I accidentally made friends with someone very famous, now what?

[CornflakeShark]

I feel a bit of a dork here but hear me out. I met Peter* at one of my regular fav haunts. It's a quiet, out-of-the-way place used by those who share a common pass-time. Peter & I must have similar schedules because we often rock-up at the same time. Over a period, we've progressed from a smile & nod at a distance, to polite small-talk, to sharing a space to do our hobby side-by-side - with the accompanying chit-chat that goes with it. I felt like we were right on the cusp of becoming quite pally. I don't have a tv & seldom read the news online apart from a quick scan of the headlines, I'm a bit out of touch really. Then a week ago I suddenly saw his pic in the news & thought 'Oh fuck'. I was shocked. I know Peter's just a bloke like any other person underneath it. He doesn't court the press like some do but now I feel a bit funny about the next time we meet up. He's never told me who he is other than first names & I suspect he likes the quiet friendship. I feel funny about it now. Do I say something? If I don't I feel a bit awkward. Wwyd?

I'm torn between kimchee making with Tom Hiddleston, and wood-whittling with Brian May.

Send me a sign if I'm right, OP.

Figging with Gordon Ramsay

Dairy product dodging with Nigel Farage?

My MIL wouldn’t have a clue if this happened to her.

She was once flying in upper class, and was trying to get back to her seat. She was getting a bit annoyed with the guy who was faffing around in the aisle in front of her, and said ‘excuse me’.
He turned around and assumed she wanted an autograph until she said in a frosty way ‘no dear I just want my seat’.

She later asked me who on earth Russell Brand was and why he was so important

Pigeon fancying with Kanye West?

*2chillies

If the OP sits down to poop and bleeds red blood they are really no different to everyone else*

They should probably get to a doctor though

Tapestry with Tinie Tempah?

Placemarking for disclosures by OP

If the OP sits down to poop and bleeds red blood they are really no different to everyone else.

We're never going to find out, are we?

Is he a:

1. Actor
2. Pop star
3. Footballer/sporty person

I am sorry but my curiosity is killing me .. But - just be mates. Fame is meant to be a bit of a downer, as Paul McCartney always tells me......

Actually I'm the person with the allotment next to Jeremy corbyn. Peter Andre is in my fat class and The Governess is on the waiting list for my quiz team.
Touché OP!! 😂

Oh and that Kirsty woman always 'forgets ' her glitter glue/ subs/fancy accent every single effing Wednesday! I'm on to her!!!

Can I have another guess please?

Mexican sugar dancing with Justin Bieber.

1. act with integrity.

1. never betray him.

1. never boast about your friendship.

1. treat him as normal.

The end.

This totally feels like that scene in Gilmore girls when Luke casually fishes with Kiefer Sutherland once a year and never mentions it. I’ve done similar with a huge celeb at work I asked him his name twice because I forgot it the first time 😂 thought my boss was going to fire me after as he was freaking out in the back but I think the guy was happy to not be recognised he was so lovely 😊 I also never saw him again so it’s not quite the same! See how you feel if you feel like saying hey I saw you on X the other day you looked good or something similar do it but if you don’t think you can be casual just keep it in :) he’s only human after all 😊

David Tenant and tug making

I played bridge once with one of the egg heads before they were famous though does that count. I can’t even remember his name. And also with an author who also was involved in a cheating scandal on that quiz show with Chris talent. Can’t remember the name of it either. I’m not good am I.

Tarrent

Oh God, yet another MN thread where the OP believes that their hobby is so one-of-a-kind that mentioning what it is is akin to posting a nude picture of themselves on here with their full name and address below.

Ooh, she's a birdwatcher; well, in that case in must be our Doris from number 39; everyone knows that only one person at a time is allowed to do any hobby in the UK; it's a law, don't you know?

Gah, one of the weirdest things about MN is this obsession with not naming hobbies.

Here're my hobbies:
Watching TV
Knitting but nothing complicated
Reading ridiculously vast amounts

Hands up if you've INSTANTLY worked out who I am, damn it, I knew it, outed myself, now I have to name change.

@Giantkitten ....
It was a guy who played for Chelsea .... but sorry I’m useless at football people ... Tony Cascarino or Tom Boyd ...they were both there ... definitely started with a T ... fairly certain it was one of them ...
I’ve messaged my friend to see if she can remember better ... it was early 90s ...

Just keep chatting. He's still a person. My mum's boss, Fred* (she was his PA) was friends with a famous footballer. She met him regularly and, as my mum lived near the football stadium, he gave her lifts home regularly. My mum had no idea who he was, she hates football. She didn't even watch the 1966 cup final. One day, my dad saw her get out of his car.
Dad: do you know who that is?
Mum: yes. Paul*. He's a friend of Fred.
Dad: yes but do you know who he is?
Mum: yes.
Dad: no you don't. He's Paul Jones* he plays football for England.
They are still friends. The one thing he ribs my mum about is the fact she didn't know who he was but he also loves the fact that she took him for him and not Paul Jones the famous footballer.
Keep chatting.

Going Out Out with Micky Flanagan?

First time poster here, but I could’nt resist.
If it’s the same pastime and quiet village place I’m thinking of, I think you are talking about Paul Weller.

@babbi

Thank you! I don’t know either of them but will look them up