Which celebrity would you love to meet, and what would you talk about?
It has to be both Anton du Beke and Barry Manilow. I’ve said before how much I admire them both and why.
I’ve met Anton but not to chat to for long, I’ve been in an auditorium of a few thousand people with Barry several times. Oddly it’s a very personal experience, he has the capacity to connect with many people at once.
So what would we talk about?
I think they would both be very different and extremely interesting. I know that Anton and I would click because we did, and he’s a very warm and gentle person to be with.
He truly values the people that put him and keep him where he is.
In many ways we’re alike as he has a huge sense of fairness, and do not disrespect his fans when he’s in a room with them. He has that particular British iciness coupled with Spanish blood, that makes him cuttingly polite with an underlying edge of deadly.
Barry saved my sanity so we would have to start out with my thanks. He too has an amazing sense of humour, and he too is incredibly kind and thoughtful.
To attend a concert is to be thanked several times for your support. But also, every time, to be reminded that he is no more special than us. That he wouldn’t be there without us and he owes us everything.
Discussion?
I wouldn’t care what we talked about. To be in a room with people so dynamic, who believed in themselves no matter what, and have lived a life not sat on the sofa, that would just be fascinating.
Plus you can’t have preconceptions, conversations evolve, so after “Hello it’s wonderful to meet you…” the world is your oyster. Go with the flow and wait for the surprises, and jokes!
Best love
Amorah – Deb
