If you ever have experienced meeting a celebrity in real life, then you probably know that feeling of being star-struck. Suddenly, your brain stops functioning right and you say the weirdest words and do the weirdest things! That’s totally fine.
We can relate to that, the way we can also relate to these 58 folks who unfortunately blew it in their celebrity meetings. And let me tell you, these slip-ups are quite epic!
1) “Are Minions yellow in real life?”
At the end of the day, celebrities are people just like us. They may shoot the breeze with you over stuff like the meaning of life, but they don’t always have the answer to every deeply profound philosophical question that your crazy brain comes up with.
@Ethan McAtee:
“He repeated it back to me, perplexed, and I was so embarrassed that I just shook his hand and got out of there.”
Imagine being drunk when you run into one of your favorite celebs. Then imagine saying the most insane thing in the world about his granny, and you have this horrifying celeb meetup!
It’s understandable when a fan gets excited about meeting someone famous and they stumble over their words. But, leave it to a true gentleman like Tom Hanks to come up with a witty comeback to a fan’s verbal faux pas!
It can be super embarrassing when you meet a beautiful celeb and end up turning into a puddle of goo as soon as you open your mouth. But, this lucky guy practically found a surrogate mama in Zoe Kravitz when he started crying about how beautiful she was!
@Johanna Mueller:
“Omg I wonder how that feels to be so beautiful it brings [tears] to peoples eyes.”
Some fans come prepared with the perfect pad of paper that they plan to have framed and cherished forever when they ask a celeb for an autograph. Others, like poor Jackie here, have to settle for the most awkwardly random thing they dig out of their purse.
@Jackie:
“I remember buying it at a dollar store but don’t know why I had it on me that day!”
When most people meet Late Night talk show host Seth Myers, it’s only natural to ask for a picture. But, Jill’s dad obviously didn’t grow up in the selfie generation and only wanted to take a picture of Seth…by himself.
@crance97:
“I literally can’t stop laughing at this Jill he literally looks like a kindergartner on his first day of school.”
You know how you sometimes randomly run into the same person over and over again at the grocery store, coffee shop, and at the movie theater? In our world, it’s a freaky coincidence, but in a celebrity’s world, that’s when they get a restraining order against you!
@zetnev:
“Omg I was walking out of my dad’s restaurant YEARS ago and I saw her walking down the same side of the street I was on and said to myself out loud wait is that Whoopi and she smirked at me it was the cutest interaction I’ve ever had with a celebrity.”
Actors are used to having fans call them by the name of one of the characters they played on the big screen. But, when they play a famous comic book superhero, no one ever remembers their real name.
@LucyNewGrant:
“That’s awesome. Mine is that Richard E. Grant came to sit in front of us at a performance of Chicago. I looked up, made eye contact, and said: Spiceworld.”
Most people dream of having a “moment” with a famous celeb, but such intimate encounters are rare and practically unheard of. However, Nicole, who is a shortstop just like Danny DeVito, had a hilarious moment with the actor when they both realized they had something in common!
Have you ever gotten caught talking about someone behind their back? Well, this woman started talking smack about Bill Nye the Science Guy, like, literally right behind his back and she didn’t even know it!
Celebrities are known for visiting terminally ill children in hospitals because they want to help brighten up someone’s day. But, what are you supposed to say if you’re a regular 8-year-old who got shoved into the sick kid’s ward because they ran out of beds for regular patients?
Make sure you already know what kind of pose you’d strike if you ever got to take a selfie with your celebrity crush. Otherwise, you might end up doing the “Pastor and First Lady” pose that your BFF convinced you would look cool.
@lumide0b:
“Why do y’all look so much like a real couple.”
@MagicalUnicorn:
“Kinda looks like photo you’d find at grandma’s counter, so you nailed it!”
Sometimes people are really clueless about who’s who in the celebrity sports arena. But, it pays to know who you’re really talking to when you meet a very tall guy at a party and ask him questions about his hobbies.
@sylumofficial:
“lmao speaking as someone who’s 6’5”, that question gets olddd like damn why doesn’t anyone ask short people if they play mini golf.”
Some of us secretly dream of being behind the camera on a celebrity photo shoot. But, what would you do if you ran into a comic book legend like Stan Lee? Make him sit like a happy little kid on the Batmobile, of course!
16) “I’m just trying really hard not to accidentally hit one of your kids in the face.”
Celebrities absolutely love it when their fans gush about how much they love their work. But, in the heat of the moment, sometimes they blurt out something that doesn’t exactly stroke their egos!
@heypay:
“He was seated with his family and friends and he kinda glanced around and laughed a little and said ‘yeah, we have a few of them around here.'”
This was a celeb before he was a celeb moment, but it’s still pretty cool. It’s like being the one to shoot Justin Bieber’s YouTube videos before he became famous.
@3nails4holes:
“Why did y’all let him get away with a two-finger boob poke?”
It’s what this fan chose NOT to say to Lionel Richie when he said “hello,” which happens to be the title of one of his famous songs, that was so funny! Would you have been able to resist the urge to sing to him?
It’s not always the dumb things you say to a famous person that makes the encounter so memorable. Doing something silly, like untying their shoelaces at a book signing, is definitely something that will go down in history!
@LoveQueenEsther:
“Was trapped once he signed my books cause everyone surged forward. I was sitting on his feet at the edge of the stage. So once I got bored I just started poking his ankles. I actually tied his laces together too before untying them. He didn’t have secret service then either.”
20) “Chile get over here and give me a hug before my ride leaves us.”
This Twitter fan was so excited to see TLC in the airport that she dramatically broke down in tears. And that was before they even invited her into their family!
@Little One:
“In my 25 years of listening to them I have only just found out TLC is their initials! Proper face palm moment!”
When this Katy Perry fan first met her idol, she stammered and blurted out the first thing she could think of. But, apparently, Katy is just as awkward as the rest of us, and she blurted the first thing that came to her mind, too!
@Jasaminion:
“I feel like I should mention she had to be at least 6 foot in the high heels she was wearing and I am only 4’11.”
When someone tells you how good you smell, it’s common to respond with the name of the perfume you’re wearing. But, when you’re not wearing anything but nervous sweat, it’s probably best to keep the source of your scent a secret.
What fan wouldn’t love to sneak a peek at their favorite celeb when they’re topless? Just because he’s a guy doesn’t mean that the experience is any less thrilling! Gender equality for Peeping Tom’s, right?
This time around it was what a celebrity said to a fan that was so hilarious! When Ludacris spotted an underage chica at a private event, he made sure everyone knew that jail bait was not on the catered menu!
Do you remember how addicted people were to their “CrackBerry?” This was before smartphones ever came onto the scene. Hopefully, John Legend wasn’t so addicted to his phone that he dived underneath the car to get his fix!
This might be the winner in the “weirdest celebrity encounter” category. Hunter S. Thompson, the father of the gonzo journalism movement, must have been having a Walking Dead moment when he started ranting to the neighbor kid about snowmobiles when it was the middle of summer.
@Nedmuhovich:
“Well, if you’re going to ride snowmobiles in summer, you deserve to be yelled at by Hunter S. Thompson.”
28) “You don’t have to get a picture with me if I’m not who you think I am I don’t want you to be disappointed.
The worst thing a fan can do to a celebrity is to call them by the name of another celebrity. Thankfully for this lucky lady, Jonah Hill was a perfect gentleman about her misplaced adoration!
@thechubrub:
“Haha, apparently this is something that happens to him frequently, and he gets rather annoyed by.”
What’s the worse thing anyone could possibly yell at a celebrity? Well, when they’re deaf like America’s Top Model winner Nyle DiMarco, then sticks and stones may break their bones, but your words will never hurt them.
It’s probably not a good idea to look Gwyneth Paltrow straight in the eye and sing “My Girl” like you’re a creepy stalker. When people like John Lennon and Gianni Versace lose their lives at the hands of crazed fans, it’s no wonder they always have bodyguards!
Well, that’s pretty much the worst pickup line ever. But, when you pose that question to Stephen Colbert on his show, that seals your fate as the worst fan ever!
@cassidoo:
“It was actually a really cool answer, it was the International Space Station live stream. He said that whenever he got stressed it helped put life in perspective!”
It’s totally understandable when you’re so awestruck by a celeb crush that you freeze like a deer in headlights. Just make sure you don’t start drooling into their hands when they’ve only expected a handshake.
@toni_nic0le:
“I feel like EVERYONE has had an awkward experience with Nick Jonas.”
@JJ9828:
“You don’t know me but I’m laughing so hard right now because I’m a few generations older and I did the exact same thing to NKOTB. Bless you. We’ve all been there.”
Granted, stating the obvious isn’t necessarily a bad thing, especially when it’s just between friends. But, it can leave you feeling a little bit red in the face when you say it to someone like The Rock!
@kjt321:
“Yeah, I referred to him as “Mr. Rock” instead of anything normal because I got so nervous.”
This fan’s determination in getting Sophie Turner from Game of Thrones to sign her poster was probably a bit terrifying. But, she’s survived much worse storylines on the show!
38) “Aw f**k. wasn’t meant to be, but the memory is.”
What does one celeb say to another to make them give the weirdest look ever? Tell them that the memory of their awkward moment with a fan is meant to be.
Nick Cannon? Yeah, who cares. Katie Margareta was all about enjoying her Disney World vacay!
@jentheefer:
“Does everyone have a Nick Cannon story?!? I was in a club in Chicago and some guy came up to me and said “My boy wants to talk to you.” I look over and it’s Nick Cannon. I made the ugh face and said “I’m not going over there.” He heard me.”
40) “Honey I’m not a celebrity, I’m a supermodel.”
Want to know what it feels like to be shot down by a supermodel like Naomi Campbell? Call her a “celebrity” to her face and watch the haughty diva do her best work!
@xroyal_highness:
“This sounds so much like her that you can literally hear it in her voice!”
