Celebrities (and others) share boring encounters with celebrities
John Moe, host of the fantastic podcast The Hilarious World of Depression, recently tweeted to solicit stories of boring celebrity encounters. A lot of celebrities themselves responded:
Your most boring, mundane, inconsequential celebrity encounter. Go!
- John Moe (@johnmoe) April 27, 2018
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
Does most of my childhood count? https://t.co/PWoVtSZF9r
- Zelda Williams (@zeldawilliams) April 29, 2018
I once said “showtime” to my own mirror does that count https://t.co/gCkmi0EJZX
- josh groban (@joshgroban) April 29, 2018
The dumbest thing about this is the fact people think your actually supposed to be exciting all the time.
Dude. I’m on the toilet. https://t.co/rtcltXoqLf
- terrycrews (@terrycrews) April 29, 2018
Saw Ed Begley, Jr. at Costco. I was leaving w my purchases, he was heading to the restroom. https://t.co/CrLjYZVemJ
- Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) April 30, 2018
I was at the Brentwood Ralphs at 1am and Cuba Gooding Junior was buying like 12 Marie Calendar's chicken pot pies. https://t.co/nOhXKU6sGI
- Guy Branum (@guybranum) April 30, 2018
I was a flight attendant and the gate agent told me a blind man was coming on first. When Ray Charles boarded plane, I just looked at the gate agent like 😑 she didn’t know who he was. https://t.co/33XTunobhJ
- Al Letson (@Al_Letson) April 29, 2018
One time I was stuck at a long red light and I inched my car forward a little in case the sensor was missing me and Colin Farrell walked in front of my car and gave me a look like I was gonna run him over https://t.co/xOOOPLTYTj
- Noelle Stevenson (@Gingerhazing) April 29, 2018
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
I asked @selenagomez what she did for a living.
When she answered she was a singer, I asked if she had a YouTube channel or something... https://t.co/sMvftNjoDA
- Joe Penna (@MysteryGuitarM) April 30, 2018
dylan and cole sprouse were on the same bus as me to an airport and when we got there i made eye contact with cole and he said “yeah it’s us” then walked away https://t.co/C5mqqAqB4m
- emma (@ptxemma) April 29, 2018
I was at a stop sign, looked to my left and next to me was Colin Farrell. Made eye contact. I nodded to him, he did it back. He drove away. https://t.co/nCcYnroWq0
- Brandon Calvillo (@BJCalvillo) April 29, 2018
i made tyler the creator a hot chocolate once when i worked in hollywood and he sent it back and said “where the fuck is the whipped cream?” https://t.co/eeKFrnhgRA
- emily angelica (@existentiaIly) April 30, 2018
I signed John Cena up for a tanning session https://t.co/ItsM7m5X0b
- JWOW 🎹🎸🌵⭕ (@mysweetone_) April 30, 2018
britney spears‘s bodyguard didn’t let me get in an elevator with her https://t.co/dfKmNQCLe1
- wolfgang .paak (@duddersj) April 30, 2018
I ate tacos next to Michael Cera. He looks just as awkward irl. https://t.co/F3FzOCwQTX
- Tyler Carpenter (@Adarael) April 30, 2018
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- *** (@winnerbowzer) April 29, 2018
Lots more here.
Sources: Kumail, Zelda, Josh, Terry, Andy, Guy, Al, Noelle
Non-celebs: Akilah, Joe, Emma, Brandon, Emily, JWOW, Wolfgang, Tyler, ***
Have you had a run-of-the-mill moment with a celebrity, ONTD?