Famous people you have worked for

Any stories good or bad about the famous ones you have worked just for a laugh

Worked for a few footballers, Mostly Man United players, Nikcy butt, Andy cole, Steve bruce! No real stories!

Worked for the guy that owns Joe Bloggs jeans, Went in the groundsman said "ill just put the dogs away" No worries ill hang on here a min, He give us the all clear, Walking to the trees looks round, 2 MASSIVE bull mastiffs come from no whereand they didnt want to play fetch, Never seen me get up a tree so fast, Groundsman says "sorry,i left the kennel un locked"

Not famous as such, but very very rich!! Worked for someone very high up in the Bank of Scotland. He was an absolute tool!!! Because I wasn't the boss he wouldn't even say good morning to me. I'd say hello and he'd ignore me and carry on walking!!!

Manners don't cost anything, I don't care how much money you've got!!!

I've trimmed this romance novel writer's trees at her summer house several times. Sorta famous...

Had to sign a confidentiality agreement thingy when we worked for someone very famous once....a daughter of one of the beatles...fashion designer. Can't say anymore as I'm still under oath..

Think there is three, Lynton "Brownie" Brown, Hull City footballer(sound bloke).

Second is Princess Ann, but im not passing comment on her personality.

Finally a famous actor, who i cannot name at the moment. This is a clue as to why;

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=3523

I once did a job next door to “Phil” the curly haired police man from Heartbeat. He came out to have a gander and seemed nice enough. I didn’t realise who he was at the time but he did look familiar.

I can also give you infamous,

A couple of years before he came into the public eye I felled a small sycamore for Harold Shipman.

Funny there was the same thread on my old jobs forum a few weeks ago: http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1000/worst-thread-ever/#Item_0

not so far in treework but delivered to John Hurt, Christopher Lee and a few others at that game

The authour Iain Rankin, very nice down to earth guy. Gave me a cheque on the day which is always a bonus.

worked for johnny briggs aka mike baldwin out of corry in stourbridge, took his poplars down as his neighbour was complaining about em... said would we mind a trip to florida to work on his trees at his private villa, must have done a good job for him then....! but saying that the trip never happened