A few years ago my partner and I created our 'free pass' celebrity list where if we ever met that celebrity and for some unknown reason they were willing to get with either of us, we would be allowed.
Now my wife and I have a very healthy marriage and obviously when we made this list we never thought we would meet anyone on them.
Well, on top of my list was one half of Strictly Come Dancing presenting duo, Tess and Claudia, Claudia Winkleman. I'm not sure what it is about her. Yet I have always found she dies something for me. I feel like she might be filth in the bedroom by the way she talks and comments she makes.
Never in a million years did I think I would meet her. That is until I had a meeting in London one afternoon. After my meeting I stopped at a coffee shop, I join the queue and was checking out my phone when the woman in front of me answered a call on her phone. The voice sounded familiar. I listened while pretending to use my phone. I knew that voice, it was Claudia Winkleman!
A couple of people came up and asked for pictures and autographs. She was happy to oblige. I text my wife to tell her, of course she didn't believe me so I asked her for a pic and was happy to take one. I sent it to my wife with the message "can you believe I just got a pic with number one on my free pass list!"
I was a bit taken back when she replied. "Why don't you tell her about the list and see what happens, winky face emoji." She can't be serious surely?! She was deadly serious when I checked. "This chance won't come up again, that was the deal with the list. Go for it!"
The fact that I had received the go ahead from my wife, I couldn't pass up this chance. I started talking to Claudia again.
"Sorry to disturb you again Claudia but this is going to sound really weird and you might think I'm a freak. My wife and I made a free pass list a while ago and you were top of mine. I couldn't miss the chance to tell you as I probably will never see you again."
She had a shocked look on her face and I expected her to call the police or something so when she gave me her spare key card for the hotel she was staying in around the corner and told me the details, this time I was in shock.
She collected her coffee, gave me a wink and headed out. I stood there waiting for my coffee trying to process what was happening. I actually called my wife when I left the shop to explain to her just to see what she said. Thinking she would tell me to forget about it now it had gone this far, she again told me to go for it. Part of me felt guilty of course but I was also quite excited about what could be about to happen.