For most of us, meeting someone famous immediately gets us all star-struck. But sometimes, it feels so casual, mundane even, that it still feels very special, if not more so.
People on Twitter have been sharing their encounters with celebrities that, unlike most, were very ordinary and cool, after Twitter user @MavenofHonor shared how she, back in 2002, saw Diane Keaton in the Gap.
Over 86,100 likes and 60,700 quoted retweets later, it went viral and here we are with some of the best responses to the tweet.

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Scroll down to check out the curated list, and why not upvote and comment on the encounters you liked the most. And while you’re at it, share your very mundane celebrity stories in the comment section at the very bottom!
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WOW. Thats really a WOW moment-like Muhammed Ali asking you if he can train with you...
Omg I am so envious, I always wish I was born earlier so I could meet him in person. Siiiigh
i read ballroom as bathroom. I was like, "WTF would he let you watch him poop?
I once ran into Richard Simmons at the airport. I was trying to be somewhat cool and said "Hey. Whats up dude?" Richard COMPLETELY FREAKED OUT and very loudly said "OMG! NO ONES EVER CALLED ME DUDE BEFORE!!" while grabbing my hands and jumping up and down. It twas glorious.
I'd have had to give you a high five for that one - and ask where you got it. ;-)
Some people think that if you are eating alone they think you are lonely. But it only means that you are just comfortable and contented with being alone.
This. Or it can literally mean nothing. Just that you were hungry and somehow chose that place to eat. It also depends on the culture, I guess, and how casual it is to eat outside.
Load More Replies...Never ceases to amaze me how many stares I get from other diners, or strange looks from hostesses when they see that I am eating alone. Without fail, if there's a bar, they'll ask if I prefer to sit there instead of a table. Anyway, I'm with Keanu on this one. Eat with someone. Eat alone. EAT GREAT RAMEN...
Someone you recognize because of his job is just going about his life as so many of us do...
I genuinely wanna know your opinion: Do you find it ok to secretly take pictures of celebs? Or are you team "sure why not that's why they're a celeb!" Pls comment :)
Although they may be used to be taken pictures of them in ceremonies, conventions, etc, taking photosnof then unnanounces is a little impolite, unless they are doing something remarkable like rescuing a stray cat on a tree and want to acknowledge their good doings.
Load More Replies...Love that the people in the pic dont look pertubed by him being there. Respectful of them.
I think this is because he has us used to him, by not running from the crowds, being very accesible to fans, etc. Is like thinking "there's Keanu, may I ask him for a selfie? Nah, I'll just wait for next week when we cross pathes again".
Load More Replies...Why are people bothered to eat alone? I'd MUCH prefer it then other people.
Superstition says that moths you encounter in your home are dead relatives come to visit. You should very carefully put them back outside and never, ever kill them.
I never knew that, either way i try not to kill them, it feels bad.
Load More Replies...I saw him get out of a car filled with smoke haha he is a tall guy
Upvoting to even you out. You are entitled to your opinion. Sixteen year old me did too! Who don't like it can get a life.
Load More Replies...Jimmy Carter is the greatest former president our country has ever had!
He came to my house in Mozambique for a meeting, surrounded by suits talking into their sleeves, and was absolutely charming. His wife, not so much.
Next to Biden and Johnson he was the WORST You did not go through what my friends and I did while serving the military during his presidency.
My son is a big fan of his movies, he thought his name was Steve Carrelin. The movie ads say Steve Carrel in .
I think if celebrities had more benign interactions like this one with the public they would be more receptive.
I was working at B&N and we had to offer membership cards. I gave my spiel to a nice looking young man (younger than me) and he agreed to make the purchase b/c he liked my sales pitch. He filled out the application and as I picked it up, I noticed the name: Bronson Pinchot! I said, "I thought you looked familiar," and put out my had which he shook automatically. He kept his head down, smiled shyly, paid and waved as he left. Some celebs are very unpretentious.
When “Whole Lotta Love” hit the airwaves in my pre-teen years, I remember asking my grandmother if it wasn’t the most beautiful song she’d ever heard and was shocked when she said No. Led Zeppelin is my all-time favorite band!
This made me laugh more than it should. Remembered my own grandma.
Load More Replies...OHHHH MY GOD!. I would freak the hell out. Robert Plant should never be allowed any where near me for his own safety. I cannot be trusted. I saw him once at a festival in 2016 and I cried for the entire rest of the weekend as my husband held me. I hope the worst that would happen is me blurting out to please spoon me while singing Since I've Been Loving you, but it might be way worse.
I got to see her speak at a conference in new york about mental health, she is really down to earth and relatable...it was refreshing
I was not a fan. I did like her in The Help, but Cruella blew me away! I didn't think I'd watch it cuz my kids are grown now. SO GLAD I DID!
But why you had to wait 5 whole minutes? Was she busy? (I'll see myself out now)
Good luck seeing yourself out, the gate's still shut
Load More Replies...How do these stars find out that there's been a note about them posted? Do they just do a search for themselves all the time and odd notes pop up? It seems so random
Apart from the fact that most of them hire Social Media Assistants to take care of this, and that's basically their whole job so they better notice, this is twitter and they are tagged - it's really easy to see this if you actually use twitter.
Load More Replies...Reminds me of the Seinfeld episode, that Larry David probably wrote, when Elaine had to buy white socks for Mr. Pitts.
I can hear Larry David saying that when I read this. Could have been in a Seinfeld episode
Maybe he just tries to avoid creeps that follow him and take photos of him
He's not a new celeb. He's been hounded by us needs for so many decades. Can you imagine the fan theories He's had to listen to? I'd run away too lol
Especially since some of the Star Wars "fans" hate him.
Load More Replies...As I only had one item, he let me go ahead of him at a grocery store in Mill Valley - totally casual, nice guy. :)
Otherwise, he’d just end up spending his whole day in the bookstore...
If u can’t handle the public, or the fame, stay home. Maneuvering around a public place like this avoiding others only draws attention to yourself.
I managed to ignore Steven Spielberg and wife when we were the only ones on the street when he was scoping out a town in N. CA for a future movie. One other person passed him and I heard the guy do the verbal blah blah that I can only imagine famous people must hate the thousandth time they've heard it. I figured I did Steven a favor by not acknowledging him.
I heard him explain why he uses profanity so much: it helped him overcome stuttering.
OMG! Are you telling us that Samuel L. Jackson uses profanity off-screen!!???
Since when did us Scottish folk refer to our mum as "mom" - the shame! My kids call me that and they're leaving! (joking obviously, but never heard a Scottish person use mom in my 39yrs of life, living in Scotland)
You wouldn’t have WANTED to be in the same bed with him. Especially after he admitted he liked slapping women. Google it.
They just do things differently in Europe. I can't imagine a celebrity popping into someone's home for lunch and a nap here in the US.
I met Shaq while walking thru the lobby at the Ritz in Chicago. He was quite a ways away and I said whoa that is one big dude. As I got closer , I recognized who he was and as we passed, I stuck out my fist and said " hey Shaq" got a "Hey" and a fist bump. I'ma good sized guy but it looked like I had a baby hand.
"little man" from someone else, that would be insulting. Shaq seems like a real nice guy though :D
When I was a teenager a looong time ago , I was working at a mall in Maryland and Shaq was just shopping with some friends like a normal person. I'm 5 foot nada ... his shoes were the size of my leg from ankle to hip ! He's ginormous !
I tutored Shaq at LSU. He still owes me 50¢ for the Sprite I paid for on the drink run.
I walked past Shaq in a nightclub in Orlando early in his career. I'm only 5'2", so I was pretty much eye level with his junk.
I saw him outside a play back in the summer of 2012. I just shook his hand, said I was a fan and ran off
Excuse me!? This is a "cat cafe" and we don't even get to see one cat in the picture?? I keep looking around for an edge of a tail, some whiskers even... 😔
This is obviously fake. He's NOBODY'S favorite Batman. Even he prefers Keaton. He's above Pattinson, and below Clooney.
A place to go play with cats, usually with coffee and a few sweets available for purchase. Often, the cats at cat cafes are from shelters and available for adoption.
Load More Replies...You know that weird squeaky sound that comes out of Claire's boutique?
Load More Replies...Yea 'Lights' is her stage name. She is a singer from Canada. I've only heard one song from her before though
Load More Replies...that sounds like something i would say at half the people ive seen on the list ( dont know much celebrities)
Ahh... my mischievous side says that was a missed opportunity! You should have leaned in your grandma's ear and whispered: "the boy who used to bully me in kindergarten, grandma!" And then sit back and enjoy the show.
Imagine being Adam Sandler and hearing an old lady shriek: Who's Adam Sandler!??! Whahahaha hilarious!!!
Harry Styles is a singer/song writer that is very popular and who Billy Eilish and my Mom thinks is cute
Load More Replies...What exactly is a vegan donut. All I can think of is there is no maple and bacon donut.
I don't even know who Michelle Keegan is, so joke's on her as far as I'm concerned
She looks like a total sweetheart! Please give her pets and kisses for me...a complete stranger.
Your dog is adorable! I had to Google who Michelle Keegan is so I know to hate her.
Me too! Edit/update, one day later: I looked her up to reply, I've already forgotten what she looks like, but your dog is unforgettable!
Load More Replies...I saw Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright at Heathrow airport once and she was talking really loudly and acting like a princess.I used to like her,but it really put me off her. Mark Wright didn't say much,she just kind of barked orders at him about what food to get for the plane!
Ha ha! I wish I could upvote this more than once!
Load More Replies...So cool! My dad was super lucky and sat next to him on an airplane once!!
I adore John Oliver. After watching Last Week Tonight on YouTube, I always leave the same comment: “John, thank you for throwing your lot in with us!”
I love him! Both hims(R.I.P.), but I'm referring to Oliver. Nothing better than intelligent, foul-mouthed humor, in an English accent.
John Oliver IS Awesome!!! I got a pic with Senator Cory Booker. Such a genuine & engaging guy!
If I didn't know of him, and I saw this photo, I would think he was your daughter's father. :)
No, Jane, No...do not kill Diane Keaton. We can’t have icons killing icons!
Only on Twitter does a feed start with Diane Keaton in a Gap & end with Sue Sylvester almost "accidentally" running her over lol
I have loads, too. My favorite is when Demi Moore came in to a shop where I was working, and she and I were there alone. She said she loved my sweater, and where could she get one? At the time, I designed nurseries an kids’s rooms. Her girls were still little, and she asked if I could help her design a sleepover room for them. I drew it up, and she actually asked me to sign it! Demi Moore actually asked ME for an autograph! She was so nice!
I would move to another seat. He creeps me to out... And it isnt due to porn.
what did this person say they touched that they need to wash hands?
Load More Replies...I have no idea what Ron Jeremy's d**k looks like, but I imagine it looks like a d**k. :-)
Robin Williams and Wayne W.a.n.g were customers at the Pacific Heights video store where I worked.
He probably didn’t appreciate you putting your arm around him. You can see it in his face.
Security line is before you get to the gate where the plane boards.
Load More Replies...He looks like the dad in Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. No eyes, just resplendent brows.
Ohhh Colin. One of the few celebrities I'd have to courage over crush to speak to
Are we just letting it slide that the person who made "Wrinkle in Time" & "Selma" MADE this Comment??? If Glenn is The Queen of Actresses ~ Then Ava is The Queen of Female Directors
True, but bumping into the fantastic Ava DuVernay would be pretty awesome, too!
After living in LA and working in Hollywood we have a grading of sightings. I was on a personal shopping trip with an actress and Nancy Reagan walked out of Jessica Nails on Sunset and into the back of a car with her Secret Service guys. Client and I both stopped and were like "holy s**t." That was a GOOD sighting.
Bumped into her multiple times in Port Douglas as well as Harry Connick Jr & his family. Good times!
I have tons of these kinds of stories from my 15 years of living in LA. First one was my orientation day at FIDM. I walk out to this park on one side of the building. I see this woman and instantly think "Oh, I know her. She's someone's mom. Who's mom is that." I walk a little ways away and sit down. I'm looking at her trying to place her when it comes to me. She was Will Smith's mom on Fresh Prince of Bel Air and no, I did not know her.
So, was it Maureen McCormick, who played “Marcia,” or was it Eve Plumb who played “Jan”?
I so know how you feel. I once ran into Larry King in a hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg and said "What are You doing here?" as if we were life-long friends. He just smiled and walked on.
I'm usually the type who leaves celebs alone. But this guy I would definitely walk up to. :-)
Me too. I’ve actually had many accidental run-ins with celebs - I don’ know why. I always just act like they are “normal” people. I’ve never asked anything if them. Even Tom and Nicole. I hope they appreciated that!
Load More Replies...I would have walked up to him, looked at him and looked away with a sigh saying "I'm not doing 'Get Help'."
Shame on you, honestly. You're admitting to being an asshole and you're proud of it
Ted Danson dancing the soft shoe shuffle in Body Heat was a great ending.
If you do you can become the dude who tells his boss to F off leaves and still get a paycheck from that job or end up homeless giving hand rubs for a dollar burger from McDonald's
Load More Replies...I thought these were supposed to celebrity encounters that were pure???
What are you trying to tell us? That Charlie Sheen has always been a pr*ck?
Met him and his sister, after which, he apologised for Justine's rudeness. :)
I was standing next to Justine Bateman picking out cheese at Whole Foods.
Could you tell if he wears a toupee? My family gives me flack when I claim he does.
Jason Bateman can do no wrong until The Outsider. Love the show. Hate what it did to my perception of him. Sometimes actors should stay on brand :'(
If you can't separate an actor from a role, that sounds like a you problem.
Load More Replies...When you have everything money can buy it's the simplest things that makes you happy
Only if he was crawling all around the floor, tipping stuff over looking for it, while it's in his hand.
Load More Replies...I’ve always like Sam Waterston; he was so good in The Killing Fields!
Thank goodness I am not a celebrity and can just shop without people checking out what I buy....
Cillian is soooo cool. Like if I met him, I don't know if my level of coolness is even close enough to approach him.
I couldn't tell from the thumbnail, but Diedrich Bader was Oswald on Drew Carey and Lawrence (the neighbor) in Office Space!
Load More Replies...If anyone is too lazy to click "Steve, it's George. The f****n' toilet is f****n' busted. I don't know what's up with the mother f****r, but it's not doing what it f****n' should be doing. Again, it's George. Call me."
i would like to thank you for this reply, as i did not know clicking the post would do anything!
Load More Replies...All I remember about him was my mean cousin telling me he hit and killed someone while drunk driving.
Load More Replies...I can't stand billionaires or billionaire culture, but he's done a lot of great philanthropy work through his foundation, and then some.
They say that if he would stop to pick-up a $100 bill; that he would lose $10,000. So that's probably why. 🤣
I've met a ton of celebs through work, so that doesn't count. But when I was a teenager I ended up getting to fly first class back home to Africa (dad's company paid for the fares!) and ended up sitting next to Lynda Carter (the original Wonder Woman). She kept her big dark glasses on the whole time and tried to pretend I wasn't sitting next to her. I obliged by pretending she didn't exist either. I think that annoyed her even more.
I worked at the Westin Hotel in Seattle from 2000 to 2007. I saw a few celebs. I retrieved Bill Nye the Science Guy's bike helmet from our baggage area and he tipped me a dollar, I listened to Reggie Jackson (old baseball player) tell a younger player"back in my day..." stuff, I met the Black Eyed Peas minus Fergie (just before they got huge), checked in Jared the Subway guy and he seemed embarrassed that I recognized him, saw Frankie Muniz and blurted out "I love Malcom in the Middle!", and my favorite: Derek Jeter was checking in at the height of his career and my coworker was checking him in. She asked him to spell his name and he seemed dumbfounded that anyone wouldn't know how to spell it.
When I lived in NYC, my sister was coming into La Guardia airport on a late flight. I was waiting in the arrivals area, and realized that the man reading the paper across from me was Wallace Shawn. My sisters and I LOVE The Princess Bride, and quote it to each other all the time. So when sis arrived, I gave her a hug and told her to look over to her left but be cool. She looks over, then looks back at me, her face lit up with astonishment and delight, and whispers, "INCONCEIVABLE!" :)
I was at a Whole Foods a few years ago in Wilmington, NC right around Thanksgiving. I went to the dairy section to see Orlando Jones getting Kite Hill Cream cheese out of the case. He was pretending to talk on his phone. I ended up behind him in line. I pointed to the Kite Hill and said "That stuff is amazing." He paused for a second, smiled and said "It is....." He paid for his cream cheese and went on his way. Later on the next year, I met Karla Crome in the bakery area of the same Whole Foods and we talked about vegan pastries. I told her where to find the best ones in town. She thanked me and I got a picture with her out in the parking lot. Very sweet person.
When I was at school, I worked at a supermarket near one of the Queen’s homes. I served Prince William and Harry without realising, the adult that was with them was so beautiful, I was completely distracted chatting to him, and even thought, oh that child looks like Prince Harry. But just as well as I was completely natural as I’m sure I wouldn’t have been if I had realised, as I was only 17. Everyone came rushing up to me afterwards asking me if I realised who that was - oops!
A couple come to mind, 1) in 1989 at a bar in Denver, Co. I met members of New Order, The Sugarcubes an P.i.L. 2) on bright and clear day on the Pearl Street mall in Boulder, Co, I met Lyle Lovett.
I genuinely do not understand the infatuation with celebrities. All I see are people going about their business.
It's just the odds of running into someone that is known by many people. Most are just ordinary people going about their day, but still aware of that fact and happy to acknowledge someone that cares.
Load More Replies...thank god for google search where you can type a name in the search bar and it will tell you what the heck they are famous for.
Mark Wood. I think he founded the trans-siberian orchestra (not sure if that's right though) and invented a type of electric violin He came to my school and taught us how to play eleanor rigby on our instruments.
Early 80ies. George Takei, Star Trek's Sulu, was waiting for his flight to board. A guy went up to him and told him that his wife was his greatest fan and asked for an autograph. Just before Takei signed his name, the guy added that his wife never missed an episode of Quincy M.E. Takei quickly signed "Robert Ito" (who played Quincy's colleague)! He later said, he didn't want to disappoint the man.
I've met a ton of celebs through work, so that doesn't count. But when I was a teenager I ended up getting to fly first class back home to Africa (dad's company paid for the fares!) and ended up sitting next to Lynda Carter (the original Wonder Woman). She kept her big dark glasses on the whole time and tried to pretend I wasn't sitting next to her. I obliged by pretending she didn't exist either. I think that annoyed her even more.
I worked at the Westin Hotel in Seattle from 2000 to 2007. I saw a few celebs. I retrieved Bill Nye the Science Guy's bike helmet from our baggage area and he tipped me a dollar, I listened to Reggie Jackson (old baseball player) tell a younger player"back in my day..." stuff, I met the Black Eyed Peas minus Fergie (just before they got huge), checked in Jared the Subway guy and he seemed embarrassed that I recognized him, saw Frankie Muniz and blurted out "I love Malcom in the Middle!", and my favorite: Derek Jeter was checking in at the height of his career and my coworker was checking him in. She asked him to spell his name and he seemed dumbfounded that anyone wouldn't know how to spell it.
When I lived in NYC, my sister was coming into La Guardia airport on a late flight. I was waiting in the arrivals area, and realized that the man reading the paper across from me was Wallace Shawn. My sisters and I LOVE The Princess Bride, and quote it to each other all the time. So when sis arrived, I gave her a hug and told her to look over to her left but be cool. She looks over, then looks back at me, her face lit up with astonishment and delight, and whispers, "INCONCEIVABLE!" :)
I was at a Whole Foods a few years ago in Wilmington, NC right around Thanksgiving. I went to the dairy section to see Orlando Jones getting Kite Hill Cream cheese out of the case. He was pretending to talk on his phone. I ended up behind him in line. I pointed to the Kite Hill and said "That stuff is amazing." He paused for a second, smiled and said "It is....." He paid for his cream cheese and went on his way. Later on the next year, I met Karla Crome in the bakery area of the same Whole Foods and we talked about vegan pastries. I told her where to find the best ones in town. She thanked me and I got a picture with her out in the parking lot. Very sweet person.
When I was at school, I worked at a supermarket near one of the Queen’s homes. I served Prince William and Harry without realising, the adult that was with them was so beautiful, I was completely distracted chatting to him, and even thought, oh that child looks like Prince Harry. But just as well as I was completely natural as I’m sure I wouldn’t have been if I had realised, as I was only 17. Everyone came rushing up to me afterwards asking me if I realised who that was - oops!
A couple come to mind, 1) in 1989 at a bar in Denver, Co. I met members of New Order, The Sugarcubes an P.i.L. 2) on bright and clear day on the Pearl Street mall in Boulder, Co, I met Lyle Lovett.
I genuinely do not understand the infatuation with celebrities. All I see are people going about their business.
It's just the odds of running into someone that is known by many people. Most are just ordinary people going about their day, but still aware of that fact and happy to acknowledge someone that cares.
Load More Replies...thank god for google search where you can type a name in the search bar and it will tell you what the heck they are famous for.
Mark Wood. I think he founded the trans-siberian orchestra (not sure if that's right though) and invented a type of electric violin He came to my school and taught us how to play eleanor rigby on our instruments.
Early 80ies. George Takei, Star Trek's Sulu, was waiting for his flight to board. A guy went up to him and told him that his wife was his greatest fan and asked for an autograph. Just before Takei signed his name, the guy added that his wife never missed an episode of Quincy M.E. Takei quickly signed "Robert Ito" (who played Quincy's colleague)! He later said, he didn't want to disappoint the man.
