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A new Facebook application dedicated to celebrity sightings has tapped into the popularity of the ‘cult of celebrity’, with amateur spotters from London to Sydney keen to brag about their brushes with the rich and famous.

The Spotted! Facebook application is for anyone who sees, kisses or shares an ‘experience’ with a celebrity (thoughtfully categorised into A, B, C and Z list). Users can post their ‘spot’ together with a description of what happened and a photo (if available) in order to earn points and move up the rankings. Other users can question the authenticity of the sightings if they seem dubious.

Spotted! is proving particularly popular amongst the advertising agencies of Soho, with other hotbeds of celebrity activity such as New York, LA and Sydney also registering strong followings.

The application was created by iKontakt client Picasso Pictures, whose MD Jane Bolton comments: “One day in a flash it occurred to me that I could bring my twin loves of Facebook and celeb-spotting together, and Spotted! was created. I secretly love celebrities, and I less secretly like hearing stories about which celebs my friends have seen out and about. I have no shame, well I do, but not that much.”

In the latest Top 10 Most Spotted!, Hot Fuzz actor Simon Pegg is currently sitting top, having been reported at various London venues, whilst the ubiquitous Amy Winehouse in second place has been recorded by witnesses visiting prison in Suffolk and scoffing a bucket of KFC in London. In sixth place Rhys Ifans is most often sighted in pubs, while parties and shops are the best place to catch Peter Stringfellow, according to the chart.

Spotted! Top 10

1. Simon Pegg

2. Amy Winehouse

3. Eddie Izzard

4. Suggs

5. Noel Fielding

6. Rhys Ifans

7. Ronnie Corbett

8. Peter Stringfellow

9. Will Smith

10. Andrew Lloyd Webber

About Spotted!

Spotted! Is a Facebook application that allows people to share their celebrity-spotting experiences with friends and the wider world. It allows users to share the news, discuss who spotted whom, question the authenticity of the sightings and compete on the leaderboard with their friends, their network or the World.

The application was the brainchild of Jane Bolton, director of Picasso Pictures, and was produced in association with Nudge London.

To start registering your own brushes with fame visit Spotted! on Facebook

Spotted! does not attempt to authenticate celebrity sightings submitted by its participants – each submission can be rated for believability by other visitors.

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