Page 19 | Rudest encounter with a celeb I've ever experienced

chattp · 2022-08-30T10:17:17+00:00

Not that I've had many! But Christian Bale was in London 'itsu' a few months back. He was buying something but I'd just picked it out of the chilled section. I saw he went to reach out for it at the same time so offered it to him, as I liked something else anyway His response? 'You've touched it. Why would I want it now?' I was really shocked at how ^rude^ he was!

ImSteveMcDonald · 30/08/2022 18:50

SammyTheDog · 30/08/2022 17:35

Aren't these people entitled to be human, and therefore occasionally act like a knob? Don't we all have off days? And for what it's worth, I think the comment about Richard Branson is extremely unfair, if not downright libelous.
I've met Woody Allen, Roy Keane, Hugh Grant, and Bill Murray over the years. All very nice people.

I made the same point earlier upthread about famous people getting on with their days the same as everyone, but I have to take issue with your last sentence - Roy Keane is not a nice person at all. He is the opposite.

TwoMonthsOff · 30/08/2022 18:51

@MomwasCasual
was that an inside the factory ?

BriceNobeslovesMurielHeslop · 30/08/2022 18:51

I accosted Danny Boyle in Selfridges Christmas Card hall once- I try to play it cool too but I couldn’t help myself. He was standing right next to me and I was so star struck.

He was absolutely lovely, he chatted away to me for ages about his career and the work he’s done in my home town and the Olympics. Even gave me a wee wave after I had floated off and he was leaving.
I know somebody who worked with Graham Linehan and apparently he’s a mensch. She crashed the studio van and was worried she’d get a bollocking, but he was just very kind and concerned that she was ok.

CanaryShoulderedThorn · 30/08/2022 18:55

Teresa May on holiday in a remote bit of Scotland, lovely, chatted with our kids for quite a while. Same holiday a few days later bumped into Princess Anne, also lovely. She made conversation with us, (not the other way around).
Victoria Beckham, met her a few times as our kids moved in the same groups, she was always very smiley, fun and polite, not the person being described on here at all.
Steve and Helen Backshall, very nice.
Ricky Tomlinson, genuine and funny guy.
Rick Astley, nice enough.
Richard Ashcroft, friendly enough.
Paul weller, genuinely nice man.
Rupert Grint, nice
Colin Morgan, lovely.
Sarah Ferguson, pots for rags. Bonkers.
Jenna Coleman, polite.
Ben Wishaw, lovely, lovely chap, want to take him home and make him read to me.

The only "famous" people I've met who were rude were
Carole Middleton, Bear Grylls, that daft Blur singer who makes cheese in the cotswolds and Peter Andre's wife.
Even George Osborne managed a smile.

Bestcatmum · 30/08/2022 18:55

Bill Odie. Visited my school in the late 60's, made it plain he hated every last one of us 😅

CanaryShoulderedThorn · 30/08/2022 18:56

BriceNobeslovesMurielHeslop · 30/08/2022 18:51

I accosted Danny Boyle in Selfridges Christmas Card hall once- I try to play it cool too but I couldn’t help myself. He was standing right next to me and I was so star struck.

He was absolutely lovely, he chatted away to me for ages about his career and the work he’s done in my home town and the Olympics. Even gave me a wee wave after I had floated off and he was leaving.
I know somebody who worked with Graham Linehan and apparently he’s a mensch. She crashed the studio van and was worried she’d get a bollocking, but he was just very kind and concerned that she was ok.

OMG, I'd love to meet Danny Boyle, wow.

Pebble55 · 30/08/2022 18:58

The lead singer of The Offspring, Dexter whats-his-face. In the noughties in a bar in Adelaide he threw his drink at me because I got served before him - he wanted to order for the girl he was chatting up. Made for an amusing evening

NoGoodUsernamee · 30/08/2022 19:01

I won’t lie I have heard the name Christian bale but had to google him to see what he looked like and I wouldn’t of recognised him in a supermarket. If he had said to me want he did to you I would of said fuck you then pal, what does he think You have shit on your hands? Arsehole.

NoGoodUsernamee · 30/08/2022 19:02

I met paul McCartney in a car park. I literally went ‘OMG ITS PAUL MCCARTNEY!’ & pointed… he laughed and gave me a little wave 🥺

MomwasCasual · 30/08/2022 19:04

I do appreciate that as a public figure, it must be very difficult to be 'on' all the time.

For me, the one and only time I couldn't contain my excitement and HAD to approach them was when I was 14 and saw Brian May and Anita Dobson (both absolutely lovely). Since then, I've only ever observed discreetly unless introduced.

With my Greggggg Wallace example though, I/we were actually at work, doing our actual jobs and trying to accomodate Twatchops and his production team. No one was fangirl/boying, and he was a rude, condescending pillock; the rest of them were fine, and quite apologetic about him. I've since met a couple of Masterchef winners, who confirmed it wasn't just us!

hop321 · 30/08/2022 19:06

Jamie Dornan and Gillian Anderson, both utterly hilarious. But they were sort of bouncing off each other’s energy and it spread through the room, both very sweet and took the time to talk to people.

I thought Jamie would be nice as he seems really down to earth. Then I saw him at a Coldplay concert last year at a really small venue full of celebs.

Rick Astley and Danny from the Script were great and were sitting with us all, being sociable. Jamie Dornan sat on his own (in the tier for Coldplay's guests, including Dakota whatshername) with two massive bodyguards.

I've never seen anyone look so bored, he spent the whole concert on his phone. Didn't clap once, even at the end. Heaven only knows why he accepted the invite. Because it was a small venue and he'd sat on his own, his behaviour was very visible to the band and I'd have been very pissed off if I'd been Chris Martin.

So thumbs down to Jamie unfortunately. It was also an awesome concert.

Greenpolkadot · 30/08/2022 19:13

MyNameIsAngelicaSchuyler · 30/08/2022 13:07

Naga Munchetty was AWFUL to my DH when she interviewed him. He’s a nice guy, save the world type job, absolutely no reason to be a complete arse when the cameras weren’t rolling.

glad to hear of the lovely footballers in particular I think they can get a bad rap and some of them are so fab, really inspiring for young fans.

This doesn't surprise me..she's bloody awful. Rude and snotty

Antarcticant · 30/08/2022 19:13

Qik · 30/08/2022 16:08

We used to live in the same house as Tom and Jerry. Despite coming across as the underdog in most situations, Jerry was a complete arsehole in real life. He would refuse to eat the cheese we left out for him and would regularly raid the fridge for salmon and chocolate. Tom on the other hand, while coming across as a highly-strung, devious sort of character was in fact a real gentleman. When he shat in our garden he would dig a hole and bury it. Jerry used to leave little strings of mouse shit down by the skirting board and in the biscuit cupboard. Butch was an arse as well - huge great steaming turds left across the lawn and he barked a lot as well.

I once met Itchy and Scratchy. Contrary to appearances, they were totally loved up.

ShinyMe · 30/08/2022 19:15

saraclara · 30/08/2022 18:30

@ShinyMe its lovely to hear that about Claire Balding. I enjoy her 'hiking with people' broadcasts and she always sounds so interested and genuine. I'm glad that's the real her.

My dad is a grumpy sod who likes very few people on telly (most of them are apparently 'fake' and he grumps at them and turns over, but he raves about how nice Clare Balding is.

NanaNelly · 30/08/2022 19:18

Lorrymum · 30/08/2022 13:12

Without Joe public these people wouldn't be rich and "famous."
I saw an interview with Martin Clunes were he admitted to being offhand with a fan. He said that the poor guy looked so crestfallen that he swore never to treat someone so badly again. I met him a few years ago when we both pulled into a garage for petrol. He was lovely, took the time to chat about dogs and his farm etc.

My dad has worked with him in a non acting capacity and said he’s a very nice bloke with a lot of time for people so I’m glad he pulled himself up on what was probably an off day.

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 30/08/2022 19:19

Brian May and Anita Dobson (both absolutely lovely

DH and I saw Brian May years ago (about 1987 I think) , I recognosed him but couldn't place him , DH says Oh that;s Brian May

He smiled at me and I was too gobsmacked to chase him and ask him to sign my Queen Concert Ticket (that was in my purse ) as he was with a young girl (? daughter ). I just stood open mouthed , bathing in the glow of Brian's Niceness .
No-one can convince me otherwise that Dr May is lovely ,

Onebreathmore · 30/08/2022 19:19

Imagine the egotism of thinking your one brief encounter with someone defines them as a person.

NeedToKnow101 · 30/08/2022 19:22

SouthOfFrance · 30/08/2022 13:53

I met Kim Jong-un a couple of years ago, he was awful. I took the last packet of crisps from the counter at Starbucks and he was so rude about it & complained to the staff that he only ate salt and vinegar crisps. They eventually placated him with a blueberry muffin but it was a tense few minutes.

🤣🤣🤣

ImpartialMongoose · 30/08/2022 19:25

Onebreathmore · 30/08/2022 19:19

Imagine the egotism of thinking your one brief encounter with someone defines them as a person.

I was listening to a podcast with Stephen Fry being interviewed recently. He said it was such a strain to be in public for this reason. If he had an off day and was offhand with a fan, it could define him as a rude arrogant twat (not his exact words). So he has to force a fake nice persona in public. I can't think of anything worse.

GratitudeGoddess · 30/08/2022 19:26

Mosso · 30/08/2022 16:02

I had pretty much an identical experience with a Korean political leader at Heathrow.

He was kicking off in Costa because they only had sea salt and Chardonnay vinegar crisps and he wanted Walkers. One of his minders gave him a Wispa instead and he didn't even say thank you.

😂😂😂

ReneBumsWombats · 30/08/2022 19:27

ImpartialMongoose · 30/08/2022 19:25

I was listening to a podcast with Stephen Fry being interviewed recently. He said it was such a strain to be in public for this reason. If he had an off day and was offhand with a fan, it could define him as a rude arrogant twat (not his exact words). So he has to force a fake nice persona in public. I can't think of anything worse.

Show quote history

He would say that, he's a gold plated twat. Beautiful speaking voice, I'll give him that.

MomwasCasual · 30/08/2022 19:28

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 30/08/2022 19:19

Brian May and Anita Dobson (both absolutely lovely

DH and I saw Brian May years ago (about 1987 I think) , I recognosed him but couldn't place him , DH says Oh that;s Brian May

He smiled at me and I was too gobsmacked to chase him and ask him to sign my Queen Concert Ticket (that was in my purse ) as he was with a young girl (? daughter ). I just stood open mouthed , bathing in the glow of Brian's Niceness .
No-one can convince me otherwise that Dr May is lovely ,

Both he and Anita couldn't have been nicer to an awestruck scrawny kid, interrupting their journey to show them that she had a Queen cassette in her Boots brand not-Walkman, and knew all their songs. And they paid for my cup of tea!

ImpartialMongoose · 30/08/2022 19:29

ReneBumsWombats · 30/08/2022 19:27

He would say that, he's a gold plated twat. Beautiful speaking voice, I'll give him that.

Show quote history

Oh, really? Why do you think that? I always thought he seemed rather lovely.

lllllllllll · 30/08/2022 19:29

I can honestly say I've never heard of "Jess Glynne"! Off to google her now.

Festoonlights · 30/08/2022 19:30

Onebreathmore · 30/08/2022 19:19

Imagine the egotism of thinking your one brief encounter with someone defines them as a person.

If you choose to have a life in the public eye, then as an absolute bare minimum you need to have grace and manners onebreathmore
One can hardly expect to have all of the benefits and none of the downsides - life doesn’t work like that.

I treat others with unfailing respect and kindness regardless of who they are, and that’s mainly because I don’t consider myself to be special/ superior to anyone else.