{"id":432601,"date":"2026-02-18T16:53:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/432601\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T16:53:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:53:17","slug":"gregor-fishers-funny-martin-oneill-plumber-mix-up-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/432601\/","title":{"rendered":"Gregor Fisher\u2019s funny Martin O\u2019Neill plumber mix-up story"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\tScottish actor Gregor Fisher has recounted an amusing mix-up in which he unknowingly asked Celtic boss Martin O\u2019Neill to take on a plumbing job\u2026\"MartinMartin O\u2019Neill arrives at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 2 Celtic 3. Scottish Premiership. Sunday 15 February 2026. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)<\/p>\n

The Rab C. Nesbitt star shared the story during an appearance on BBC Radio Scotland\u2019s Off The Ball with Stuart Cosgrove and Tam Cowan on Valentine\u2019s Day. Fisher \u2013 who is preparing to head out on a new theatre tour \u2013 explained that he did not realise O\u2019Neill was in charge of Celtic at the time when the pair met at a birthday celebration.<\/p>\n

According to the actor, the situation escalated after O\u2019Neill jokingly claimed he worked as a plumber.<\/p>\n

\"GregorEdinburgh International Film Festival on Sunday 26th June 2016 Pictured: Stars turn up on the closing night gala red carpet for the World Premiere of Whisky Galore at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016 Gregor Fisher, who plays Macroon in the film. Edinburgh Festival Theatre Scotland Photo Alex Todd\"\"<\/p>\n

Speaking on Off The Ball<\/a>, Fisher said: \u201cI got into terrible trouble once at Tony Roper\u2019s 60th birthday party at this HMS Belfast for a bit of a bash which was on board a boat.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were a lot of people associated with a certain football club there, unbeknownst to me. He came up and said \u2018I\u2019d like you to meet a pal of mine,\u2019 and the guy said \u2018Hello, I\u2019m Martin\u2019. I said \u2018Hello Martin, what do you do?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe looked at me kind of queer and funny and he said \u2018I\u2019m a plumber\u2019. I said \u2018Oh you\u2019re a plumber, that\u2019s a marvellous thing, I\u2019ve just bought a house and I\u2019m looking for a plumber\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"RikkiRikki Fulton and Gregor Fisher Television: Rab C Nesbitt 1990 Director: Ian Pattison 27 September 1990. Photo Mary Evans AF Archive IMAGO<\/p>\n

At that moment, actor and comedian Tony Roper, who had brought the two together during his birthday celebration, stepped in to clear up the confusion, informing Fisher that O\u2019Neill was actually Celtic\u2019s manager rather than working as a tradesman.<\/p>\n

Fisher said: \u201cRoper nudged me and he said \u2018Gregor, this is Martin O\u2019Neill, he\u2019s the manager of Celtic Football Club\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI said \u2018I\u2019m terribly sorry Martin, I didn\u2019t know\u2019. That\u2019s how much I know about football.\u201d<\/p>\n

Conor Spence<\/p>\n

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