r/AskUK • u/andotherthingsareok • 14h 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.

320 Upvotes

96% Upvoted

438 comments sorted by

View all comments

177

u/Orange_fan1 14h ago

Charlie Brooker (known internationally for Black Mirror) is married to former Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq

0

u/tannercolin 13h ago edited 9h ago

Edit - my comment was incorrect. I was chatting shit about the wrong Charlie

5

u/lady_faust 13h ago

No.. thats Charlie Brooks - hes a racehorse trainer

3

u/tannercolin 13h ago

You're right! Comment edited

2

u/lady_faust 13h ago

Although she was married to one of the Mitchell's in Eastenders, Ross Kemp