40+ People Share Pics Of Moments They Met Celebs Just Living Normal Lives Like The Rest Of Us

Celebs may always be walking down the red carpet or starring in blockbuster hits but just like us, they're also human and off-work, they live ordinary lives and here's proof.

Liezel

• Published in Film & TV
• January 25, 2022

The TV or movie effect is really something, isn't it? We know all those stars that we see acting on-screen are humans just like us who poo, sweat, and feel like us but because of that movie effect, a part of our brain kind of thinks that they're another species altogether.

They really take on that bigger-than-life quality sometimes. But no matter the glamour, no matter their riches, and no matter their fame, a part of their lives are just like ours.

They go to the grocery, they raise their kids, they spend time with their grandma, and so much more. We just often don't expect to meet them in situations like that.

When we do get to see them in those instances, a lot of us don't dare approach them with requests for photos or autographs. They get enough of those already and some of us are content with admiring them from afar in real life though.

Some people are a bit gutsier though. And as all of us know some encounters don't really turn out so well.

There are others though that turn out to be magnificent. Here are some people who met celebrities while they were out living normal lives like the rest of us.

1. She met an artistic genius

Last night I met Wes (Anderson)

2. It's uncanny!

He was seriously awesome! Nice and wonderful! I never thought he would be cool with making faces with me! But he was totally down!

3. Hodor!

I just met Hodor (Kristian Nairn) at the airport!

4. Normal day at work

Met the nicest guy (Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson) at work today

5. At least he had a surgeon right there for his dear heart

I met a heart surgeon (Hidetoshi Imura) while shopping.

I looked at the shirt before I noticed him and my heart stopped when I noticed it was him.

6. Fantastic idea!

That one time we met Jason Momoa and my husband came up with this great idea. Two years later and I haven't washed my hair!

Dude is super tall, plus it's from a Con so you get exact 2 seconds to get your pic and move the eff out of the way for the next person. Still a great memory though!

7. Obi-Wan Kenobi!

I met the great hello there himself (Ewan McGregor)

8. Real heroes together

Two years ago I met Chris Evans while deployed to Qatar. As we wait for the trailer for (possibly) his last Marvel movie, I want to publicly thank him for everything he's done for this franchise. Thanks Cap!

First thing I told him was that I loved his work as The Human Torch. He laughed and was a good sport about it. He went around and shook every Soldier’s hand and had dinner with some folks afterwards.

9. You absolutely lucky girl!

Well I have met some interesting people in my time but this one has just made my night! (Andras Arato, A.K.A Hide the pain Harold)

10. A beautiful coincidence

My friend met this gentlemen [Jeff Bridges] at Gallatin Field Airport (Montana, USA) coincidentally, he just happened to be wearing this shirt

11. He met Captain Marvel!

I met Brie Larson working the night shift at my local AMC

12. You have to take risks for your heroes

So yesterday I met my hero Dave Grohl and took a selfie with The Foo Fighters. The tour manager nearly killed me.

[The manager] was just quite strict and I guess only has the band's best interests at heart. But when he saw that they were happy he actually took my big camera and took a photo of me taking the selfie. It was quite sweet.

13. The face says it all

My friends face when she met Bryan Cranston...

14. The strange man with the strange clothes

My buddy met this strange dude wearing a dinosaur shirt and zebra pants (Jeff Goldblum)

15. Lucky guy has some kind words for Sir Patrick Stewart

I met Patrick Stewart once. He's the kindest celebrity I've ever met.

16. Aunt May!

I met Aunt May (Rosemary Harris) today

17. If you meet your idols, don't the opportunity pass, right?

Met my idols at Uf (Oscar Nunez and Brian Baumgartner)

18. A sweetheart all over

Ran into someone this past weekend, thanks for making our day Angela (Kinsey)! Such a sweetheart!

19. The Mayor of Flavortown

I just met the mayor of Flavortown (Guy Fieri) wearing a Dungeons & Diners & Dragons & Drive-Ins & Drives shirt!!!!

Guy was super cool. I only got to talk to him for a couple minutes, but he was really down to Earth.

20. That must have been a very special library card

So story time; my grandma was a librarian in Mt. Vernon, NY Public Library for 50 years. Denzel grew up there. If you've ever met her, she will tell you the story of how she gave Denzel Washington his first library card. And that he was the cutest thing and how wonderful he was. I have heard this story easily 300+ times in my life. :)"

Fast forward to a month ago and it was her 99th Birthday. The women at her nursing home wanted to do something special so they tried to contact Denzel and get him to come or call, and he ended up calling and talking to her on her birthday. On the call, he said he would be in our city in December and would stop by and voila here he is!

He was so nice and caring. Laughing with her and holding her hand like he was old friends with her. He teared up a few times seeing the love and respect she showed for him. She knits a scarf a day and gave him three for him, his wife, and his mother. My mom and I were there with him and my grandma and it was such a cool experience. He kept saying with his publicist 'this is what it's all about.'

21. They were pissed off to meet their hero

My brother and I met our favorite super hero (The Hulk) when we were 4. We were pissed off because Lou Ferrigno wasn't green.

22. How cool would it be to get softly wasted with Jeff Goldblum?

We were on a night train to Prague and had some drinks. We ended up in one wagon and were talking and getting softly wasted.

23. What a childhood memory

I met Bruce Campbell at a wedding reception in1996. Here's us sharing a strawberry.

24. Ghostbusters!

I also recently met a Ghostbuster (Bill Murray)

25. Lucky strike!

My dad with Muhammad Ali 1970s

lookupinthesky:

"Hope your dad was okay after the photo"

bboymokei:

"Lol he was. But i was hoping he would knock some sense in too him"

26. When Jack Black met this fan, he stared into the kid's eyes and said, "It's like looking in a young mirror."

He departed with 'goodnight, my doppelgänger'. This is the best night of my life.

27. Unusual place to meet but why not

I ran into Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) today in Seattle at the dispensary!

28. Meeting the idol

Met my idol John Cena at a restaurant!

29. How sweet!

I met Forest Whittaker in Uganda

He walked by me and my friends and we were like wait a second that's Forest Whittaker but when we were walking over to ask him for a photo one of the staff where we were said not to bother him. So we went back to eating. Before he left he walked up to us and said it would be okay for a photo now. It was really cool to meet him.

I was there to help Father's heart mobility charity which works in Uganda. Fathersheartmobility.org for anyone interested in donating etc. He is there for a documentary about the last Rhino sanctuary.

30. A banana and Tom Hanks

Look who I met (Tom Hanks)! Explaining the banana to him was pretty awkward, but banana for scale

He walked into the bar I was at and, luckily, the 711 next door sold bananas. Walked back into the bar and told him I had a really awkward picture request and he was more than happy to oblige. Really nice guy.

31. He's a legend nevertheless

I just met Steve Buscemi and told him he was a Reddit legend and he wasn't sure what that meant but he said he was happy about it!

32. Perks of work?

Aaaaaaay! Look who I met at work today. (Henry Winkler)

33. Food court adventures

I met a man at a food court (Adam Sandler)

I tried not to be obnoxious and made it really quick. He said thanks bro.

34. Lucky fan got to meet one of his favorite actors

Met one of my favorite actors (Paul Rudd) today!

35. He met Obama

I met Obama

36. That's a fun memory

On my way to a boy scout camp I met Lil Pump he was high as F@#k and thought I was in the military.

It's always nice to hear stories of people meeting celebs and actually having pretty great interactions with them. A lot of these people are even so lucky to catch them in the most normal of situations.

They're all delightful and with all the nasty celeb news out there, we think we need a little bit more of these.

37. The random nice young man

My dad sent me a picture of my momand the 'nice young man' (Chris Pratt) at their table at a charity dinner last night.

My mom said It felt like she was talking to a normal person. He genuinely cared about their lives. Apparently he is super excited as his 6 year old is about to start kindergarten!

38. She got props from Arnold!

Met (Arnold Schwarzenegger) at the gym. Gave me props for being female and doing frontal raises

39. How can you not be excited to meet this man?

Met the nicest guy (Peter Dinklage) while playing soccer inToronto. I was a little too excited I think.

I was playing a game of soccer and Dinklage and Adam Sandler were walking by with some kids. Sandler was heckling and making funny comments about the game. In response to those who think it's silly to get pictures taken with celebrities, I think to each his own. I admire Mr. Dinklage and I personally think he is a superb actor and I love his character on Game of Thrones. I had a chance to express my appreciation for his work which I think he appreciated in return. I didn't ask for a picture with Adam Sandler because it's Mr. Dinklage that I was so excited to meet. I'm a girl btw... Soccer attire and excited face...guess I need more makeup when I play!

40. Challenge accepted said Queen Bey

Friend met Beyonce in New Orleans, she said "Whatever face you make, I'll make."

41. Where can we sign up to get seated beside Christian Bale for a 5-hour plane ride?

I met this cool guy (Christian Bale) on a 5-hour plane ride.

Basically I was just really polite (maybe overly so?) and didn't bother him for the vast majority of the flight. Eventually I just told him I was a big fan of his work and asked his permission for a pic. I kinda wish I would have talked to him a bit more, but i really didn't want to be an annoying guy who doesn't take social cues.

42. Still gotcha!

"It was too late to ask" (Bill Murray)

43. She trolled Hugh Jackman and it's awesome!

And yes, Ryan has seen this: "Both Hugh and Ryan posted the photos on their Instagram accounts "

44. He got him to stay the line!

Met an absolute legend. Got him to say, "Well I don't think that's such a good idea, Tim." Mr. Al Borland (Richard Karn)

45. Meeting James Bond in real life

Met 007 (Pierce Brosnan) this evening. He felt bad for interrupting my b'day party!

I thought of so many amazing things to say to him, AFTER he'd left. I even have his initials tattooed to my wrist (granted they symbolise another 'PB' but still!) definitely could have won some points with that!

46. He met the great Sarah Connor!

I met Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) the other day.

I own a taxi business in Loudoun County Virginia, her niece called a cab and the driver went to pick up the niece. He brought her to this large farm house and he see's this woman coming down the stairs. The niece says her aunt is going to pay for the cab ride and she got closer, then he realized who she was. About 3 hours later another call comes in for the niece to be picked up. I ride along with him for the return trip so I get to meet her myself. That's my driver in the picture.

Liezel