To ask if you saw a 'celebrity' would you approach them?

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Just been in a pram shop and saw an actress from Hollyoaks, DH told me to ask for a pic but I said no because she was clearly busy being shown a pram 😂 so just wondering if you saw a celebrity in a shop would you approach them? Or let them get on with their life.

Also should they be ready to be approached constantly or not? Whats your opinion x

@FenellaMaxwell that's brilliant 😂😂

I bumped into sir Ian mckellan (literally bumped into him) the other evening. He was coming out of the stage door of the theatre as I was coming round the corner. He squished my flowers a bit. Then apologised profusely for walking into me (he didn’t. I smacked straight into him). I only twigged who he was afterwards.

Also sat next to Henry cavill on a plane once. I knew who he was. We chatted. And I apologised for my crazed fan girl behaviour the last time I met him. When I practically jumped on his lap while he was being driven round our zoo in a golf buggy....

OP, was it Nadine Mulkerrin?

I dont think I would, but I am notorious for not recognising people I know, Im a bit oblivious

Just seen lee ingleby eating a portion of chips in a shop doorway, I ignored and carried on walking he’s entitled to eat a bag of chips in peace

I saw one at my gym today, that's the third one I've seen there so far, the first two would have been visitors, the one today may be a member as apparently he lives round here, which is a bit weird if you know the area! Actually the area is nice, but he lives in the not so nice bit!

DH (before we were married) recognised Brian May ( I recognised him but couldn't place him, even though his poster was on my bedroom walls! ). I didn't run after him because
He had his daughter with him
He did give me a goofy smile (when DH said "Is that Brian May"
You shouldn't meet your heroes ..though I cannot believe he's anything other than lovely .

If it was Freddie Mercury though..... the phrase like a rash and all over him like a cheap suit spring to mind , but he doesn't catch the same bus as me

Generally no, but I was a little fiddly in a bar a few months ago and spotted an ex player for the football team that I support. He’s a bit of a legend and known for being friendly to fans.

I told him I was a big fan and sorry to bother him, but would he mind a quick photo? He was really friendly and told me if I could wait a minute his mate, who was also a player with cult status, was in the loo and I could have a photo with both of them.

They’re both in their early fifties now but still very handsome men. My mates were ribbing me as I lost the ability to speak and went all giddy for the rest of the day!

Fiddly? TIDDLY!

Victoria and David Beckham had the shop I was in shut while I was still in there once. I did approach David on the way out and he was lovely.

We then had to fight our way through hundreds of people who had gathered outside while we were obliviously shopping.

Completely depends how pissed I was and how much I liked them. I once saw someone who I have worshipped since I was 18 when I was in London. I shouted ‘oh my god, it’s xxxxxxx’ which he heard, he stopped and said hi and was obviously happy to have a chat to me, at which point I realised I would just be a gibberish pathetic wreck so best just to move on, so I lamely said hi and toddler on my merry way. My dd was incredibly amused and spent the rest of the day reminding me I’d be a total twat.

I alarmed David Soul quite a lot once when very pissed. I was going to shout "I love you Hutch" in the theatre but some grain of sanity prevailed. Still got the programme he autographed for me.

No way!

Years ago I was in a pub in Chesterfield won a work related do (not a posh pub, a proper boozer) when the bald one and the long haired ones out of The Grumbleweeds walked in. It was only because the were wearing bright saying tour jackets with The Grumbleweeds’ written on the back that anyone knew who they were. Me and my mate started laughing at how desperate they appeared for a bit of attention and the ‘That’snright girls - it’s us!!!’ look set us off even more 😂😂😂.
I don’t think anyone approached them!!

Saying - satin fgs!

I've seen Peter Kay out and about a few times with his children I've just given him a smile and a nod.
Last summer we were in pizza express in Blackpool myself oh dd and ds at the table there was a family with children about the same age as us our tables were practically on top of each other. the mum asked me how my pizza was as she was considering ordering the same thing, dd asked me to go to the loo with her and told me the girl was one of her fave u tube celebs she was so excited and we asked if we could get a picture with her, they seemed ok about it but the mum insisted on taking the pic with dds phone she wouldn't let dd get a selfie of them.

My DH regularly sees Eddie Izzard near where he works too.

There is one famous person I would definitely approach, he used to be one of the Dragons (in the Den) but before he was famous I was his PA so I feel it would be okay to say hi to an old boss (and he was a great boss).

No.
I've had a couple of jobs where meeting celebs / famous people happens on a daily basis.
When I was younger I worked in a theatre and after work staff members used to meet at the pub that was next to the stage door. One year during panto season an actress who played a character on a popular soap came into the pub with her entourage. A colleague of mine stood up, was waving and calling "(characters name) come and join us". She very rudely replied (using several profanities) that was her characters name and she wouldn't be joining him. My friend looked very confused and replied "I know it's not your name but it is hers", pointing at me as I walked in behind her.
She went a fetching shade of lobster and scurried in to a corner.

@MayorPrentiss I saw Jilly Cooper in a charity shop!!! I smiled as I would to anyone then realised a few hours later who it was!

I was once in a restaurant in California on holiday. The woman at the next table dropped her pen, it was a posh gold and black one. I picked it up and went to hand it to her and she snapped "I don't do autographs, can't you see i am with my friends?!" I replied "I have no idea who you are but here is your pen". She snatched it like i was diseased - gave me and my friends a good laugh!

@BlueJava I'd have definitely kept it!

I've met a few out and about but would never let on that I recognised them.
Ones who I would say hello to;
Victoria Beckham at soft play and kids swimming lessons many years ago, really lovely and always made small talk, not at all the cold character the media paint her.
John Bishop, DC went to school with mine, he says hello.
Paul Weller, friend of DH.
Andy Burnham, friend of my sister and her family.
Biggest tit ever was Bear Grylls, running up and down the beach at Abersoch stating loudly "No photos please" and generally trying to draw attention to himself. People were openly laughing at him. Pillock.

No, I wouldn't approach them - mainly because I am largely unimpressed by most 'celebs', clueless who the majority are and not actually that bothered! My DH had to tell me who Phil Spencer was at Easter as our kids got involved in a trunk suitcase race off around terminal 5 with his and started up a friendship for a couple of hours.

God, no, leave them alone. Friend once found herself in a 74 bus sitting next to Terence Stamp (older MNers will know these references) and gushed away about how she had loved his performance in Blow Up (trendy 60s film). He was very gracious and kind enough to mention he wasn't in the film at all. Ah, stardom.

Bah! Kind enough to NOT mention her mistake.