Now that I've got your attention... It wasn't actually on the VldP, and he wasn't a major celebrity. But perhaps he's a celebrity to the people who frequent this forum and have walked this Camino.
After ending my walk (for now) in Cáceres, I wondered down to Gibraltar for a couple of days and then took the ferry over to Morocco. On the boat back to Tarifa, I fell into a conversation with a couple of Irish guys who live in Seville. One of them said he had walked the VldP a few times, and we had a conversation about the VldP end other Caminos.
About an hour after we met, he asked me if I had used a guidebook. I said, "Yes, Kelly." He then revealed that he was Gerald Kelly, who all of us know through his excellent guide.
Impressive humility. If I had written the best guidebook to a Camino that someone had just spent several weeks walking, I would have revealed it immediately. Instead, he hung back and had a normal conversation about walking the Camino.
I found Gerald's guidebook invaluable. When I stayed in a village, I always checked the guide to see his evaluation. And in villages where there was limitwd accommodation, I used the phone numbers to call ahead and find out if any of the places were open. His guide saved me a couple of emergencies.
After meeting Gerald - who kindly gave me a ride from Tarifa to Algeciras after we got off the ferry - I did what I should have done a few weeks ago, which was to go over to Amazon and give the book a five-star review.
If you have something nice to say about Gerald's guide, I encourage you to head over to Amazon, attach stars to it, and say it in public. It can't be easy relying for income from what must be essentially a labor of love, and those Amazon reviews do help. If you know the book, feel that it has helped you, and haven't written a review, I encourage you to do so.
It was a pleasure meeting Gerald. He's no Brad Pitt, but he is a celebrity to me.