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People shared stories of meeting famous people and not realising who they were – 18 awkward encounters
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When Heath Ledger was filming Lords of Dogtown, I had a conversation with him about the surf on the beach because he was in costume and I thought he was just another Aussie surfer. https://t.co/qqRGELDidW
— Mem Happy SHINee Month (@memsgoing) May 8, 2024
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Husband went to afternoon tea at a friend's house because her uncle Arthur was visiting "and he likes sci fi"
Husband spent the afternoon talking about his sci fi story ideas to Arthur C Clarke.
And he didn't know.
— Snark. Huntsman defluffer (@Smartymarty66) May 9, 2024
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I once met a guy at a reception before a panel at the Streisand Center and asked what brought him to the event.
He said he was married to Barbra Streisand. https://t.co/f2lp1AwRMc
— thot leedurr (@DocDre) May 9, 2024
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I once kicked some random dude out of a dressing room.
It was Adam Lambert.
Thankfully he found it amusing https://t.co/kfGidZSzY0— Lexi (@lexikiera__) May 9, 2024
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I worked the door for a Microsoft party when Windows first launched. I carded Bill Gates at his own party. https://t.co/pn8KMnHHLM
— Michelle (@squirrel_nutzzz) May 9, 2024
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My dad (Danish immigrant to Canada) once accidentally asked, in very old fashion rural Danish, the Queen of Denmark what she did for a living. . He said it was a bit awkward.
— Dr Rasmussen (@StandingHannah) May 8, 2024
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I once met a guy at the checkout and told him “you look like Paul Sorvino, but taller.”
He WAS Paul Sorvino (and said people told him that all the time). May he rest in peace ️ https://t.co/iVEKQTAxF5
— Zuck Yamada (@sabby_adabby) May 9, 2024
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I was flying from Geneva to London, reading a British newspaper & saw a story about the music industry that raised Q’s for me. The guy sitting next to me was British & I asked if by chance he knew anything about the music biz. He replied: “I should. I’m Roger Taylor…of Queen!”
— neil turkewitz (@neilturkewitz) May 9, 2024
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I was taking a golf cart lift from a parking garage to a music venue. The drive had to go around pedestrians on the cart path. I jokingly muttered, to my husband, "No no, we'll go around you." It was Chris Isaac and he heard me. I was too mortified to meet him after.
— Deadweight Gaming (Clutch) (@Clutch_DWG) May 8, 2024
Amateur Kitten Mom is an embarrassing celebrity encounter waiting to happen.
I suffer from an unnamed and unvalidated type of facial blindness where my brain absolutely cannot, under any circumstances, translate a 2D image of a face from pics/video to the 3D existence of the person IRL.
I would ask Brad Pitt what he did for a living if I met him irl. https://t.co/N1ZA3FXmRw
— Amateur Kitten Mom (@CatsVaxnNatSec) May 9, 2024
Perhaps she already met Brad Pitt. We may never know.
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