Fleetwood Mac star Stevie Nicks publicly thanked a Scottish butler for rushing her to hospital during a recent health scare, giving him a moment heâll never forget.
The revelation came during a rescheduled performance at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow last month. Nicks, who had been forced to cancel an earlier show, explained to the 14,300-strong audience how she had suddenly experienced a "weird infection" that sent her to hospital.
The 76-year-old singer recounted needing emergency care around 2 am and being whisked away in a BMW Sedan by the castleâs âwonderfulâ butler, âSimeonâ.
Simeon Rosset, owner of Rosset Bespoke Butlers, confirmed his role in the incident. Rosset, a veteran butler who has worked with numerous celebrities including Pavarotti, Bono, and Kylie Minogue, was himself in the crowd at the gig and had no idea Nicks would publicly acknowledge his assistance.
"As a butler, we are used to working in the background," Rosset said. "Itâs not unusual to do amazing things for our clients, but the thank you is always very private. No one will ever know the things I've done."
However, the public shout-out from Nicks has left a lasting impression on the Paisley-based butler. "Looking after Stevie, she was extremely kind and friendly," he said. "Even in this high-stress situation, it was my pleasure and honour to help her."
Nicks recounted the events on stage, saying: "I don't know what happened. I just got this weird infection, and it just went crazy. I was staying at this fabulous castle - and I finally just looked at my assistant, it was like 2am and said 'I think we need to go to the emergency (the hospital)'. So our butler, this wonderful man named Simeon, throws us in his BMW Sedan, which was so great, and off we sped through the night to a hospital. I was there for two days and they let me go back to the castle and we had to cancel the show."
Rosset, whose academy trains 12 butlers annually in month-long courses, described the public thanks as a "once in a lifetime experienceâ.
"Rushing rock stars to the hospital in the middle of the night, although not a daily occurrence even for a butler, is not unheard of," he said. "But being thanked in such a touching and public fashion, in front of a huge crowd at the Hydro, is a once in a lifetime experience. I had absolutely no idea that she was going to do it, so when I heard her say my name, I could hardly believe it. It reminded me again that the reason I have the best job in the world is because I get to look after such wonderful people."
