There are countless stories of refused autographs and rebuffed selfie requests from those who’ve had the good fortune to come into contact with their idol. For example, one fan of Justin Bieber was reportedly referred to as a ‘beached whale’ by the singer at a hotel in Australia, while Christian Bale once made a group of little girls cry while lecturing them on being ‘intrusive’ as they asked for a signature.
In the glitz and glamour of celebrity life, it’s sometimes easy to forget about the human side of the star across the glossy magazines. And it’s with that in mind that American writer John Moe took to Twitter last Saturday (April 28) to invite people to share their ‘most boring, mundane, inconsequential celebrity encounter’.
Your most boring, mundane, inconsequential celebrity encounter. Go!
— John Moe (@johnmoe) April 27, 2018
Boring and mundane they are, most aren’t even as funny as they could potentially be. Yet, at the same time they are all surprisingly wholesome.
This guy, who bumped into rock legend Alice Cooper in a lift, didn’t have to experience any diva behaviour and simply got an answer to his question.
In hotel lift with Alice Cooper. “Are you playing golf?” I enquire of my hero carrying bag of golf clubs. “Yes” says Alice. Lift door opens, encounter ends.
— Matthew Wright (@Matthew_Wright) April 30, 2018
Scott (creepily) found out Jeremy Clarkson’s favourite food.
I was 8 years old on holiday queuing for an omelette when @JeremyClarkson queues up behind me and just says to me “mmmm i love a good omelette.”
I panicked and left the queue and went back to my room.
— Scott Dawson (@Scottie_Dawson) April 30, 2018
George Clinton refused to bypass shaking a fan’s hand.
Saw @george_clinton in the Detroit airport. His hands were full with a boombox and a plate of chicken. I asked to shake his hand, he extended one finger from his chicken hand, so I shook that.
— ralph laurentian (@crasswonder) April 30, 2018
Will Ferrell, notorious for embarrassing fans and refusing conversation, was more than happy to help out…
I once asked a random guy for directions. He turned around. It was Will Ferrell. He gave me directions. They were correct. https://t.co/hG3Zppd7cH
— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) April 29, 2018
This guy helped Stevie Wonder work his phone:
I helped Stevie Wonder change the time zone on his phone https://t.co/g1rWjczj7I
— Stephen LaConte (@stephenlc) April 29, 2018
A Backstreet Boy just wanted help on portion size.
I was in line behind one of the Backstreet Boys at an airport McDonald’s and he asked me if 20 was too many nuggets. https://t.co/9t9Vk0P6FG
— Akilah Hughes (@AkilahObviously) April 29, 2018
Chris Rock showed Zachary that, contrary to popular belief, chivalry isn’t dead.
Chris Rock held the door open for me as I was leaving a Vietnamese restaurant with takeout https://t.co/WGj5V2Ho9p
— Zachary Shevich (@ZShevich) April 28, 2018
David Hasselhoff tried to make more friends.
David Hasselhoff introduced himself to my group of friends while we were just standing around chatting on a street corner in NYC.
— Kelly Fitzpatrick (@kittycatkell) April 30, 2018
And Robert Plant, who is worth around £100,000,000, just really needed a discount.
Robert Plant once asked me for discount on the Spinal Tap VHS video. I’ve course refused……
— David Lynch (@davidlynch333) April 28, 2018
Words: Lucy Fletcher
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