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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Jimmy Carter is the greatest former president our country has ever had!
My son is a big fan of his movies, he thought his name was Steve Carrelin. The movie ads say Steve Carrel in .
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!
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 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.
that sounds like something i would say at half the people ive seen on the list ( dont know much celebrities)
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!”
No, Jane, No...do not kill Diane Keaton. We can’t have icons killing icons!
Ted Danson dancing the soft shoe shuffle in Body Heat was a great ending.
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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'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!" :)
