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

No I would never do this. Partly as I wouldn’t have a clue what to say, but mainly as I assume they wouldn’t want me to!.

On the other hand, my parents approached a well known kids tv presenter once and chatted to him for ages like he was an old friend. He made my niece a video clip telling them what cool grandparents she has!

My mum and dad were in a bank and started having a long and confusing conversation and their account with the teller. Richard E Grant was behind them and earwigging so obviously that mum told him to mind his own business.

I've met quite a few famous people (had a media job in my younger days) and have a few pals who are a bit famous in certain circles. And very very occasionally I meet someone who thinks of me as slightly famous. (No, you won't have heard of me. I used to be very very slightly famous in specialist circles.)
I've done the thing of thinking I knew someone and realising later that I knew them off the telly and they didn't know me.

And about a month ago I met Dom from Dick and Dom - he was in the same pub as me and, when I was leaving, I walked past him and we sort of caught each other's eye and I stopped and said 'My kid loves your show,' and he was absolutely lovely: we had a bit of a chat and he let me take a selfie so I could prove to DS that I had met him. Last year I did a radio show with a fairly famous Radio 1 DJ and told DS when I got home; DS was moderately impressed but he was genuinely impressed that I had met Dom.

I think overall, if I saw a famous person in the street who I a) recognised and b) liked/admired enough to want to talk to, I'd do the same as if I saw someone I fancied but didn't know - approach cautiously and watch for indications that they are either pleased to be approached or utterly unwilling to be interrupted and act accordingly.

No.
I can't think of any celebrity I'm that bothered about.

Depends on who it was. If it was someone I deeply admire then I would politely approach them but not just someone who happens to be around.

Not when they’re just out & about trying to human, no.

I live in London so it’s not wildly uncommon for me to see famous people (& I know lots I sail past without even registering them) & there’s no need for me to be bothering Stephen Fry when he’s ahead of me at the self-service till in Boots (I even made sure to stand well back from him to ensure he didn’t feel crowded) or to bother Andrew Scott when we [almost literally] bump into each other. With the latter it was when Sherlock was crazy-popular & he looked so relieved that I’d obviously recognised him but didn’t do anything beyond smile at him & the guy he was with. He smiled back & gave me a wee nod - I dread to think how hampered by fangirls his movements must have been at that stage.

I’m pleased to say that, unlike the poor wee lad mentioned upthread, women of all ages managed to let the actress who played Karen in “Outnumbered” alone when she went to a large scale (as in 1000s) residential Brownie event. And any Brownies who were wanting to bother her got short shrift as well. (Have to say I don’t envy her Leaders having taken her on standard Brownie outings to museums/farms/ice-skating/seaside [etc etc] when there are clearly people out there who wouldn’t have respected boundaries [or indeed safety other children in group] & would have creepshotted & maybe approached to ask for photos/autograph etc.)

Most so called 'celebrities' I wouldn't recognise from Adam! Surely if they're going about their private business it would be rude to ask them?

Earlier this week I met the President of the country where I live, at a party.
We shook hands and I said thanks for coming.
A friend asked for a photo with him and got it with good grace.

No, I never have. I used to live in a town where every other person was slightly famous. Several years ago a lovely actor from an Irish soap struck up a conversation with me and my young son. I didn’t realise that she was famous until my MIL came running up 10 mins later to tell me who I had been talking to.

I saw princess Beatrice looking at clothes in Harrods yesterday, I wouldn't dream of disturbing her

I saw Gary Lineker coming out of a petrol station. I'd always thought he was pleasant but nothing more. He was stunningly gorgeous and beautifully dressed. I passed within about a foot of him and did a really obvious freeze and double take. I thought he was very used to it as he didn't break stride and kept his eyes on the middle distance. Much less awkward than the smile and nod.

Two celebrities who have given me absolute evils when I had no intention of approaching were Caroline Quentin and Robin Cook the politician. I swear they started it so gave evils back.

I don't think I would for a David Williams or someone like that but I know if a big star went past me like Hugh Jackman or Keanu Reeves I may be overcome with hysteria and not be able to control a squeal or two. Even then I'd never ask for autographs or photo that's too much

Saying that I once met Damian Lewis in a country pub (literally in middle of nowhere) after many hours drinking Stella and he came over for a chat with our friends and was lovely and gorgeous

no, i don't give a toss about celebrities.

I spoke to Damian Lewis on a ferry a few years ago. In all fairness, I didn't realise who he was at first. I was standing by the rail just having a look out to the water, and a guy was standing near me.
A dolphin appeared and I asked the guy if he'd just seen that, who I then realised was in fact Damian Lewis and didn't need to be listening to me jibbering about dolphins.
He was perfectly lovely though and we chatted for a bit about the island we were going to, and then it started raining and he went inside. Didn't ask for a photo though.

If they are working then fair enough.

If they're going about their day to day life,especially with their kids or family/friends then absolutely not.

No I don't, seen a few but never approached them. I know a couple celebs and although they are mostly very nice and happy to interact, sometimes the pressure and interruptions are very tiresome.

I was sat in from of Dermot O'Leary at the Olympics in 2012, he was there with his mates, just enjoying a regular day with the usual mate banter . Then the people sitting beside me left and there was a stream of people coming over the chat with him, he was super nice to everyone but he mates carried on with their banter and hie didn't get to take part or watch the athletics we were there to see. I felt sorry for him tbh. I didn't interact with him other than a smile.

Absolutely not, I never recognise people anyway!

There is a time and a place though, anything work related then fair enough. My friend was asked for a selfie in the GP waiting room and the woman called him stuck up when he said he'd rather not.

No.

No. DS lives in the same house (different flat) as one of the Game of Thrones actors but he's never mentioned it so neither does he, they just pass in the communal entrance from time to time and take parcels in for each other. When we've visited and seen him we just treat him like the other resident in the house.

Only if I knew them. Have had a few near misses. Once at a hockey match I was chatting to a dad who was v tall. Was about to say I'm sure we've met and fortunately brain engaged before mouth and told me he was Seb Coe .

Ohtheroses- that sounds like something I would do 😂

Many moons ago I worked at Starbucks in selfridges, Birmingham, and Gok Wan came in. I really couldn’t place him, but knew his face so I was just talking to him as if he was an old friend. I kid you not it was on the tip of my tongue to ask him how his mom was 🙄🤭 then I realised it was someone off the tv and I didn’t know him at all haha

I think it's pretty weird unless you are an absolutely massive fan of their work... but approaching people when they're eating or with their kids is really rude.
I used to work in a theatre and have encountered many famous actors and they definitely all had 'opinions' of those folks waiting at the stage door.