People who have ‘bumped’ into a celebrity, what happened?’ – 23 encounters with the famous that are actually pretty wholesome

13.

‘I ran into Keanu Reeves at a hotel bar in Basel. Coincidentally I had started to download John Wick on iTunes to watch it later that night. Nobody seemed to notice him when he came in and walked to the corner of the bar. I was at the other end and he noticed me looking at him. He walked over and I blurted ‘Hi Mr Wick!’. He laughed and then we spoke for a few minutes.’
–ridgehike

14.

‘I was right next to Jenna Ortega in the airport security line in Auckland, NZ. Like hip-to-hip for five full minutes. I didn’t bother her but I did clock her laughing at a joke I said to the security agent. So basically we’re getting married.’
–illrollwithyou1

15.

‘I was a bartender in Manchesters gay village for almost a decade. On the Thursday before Pride one year I was bringing out a bin bag and Ian McKellen was walking straight towards me. We had a fair amount of celebrities come in and I wasn’t usually phased but I was extremely starstruck with him and sort of glitched out.

Anyway I ended up curtseying to him for some reason and he tipped his hat at me whilst walking past. Next thing I know my manager is speaking from the office into the intercom next to the front door where I’m stood going ‘Did you just fucking curtsy at Ian McKellen?’. Never have lived it down.’
–Shallowground01

16.

‘I met Ozzy on a transatlantic flight in the mid 90s and he was courteous and kind. A great experience.’
–drfsrich

17.

‘Run into Jason Mamoa in a random mall in Hawaii. I nudged my partner and gestured saying, that guy looks like Mamoa. My partner looked over and said ‘That is Mamoa!’ a bit too loud, which caught his attention. I got all flustered, and instinctively waved. He walked over, exchanged pleasantries, and asked about my accent. We talked a bit about backgrounds. Hugged and went about our day. Nice dude.’
–Sana-Flower

18.

‘I was the beer buyer for a Whole Foods in New York back in 2011 and Alan Rickman asked me for some beer that was out of stock on the shelf. I was so stoked to meet him and ran to the back tearing apart my backstock to find a six pack. Was so glad I found one so I could chat with him for a min. Told him how big of a fan I was of his work. He was very humble and kind. Was pissed we couldn’t have our cellphones on the floor cause I wanted a picture with him.’
–mykoconnor

19.

‘I used to work at a very beautiful museum in Boston where it wasn’t unusual to get celebrities if they were in town. In 2021 when masking was still mandatory Keira Knightly and her husband and daughter came through in the middle of the day (instead of requesting an after hours tour), but you wouldn’t have really known it was her because of the mask so she wasn’t mobbed or anything.

At the end of the visit her daughter was messing around near me and I shared a little joke and laugh with Kiera about it. Truly as sweet as you would expect from her and I’m sure conversation would have continued if the rest of her party hadn’t walked up at the moment.’
–Snoo59425

20.

‘Prince stepped into the elevator I was on in Las Vegas. Had some monster body guards with him. I gave him a quick smile and continued looking at the elevator door. He turned to me and said he loved the perfume I was wearing and what was the name of it?

I told him, he thanked me and the door opened and we all walked into the casino. The perfume was Opium by Yves Saint Laurent. Flamingo Hilton, Las Vegas in the 1980’s.’
–TheCrystalGarden

21.

‘Henry Winkler. We were walking around Times Square and my wife spotted him (I think he was doing a show on Broadway at the time) walking around like any tourist. She asked for a picture and he was every bit as kind as advertised.’
–I_Made_it_All_Up

22.

‘I startled the shit out of Diane Keaton at the Barnes & Noble on 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica when I chased my girlfriend around a bookend and nearly plowed her over. She saw it was just young exuberant love and chuckled.’
–UncleCornPone

23.

‘I ran into Muhammad Ali on a street corner in Huntington WV years ago. There was a golden gloves competition going on. He was by himself and I had my young sons with me.

I said ‘You look like Muhammad Ali’. He answered ‘I am Muhammad Ali’.

We walked along for a block or so just chatting about Huntington and Jim’s Spaghetti House, where we were heading. He was so nice and that brief interaction was very special to me and my kids. A truly great American.’
–Alert-Meringue2291

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