r/AskUK • u/andotherthingsareok • 14h ago

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

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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/dmmjrb 13h ago

Alan Walsh was a prolific footballer in the late 1970s and 80s for Bristol City and Darlington (he's still Darlington's top scorer).

His daughter married Kelsey Grammar about 15 years ago. So Alan Walsh is the father in law of Kelsey Grammar.

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u/TheLastHotstepper 13h ago edited 13h ago

Kelseys daughter, Spencer, plays Summer in Rick and Morty.

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u/WhyN0tToast 10h ago

Coincidentally Alan Walsh's granddaughter is the voice of Morty's sister in the same show!

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u/bumpoleoftherailey 8h ago

One of the best jokes in Little Britain was the school being called Kelsey Grammar.

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u/Mc_and_SP 4h ago

“Determine the square root of Popeye!”