26 Awkward And Humiliating Celebrity Encounters
by Lauren GarafanoBuzzFeedBuzzFeed StaffI'm an Associate Editor on BuzzFeed's Pop Culture team who spends my days fangirling over all my favorite TV shows and movies.
A while back, we asked the BuzzFeed Community to tell us the most embarrassing encounters they've ever had with a celebrity. Here's what they said:
The people who shared their stories allegedly speak from personal encounters. Obviously, we weren't there when they happened, so feel free to take them with a grain of salt.
1.
"I ran into Jennifer Aniston in a bathroom of a restaurant in Malibu once..."
"I said hello, said I love her, and mentioned how fashionable she was on Friends. She said she liked my dress, and I was so flustered that I started babbling on how I wasn’t sure about the color and how it would probably look good with her coloring. I even said she could have it if she wanted. She said no, thank you, and left. I nearly died of embarrassment."
—lunallee212
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2.
"When I was seven, I was COMPLETELY obsessed with The Sound of Music. One night, we're at dinner, and lo and behold, Julie Andrews is at the next table over with some friends..."
"Being a talkative little kid, I interrupted their conversation to ramble about the movie and to give her a stick-figure drawing of the Von Trapp children that I'd done on the paper tablecloth. She was incredibly gracious, though; she'll always be one of my favorite celebrities I've met!"
—books_baking_broadway
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3.
"I was at a noisy Brooklyn bar, so I had to scream to my friends to be heard at all. The music cut out the moment I was trying to say, 'I FORGET THAT GUY'S NAME, BUT I THINK HE'S SOMEONE FAMOUS.' Just absolutely shouted the word famous into a suddenly quiet bar."
"Sitting only about eight feet away, he looked square at me, and my friend calmly said to me, 'Oh, that's Jorma Taccone from The Lonely Island.' The music started up again, thank god."
—juglans
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4.
"I drove three hours to attend a Justin Bieber concert and meet-and-greet..."
"I debated what I would say to him once I met him, since it would be a really brief meeting while a picture was taken. I walked up to him and asked him if he farted. He gave me this weird look and then I told him, 'because you just blew me away'... I left the room and security followed me out and told me I had creeped him out."
—erikak49d1ff3be
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5.
"I was at the airport and it was really early, so no one else was around, and all of a sudden my mom death grips my arm and goes, 'That’s Ben Affleck...'"
"Since it was so early my brain wasn’t quite functioning yet, so as he walks by, I go 'AH-FLACK.' He hears me, gives me a WTF look, and continues walking."
–beccam4e34e22ba
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6.
"I went to the gym in my building, and it was just me and two other people in there..."
"Queen Latifah and her trainer. I didn’t realize it was her at first, but when I did, I got flustered. She was doing crunches on the ground, and as I was passing her to get the spray bottle and paper towel, I TRIPPED and just barely missed landing on her head. I was mortified, but she was very kind."
—brownshannon1978
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7.
"Bill Clinton was playing golf at our military club in the midst of his recent scandal with Monica Lewinsky..."
"I was 8 years old at the time. My first indiscretion was that I was wearing a Republican National Convention shirt when I shook his hand. The second was when I casually said, 'So, how's Monica?' I've never been led out of an establishment faster in my life... My dad still won't speak of it to this day."
—mguardthepea
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8.
When I was about 16, I was on a layover in Detroit waiting to get to Quebec. It was my first flight ever, and I was QUITE nervous, so to alleviate my nerves, I took an extra Xanax. I didn't think it'd be a big deal..."
"I'm walking through the airport, and I spot Sylvester Stallone out of the corner of my eye. He was being somewhat subtle, so I didn't get too wild. But I walked by him, and when he made it to his gate, I asked for a picture. At first, he was super nice and was like, 'Of course, anything for a fan.' I was like, 'OMG I can't believe I'm meeting Rocky!' His mood visibly changed. He still took the picture, but it went from genuine to forced. I had no idea what I'd done but was glad I got the picture. Anyways, I made it to my own gate and had some time to spare, so I decided to see what movies he was in other than Rocky...except it wasn't actually Rocky that I'd seen. It was Robert Downey Jr. I'd like to blame the extra Xanax and heightened nerves from my flight. RDJ, I'm so sorry, forgive me?!"
—vbunton
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9.
"I'm a Marine and was honored before a Miami Heat game in 2009..."
"Towards the end of the game, my