Joan Rivers visits Oldham's in Westcliff for fish and chip supper

Joan Rivers tucks into fish and chips in Westcliff Joan Rivers tucks into fish and chips in Westcliff

ICONIC star Joan Rivers popped into one of Southend's oldest fish and chip restaurants while she was in town performing at the Cliffs Pavilion

Staff at Oldham's in West Road, Westcliff, were stunned when the American legend popped in for supper on Friday night. 

She tweeted: "BEST fish and chips in Southend. If in the area you must go to Oldhams. Wonderful fresh fish, mushy peas, lovely staff!"

Family-owned Oldham's has been running since 1967. 

Comments(25)

Tj Lady says...
9:53am Sat 20 Oct 12

Its great that Joan Rivers had fish and chips in Oldhams last night,Like Joan said the best fish and chip shop in Westcliff on Sea and southend.

Thames Gateway says...
10:40am Sat 20 Oct 12

It nice when unexpected things like that happen, and good that famous people feel they can just drop in un-announced. I bet she enjoyed seeing Southend culture...

APR says...
10:49am Sat 20 Oct 12

Everyone seems to want to eat in Southend recently

Olivia2847 says...
10:56am Sat 20 Oct 12

Thank God! Thought it was another plug for Jamie Oliver!

fletch12107 says...
10:57am Sat 20 Oct 12

I guess she must have eaten fish and chips in all the other chippies in Southend to have come to that conclusion.

Olivia2847 says...
11:22am Sat 20 Oct 12

fletch12107 wrote:
I guess she must have eaten fish and chips in all the other chippies in Southend to have come to that conclusion.
Yeh but this meal was free !!

knighs1 says...
1:40pm Sat 20 Oct 12

Great News! Err! who is she?

Olivia2847 says...
2:38pm Sat 20 Oct 12

Fair answer - very caustic American wit - wud like to hear what she would have to say about J Sivalle!

Lastlaugh.. says...
4:04pm Sat 20 Oct 12

So she ate fish and chips and the Echo decided this was so important it needed reporting..what next? What she drank?

RobertFS says...
4:29pm Sat 20 Oct 12

Lastlaugh.. wrote:
So she ate fish and chips and the Echo decided this was so important it needed reporting..what next? What she drank?
it may be of interest to quite a lot of people.
why are you so sad as to make comments like that

Soouthchurch59 says...
4:45pm Sat 20 Oct 12

Lastlaugh.. wrote:
So she ate fish and chips and the Echo decided this was so important it needed reporting..what next? What she drank?
Imposter!

Lastlaugh.. says...
6:11pm Sat 20 Oct 12

RobertFS wrote:
Lastlaugh.. wrote:
So she ate fish and chips and the Echo decided this was so important it needed reporting..what next? What she drank?
it may be of interest to quite a lot of people.
why are you so sad as to make comments like that
What she ate

" may be of interest to quite a lot of people"

do you really think so?

Cockle says...
6:28pm Sat 20 Oct 12

Lastlaugh.. wrote:
So she ate fish and chips and the Echo decided this was so important it needed reporting..what next? What she drank?
If you really want to know who am I to disappoint you...

On Twitter she posted a photo of herself drinking a bottle of Speckled Hen.

Glad to be of service.

Lastlaugh.. says...
8:55pm Sat 20 Oct 12

Cockle wrote:
Lastlaugh.. wrote:
So she ate fish and chips and the Echo decided this was so important it needed reporting..what next? What she drank?
If you really want to know who am I to disappoint you...

On Twitter she posted a photo of herself drinking a bottle of Speckled Hen.

Glad to be of service.
The Eco missed that 'scoop' !

APR says...
11:19pm Sat 20 Oct 12

Olivia2847 wrote:
Fair answer - very caustic American wit - wud like to hear what she would have to say about J Sivalle!
Careful, mentioning Sir JS on here is a taboo subject as far as the Echo is concerned. All posts have to be child friendly

bumper says...
10:33am Sun 21 Oct 12

sad woman to say thats the best she must of tried all the other chippys
all i can say is crap and the echo should not print till its proven fact

Audioman says...
4:21pm Sun 21 Oct 12

who is Joan Rivers ???

Lastlaugh... says...
4:34pm Sun 21 Oct 12

Audioman wrote:
who is Joan Rivers ???
Joan of Raft's sister

elaen says...
12:31pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Audioman wrote:
who is Joan Rivers ???
instead of commenting why dont you google her..

elaen says...
12:31pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Audioman wrote:
who is Joan Rivers ???
instead of commenting why dont you google her..

Comment_Southend says...
2:14pm Mon 22 Oct 12

bumper wrote:
sad woman to say thats the best she must of tried all the other chippys
all i can say is crap and the echo should not print till its proven fact
Oldhams - Top 5 Shop - London & South East England - National Fish and Chip Awards 2013.

Olivia2847 says...
6:30pm Mon 22 Oct 12

APR wrote:
Olivia2847 wrote:
Fair answer - very caustic American wit - wud like to hear what she would have to say about J Sivalle!
Careful, mentioning Sir JS on here is a taboo subject as far as the Echo is concerned. All posts have to be child friendly
It that case they should change the name from The Echo to The Pipe and Slippers Gazette!

Shrimper Nation says...
7:09pm Mon 22 Oct 12

do any of the who make all the patronising comments on the Echo website actually have a life?
(I know I don't)

bob64 says...
10:17pm Mon 22 Oct 12

Joan is so funny, just watch Fashion Police. Of course you have to like that sort of humour. She is a legend. I wocld be chuffed to bits to get a glimse of her.

Lastlaugh... says...
11:20pm Mon 22 Oct 12

bob64 wrote:
Joan is so funny, just watch Fashion Police. Of course you have to like that sort of humour. She is a legend. I wocld be chuffed to bits to get a glimse of her.
There is an American Cosmetic clinic that has quite a lot of her...why not ask them from a peek?

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