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(03-12-2009 08:35 PM)Tomsdouble Wrote:  And at the risk of going seriously off topic, Paul Smith, singer with Maximo Park is also a Billingham bloke, is he not? I love it how he sings in his Teesside accent (nothing like Geordie, by the way), as those vowels are as flat as the Tees plain!

Maybe Bell will pop up in an episode of Spooks, possibly in series 15.....

I never went to school with anyone remotely famous, although I remember meeting the late Mo Mowlem a few years back when she came to my place of work at the time; she was wonderful.

He is indeed. Also went to the same school as both myself and Bell. Was a few years older than me, but his younger brother was in my year. And our fathers used to work together. His Dad was kind enough to get my copy of their 1st album signed.

The school has had a few famous pupils: mostly notably Bell and Smith. But we've have a few professional footballers: Andrew Davies and Tommy Mooney.

I've been really lucky: I've met a fair few famous people over the years. From fellow Billingham gal Diane Youdale (aka Jet from the original Gladiators), Duncan Norvelle (comedian), Steve McClaren, Sally Gunnel, Peter Beardsley.

The most recent one was Alan Shearer who I got to interview, whilst on works experience at a local newspaper.