Capital Summertime Ball 2024

[Jono]

A CHARD man who became a celebrity on BBC Radio when he was looking for love has finally met his match.

Gareth Smith, 26, a former Holyrood School pupil, found fame in 2006 when he won the One Night with Laura competition on the Scott Mills show on BBC Radio One.

Gareth, who now lives in America, beat off thousands of competitors to win the title. Unfortunately the romance with show producer Laura Sayers was short lived and didn’t go beyond the first date in Disneyland Paris.

But the former Air Control Solutions employee has now found love in Tennessee and is due to marry in September.

He met his American bride-to-be Meghan Campbell-Smith in New Zealand while travelling two years ago and moved out to America to live with her about a year ago.

Gareth was mentioned once again on the Scott Mills show yesterday morning (August 9) as his sister Hayley texted in to the station’s Dear Scott feature.

Hayley, 22, asked Scott if he wanted to come along to the wedding for a Tennessee-style ho-down. The News has sent a message to the show this morning campaigning for him to fly out.

Hayley, said: “We’re hopeful Scott is going to come – we’re going to send him out an invitation.”

Scott didn’t rule out attending and asked on air to be sent more details of the wedding. While Gareth is currently unaware of the attention he is getting back home Hayley is sure he would be happy to see Scott again.

Hayley added: “Gareth got on very well with him when he was on the show.”

http://www.chardandilminsternews.co.uk/news/8321698.Scott_Mills_invited_to_Gareth_from_Chard_s_wedding/

[Viv]

Yes, heard this the other morning..... and also heard it pretty much being dismissed?!?!

[MrDoovdeHaxorz]

Well this morning Scott was talking about going to Vegas (to do a pubquiz at the MGM Grand?), surely he could stop off on the way?

[Viv]

I can't help thinking this story is so last season, you know. All this stuff (while v. entertaining at the time) is long over.

*yawns* My headache is beginning to worsen today, I swear.

Lily allen discussions in the R1 section, and now this... somebody pass me the f****** paracetamol.

[Guest]

Totally off topic but my best friend, Tyler goes to Holyrood School. well actually its Holyrood Academy... same thing?

[Viv]

:hahaha: Go for it, Ines!! That's the best post in this topic!!

it sounds like it's the same thing, yep.

Also off topic, if you log on whilst watching yourself online, you can see your ownself logging on!!

How cool is that.

[John]

Congratulations to him

[-sophie-]

Haha... No, this is Holyrood School in Chard, Somerset, not Holyrood Academy in Edinburgh.

[Guest]

i knew that.

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[TheEpicPlum]

Totally off topic but my best friend, Tyler goes to Holyrood School. well actually its Holyrood Academy... same thing?

Haven't heard about Tyler for a while... How is he?

[Guest]

Hes on hols in new york actually.. back on the 13th....

[TheEpicPlum]

Tell him to bring pop tarts back for you. My friend is going there for Christmas, and I've already told her she's not coming back without the pop tarts.

[Guest]

I cant eat them. I have braces.

[TheEpicPlum]

Send them to me, please.

[-sophie-]

I cant eat them. I have braces.

I can't eat a lot of things with braces. I still do.

Mmmm... toffee.

[TheEpicPlum]

Do you mean the drink or food..?

[Guest]

Haha me too.... but i dont think ill like them. Hmm... oh and btw im off to meet grim and scott beccy totds at edinburgh after all! Well its not deffo but u know. If i do go, do you went me 2 get u an autograph, then, Annalie?

[Guest]

Wtf? Drink? Is there a drink? Oh jeez. I think T is going to bring me back a singed pic of him. thats what he gave me last year...

[MrDoovdeHaxorz]

Gareth, who now lives in America, beat off thousands of competitors to win the title.

I don't remember THAT round? :shock:

[Jono]

I don't remember THAT round? :shock:

[TheEpicPlum]

Haha me too.... but i dont think ill like them. Hmm... oh and btw im off to meet grim and scott beccy totds at edinburgh after all! Well its not deffo but u know. If i do go, do you went me 2 get u an autograph, then, Annalie?

OF COURSE! You're going to see their one man shows??? Autographs from all please, including my name.

Wtf? Drink? Is there a drink? Oh jeez. I think T is going to bring me back a singed pic of him. thats what he gave me last year...

Have you never watched Gavin & Stacey?

'Would you like a tea or coffee, ____?

'Oh, I'll have half each please.'

'What?'

'Tea in the bottom half, coffee in the top. I call it a key. Or a toffee. But you can't ask for that in a cafe, because they just give you a toffee. Or a key.'

Me (Doris), Ermentrude, Babs and Leonard have regular meeting, drinking toffee/keys & eating fudge. (: (In our minds anyway.) It's rather joyful, Leonard often sits outside my house in a yellow/orange body suit, drinking toffee/key, whilst I watch The Bill.

[Guest]

I am off to make myself a toffe/key... tell Leonard. i shall be the new loon called Jazzles. or Paul.

in other news we actually cant go. i told u not to get head over (probably stolen ) heels.. it wasnt deffo.

[yorkieboy]

What a non story, someone asked him to their wedding and he said maybe.

[MrDoovdeHaxorz]

worth bearing in mind it was in a local paper for local people

[TheEpicPlum]

I am off to make myself a toffe/key... tell Leonard. i shall be the new loon called Jazzles. or Paul.

in other news we actually cant go. i told u not to get head over (probably stolen ) heels.. it wasnt deffo.

NOOOOOO!

Btw, I do not wear stolen heels. I prefer pumps...

Leonard is a quite nice, very religous boy with a terrible taste in music, I have never met. Ermentrude fancies him. I have no chance.