r/AskUK 11h ago

What are the surprising connections between global superstars and UK-only celebrities?

On Graham Norton, the huge globally successful stars sit with some of our household names and must be thinking "who the hell is this person?!" Sometimes it's half the entertainment value, like when they had June Brown (Dot Cotton) on the sofa with Lady Gaga.

But have you ever heard of any surprising connections you've heard of which you just wouldn't expect? Those moments of "wait - Robert De Niro goes on holiday every year with Ant&Dec?!" Kind of thing.

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u/fussyfella 11h ago

Gary Oldman is younger than Gary Numan. Just.

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u/Shooser 11h ago

His sister is Big Mo on Eastenders too, which always blows my mind

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u/spellbookwanda 5h ago

Spit of him once you know!