Deborah Gemmell, son Casey and pal Mo Monaghan (Image: Stuart Vance/ReachPlc) Group 28 Get the latest West Lothian Courier news and sport sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up No thanks, close We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. More info Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice A Bathgate mum whose video of her hilarious encounter with
Hollywood icon Samuel L Jackson went viral says she’s been overwhelmed by the response. Deborah Gemmell tracked down the star last week as he was filming his latest movie on Mid Street in Bathgate after a four-hour hunt. Her 12-year-old son Casey is a big fan, thanks to Jackson’s role as Shield boss Nick Fury in various Marvel movies, so she set about tracking him down She posted on
Facebook that she had been “stalking” the star last Thursday and posted a video of him on Facebook on Mid Street, which has now been viewed over 100,000 times. (Image: Stuart Vance/ReachPlc) She shouts “Nick Fury” at him as she drives by and the star jokes: “This is the third time you’ve been by!” Read More Related Articles Armadale Men's Shed base gutted by massive
fire Read More Related Articles Three charged after drugs worth £38,000 seized Jackson was in West Lothian filming a new serial killer thriller, called Damaged, not a new Marvel production as had been reported. Deborah said: “It has really kicked off which has been great. “Casey has been so excited and checking my Facebook every few hours to see how many views our video got. “He was hyper when it reached 100k views. “My son loves Marvel so I couldn’t not take him out to find him. The star was filming in West Lothian (Image: Getty Images) “We drove along Mid Street around 40 or 50 times looking for him and eventually seen him, although he must have spotted us first because he said that was three times we’d gone by. “I was driving, my friend Mo was in the passenger seat taking pics and videos and my son was in the back. Read More Related Articles Driver charged after three-car smash closes road for over two hours Read More Related Articles Family's tragedy inspires campaign to save lives “He was filming in the street. That’s why I kept driving up and down as all the film crew were out there and crowds of people. “They were there from 5pm until 11pm doing a car scene. “I did the same pre-covid with my son to see Lewis Capaldi and managed to get a photo with him and my son gave him a milkshake and a protein bar!” Hollywood star Jackson was first spotted at Almond Valley Heritage Centre in Livingston filming scenes at a nearby church, before the production team moved to the Tony Macaroni stadium. Heritage Centre staff took to Facebook to say: “A string of big fancy trailers parked up in our field, providing base camp for cast and crew as they filmed at various local locations. “It was (and is) all very top-secret and even if we knew more, we wouldn’t clype. “Suffice to say, we’re preparing a commemorative plaque, proudly stating ‘somewhere near this bush, make-up was applied to Samuel L Jackson’.” Don't miss the latest news from the West Lothian Courier. Sign up to our free newsletter here Story Saved You can find this story in My Bookmarks. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Follow Daily Record Facebook
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