When model Jodie Kidd confused Gianfranco Ferré with Karl Lagerfield the room froze

Trying to be like Elvis on stage in Las Vegas literally made Jimmy Osmond sick

A mistake at the airport baggage check-in cost the stand-up comedian 5,000 marks - when that meant serious money

Gold medal-winning swimmer Duncan Goodhew on the mental toughness he needed to find after a big race disappointment

The Lightning Seeds' Ian Broudie ruefully recalls how he turned down the offer of a Beatles and Floyd recording desk

A dodgy brown suit worn in error landed Bradley Walsh the role of Law & Order: UK's DS Brooks

TV chef James Martin found himself booked on Strictly Come Dancing despite his protests – and that 'mistake' got his career cooking

England women's rugby player Maggie Alphonsi gave up athletics and a chance of Olympic glory – but her greatest mistake was probably the best thing she could have done

Things had gone pear-shaped and the Radio 1 announcer was swearing at the newsroom … her microphone was still on

Actor Helen Lederer is still mortified to recall the hungover breakfast TV interview when she couldn't think what to say

Explorer Benedict Allen has been haunted for decades about having to eat his faithful dog to save his life when lost in the Brazilian rainforest

The wrong resin ruined months of art work for Maxim from the Prodigy