THEY'RE the stars of TV, singing and sport - and they're pictured alongside some of our readers.

Once again, we're taking a nostalgic look back to the days when you could actually hug your hero.

As usual, our readers have come up trumps with pictures of them meeting everyone from Chris Tarrant to Chris Packham, not forgetting members of Atomic Kitten.

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Today's gallery features some Saints greats as well as favourites from the BBC Springwatch series.

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SPRINGWATCH hosts Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan are pictured with fan Jan Sutton from East Wellow as they filmed the popular BBC series at Bourton-on-the-Water.

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BARRY Ryan from Weeke dug this one out of his archive. He's captured with two of Atomic Kitten, who opened HMV Winchester in 2002.

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HERE'S the smiling face of ex Saints boss Nigel Adkins. Sam Oatley has been lucky enough to meet him on a few occasions. 

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JO Mains finds herself sandwiched between two Saints legends - FA Cup winning manager Lawrie McMenemy and star signing Kevin Keegan.