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

I saw Helen Bexendal (Emily in Friends, Rachel I’m cold feet) 3 times...1 out of the 3 times I saw her she freaked out because I was right in front of her and was like Dh, Dh it’s Helen Bexendale ! It’s Helen Bexendale !! Poor woman !

I normally wouldn't, but over ten years ago I was on a lay-by in Frankfurt airport in the way to Tel Aviv and crossed paths with Donald Sutherland on those walking travelator things. He smiled a wolfish smile at me and I blurted "holy guacamole, it's Donald Sutherland!" (As if he didn't know that).

20 minutes later I was sitting by the boarding gate and saw Bishop Ximenes Bello and promptly walked over to congratulate him for his novel peace prize and to discuss east timor's first elections. I'm from Portugal and east timor is an ex-colony, so it did mean a lot to me to meet him.

Other than that, I worked for Disney and DreamWorks and was never star struck

No, because it might just be feeding their ego if I do. Most of them probably have a “do you know who I am?” mentality and I wouldn’t want to feed that.

Please don't do this. Not when they're with their kids. Just let them get on with their lives.

Absolutely not. I'd be too embarrassed to do this, and think people deserve to be left alone when they're just out in public minding their own business.

SilverySurfer pretty much what I would have done.

No. Saw Max from Eastenders on a near empty tube train mid day in East London. He was uncomfortable I'd obviously twigged so I moved right to other end & left him alone.

I'm in no way a celebrity but I have been on tv a few times. Someone saw me in a car park and said OMG you're so and sos mum off X programme. I said yes and hello. We chatted about my child and the programme and it was all very lovely. She made my day because she was genuine and lovely. I was a little red faced but only because it had never happened before.

I wouldn't approach someone but a couple of times I've given a wave and said a cheery "hello" to someone in passing, and then realised that I only know them off the telly, I don't actually know them!

No. I saw Marcus Mumford and Carey Mulligan on the beach in Wales yesterday but didn't approach them. Just gazed star struck from a distance.

@NottonightJosepheen, PM'd you

I just can’t get my head round wanting to get your photo taken with a celebrity. The only reason for doing it is to put it on your social media and boost your ego by getting lots of likes. It’s as if nothing has happened unless you’ve captured it on camera

I thought it was very mean to not let a fellow woman know she was showing her pants. I'm not sure I believe the story to be honest but if it is true you're mean.

If i need a celeb fix I just look at a photo of Will Young in his pants at a uni party lol

@SunshineCake if she hadn’t been so rude, she would have known. I couldn’t care less if you believe me or not, and I am certainly not the mean one in the scenario.

No, not at all unless they are at an event where it could be expected. I saw Jim Carter (actor from Downton Abbey) yesterday, and just carried on.

When I worked in a 5* golf resort we had obviously loads of famouses in but obviously weren’t allowed to go mad for them, got used to it eventually and you don’t even notice

Then we had a big party and there was a really famous person there and we were all just being normal and about 5 hours later he wanders in the kitchen and goes ‘are none of you bothered about taking a pic with me then’ and laughed. Our manager said go for it so we all swarmed round him hahahahaha he brought it on himself but he loved it! Think it would have been different if we’d have swamped him from the start!

No, and I can't stand people who do.

The problem is though that when you first see them you think you know them, you have the recognition before you place them; I did this to the actor that played Ambrose in Ballykissangel and the gay prince in braveheart .. he gave me a "please fuck off, go away!" look before I had even processed how I recognised him, he just saw the recognition.

I've said hello to a few, just out if instinct because my brain thinks I know them and forgets they don't know me. They must be used to it because they've always just said hello back with a smile.

How rude Morality. Gok Wann, Margaret Thatcher and Bob Gelfof were all lovely.

No absolutely not. I saw Jude law last week and he was doing his absolute best not to be spotted.

I've seen quite a few people, esp on Marylebone high street and my main thought is usually "gosh, they're so small".

@redspider1

To be fair i probably looked like I was going to approach him because I thought I knew him, until I placed him. And it was more of a "scared, please go away" look than strictly a "fuck off" look.

I worked in Bond St as a teen & then in fashion, some celebs thrive off getting asked for autographs!

I’ve never asked but might reconsider a selfie if it was Tom Hardy 😉

Agree with other posters that a lot of dressed down celebs just look like someone you vaguely know so you often stare a bit longer than usual. I had this not long ago with Vanessa Kirby who was jogging in my local park, I just couldn’t place her n