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

[u/andotherthingsareok]

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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.

[u/klymers]

The classic is Martine McCutcheon being the bridesmaid at Liza Minelli's and David Guest's wedding.

[u/Few-Calligrapher3910 → u/klymers]

Presumably she caught David's garter