When I was last teaching, I saw celebrities all the time: Elton John, Will Smith and Beyonce to name but a few.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t because the rich and famous had enrolled their children at my school. It was because with the revamping of the BBC in Langham Place, Radio 1 was moved to a location directly opposite the building that I was teaching in. The main entrance was now in full view of all of the windows of the school, allowing both students and staff unprecedented visual access to the morning show’s guests.
Get a peek of a star
When students were late to lessons, one only had to pull out one’s binoculars (essential for the celebrity spotter) and search amongst the throng of paparazzi and blue uniforms before sighting the tardy miscreant. Then it was a matter of a quick phone call via a friend’s mobile to summon the star-struck individual back to class. I must confess that although this led to an inevitable increase in detentions, I could fully understand the attraction.
