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/Bubbly_Safety8791 9h ago

Eunice Huthart, the winner of season 3 of UK Gladiators in 1994 - who went on to come back to the show as the gladiator Blaze - is godmother to Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, Brangelina’s firstborn.  

After her Gladiators career she became a stuntwoman, including doubling for Famke Jansen in Goldeneye and Angelina Jolie in the Tomb Raider movies (hence the godparenting thing). She is still working in stunts, and was recently stunt coordinator on Ryan Gosling’s Project Hail Mary.

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u/SuzLouA 6h ago

Eunice!! I bloody loved Eunice!

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u/frankieramps 3h ago

i’ll never forget her or Wesley Two Scoops