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?

So......an outdoor pursuit, with someone recently in the news. Wild swimming with Nigel Farage?

Lego Building with Bono.

Kombucha brewing with Bob Geldof

I'm partial to bat watching, never met anyone famous while out with the bat detector that I know of.

This thread couldn't get more Partridge if it tried. 😂

I'm going Peter Andre but the hobby is an S&M club...

Pilates with Michael Ball?

Whenever ‘hobby’ is mentioned I picture someone hunched over stamp albums furtively (don’t know why) sticking things in and stuff. So... stamp collecting with Adrian Dunbar.

Badger baiting with Steve Coogan.

Marvellous youth hostelling with Chris Eubank...

I like to think that we're all correct. It would be so heartwarming if all those male celebs really did have all these wholesome hobbies (plus dogging)

Bell ringing classes with Theresa May. Come on op. Idk how you can have missed that one.

Hair and beauty course with Noel Edmonds?

Bungle from Rainbow and geocaching.

Oops it’s a man. Maybe TM is identifying as Male for the class.

@practicalmagick This would make an excellent large scale mural by Jim'll Paint it. I'm picturing a big Where's Wally type scene with all the guesses pictured and somewhere in there is the OP's celeb doing the real hobby next to OP.

I used to always hit the driving range at the same time as a famous actor. Never did more than give a polite nod or a quick hi though same as with all the other regulars.

TheFatBerg
Bungle died. Maybe she met him in a seance?

Taxidermy for beginners with Clive Owen

If he's that famous, I'm struggling to understand how OP wouldn't have recognised him.

My friend from my NCT group reads the news on local tv. I never watch the news so I didn’t have a clue.
Another friend of mine was very 🤭 when she saw a photo of us together and kept asking me to engineer meetings with her. Must be easily impressed!

How did Bungle die Mummyoflittledragon ? Did the fur suit combust?

Hang on a minute.....

Bungle died???????????

Does it matter hes a human being -having a high profile job doesnt make him any more or less special

Model railways with Rod Stewart?

I have a well known friend, we met through work. We have very different jobs and lifestyles (despite meeting at work) but we had an easy bond. The weirdness about his job soon wore off. I only notice it when we’re about and people come over to say hello.