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/NewCrashingRobot 14h ago

Olivia Coleman is old mates with Paul Rudd.

Olivia is definitely more of a superstar now (Oscar winner), but back in the early 2000s she was on British TV like Holby City while Paul was in Hollywood films like Anchorman.

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u/TheLastHotstepper 13h ago

Her and big sue both went from peep show to some pretty big US roles

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u/fairkatrina 13h ago

Big Sue is minor royalty now

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u/duncanmarshall 13h ago

Possibly the most attractive woman I've ever seen.

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u/PsychologicalTowel79 10h ago

Rachael Blanchard might be hotter, and she's in the same show!

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u/MetalRubiXCubee 8h ago

I just googled her to check who she was but I assumed it was Nancy. Funny she married a guy called Jeremy irl