A recent addition to the website, this category features a list of renowned film and television stars plus sports athletes that I have had the pleasure of either meeting or seeing in person. These also include acknowledgements from celebrities on social media e.g. Facebook and Twitter.
FILM ACTORS/ACTRESSES
Gillian Anderson
Hayley Atwell
Maria Bakalova (Tutar from Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)
Berenice Bejo (star of The Artist)
Kenneth Branagh
Jim Broadbent
Helena Bonham Carter
Jessica Chastain
“This is such a sweet letter Craig. I loved going to the Baftas and meeting people on the red carpet. It was a very special day. I’m sure I heard you say that to me! Thank you for your kindness and your generous heart. It was a very cold day in London, but meeting people like you made me numb to the weather. xx” – Jessica Chastain
George Clooney
Russell Crowe
Viola Davis
Dame Judi Dench
Jean Dujardin
Michael Fassbender
Ralph Fiennes
Colin Firth
Dexter Fletcher
Josh Gad (star of Frozen and Beauty and the Beast)
Richard E. Grant
Jon Hamm
Naomie Harris
Christina Hendricks
Tom Hiddleston
Jonah Hill
Adrian Holmes (star of Elysium and Arrow)
John Hurt
Jeremy Irvine
Matt Letscher (star of The Mask of Zorro, Boardwalk Empire and Narcos: Mexico)
Eddie Marsan
Sophia Myles (star of Thunderbirds, Hallam Foe and Underworld series)
Thandie Newton
Gary Oldman
Brad Pitt
Daniel Radcliffe
Eddie Redmayne
Octavia Spencer
Meryl Streep
Tilda Swinton
Selena Tan (star of Crazy Rich Asians)
Kerry Washington
@cragakellogs THANKS CRAIG! 😉
— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) January 25, 2013
Carl Weathers
@cragakellogs @TheSlyStallone @michaelb4jordan @Dolph_Lundgren @TonyBellew #BePeace
— Carl Weathers (@TheCarlWeathers) March 28, 2016
Kristen Wiig
Michelle Williams 
TELEVISION STARS
Kirstie Alley
Libe Barer (Carly from Sneaky Pete)
Jeremy Beadle
Helen Behan (star of This is England series, The Virtues and Elizabeth is Missing)
H. Jon Benjamin (Sterling Archer from Archer)
Mark Benton (Eddie from Early Doors)
Christine Bottomley (Melanie Dixon from Early Doors)
Brian F. O’Byrne (Steve Jones in Little Boy Blue, also starred in Oz and Bandits)
J. Cameron-Smith (Gerri Kellman from Succession)
Maureen Carr (Edith from Still Game)
Paul Chahidi (star of This Country)
Craig Charles
Lorraine Cheshire (Early Doors and Trollied)
Barry Chuckle
Paul Chuckle
Why not https://t.co/VVCIDrO1IJ
— Paul Chuckle (@PaulChuckle2) November 28, 2016
James Corden
Fearne Cotton
Mark Cox (Tam Mullan from Still Game)
Chanel Cresswell (Kelly from This is England)
Omid Djalili
Mandeep Dhillon (After Life and Red Dwarf: The Promised Land)
Michele Dotrice
Holli Dempsey
Steve Evets (star of Looking for Eric and Brassic)
Ray Fearnon (star of Coronation Street, Beauty and the Beast and Red Dwarf: The Promised Land)
Emilia Fox
Ricky Gervais
Les Gibson (2011 finalist on Britain’s Got Talent)
Sian Gibson (Kayleigh from Car Share)
Peri Gilpin
Stephen Graham
Laura Greenwood (Penny from Prime Suspect: The Final Act)
Matt Greenwood (Bohemian Rhapsody and The A Word)
Natalie Gumede (Kirsty Soames from Coronation Street)
@cragakellogs thank you so much 🙂 — Natalie Gumede (@NatalieGumede) December 21, 2012
Jo Hartley (Cynthia from This is England film and series)
Greg Hemphill
Thanks for coming Craig!
— Greg Hemphill (@greghemphill96) February 11, 2017
Lee Ingelby (Early Doors and The A Word)
Kerry Ingram (Shireen Baratheon from Game of Thrones)
Marin Ireland (Julia from Sneaky Pete. Also starred in Boss, Homeland and Hell or High Water)
Kristen Johnston (Sally Solomon from 3rd Rock from the Sun)
Danny John-Jules (The Cat from Red Dwarf)
Sinead Keenan (Little Boy Blue)
You must have a crystal ball, Craig! Imagine if you had put some money on it?! Not that I’m encouraging gambling of course 😉! X
— Sinead Keenan (@SineadKeenan) April 4, 2018
Mark Kermode
Ford Kiernan (Jack Jarvis from Still Game)
Sanjeev Kohli (Navid Harrid from Still Game)
Rachel Leskovac (Natasha Blakeman from Coronation Street)
Matt Lucas
Louisa Lytton (Ruby Allen from EastEnders)
Jane McCarry (Isa Drennan from Still Game)
Vicky McClure
Faye McKeever (Trollied, Little Boy Blue, A Confession and The Salisbury Poisonings)
😊 aw is she, tell her I said hello! Yes I didn’t even recognise me 🤣
— Faye Mckeever (@fayemckeever) May 16, 2017
John C. McGinley (Dr. Perry Cox from Scrubs)
@cragakellogs …thank you, Craig! jcm
— John C. McGinley (@JohnCMcGinley) August 3, 2014
Elizabeth McGovern
Phil Mealey (Duffy from Early Doors)
Gavin Mitchell (Boaby the Barman from Still Game)
Amber Nash (Pam from Archer)
Gemma Paige North (Sarah Hibbs from The A Word)
Chris O’Dowd
Mark O’Halloran (star of The Virtues)
Dermot O’Leary
Marc Pickering (Sleepy Hollow, Britain’s Got the Pop Factor, Boardwalk Empire)
Chris Quentin (Brian Tilsley from Coronation Street)
Pooky Quesnel (Louise Wilson from The A Word)
Jamie Quinn (Fergie from Still Game)
Bella Ramsey (Lyanna Mormont from Game of Thrones)
Scott Reid (Methadone Mick from Still Game)
Paul Riley (Winston Ingram from Still Game)
Emma Rigby
Ryan Sampson (star of Plebs and Brassic)
Rochenda Sandall (star of Line of Duty, Talking Heads and Small Axe: Mangrove)
Annabel Scholey (star of The Split, Britannia and The Salisbury Poisonings)
Rhea Seehorn (Kim Wexler from Better Call Saul)
Andrew Shim (Milky from This is England)
Lili Simmons (star of True Detective, Banshee and Ray Donovan)
Timothy Simons (Jonah Ryan from Veep)
Sarah Solemani (Bad Eduction)
Mark Stanley (star of Game of Thrones, White House Farm and Honour)
Carly Stenson (Steph Dean from Hollyoaks)
James Sutton
Jon Taffer (host of Bar Rescue)
Matilda Thorpe (Mandy from Desmond’s)
Kara Tointon
Ricky Tomlinson
Thomas Turgoose
Indira Varma (Ellaria Sand from Game of Thrones)
David Walliams
Jason Watkins (star of Trollied, The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies & The Crown)
John Weaver (star of Brassic)
Ricky Whittle
Claudia Winkleman
Molly Windsor (star of The Unloved & Three Girls)
Alison Wright (star of The Americans, Sneaky Pete & Bette & Joan)
DIRECTORS, PRODUCERS AND WRITERS
Roy Boulter (Drummer for The Farm and BAFTA-nominated producer of Of Time and the City and Sunset Song)
Tim Burton
Julian Farino (director of Giri/Haji)
Michel Hazanavicius (Oscar-winning director of The Artist)
Michael Hines (director of Still Game)
Tom Hooper (Oscar-winning director of The Damned United, The King’s Speech, Les Miserables and The Danish Girl)
Lisa McGee (writer of Derry Girls)
Solon Papadopolous (BAFTA-nominated producer of Of Time and the City and Sunset Song)
Nikki Sault (producer of This is England series and The Virtues)
Rob Sloman (director of Howard’s Way)
Jack Thorne (writer of This is England series and The Virtues)
Edgar Wright
SPORTS ATHLETES
John Bailey
Tony Bellew
Paul Bracewell
Karl Brown
Kevin Campbell
The Toffees are special fans 💙🙏🏿
— Kevin Campbell (@1kevincampbell) April 11, 2018
Steven Croft
Eugene Dadi (former Tranmere Rovers footballer)
Sir Alex Ferguson
Andrew Flintoff
Robbie Fowler
Angus Fraser
Haseeb Hameed
Warren Hegg
Simon Hughes
Ronnie Irani
Wasim Jaffer
Gary Keedy
Howard Kendall
Simon Kerrigan
Brian Labone
Toby Lester
David “Bumble” Lloyd
Derek Mountfield
Monty Panesar
Stephen Parry
Mark Palios (Tranmere Rovers owner)
Luke Proctor
Tomaz Radzinski
Derek Randall
Luis Reece (Lancashire and Derbyshire cricketer)
Wayne Rooney
Graeme Sharpe
Ian Sharpe (former Tranmere Rovers footballer)
Ian Snodin
Neville Southall
Trevor Steven
Gary Stevens
David Unsworth
MUSICIANS
Samantha Barks
Elton John
Tom Jones
Amy MacDonald
Whooooooop
— Amy Macdonald (@Amy__Macdonald) August 22, 2018
Ennio Morricone