To ask what do you say when you meet a celebrity?

[Mollymoo78]

I feel like the only person who has never met a famous person and I wouldn't know what to say if I did!!

Well, you could start with "Hello"???

Ha! Well I saw a comment on FB a whike ago from this woman who had met the guy who plays Mr Bloom and she said she had a "lovely chat!" - about WHAT?! I really wouldn't have a clue what to say - "how's the talking veggies?@. I actually think I would have to ignore him just to avoid looking like a prat!

Yah.."Hello, how are you?" is a good start. I've met a few minor celebs from the music world. Most of them are quite down to earth. Some aren't though, and expect some adulation..in which case "Hello, so what do you do?" is always entertaining!

If they are just going about their every day business, I don't say anything to them. It would be intrusive.

I've been to a few comic conventions and usually start with 'hello, how are you today?'

Every famous person I've ever met (so about 5, all musicians), I have made a prat of myself in front of. I've told the story of meeting Chad Kroger from Nickleback so many times that this will probably out me but I froze and then said, "I love you, touch me". In my defence I was quite young at the time but he looked very worried. DH says that I am no longer allowed to approach famous people.

I say hi but let's honest, it's not an everyday occurence.
I was quite blown away by the lead singer of a reasonably famous band, but after 10 minutes of conversation, I felt quite bored and thought he was a bit of a tit.

Once I sat near George Michael in his Wham! days but made a point of ignoring him....omg I was so cool I was icy

I said "oh it's you!" to someone once. Then to the lead singer of my favourite band, "oh my god I love you!"

Not my finest moment.

ha Seren85 love it!

'Oh my God! You're Aunt Hilda from Sabrina!' Followed by bizarre noises.

I bumped into Eamonn Holmes on holiday once and said "oh Eamonn hi! Where's Ruth?"
It took him a few seconds to realise that no, he didn't actually know me and I was just way over invested in daytime tv and felt like I knew him

Aren't you married? I met a big celebrity who was comparing a corporate do where I was practically the only woman. He seemed to think I should be falling at his feet.

Err they're just people. Humans like you and me. I have met one or 2 and I have always aimed to talk to them the same as I would anyone else

If they are just going about their every day business, I don't say anything to them. It would be intrusive.

This ^^

Why would you want to be the 100th person to intrude and piss them off?

If you have a reason to speak to them, then the conversation will pretty much take care of itself.

I've met Johnny Vegas at John Lewis in Westfield Stratford. He was patiently queuing to pay for wrapping paper just ahead of me. I thought shall I ask for a pic (note: NOT a selfie), he graciously agreed. His wife offered then took a pic of the two of us. We chatted about his ceramics degree as my niece had also studied it at Central St Martin's. I found him charming, humble and he smelt great!

I met an American hip hop artist that I really like a few weeks ago.
I said 'oh hello, I'm going to see you in London in a few weeks'

He gave a genuine smile and shook my hands and said 'oh really, that's wonderful' I couldn't think of anything else to say so said 'yeah, really looking forward to it, anyway I must dash'

(Cringe)

S'up dude - Prince Harry
S'up dude - Orlando Bloom
Tent will be fine, drop the trowel - Michael Caines
So sorry she's still potty training - she who must not be named

Seren I love that story!

I've met some really big sporting names and some royalty but always in situations where it would've been plain weird not to speak, we usually just chat about things happening right there and then, general chit chat.

If I've simply been near someone famous, then I wouldn't speak TBH. I don't want to be the one that pesters them. I sat in the seat in front of Dermot O'Leary at the Olympics in 2012, he was obviously with his mates but plenty of people came up to him and some even sat down to chat, he was super nice to them but I felt sorry for him as he missed out on spending time with his mates.

I would never approach a celebrity. They're humans like us. They don't deserve any special treatment.

I finally met the object of my most enduring desire, the singer in a well known band, by hanging around the stage door after a gig (I went to many). When he materialised, looking a little tired and pale but smelling divine, I pushed a copy of their very first single under his nose and said politely, "Would you mind?"

He scrawled his name without looking at me and got dragged away by a publicist. Meh, he wanted me I could tell.

I discussed the zombie apocalypse with Danny John Jules, and Indian food with Hattie Hayridge 😀

I always thought I'd be so cool if I ever met a celebrity. The few times I actually have, I have devastated them with my wit and intelligence, variously intimating, "Ih!", "AHAHAHAHHAHAH" and "----" then running away.

Smoooooooooth.

I met a local newsreader in a professional capacity a year ago, he was doing something with H's work and he just appeared from nowhere and started talking to H's boss who was stood behind me. I coloured up and got a very embarrassing grin on my face!

I saw a member of my favourite band once. I bravely went up to him and asked him if he was x he said yes he was. I said "Oh ok then" and walked off