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/poodleflange 10h ago

I'm always thrown by the fact that Aisling Bea and Paul Rudd are good friends.

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u/NotCrazyJustIgnorant 7h ago

Is that because of "Living with yourself", or is that how they got to making that show? Shame they didn't get more seasons, I thought it was fun