Have you ever been in the company of a celebrity and not even realised.

[Jenasaurus]

I was discussing scallops with a friend who couldn't understand my dislike of seafood when a memory of being forced to eat one surfaced.

My 28-year relationship had ended, and I was asked on a date by a new man, we were spending time together getting to know each other, anyway we went on a romantic break, and I arrived by train before him as he had to run a youth club that night and would join me at about 9. So, I wandered around this amazing hotel alone and found myself in the cocktail bar watching a cocktail making demonstration. This was a very trendy place, (MyHotel, Brighton) and the toilets were unisex, when I went in this man made a joke to me about it, I went in and there was a very drunk lady in there who I helped out. It turns out she was his girlfriend, he looked familiar, and I couldn't work out why, but realising I was on my own they invited me to join then, we had a few drinks and then they invited me to join them for dinner, I checked with my date, but he was running late so agreed. We went to this amazing restaurant and when we went in, all the people rushed up to greet him, this was a little odd, I was striking up a great bond with his girlfriend and they were interested in my date and how we met (thats a story for another time).
Anyway, it turned out he was a Channel 4 TV presenter from how to make your first million, I don't watch the show, but he looked familiar, then comes the scallop part...he had paid for all this food and I didnt have the heart to say I find eating a scallop like a food challenge from I'm a celeb and ate it with a fake smile on my face! I was so proud of myself for enduring that challenge that most would consider a treat.

Anyway, we got back to the hotel and my date was still not there, so I mentioned to them we had the penthouse suite and there was a fairground antique horse in the bedroom, they wanted to see it, so I showed them around (apparently snoop dog had the same suite when he stayed - I got it for £99 from Secret escapes so a good deal). They came up and noticed the bath water in the bath, I said I couldn't work out how to let it out, so he put his hand in and let it out for me...his girlfriend giggled and said "I can't believe you have just put your hand in someone Elses dirty bath water"

Later my date arrived, and I introduced them, they told him off for leaving me waiting so long, his girlfriend gave me her number and said to keep in touch, muttered she didnt like my date and they left! My date is convinced they had planned to have an evening of swinging but the girl didnt fancy him!!

What are your stories of being in the company of someone you were expected to know but totally unaware. The bar tenders said to me "how do you know martin?" I said "I dont really", apparently as well as the show 'How to make your first million' he owned a lot of the nightclubs and bars in Brighton in the 80s (probably how he made his first million)

Trying to buy a specialist part, went to see an expert who was busy. Got chatting to a nice man who seemed familiar, but who I couldn't immediately place. After the man got what he needed and left, the person behind the counter remarked that it was nice that George Harrison waits his turn like everyone else.

Everytime I see a celeb I think I know them so always say Hi how ur doing ?? Usually later when I put my brain into gear that I realise. Most chat back but some have been rude

The Man Utd team at airport security one morning. Must have been in the queue next to them all and didn’t realise until we walked through and people started jumping out of Burger King asking for photos and autographs!
it was early, I’m not good at functioning before I’ve had breakfast!

I was at the Royal Festival Hall bar thirty years ago waiting for a friend. A man opposite looked extremely familiar and I was convinced that he was the parent of one of the children I taught and embarrassed as I couldn’t remember exactly who. Obviously I must have caught his eye as he smiled, which made me even more convinced that I knew him. I smiled back, probably sheepishly. This went on for what seemed like ages with me racking my brains about which child’s father he was. It wasn’t until Janet Street-Porter arrived and kissed him on the cheek that I realised it was Neil Tennant from the Pet Shop Boys.

David Beckham

I tutted at him and gave him a dirty look for wearing outdoor shoes poolside.

Then made a comment about his hair and how tragic it is to copy David Beckham's new haircut (the mohawk that had been all over the news) that may have been a bit louder than intended.

A little later he came back past and several people started pointing out David Beckham 🤦

I made friends with one of the dads at my local baby group. He was pretty quiet but as we were both regulars for a few years due to multiple children we would often have small talk and just have a cuppa and a chat. Eventually the subject of his work came up and he told me he was an author. I thought he maybe had maybe wrote a couple of books that had sold a few copies , but was completely shocked when he showed me on Google how well known and loved his books were! He gave me a few signed copies bless Him

Not quite celeb but the father of one. Lovely fella at the gym, often did the same classes and would have a chat. Walked out to the car park with him one day and his car was a beautiful classic car. Chatted about it and he said he had quite a collection at home. Asked him if cars were his 'business' He said no, he just collected them as an investment.
Mentioned it to a friend a few days later and she told me who he was - Lewis Hamilton's father!

Waiting and then In a slow slow lift with one of the acting foxes. We chatted quite a bit about my shoes/feet. My husband (bf at the time) was frozen - really unlike him! Later he said, you didn't recognize m fox the actor???

I hadn't seen any of their work at that point. Now I have!

I sat on a train with Imran Khan years ago and was oblivious until someone else came up and talked to him. It was an eventful trip as the train broke down in a storm and we had to jump down off the train in the middle of nowhere and walk along the track in the dark to another train and he pulled me up. He also told me he was going to retire from cricket which was a bit of a story because he had an interview in the Evening Standard that very day saying he was undecided. I got an autograph and my mum told me to keep it because she said he’d be prime minister of Pakistan one day but I threw it away years later.

Stood literally right next to Stella Mcartney and her husband at a bar for about 30 mins, when we left I mentioned it to my friend and she was completely oblivious. Princess Beatrice also walked past us with her husband, same friend had no idea.

Through work I was forced into the situation of making small talk with the drummer of a HUGE Although I was where I was because of the band I didn't figure who he was. It was after a concert, but I hadn't seen the concert and only rocked up afterwards (I know this sounds made up) He obviously felt obliged to talk to me and was saying in a round about way he just wanted to go home. He did tell me his ex girlfriend was a crap cook. It's only with hindsight I realised she was a very famous model. He was short, pleasant and chatty, and there was no mutual sexual attraction. I wish I'd chatted to the singer - I have no idea where he was, but at least I'd have recognised him!

*HUGE band

I was having a coffee outside in swanky Sloane Square when a guy sat at my table. He had the most gorgeous friendly Labrador, which I started patting. Got talking to the bloke about his dog and I felt sure I'd seen him before. I didn't say anything and we carried on chatting. Only realised later that the bloke was Ralph Fiennes....

Yes. I got chatted up by an Aussie bloke in a nightclub years ago. He told me his name was Shane and that he played cricket. I don't do sport at all, so assumed he played at weekends for fun? Anyway he asked me back to his hotel room but I declined. Turns out it was Shane Warne!

I was a newbie working security at an indie venue and didn't recognise a well-known indie musician who turned up with his band. I turned them away and directed them to the ticket office. What made it worse was they were the band who were headlining that night.
Took me a while to live that one down.

Went to watch a q and a with singer Nick Cave, in the lobby started chatting to a guy with a big black moustache and a medallion thinking to myself why has this guy dressed up like Nick Cave cringeeeeey! It was him. He was lovely.

Once looking at the same book stand as Steve Pemberton, didn’t realise it was him but then my friend turned up and began saying Are you local? Ha he looked annoyed, to be fair we were teenagers.

A few more but not that interesting, will post back if remember any funny ones.

Oh a funny one, chatting to Pete Doherty in a antiques shop didn’t notice whi he was, he tripped over my big feet but he found it funny when it clicked. I was going to see his band The Libertines that night.

Slight twist, through family friends I know Helen Mirren’s sister. But I’d known her at least 15 years before it clicked, largely due to an internet article, that her son is a pretty famous screenwriter, and has written some of my favourite shows. I apologised the next time I saw, and she was really nice about it. I felt like a completely prat.

Many years ago I flew to Vancouver. The queue for customs was really long and slow moving. There was a woman talking in a really loud voice and I threw her a few "FFS pipe down looks". Her partner next to her smiled back at me in what I thought was a "yeah she's loud but I love her way".

I realised on flicking through a paper somewhere a couple of days into the trip that the loud woman was Ginnifer Goodwin and my partner was Josh Dallas. She was very loud!

Eddie the Eagle in tkmaxx the other day. Completely star struck didn't even dare to say hi. To Eddie the Eagle. Was getting a bit excited about it all until my friend googled him and we realised it wasn't actually him. Well it was, but Eddie as he was in the 90s. People age who knew! Yes, I need to get out more. 🤦‍♀️

This is what I feel.
When I have run into celebrities I usually studiously ignore them because I expect them to want to be fawned over.

I went on a date with Martin Webb, about 15 years ago, I thought he was quite a nice chap but there wasn't much spark there. Not sure I'd class him as famous though.

Other than that I once said hiya to Damian Lewis as I thought I vaguely knew him from somewhere but couldn't think where. He was quite friendly and said hello back but it was only a bit later I realised that the reason he looked familiar was because he was famous, and I felt a bit of a tit.

Charged a big Rock band entry into a nightclub… tbf it was 4am and I didn’t recognise them also they hadn’t said they were coming.

yes… I gave them a refund after some big fan girl ran up to me asking if it was really them 🤣

Andre 3000 - I was in NYC with my DH and sister, about 6 months after my DD was stillborn. I had a few drinks )they were way more drunk) and we found a bar open at 2am with an Irish bar man and chatted briefly to him before my Dsis started doing “John and Edward” dancing. A quiet chap at the bar, with his hood up and a baseball cap (trying to be inconspicuous I expect) kept looking over so I apologised to him and offered to buy him a drink (I thought he might have been homeless) . He was perfectly lovely and said we were entertaining him (I’m sure we weren’t). I saw the bar man taking pictures with him but booze etc.
When he left he told us who he was.
i cant say it made me feel anything in particular

My daughter was in panto when she was 9. She would come home chatting about her friends Linda and Sam and how funny Sam was etc. she had no idea her new friends were Linda lusardi and her husband Sam.