“What’s the most surreal encounter you’ve had with someone famous?” – the 14 best replies
8. Martin Clunes
Met Martin Clunes in a petrol garage on a lunch break from school. Got him to sign my teacher/parent contact book to say I’d done all my homework for the week. He thought it was brilliant.
— Lee (@MostLee_) April 8, 2019
9. Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee
When visiting relatives in Whitstable as a kid one winter we went for a post Sunday dinner walk along the beach. It was dusk when we turned to head back. Half way back it had got a lot darker when, walking towards us, was Peter Cushing and C/topher Lee. I nearly shat myself.
— George Oliver (@GeorgeOliver111) April 7, 2019
10. Nicola Sturgeon
I'm not sure how much this fits with 'famous person' but the first time I met Nicola Sturgeon I was dressed as a 17th century Plague Doctor while being employed as a mingler for hire at a Debenhams retail conference. https://t.co/7ZZ4MGycAJ
— Liam Kirkaldy (@HolyroodLiam) April 8, 2019
11. Charlotte Church
Singing in an empty aisle in Hobbycraft and being joined by a fellow lone invisible voice from another aisle #charlottechurch
— jo aaron lilford (@jolilford) April 8, 2019
12. Björk
On a ferry to Mull, Bjork was in front of me in the cafe queue and we struck up a conversation.She ordered black pudding and sausage, no vegetables, me, 3 coffees.The teller charged me for everything, and before I explained we weren’t together,Bjork said thank you,and walked off.
— James (@sonofthechief2) April 8, 2019
13. Gina G
As a kid, following Gina G round a garden centre and doing jump-scares shouting "ooh aah just a little bit" through various shrubs
— Richey W (@RicheyWright) April 8, 2019
14. Christopher Biggins
Christopher Biggins once came to dinner at our house. My nana was trying to be posh and he had to keep his face straight while she was telling him about her genital disease. She meant congenital.
— Deanna Thomas (@DeannaThomas) April 8, 2019
Journalist Eve Livingston had a surreal encounter with Jeff Goldblum, but aren’t they all?
I've told this story on Twitter before but any excuse: Jeff Goldblum once gave me a bouquet from the Jonathan Ross show in the BBC TV Centre foyer when I was working there, because he was flying and couldn't keep them. I had no idea who he was and just thought he was being weird. https://t.co/MULX3Rw5Z0
— Eve Livingston (@eve_rebecca) April 8, 2019
This delightful encounter with Paul Barber just shows that actors aren’t necessarily the best judges of the prospective success of their projects.
Meeting Paul Barber (AKA Denzil from Only Fools And Horses) in the sauna at a hotel gym I used to go to. He told me he was staying there while making a low-budget film about male strippers but wasn't expecting it to be a success…
— John Quinn (@JtQuinn1) April 8, 2019
