Not me personally
But I once saw a certain young actor/presenter doing it wrong in more ways than one. The mockney now-has-been was at the time in his pomp, and had been asked to compere a UK launch of Street Fighter 2 (can't remember what version). Libellatiousness prevents me from naming him outright, but you can bet he wasn't PRESS GANGED into it. Wink. Second, more exaggerated wink. Anyhoo, it was a special late-night opening at a popular high street store and an excited crowd had gathered for what was supposedly a party but was really a glorified queue.
The man of the hour turned up late but in a visibly celebratory mood, and headed to a podium thing where he was to introduce the night's festivities (basically a SF2 play-off and an opportunity to buy the game while he shouted about its merits).
After announcing the upcoming Street Fighter challenge, He Who Would Rather Not Not Be Named left the stage... forever! We did see him again though, about one minute later. Two security guards were leading the confused-looking celebrity off the premises, literally by the scruff of the neck (one of the few times I've seen this outside of The Beano), as he babbled impenetrable protestations which sounded like a Mars Attacks martian reciting a Lovecraftian incantation. Alas, the curse of the cockney booze wizard failed to protect him, and his shame-faced more-famous-than-him girlfriend stomped out shortly afterwards, with a face like Eyjafjallajokull on bin day.
What had happened to take our leading man from hero of the hour to idiot of the century? Er, well, he certainly proved he was a big fan of the game. Trouble is he did so by swiping a copy off the shelves and shoving it in his jacket pocket. Given that there are at least three people in these sort of events whose job it is to make sure celebrities get free stuff, and that he ccould have asked for, and received a life-size Optimus Prime constructed fromboxed copies if he had so desired, and that he shoplifted RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE SECURITY GUARDS ESCORTING HIM TO THE STAGE, I would definitely have to contend he did something wrong.
Still, a bloke outside sold me a pair of Chun Li's shitted knickers for £200, so I did pretty well out of the whole debacle.
(electricteeth, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:37, 12 replies)

HAHA, what a Twat
Good story!
(bROKEN aRROW PUA HVI Master, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:57, closed)

still no idea who you are talking about.

(waxdart hello., Wed 21 Jul 2010, 14:57, closed)

I think it's the guy who was later in Lock Stock
I can't think of anyone else from Press Gang except Julia Sawalha and the one who ended up going out with Phil Mitchell in Eastenders
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 15:16, closed)

Correct
And he had an American accent in press gang, if that helps. Although to remember press gang, a pre req is being over 30.
(bROKEN aRROW PUA HVI Master, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 15:26, closed)

No
You might just have found some old VHS tapes of it at Our Price while looking for the latest Justin Beiber minidisc, like I did.
(electricteeth, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 15:39, closed)

Our Price?
Did Justin beibers dad go into ourprice and splaff all over a blank mini disk? Or am i the only one that thinks OP shut down years ago?

Apologies if your were joking.
(bROKEN aRROW PUA HVI Master, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 15:55, closed)

Apology accepted.

(electricteeth, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 16:32, closed)

dexter fletcher, i'm assuming

( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 15:25, closed)

It's all right. You can say - it's only libel if you've made it up.
( shinyshinyscalp less a man, more a way of life, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 18:11, closed)

Right-handed arrowsmith
Good call SM
(electricteeth, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 18:47, closed)

how much do you want for the knickers?

( Another_tragic_case wished he hadn't eaten all the cake, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 15:01, closed)

Hey, that was a once in a lifetime opportunity...
I couldn't sell them for less than 40 quid. Am I doing it right?
(electricteeth, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 15:31, closed)