Davo
Once a few years back my mum's colleague was planning her wedding and herself and her husband had found a large manor house in the country with stunning views etc, room to hold a wedding party plus guests for the weekend.

Well anyway it was all booked and the bride was happy.
Around a month or so before the date the management at the house phoned up to say that an anonymus celeb wanted to book the house on the same weekend and she was phoning on their behalf to ask whether they would they consider changing it?

Of course this ruined plans and was a no no, so the lady on the phone said it was not a problem and that was that.
Around an hour later the groom gets a phonecall from the same lady telling him that the anonymus celeb was really interested on having the house on that particular weekend and if he were to cover costs of the hire of said house to compensant would they change their mind.
Groom told his fiancee and they decided it would be a good idea to save some money. So the anon celeb could have it his way.
So the lady thanks them, all is well, plans get re-aranged then a week later a cheque arrives in the post adressed to the groom for an amount of money unknown to me signed by David Beckham.

Apparently he wanted to have the house for a christening party for one of his sons.
Long post n that.
(Bludfoot rushing out since, Mon 12 Oct 2009, 11:33, 3 replies)

Oooh that old hairy Urban Legend ;)
Usually the story goes that the "Celeb" gets their gopher to ask if the poor peasants have a mortage, honeymoon bill, pice of new house, (take your pick). Cheque duly arrives in the post the next day with the exact amout to pay off mortage, honeymoon bill, price of new house...
( The magic of chutney Shakes it like an Instagram filter!, Mon 12 Oct 2009, 11:41, closed)

I heard this tale -
From my own cousin, who was told by her hair dresser, only the story goes that it was alton towers, and indeed payment of the whole mortgage - and a free wedding the week before/after - as beckham wanted to hire the whole place for Brooklyn's birthday.
(feedingtimeatthezoo day 1 of his bikini diet started, Mon 12 Oct 2009, 17:07, closed)

Alas
It appears I have been tricked by my own flesh n blood,
still it's a good story anyway :)
(Bludfoot rushing out since, Tue 13 Oct 2009, 7:54, closed)