People shared stories of meeting famous people and not realising who they were – 18 awkward encounters
Most people have one or two celebrity encounter stories …
The time they sat behind a friend’s famous cousin at a wedding, or stood next to that bloke from that thing at the urinals – or something less concrete like thinking they might have seen a famous footballer in Sainsbury’s.
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Not everybody immediately clocks that they’re in the presence of someone well-known or highly accomplished – like Ryan Clinton and an unnamed sportsman at a party.
Not me asking the fellow dad at my kid’s birthday party— and EIGHTEEN-TIME GOLD MEDALIST—what line of work he’s in.
— Ryan Clinton (@ryanclinton) May 7, 2024
His story inspired others to share similar – let’s face it – slightly mortifying stories.
1.
I had a college friend who did this to Paul McCartney. Sat next to him at a dinner party, was introduced to him as “Uncle Paul,” talked to him the whole
night.— Kate Brogan (@KateBrogan) May 8, 2024
2.
I once met some of the Beach Boys in a green room and mistakenly thought they were a group of elderly men doing music to stave off dementia. I asked them if they had considered doing a charity single. https://t.co/se9of2YN9b
— Rebecca Reid (@RebeccaCNReid) May 8, 2024
3.
LOL knew a work colleague (who does not follow sports) get in an elevator with a tall black man with very big feet. She remarked “I bet a lot of people as you if you play basketball!”
Him: “No. Most people know.”
It was Shaq.— Patsy Baloney (@angelarare) May 8, 2024
4.
I once told a very very famous gymnast that she “looked like she probably worked out” and only learned who she was later.
— askingforafriend (@opinionsnotmine) May 8, 2024
5.
An Irish writer friend of mine was at a read-a-thon thing & a very small man read from his poetry collection. She complimented him, asked if he was a full-time poet. "No," he said, "I'm the President."
"Oh, well done!" she said. "President of what?"
"…Ireland," he replied…
— CE (Catie) Murphy (@ce_murphy) May 8, 2024
6.
Once met a guy at a party and politely asked what field he worked in
he was the governor of georgia https://t.co/Q1tUCtaicK
— madeline odent (@oldenoughtosay) May 8, 2024
7.
I met a really nice guy named Glenn at private room at a bar. I’m crap with names but I liked him so I told him I’d try hard to remember. A bit later I found out I was partying with the band The Eagles. I’d told Glenn Frey I’d try to remember his name.
— Shellpaw (@ShellPaw) May 9, 2024
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my sister was at a house party once and was talking to a guy and asked what he did, and he said his band was playing a show in town.
it was kevin parker from tame impala, and he was in town to headline ACL https://t.co/mCU9tKmzTo— deepest diving honey crisp snail (@velvetbuzzkill) May 9, 2024
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I once spent 15-20 minutes talking to Stephen King in line at a spring training game, and even introduced ourselves, and it wasn't until I got home that night that I realized he was *that* Stephen King. https://t.co/yH8s1e90nb
— The Barfather (@El_Barfathero) May 9, 2024
