatory - where he once worked as a forklift truck driver. FACT!
• The one and only crafty cockney, Sir Eric Bristow had a stint in the faithful city. He used to practise his azzers in the Gun Tavern.
• Billy Joel was born in Worcester. Mr & Mrs Joel were apparently on the Ghost Walk when young Billy popped out.
• Apparently Lord Lucan resided in the Worcestershire countryside for years indulging in back breaking labour to produce 'Proper Job Boss' cider.
• Lewella Bailey - Central News reader, went to Christopher Whitehead Girls
• Dave Mason (ex-Traffic), Edward Elgar. I was also told that cricketer John Snow was born here.
• Urgh, what a question!Well here goes...Chris Tarrant, Rik Mayall, AHHHH Tim from BB (shudder of guilt at mentioning his name!)Cant think of anymore now!
• Toyah Wilcox Kayleigh from FHM Marshall
• Tim Henmans uncle on Silverdale Avenue.
• B*MOVIE HEROES!!!!!!!
• chris tarrant went to kings. Tim from big brother-posh git! not something to be proud of though! elgar!
• Chris Tarrant and Rik Mayall both used to go to Kings.....
• Chris Tarrent and Rik Mayall both went to the same school here. Wow. Sky's Andy Gray lives here.
• Chicken George (the bloke that dances next to buskers) used to be a spitfire pilot in the war.
• Ed & Me. The dude with the Samauri Sword. That's it, really.
• The almighty rock band THESEVENMACHINE lived in Worcester for a short time (a week) whilst recording their ground-breaking debut album!
• Jane Moore (Sun Columnist) Came from around our way!!
• Rik Mayall went to KSW: which by the way immediately makes him a superior citizen (not that I ever went there you understand...)
• Banger from the courtyard. can be recognised a mile off with his stupid bleached blond hair. can also be spotted in the 70's room in tramps wiggling his ass to some crap tune. he's always with his dopey mate 'moon-boy' or something like that.
• Christopher Collett the best spanner maker of the west!
• Rik Mayall (from nearby Droitwich Spa)
• Stephen Dorrell (tory mp) has a small shop.
• Ginger pubed tosser Tim from Big Brother 3. "I can only think that it is because I am such a nice guy." Yeah righto, toss it!
• Rik Mayall used to go to the Kings school and drank at the Farriers.
• Chris Tarrant & Rik Mayall went to the King's School. Imran Khan went to WRGS. Anne Diamond (who!!) went to WGGS. Bit sad really.
• Jeremy Paxman. How sad.
• Rik Mayall went to KSW, unfortunately so did Chris Tarrent!
• Elgar Gerald Ashby (Premiership Ref) King John - Buried in the Cathedral

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Last updated: 2011-08-16