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Britain. By which I mean there are a lot of famous people. Many of whom. have absolutely no right to be.

Whole shoals of Z- list wannabes. TV shows, desperate for fame of any kind. So it's. time to sort the chaff from the wheat, and resolve once and for all. Who really matters? Piers Morgan gives his the first definitive list of top 1. Britain today. The criteria for entry to my Top 1. They had to be British, so no Irish stars like Bono or Colin Farrell qualified.

They had to either have a genuine talent (Wayne Rooney) or be so successful at being talentless (Katie Price) that their exclusion was impossible. They had to excite me. A lot of stars haven't made it because they're just too irritating (Robbie Coltrane), too vile (Christian Bale) or too old hat (Queen). They had to be either hugely 'current' (Cheryl Cole) or just so huge (Sir Anthony Hopkins) that their mere existence is enough.

Non- political unless they've crossed over into genuine celebrity status (Boris Johnson). Non- royal unless they frequent the nightclub party scene with celebrities, and thus appear regularly in gossip columns (Prince Harry). The list will hopefully spark a furore of epic proportions among those who made it (many of whom are personal friends, and will be either delighted to be so high, like Amanda Holden, or furious to be so low, like George Michael) and those who didn't (poor Liz Hurley's never going to stop blubbing..). And the really good news is that I'll be updating the list each year, indicating those who are on the up, those who are on the wane and those who are out altogether. This, then, is the first definitive list of which celebrities really matter in Britain today.

HEATHER MILLSI know what you're thinking: what the hell's this mad, greedy, deluded old bint doing on this list, particularly after all the fertiliser I've dumped on her shameless head since she took Sir Paul Mc. Cartney to the cleaners? Well, the answer is, every generation needs a celebrity everyone can loathe. And Ms Mills, despite all her desperate efforts to persuade us what a misunderstood little charity- working angel she is, perfectly crystallises the problem with modern 'stars'. She genuinely couldn't understand why Mc. Cartney, the brilliantly talented writer of Yesterday and Hey Jude, got more attention than her, the brilliantly talentless Heather Mills, writer of nothing but bleating letters of complaint to newspapers and divorce lawyers. Strong women: Controversial Heather Mills and Delia Smith (right)I, to my eternal shame, introduced her.

Paul, a decision that eventually cost him £2. In a shriekingly abusive phone tirade after I took her. Geordie accent so beguiling to billionaire. Arabs in the Eighties, 'I know what this is all about. You're a Paul. fan, aren't ya?' Yes, dear, I am.

So's everyone else. Yet I now find. Heather's mere existence a source of endless amusement.

Who else could. bang on about having privacy and her disability struggle all the time. Dancing On Ice? Miraculous! Age 4. 2 Born Aldershot, Hampshire Education Usworth Comprehensive Homes Hove and Peasmarsh, East Sussex; New York; London. VINNIE JONES I couldn't leave him out.

When a guy goes from hod- carrier to football hero to movie star, then you just have to doff your hat at him. Vinnie's always been the same  -  a rough, tough, hilarious, enthusiastic trier. And it's worked for him big time. If only all celebrities played the game as well as he does.

Age 4. 5 Born Watford Education Chester. City Grammar School; Chester College; Liverpool Polytechnic Homes LA. Radlett, Hertfordshire. Enthusiastic trier: Footballer turned actor Vinnie Jones. DELIA SMITH Became twice as interesting as a celebrity after that hilarious 'let's be 'aving you' half- time rant at Norwich fans in 2. Until then, Delia seemed like everyone's favourite mum, cooking lovely meals, selling very nice books and being really sweet on telly.

But post- LBAY, she morphed instantly into everyone's favourite naughty auntie, the one who grabs the karaoke mic at Christmas and starts belting out Sweet Child O'Mine at the top of her voice after too many sherries. Whether Delia is happy about all this remains a mystery, though I suspect not. But there's no doubt it made her more interesting. And in terms of whether she 'matters', look no further than her book sales, which continue to be astronomical. If Delia says 'buy sprouts', then the country buys sprouts. If Delia says 'use eggs', chickens expire from exhaustion from John O'Groats to Land's End. Watch The Soviet Story Download Full. She is the High Empress Of Middle England Cuisine.

Age 6. 8 Born Woking, Surrey Education Bexleyheath School Home Stowmarket, Suffolk 9. JK ROWLING She's sold over 4.

Harry Potter books, and also the movie rights for some of the biggest- grossing films in history, creating a global brand that's worth an estimated £7 billion, making her over £5. Forbes magazine. So Ms Rowling definitely matters. She would hate to be called a celebrity, and guards her private life intensely, so she doesn't play any part of the celebrity game. And that's why I've marked her quite far down my list. But by encouraging children to read, feel inspired and be creative, she has had a greater impact on the world than most of the other names on it.

Age 4. 4 Born Yate, Gloucestershire Education Wyedean; Exeter University Homes Edinburgh; Perth and Kinross; London Inspirational: Harry Potter writer JK Rowling and Sir David Attenborough. SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH One of my favourite memories of any celebrity is meeting this great man backstage in the green room for Parkinson, when we were both guests on the same show. We chatted for a while, and he was polite and courteous.

Then I casually asked him what moment in his career he would most like to relive if he got the chance. And suddenly his eyes lit up, his body tensed with excitement and a huge flashing smile enveloped his face. Oh, the bird of paradise,' he replied, sighing with pleasure as he relived the seconds when he finally got to see that majestic creature open its full, dazzling wingspan. It was the most wonderful thing I've ever seen.' And in that moment, I saw a glimpse of the incredible passion that Sir David has for his work.

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