{"id":514076,"date":"2025-10-20T09:57:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T09:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/514076\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T09:57:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T09:57:20","slug":"greater-manchester-chip-shop-visited-by-another-famous-face-just-weeks-after-praise-from-top-film-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/514076\/","title":{"rendered":"Greater Manchester chip shop visited by another famous face just weeks after praise from top film star"},"content":{"rendered":"

Customers joked the takeaway would be getting a ‘blue plaque soon’ for its frequent celeb visits\"TheThe Ree Ming chippy, on Oldham Road in Royton, has received top praise from a bunch of celebrities(Image: Ree Ming)<\/p>\n

A popular chippy in Greater Manchester has been visited by yet another famous face – just a month after a top film star heaped praise on the takeaway.<\/p>\n

Last month, actress Olivia Cooke, who has appeared in shows like House of the Dragon, Slow Horses and Bates Motel, hailed Oldham<\/a> chip shop Ree Ming as \u2018brilliant\u2019 in a recent interview<\/a> where she was asked for her top food picks.<\/p>\n

The Oldham-born actress said the family-run takeaway, which is situated on Oldham Road, has \u2018so good\u2019 gravy and is one of only a handful of places where you can come away with change from a fiver for a meal.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s not just Olivia who can now be claimed as a famous fan of the chip shop, which has been running for 55 years now. Last week, the Royton<\/a> takeaway, which is run by owner Kwok Wong, shared a post of another celebrity visitor – in the form of Professor Brian Cox.<\/p>\n

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\"ProfessorProfessor Brian Cox visited Oldham chippy Ree Ming last week(Image: Ree Ming\/Kwok Wong)<\/p>\n

Also an Oldham native, Professor Cox has made a name for himself as a TV presenter of many popular science programmes, including Horizon and Stargazing Live.<\/p>\n

Posting on Facebook alongside a photo of the scientist on Thursday (October 16), owner Kwok wrote: \u201cLook who just been in Ree Ming chippy. Professor Brian Cox.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some of the takeaway\u2019s regular customers took the opportunity to share their excitement and revel in the fact the TV star had visited. Some even grabbed a chance to make puns based on his past involvement in 90s band D:Ream, with one person writing: “D:Ree-Ming – Things can only get batter.”<\/p>\n

\u201cWatch out Kwok, he\u2019ll be trying to separate the molecules of the secret recipe gravy,\u201d one customer joked. Another commented: \u201cHe\u2019s come to try the famous gravy.\u201d One other added: \u201cLocal lad staying local.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"HouseHouse of the Dragon actress Olivia Cooke praised the takeaway’s “great value” pie, chips and gravy (Image: Ree Ming)<\/p>\n

Others also took the opportunity to remind the owner of the chip shop\u2019s lure of famous faces. One person wrote: \u201cChippy to the stars\u201d. Another added: \u201cYou’ll be getting a blue plaque soon Kwok.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Kwok, Professor Cox ordered his \u2018favourite Beef Curry\u2019, which means there are now at least two superstar-recommended dishes on the menu. After Cooke recommended their meat and potato pie with chips and gravy, Kwok told the M.E.N about why their gravy is so loved.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe make our own gravy for many years,\u201d he explained. \u201cIt’s my dad’s recipe and it’s gorgeous – you can’t get it in the cash and carry, put it that way.”<\/p>\n

Kwok said they have also been visited in the past by the likes of former soap stars Shobna Gulati and Kelvin Fletcher, but added: \u201cI’m useless with faces and stars, I work hard all day and then go home at night.\u201d<\/p>\n

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