Stephen Fry

I finally after all these years got round to writing to Stephen Fry after a lifetime of great entertainment.
I follow Stephen on Twitter and just wanted him to know how much I enjoy his tweets.
I used 2 photos that Stephen posted on Twitter.


Excellent turn around time. The best I have known for such a great wonderful and also as busy a star as Stephen is. I sent my letter on Monday July 20th and received a reply today Wednesday July 29th.

Address used:-
C/O HAMILTON HODELL LIMITED
Fifth Floor
66-68 Margaret Street
London
W1W 8SR

Philip Schofield

This one is a little different as it isn't one I wrote off for or from a celebrity that I met.

This signed photo of Philip Schofield I won from Schofieldfans which is the sort of official unofficial fansite.

The site recently had their 3rd birthday and celebrated by giving out prizes.

Torville And Dean

They need no introduction really but Torville and Dean have been back in the public eye this last 3 years as they have developed and performed in "Dancing on Ice".
Most famous for winning a gold at the Olympics with their wonderful Bolero routine they are now selling the Dancing on Ice format all over the world.

I wrote to Jayne & Chris care of the DOI studios on March 7th 2008 and received a reply on May 1st 2008.
This is a turnaround of 8 weeks which is great.

I sent 2 screencaps from the show and received both of them signed plus their official photo so I am really pleased with this result. I also received a letter from Chris & Jane's Personal secretary along with the 3 signed photos.


The address I used was C/O the Dancing on Ice studios but the show is finished now.
However there was an address on the letter which is

Po box 32
Heathfield
East Sussex
TN21 OBW

Lucy Griffiths

Lucy has been most well known recently as playing Marian in Robin Hood.
I wrote to her on behalf of my son as well as myself because he is also a big fan of the show.



I am really pleased with the result as not only did Lucy sign one of the photos for Bret, she also wrote a lovely letter on the back of one of the photos.

I sent the request on January 1st 2008 and received a reply on March 7th. This gives an 8 week turn around which is very good and with a success like this, it is worth waiting for.
I sent 2 images from the BBC site of Lucy as Marian in Robin Hood. I sent 2 versions of the same image making it 3 altogether.

Address used :-
Lucy Griffiths
C/O HAMILTON HODELL
5th Floor, 66-68 Margaret Street,
London
W1W 8SR

Freema Agyeman

Freema played the most recent companion in Doctor Who - Martha Jones. I wasn't impressed at first but by mid-way through the series I had warmed to the character. I think Freema is Wonderful though. In interviews she showed great enthusiasm for the part and seemed truly excited to be part of the show.

I wrote to Freema on July 16th and recieved a reply on August 7th which gives a turnaround of 3 weeks which is also very impressive.

I sent 2 stills from Doctor Who which Freema signed/personalised and she also sent back a signed Doctor Who card also personalised.

Address Used:-
C\O J L M
4th Floor, Holborn Hall
193-197 High Holborn
London
WC1V 7BD

Philip Glenister

Philip is most recently known as hard arsed cop Gene Hunt from the BBC time travelling drama Life on Mars.

I wrote to Philip on 13/06/07. Reply received 12/07/07. Turnaround time of exactly 4 weeks. Very impressive.

I sent 2 photos which were screencaps from the show Life on Mars. Unfortunately they were a bit dark but Philip signed both photos for me as well as sending me a Life on Mars promo photo also signed.



Address used
c/o KEN MCREDDIE ASSOCIATES LTD
36-40 Glasshouse Street,
London
W1B 5DL

Joe Dempsie

Joe Dempsie is one of the very talented actors from recent E4 show Skins.
Joe played troubled Chris Miles who loved the party life and woke up one morning to find that his mum had left him.

I wasn't a very big fan of the character of Chris if I am honest but the fact that Joe is a Notts Forest fan and I am very much Derby County I felt the need to write to him and rub it in - In a nice way of course.

Today I recieved a lovely letter from Joe along with the 2 pictures that I asked to be signed.
He has taken my letter in good spirits and the fact that he wrote me back instead of just sending the photos back has meant that he has gone up in my estimations as a great personality as well as a great actor and hopefully a very successful one in the future.

My letter and 2 photos were sent 18/04/07
Reply recieved 12/06/07
That makes an 8 week turnaround.


Address used...

C/O Troika
3rd Floor
74 Clerkenwell Road
London
EC1M 5QA

Hannah Murray

Hannah is a very talented up and coming actress. She will be well known to tv show Skins fans as Cassie.

I wrote to Hannah on April 18th and received a reply on May 19th which is a turnaround time of 4 weeks.
I sent 2 pictures which were prints of Screencaps from the show and I received back both pictures signed and also a signed copy of her official management promo photo.


Address used
C/O Troika
3rd Floor
74 Clerkenwell Road
London
EC1M 5QA

Steven Gerrard

Quite disappointed about this one.

I wrote to Stevie G at about the same time as Stuart Pearce. As he is Captain of the Liverpool team and also of the England team I did expect a bit of a wait.

Sent April 20th - Received May 3rd

I was impressed with the turn around time only 2 weeks.
I guess Liverpool have someone to deal with fanmail though as the picture I sent was returned unsigned and I got with it it a pre-signed Liverpool/Adidas photocard. I believe the picture isn't a pre-print though as there was some transfer of ink so it would have either been a pre-signed pic or maybe "secretarial"

I will call this a success.


Address used

C/O Liverpool FC
Anfield road
Liverpool
Merseyside
L4 OTH

Stuart Pearce

This is the quickest turnaround I have had in a long time.

Stuart Pearce is the Legendary England Defender. He is also probably most known as stalwart defender for Notts Forest but we will gloss over that. I managed to get hold of some pics of him playing for Derby County and couldn't resist asking him to sign them for me and my sister.

Stuart is now manager of Man City so that is where I wrote to him. He is also Manager of the England U21 squad.

I sent my request with 3 photos on Friday April 20th.
I received the reply on Thursday April 26th - That is just 6 days even with a 2nd class stamp.

Thank you!

Address used
C/O Manchester City FC
City of Manchester Stadium
Sportcity
Rowsley Street
Manchester
M11 3FF

WILL YOUNG

Yes you read it right. Will Young as in the gorgeous popstar with the wonderful voice.
I went to see Will on tour back in September in Notts with my 2 sisters. When I got my pictures printed out I decided to have a go at writing to him care of one of the venues he was yet to visit. I had never bothered before as I heard that he doesn't often sign but I had to give it a shot.

I sent my letter to Will on the 20th September care of Newcastle metro arena. I didn't know what to expect really and after a month or so I forgot all about it...Until today when I was jumping all around the room when I opened up the envelope.
Will had very kindly signed all 4 pictures and the page from last year's calendar that I sent and he had also signed a picture for my sister as I asked him to. At the time it was because her birthday was in December and I was hoping if I got a reply in time I could frame it for her as a present but now it will just be a gift out of the blue for her.

I worked out the turn around time to be 19 weeks and 1 day
I will only post 2 of the pictures.

Jo Whiley

Jo is the first lady of Radio 1 with her revolutionary morning show with the infamous Live Lounge sessions and also with a Wednesday "In new music we trust" evening show.

I wrote to Jo on the 23rd August and reply came back on the 10th Jan which leaves a hefty 20 weeks turn around time. Hence the lovely message Jo has written on her Radio 1 photo card.

Well worth the wait though.



Usual Radio 1 address applies
C/O Radio 1
London
W1N 4DJ

Sara Cox

Sara Cox is the Zany Weekend DJ that does Radio 1's afternoon show on Saturday and Sunday.
She started off on TV presenting The Girlie show

As well as doing her own show Sara often covers for the likes of Jo Whiley and Edith Bowman.
Her most recent triumph was taking part in the BBC charity reality show Only fools on horses.

I sent my request to Sara on 20/11/2006 and recieved the reply on 16/12/2007. This is a 4 week turn around which is turning out to be the average for Radio 1.

I am very pleased as Sara has made a point of writing special message on each photo which makes it all the more individual.



Usual Radio 1 address applies

C/O Radio 1
London
W1N 4DJ

Max Beesley

Max Beesley is one of my favourite actors. I absolutely loved Bodies and Hotel Babylon so I thought it was about time I wrote to him. I sent a picture of him as Captain of the Celebrity England team from Soccer aid and also a still shot from BODIES.

Request was sent on 23/08/06 and recieved back on 16/11/06 which gives a turn around of 11 weeks and 4 days.




Address I used is

c/o I C M
Oxford House,
76 Oxford Street,
London
W1D 1BS

David Tennant

David Tennant is the current star of Doctor Who but has starred in a number of other great tv shows and Movies. He is most known for his role as Casanova and to children as Barty Crouch jnr in Harry Potter and the Goblet of fire.

I sent 3 pics to David on July 13th and recieved all 3 pictures signed back on September 14th. 2 of the pics were signed to me and the other to my daughter as I requested.

Request took 70 days but all worth the wait.
Pictures from david-tennant.com



Address used was:-

c/o I C M
Oxford House,
76 Oxford Street,
London
W1D 1BS

"Comedy" Dave Vitty

This is the one reply that has taken the longest time from Radio 1 but I will give Dave a break after seeing the state of his desk...

Dave is the infamous comedy side-kick of Breakfast show host Chris Moyles and is also the other half of touring partnership Chappers and Dave.

I wrote on June 30th and reply recieved August 17th which is a turn around of 48 days

As usual the pictures were downloaded from radio 1 online







Usual address for Radio 1

C/O Radio 1
London
W1N 4DJ

Mark "Chappers" Chapman

I recieved a lovely note from Chappers today.
Mark Chapman is a man with many talents.

He is a radio 1 sports journalist, He also does sports reports for 5Live/channel5 and Sky TV. He is one half of Chappers and Dave the great club DJ pairing and of course he is part of the team on the Scott Mills show on Radio 1. (You might also have seen him getting a little worked up on the Sports Relief Cricket tour)

Sent on July 4th and recieved back on July 28th so took 24 days
I sent Mark this picture from Radio 1 online
















He wrote a little note and signed the pic on the back

















Same old Radio 1 address

Radio 1
London
W1N 4DJ

Joel Ross

All good things come to those who wait.
Joel ross is the other half of radio 1 partnership - JK and Joel.

I wrote on June 30th and was worrying that my letter had got lost somehow as I had replies from all the other Radio 1 DJs that were in the same batch.

An excellent success which was worth all 25 days of waiting.

Some pictures are from online, some are screenshots and there are a few taken by myself and Nik when we went to a gig a couple of months ago.



















































Usual Radio 1 address applies

c/o Radio1
London
W1N 4DJ

Annie Mac

Annie Mac is Radio 1's Utility player. She has her own show but she also stands in for other shows when presenters are off. recently she has been standing in for JK and Joel on early breakfast, Sara Cox on Saturday and Sunday afternoons and also did 2 shows for Jo Whiley last week.

I sent the request on June 30th and received it back on July 19th making it 19 days.
I sent Annie this picture which I printed off of Radio 1 online

She didn't sign the front of it but she did write a lovely little note on the back of it



Usual Radio 1 address applies

C/O Radio 1
London
W1N 4DJ

Colin Murray

Another success from radio 1 today.
Colin Murray is the other half of Radio coupling Colin and Edith (Not for much longer though)
I sent it on June 30th and recieved it back on July 19th so that took 19 days

The picture is yet another one that I printed off from Radio 1 online


Address used was the good old Radio 1 address

C/O Radio 1
London
W1N 4DJ