To ask for embarrassing celebrity encounters

[woofsaysthecat]

Yes I started the celebrity claims to fame last week.

Today I excelled myself.

I went to buy a coffee before work and I walked out of the shop and literally banged into Neville from Harry Potter. I threw my cappuccino all over him. 🙈 He was lovely and bought me a new one but it was so embarrassing!

I tapped Pierce Brosnan on the shoulder and whispered that he really should tip the bar staff as I'd overheard them complaining that "James Bond didn't even tip"
He exaggeratedly looked about him and said "Oh dear, I think I can hear a little bird twittering away somewhere."

My DH started talking to someone positioned the other side of a pillar in a restaurant. I heard him say "My wife thinks you're the second best looking man in the world."
Hidden voice said "Who's the first best looking man in the world then?"
DH said "I am, of course."
It was John Barrowman. He was very nice and bought me a drink.

Placemarking because I want to hear more!
Met a few famous people but nothing too embarrassing has happened other than a lot of blushing and struggling to get my words out - oh the shame

Pierce Brosnan sounds like a right wanker!

Crafty to be fair to him, I was a bit tipsy, but it was in New York and they do expect tips.

I met George Takei 8/9 years ago and my nan was with me. She was talking to his husband and invited them to go on a tour of the town with her as the guide. Totally embarrassing for me as I could see he wasn't interested (awful town it really is) but still.

Not embarrassing but I met Dawn French at my graduation in July and she told me I looked absolutely gorgeous. I beamed from ear to ear considering I was 5.5 month pregnant at the time. And then later reintroduced my dad to her as she'd told him off years ago for not helping my Step mum with the pushchair on the beach 12 years back.

My dad punched Billy Connely in the face while shooting a film...

I tried getting a not so subtle photo of an old Olympic swimmer for my MiL while in London for my honeymoon. No idea who the guy was. DH did though.

And my friend literally walked into Johnny Depp a few years back.

I literally bumped into James from The Vamps in a shop, I apologised, realised who it was and got a photo with him. He was so sweet and gave me a hug

I was in a club booth with my friend who was being chatted up/to and I was bored and too old/grumpy and staring into space. Looking down and staring into space, I should say. Crucially.
Because Next minute I felt a hand on my shoulder and I was unceremoniously rejected not only from the booth but from that entire section of the club by a furious american woman with an earpiece walkie talkie thing who said "nobody, ma'am- stares at Diddy's shoes. I need to ask you to leave, please.".

Apparently the diminuitive man chatting my friend up was Puffy daddy/P diddy /Sean whatsit and he must have lifts in his shoes or something because he awfy defensive about people looking down!

I was fucking furious. And over 30 and really not interested in being told which way i could tilt my head by some singer like he was god. I texted my friend to say what happened and I was leaving and she came out and got me and said no dont go hes sorry- his security detail is heavy handed (or some shit) and he wants to make it up to you. I was very tetchy and old but a little curious and went back and we were NOt allowed back in the booth (!) but were served a bottle of champagne with a firework in which was both twee and awful/ hilarious and delicious at the same time and then we went home.

Removed a front filling from v famous Love Actually main cast member whilst doing a scale and polish. As I'm only the hygienist I had to accompany him back to my boss and grovel for it to be replaced straight away.

The actor was charming and laughed about me being stronger than I looked. My boss not so jovial .

I was in Waitrose a Sunday when the kids were away and we wanted a step up from our usual Tesco dinner and bumped into a man I know from church. I couldn't remember his name so gave him a big smile and 'Hi. How are YOU? Lovely to see you!' He responded equally enthusiastically and it was only as I walked away I realised it was Peter Andre, who most definitely does not attend our church. I have never been a big fan of his but I have to give him 10/10 for good manners.

Dizzy that's really cool. I love gavin & Stacey!

I got a severe attack of IBS in Pharrell Williams' penthouse suite. Thankfully I did make it to the toilet.

My mum was in a lunch queue in her old workplace (celebrity-related career) and was short of change. She got flustered and asked the person behind her to borrow 20p. It was Roy Wood, and apparently he refused

Piss Crackham

My dh put up a shed for Rowan Atkinson, who unfortunately is so painfully shy that he had great difficulty answering such questions as, "Where would you like me to put it?" and "Can you sign for this please?" Dh is very nice and chatty and manages to put most people at their ease, but he completely failed to do so. Apparently the poor chap looked like he wanted the earth to swallow him up.

I saw Cliff Parisi (actor, most famous for Minty in Eastenders) in the High St one day. He was across the road from me. My brain went into overdrive and before I know it i'd shouted across, ''Minty! Hi!''

I can't blame alcohol. I'd just been to a Zumba class and was alcohol-free.

sloth may I ask how/why you were in there in the first place?

I actually nearly just wet myself at Piss Crackham !!

I've told this before - shopping in Faith in Watford aged about 15, friend whispers that Noel Gallagher and Meg Matthews were over there. I turn to look, then very loudly state, "that's not Noel Gallagher, he's far too short!" Noel was not impressed!

We went to Melbourne years ago to watch the Australian Open. On the way home we bumped into Roger Federer, who'd won, at the airport and posed for pictures. My husband came over all unnecessary and told Roger that it was quite boring to watch him play as he always wins so easily. Roger was not impressed. My husband will not me tell this story to anyone in real life as he's too embarrassed :).

I was wondering the same, sloth what on earth brought you to Pharrel Williams penthouse?

This thread will soon get clogged with all the Mnetters who have bumped into Anthony Head and been bowled over by his loveliness. Why can't I bump into Anthony Head?

I got pissed at a charity bash with some Eastenders actors and had a messy night there.

Also I live near someone really famous, like worldwide famous, and she's very private and keeps her head down. Whenever I pass her, I start to just say hi because she looks familiar. She blanks me, I remember that I don't know her, we pass on by...happens half a dozen times a year.

I tell everyone this story, so could be outing.

So, I'm boarding at the aircraft doors looking at the passenger boarding passes being helpful, when this beautiful tall lady appears at the door. Me being friendly 'how are you? I haven't seen you for a while, we must catch up...' thinking she's a colleague.
I proceed to look at her boarding pass and note her name Naomi Campbell

Not me, but a college friend many years ago...we had a lookalike game going on where every time we all went to the pub we'd try and spot someone who looked like a famous person and shout looky likey at each other (we were usually pissed and most were pretty tenuous). One weekend my friend was away with other friends, went to the pub and got drunk, and spotted someone who looked like a famous rugby player of the time. Spent the whole evening exclaiming what a great looky likey this guy was, and shouting across to him 'mate, you look like...'

It actually was this guy, who lived locally. Friend never dared go back to that pub again!

Not me but my daughter. A couple of months ago she was working a shift at a local pub and a guy came up to the bar. As she was serving him a pint, she said has anyone ever told you that you look really like Peter Capaldi? No, says the guy, who's he? Doctor Who says my daughter. No, I've never been told that before. Takes his pint then turns and grins at her just as her boss says, you do know that was actually Peter Capaldi don't you? Cue texts to me saying "you'll NEVER guess who I just served!"

I may have had a bit of a crush on Peter Capaldi since Local Hero...

I was walking back to my office, stopped at the kerb and a big black car drew up in front of me at the traffic lights. The rear window was half down and I recognised the person in the car. I smiled and said 'oh, hello' the little old lady smiled sweetly and with a wave of her hand 'said hello back. It was then I realised that I didn't know her at all, it was the Queen Mother. I smiled inanely, curtsied and the car moved off at the lights

I used to work for his publicist. I'm afraid there's no nefarious or scandalous reason I was in there!

At San Diego Comic Con I was waiting to cross the street and complaining to my DH that I never see anyone famous at these things despite the fact that the whole downtown area was literally crawling with celebrities during the event. After we crossed the street my DH mentioned that the man standing directly next to me was laughing at my comments - it was Mark Hamill (Star Wars). I still didn't recognise him...