We all have our heroes, even since we were kids. Cartoons or not, Batman or a huge celebrity, we all wanted to meet our hero. But when those “heroes” turn out to be mean or not as nice as we expected, it can be extremely disappointing. These 40+ stories are about this: the real-life disappointments of meeting our favorite heroes!
1. Selfish And Mean
I was dying to meet Jason Momoa and I finally got the chance to at an after-party for an indie movie he was in. It was at a small venue in LA with some bands playing.
Jason walked in and a few people started talking to him; once they passed, I bought a beer and approached him. I gave him the beer and asked how his night was.
He was quite drunk already from the look of it, but he pounded the beer without saying anything. I wasn't too sure what to think so I got more to the point and asked if it would be cool to get a pic.
He leaned into my face and said, "Tonight isn't about that. Tonight is about me." and walked away.
Not even 5 minutes later he was taking pics with some other people across the venue and signing some autographs. Aquaman owes me a beer damn it.
Im_inappropriate
2. Celebrities Can Be Nice Too
Opposite story: I was boarding a flight to Los Angeles. I'm in the line boarding the plane when I notice one of the passengers in the line has stopped to say hi to someone in first class.
Apparently, they're lifelong friends, just blown away that they both randomly ended up on this flight together. Fine, whatever, let's move the line along, please.
Then another passenger stops, equally delighted to see the SAME guy. And then a third passenger, same story. What the hell? How many lifelong friends all randomly ended up on the same goddamned plane???
Then I finally reach the guy, and I realize: it's Henry Winkler. The Fonz. I immediately react as if I've just randomly bumped into a lifelong friend on an airplane.
I tell him how incredible his performance was in Click...his scene saying goodbye to Adam Sandler makes me cry every damned time, which is very rare for an Adam Sandler movie.
He laughs and sincerely thanks me for the compliment as if I'm not the hundredth guy today to tell him how awesome he is.
I'd met a lot of celebrities by this point in my life, and it's always disappointing...but this was the first time I'd actually had more respect for a celebrity after meeting them than I'd had when I was just a fan.
It's a cross-country flight, so the whole time, I'm thinking of how to get to spend more time with Henry Winkler when the plane lands. And at least get a picture or something.
When we finally get to LAX, I get off the plane and start looking around...I check the shops, the bathroom, everywhere. But he's gone. Oh well. At least we'll always have… And then I see him.
There's an older Asian woman standing off to the side just looking awestruck and afraid to approach him. Henry Winkler sees this and actually approaches her, introducing himself. And then he says something I'll never forget.
"I don't have to be anywhere for a while -- mind if I sit here and talk with you?". The smile on that elderly woman's face...I'll never forget it.
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3. When Is He Coming Back?
I met one of the artists from ZZ Top at a super nice hotel in Louisville. It wasn't a big deal to me but was to my cousin. My cousin asked, "I'm sorry to bother you, but may I get an autograph? I'm a really big fan!"
The One Z replied, "Sure thing, let me run up to my room really quickly and get the rest of the guys." We watched him go up to the room and waited for a little over an hour. My cousin cried. Screw that Z in particular.
To those questioning whether or not it was really him, I can assure you it was. This Z in particular had a long pointy beard and we actually saw him and the whole Z gang many more times afterward.
DankeyKang11
4. A Huge Disappointment
One of my earliest memories was meeting Batman. I was probably 3 or 4 and I remember my mom taking me to this big event and it was crazy and awesome. The Batmobile was there and we got to sit in it.
I remember I had a picture of Batman and Robin signed. Best day ever! I'm 30 now and recently brought it up to my mom. I asked where it was we went that time.
She explained to me that it was just a local grocery store promotion, Batman and Robin were just some old fat middle-aged guys with a beat-up old corvette that had cardboard "mods" attached to it.
Apparently, it was a pretty embarrassing display... I always remembered how amazing that day was but now that I know the truth it kinda ruined it.
anix421
5. The Biggest Jerks
Not my heroes by any means but by far the biggest jerks I've met in the music industry was Puddle of Mudd. They couldn't even play their own songs during sound check without messing up.
And they would fire any crew that looked them in the eyes. Also Chris Daughtery. I was his runner and asked for an autograph for my aunt who is a huge fan and he just laughed at me.
bodmodman333
6. Devastating News
I went to an event with "Salem" from Sabrina the Teenage Witch as the special guest when I was like seven. It turns out, there were multiple Salem cat-actors. For some reason, this really devastated me. After that, I'd always try to point out the inaccuracies of the cats within a scene…
To make me feel better, my aunt got the producers of Wishbone to write and confirm that Wishbone was a single dog, actually named Soccer. This did make me feel better, and Wishbone is a universally better show.
violetmemphisblue
7. Still Hating Him
To give us a little salve for all the Bill Nye hate, I once delivered a pizza to Patton Oswalt and he gave me a 50% tip and when I told him he was a personal hero, he gave me a little bow.
Also, he would come in to order sometimes with his daughter and he'd let her do the ordering. He is for real the nicest. Really mad about Bill Nye though.
bluntforcecastration
8. He Has Some Serious Anger Issues
Bill Nye. I grew up down the street from him (Ronald Reagan jr lives across the street from him) almost everyone in my age group in Seattle has some negative story about the guy. For me, it was when I saw him at the local grocery store and told my mom "Wow look, it's Bill Nye!".
I was only six or seven at the time but I still remember the loud "GOD DAMN IT!" followed by the incessant muttering as he stormed out of the building huffing, puffing, and stomping his feet as he went.
I also had a guy whose dad was a producer with the Bill Nye show and when he took my friend to work asked Bill to sign a book and talk to his son for a second. Bill tells my friend's dad to go screw himself and that he'd never talk to some little punk witch brat.
Producer’s dad pulls rank and Bill awkwardly sighs in resignation, walks over to my buddy, and tells him (more or less) "Science is cool, do good in school... yeah" and walks off while muttering under his breath.
Many other people in their mid-20s in the Magnolia, Queen Anne, Ballard, and Fremont areas of Seattle have similar stories of the guy. I get it, it must suck at times to get recognized by so many people. However, what I found was how he was so prone to cursing kids.
Still enjoy a lot of his work and would love to meet up with him and see what he's like to talk to adult to adult. But the memory of a pissed-off man muttering "Damn, god damn it, sh*t" because a kid recognized him will forever stay with me.
komnenos
9. Awkward Moments
Quite a few years back, my dad took my brother and I up to San Francisco for a day trip to Pier 39. Turns out Jeremy Bulloch (the original Boba Fett) was doing some kind of meet-up thing that no one turned up for, except for us.
My dad is a huge Star Wars nerd after having grown up in its heyday, so naturally, he was a bit nervous meeting his hero. From memory, the encounter went pretty well, but I'll always remember the moment it got awkward.
"You were always my favorite character man, even if you only got like ten minutes of screen time". "I'm sure I had a bit more than that.."
Sajek_Alkam
10. Scary But Funny Memories
Wasn't really my hero, but I met Billy Mays a while back when he was visiting a local Giant Eagle grocery store for some reason or another. I think they had the money for him to come in and plug some product in-store.
Anyway, my mom worked at this particular Giant Eagle and she met him before I came into work. She had him sign an autograph for me before begging him to do her a favor.
That favor was charging in my direction down an aisle shouting "CLEAN YOUR ROOM, MANGIYKO". Funny and a great memory thinking back on it, but I nearly wet my pants at the time.
Mangiyko
11. What A Difference
Went to a Comic Con and the dude who played Spike from Buffy The Vampire Slayer got absolutely slated by everyone there, including guest celebs, as he was charging his fans £20 for what was meant to be a free talk (He was the only guest there who did this) and then charged £50 for autographs....
By comparison, Paul Freeman who played the Raiders of The Lost Ark villain; Belloq, was there and he only charged £5 for an autograph and all his earnings went to his and his wife's charity for building schools in Africa, which I gladly paid for.
killingjoke96
12. Too Many Bad Stories About Him
Years ago, my chemistry teacher attended a Science Olympiad convention (a national after-school science club) in Chicago I believe. He stayed at a hotel on the top floor. As he was traveling down the hotel in an elevator, in walks Bill Nye.
My teacher, wearing his SciOly shirt, essentially screaming "I am science!" filled with joy and was about to say "O-oh, you're Bill Nye," when, before he could even begin, Nye doubled shushed him. And my teacher spent the entire hotel height-wise elevator trip in awkward silence.
To this day, whenever a kid asks if Bill Nye is still alive, my teacher always assures me that he isn't. Isn't to him.
Bill Nye is a celebrity and probably was having a bad day. We've all had them. I also understand many think he's wasting his time debating the existence of climate change with people who are as stubborn as humans.
I think he isn't because of two reasons: 1) he spreads awareness of those who do not believe in climate change and 2) he may potentially convince third-party watchers of the existence of climate change.
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13. What A Jerk
My grandma was a casino dealer and met Michael Jordan once and turns out he's a total jerk. She told me he was playing high-limit tables and didn't tip a dime to the cocktail waitress or the dealer (my grandma) or anyone else who served him.
When someone who was playing with him asked him about it he said "No one helped me when I was coming up, so I don't help others." Or something to that effect.
On the other hand, my grandma also got to meet Ludacris and said he's a very nice guy, was very gracious, and stopped to talk to people, also a great tipper (she wasn't his dealer though.)
SymbioticSimba
14. I’m Not Who You Think I Am
I was at a music festival and I had a copy of a magazine that contained an article I had written in about a favorite band. I spotted the lead singer at the beer tent, bought him a beer, and asked if he could sign the article I wrote on his band.
He chose to act like I'd had a case of mistaken identity and once I'd believed him and apologized for the "mistake" he chided me for not being a very good fan if I couldn't recognize him.
I was wicked high on substances so after I walked away it triggered a mega-bad trip where I was second-guessing everyone's identity.
notelizabeth
15. At Least He’s Nice To His Fans
I met Buzz Aldrin working on a promo for Axe Body Spray when they did that Apollo "Go Into Space" contest thing.
He was insanely nice... but listening to him talking to his assistants and the Axe people as well as the director of the promo between takes... he seemed a bit... disconnected from his words.
I have no idea what his schedule was like or what else he was going on but... being the main audio guy I had a clear feed of everything he was saying... and it all just sounded mildly confused.
Still, got to shake hands with a guy who's been on the freakin moon so, you know, that was really freaking awesome!
doucheydp
16. Worrying Too Much
This was back in the 90s, my mom was a waitress at a restaurant and the town we lived in was a frequent sight for filming movies and TV shows, and one day, my mom waited at a table and realized it was Anthony Hopkins with his agent sitting at the table ordering breakfast.
After she took their drink order (the silence of the lambs was still new). So in the kitchen, all of her co-workers were squealing like little girls and dared my mother when taking their breakfast order if he wanted a side of fava beans and a nice quantity.
But she chickened out worrying she'd bother him. She must have done the right thing because he left a 40% tip and wrote on the check excellent food and service.
While he was in town, he ate breakfast there almost every day, and everyone was just too chicken to be a fan girl about him.
Apod1991
17. Hidden Intentions
When I was still in high school, my best friend, his older sister and I "met" Adrian Peterson, future Hall of Fame running back for the Minnesota Vikings. And it SUCKED.
We all happened to be walking into a mall in the suburbs of Minneapolis at the same time, and he was walking right in front of us.
My buddy and I got all excited, and I made eye contact with him so I knew that he knew we recognized him, but before we could say "Hey Mr. Peterson, big fans," he held the door open for my friend's sister, checked out her butt and whistled at her, then closed the door right in my friend and I's faces.
Didn't even want to say anything to him after that. This was 6-7 years ago now and I'm still salty about it.
On the other hand, I met Bo Burnham after a show in Iowa City, Iowa one time and he was great. He was willing to chat with any/all fans who came to the show, genuinely thanked everyone for being there, signed my ticket, and took a photo with me for free.
This was on his Bo Burnham Live tour, and I've made a point to see him on both of his tours since then and will gladly pay to see him on any potential future tours as well.
ANewLeaseInLife
18. From Sane To Senile
Buzz Aldrin. He was attending a senior design presentation at my school and was basically the guest of honor and got his own little speech. I was really hyped because I love space and everything surrounding it.
He's a nice guy but the sad truth is that he's closer now to just being a senile old man. A couple of times he just kinda stopped talking and forgot where he was.
One of the people he brought basically had the job of keeping him on track and had to cut him off a few times because he kept rambling off-topic. Really sad to see such an impressive man reduced to that.
AreYouInGoodHands
19. I Was Expecting That
I was tempted to book a lecture talk with Neil deGrasse Tyson complete with a Q&A afterward, but then read about how he is supposedly a colossal jerk and belittles anyone who isn't "on his level".
Also, we had Bill Nye come to speak at our university and I had several students who attended a dinner with him attest that yes, he is indeed a curmudgeon and a douchebag.
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20. Live The Present
I've been within 20 feet of two celebrities (as opposed to others I've only seen at a distance, i.e. on stage):
1- Bill Nye. He came to my university to check out the satellite program, and naturally, everyone crowded around the demonstration area taking pictures.
The whole time he kept telling us to put our phones away and live in the present (of his glory). Sorry bud, your glorious presence is temporary, but a picture is forever.
2- Weird Al. Total opposite. After a long and exhausting concert and organized autograph session, he was still down to meet fans and sign stuff.
My friend and I (and others) camped out by his tour bus behind the venue and when he finally came out, instead of shooing us away and taking off for much-deserved rest, his bouncer had us line up and said we could get one photograph and signature each, and not too much chit-chat.
He just seemed genuinely humble and kind. I asked him how many accordions he had. He thought about it for a long time but couldn't decide on 6 or 7.
ChetUbetcha
21. No Need For An Attitude
Lee motherflipping Greenwood. "God Bless the USA" Lee Greenwood. I sang backup for him as part of a choir once in 1989.
My dad was a huge fan so after a rehearsal I approached him, told him my dad was a huge fan, and asked for an autograph. He literally rolled his eyes, huffed, and walked off. Been dead to me since.
mrthisoldthing
22. He’s Just Quiet
I met Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at an airport. I asked to take a picture and at first, he seemed really unhappy about it. I asked what he was reading and it was a Sherlock Holmes novel.
I loved those so we chatted about it some and then he mentioned he had written one about Holmes' brother.
I felt like I was really bothering him so I'd keep trying to leave him alone but every time I started to leave he'd ask a question so we kept chatting. Just a really quiet dude I guess. Was nice after the picture though.
jnmoore2
23. The Opposite Kind Of Story
I don't have one, only a 'do meet your heroes' story. Jeremy Bullock aka Boba Fett of course was signing pictures at a local comic shop and was about the nicest bloke you could meet.
He's the sort of fella you'd like to have as a grandad, unlike my grandad who is the kind of person you'd like as your bounty hunter.
Greatgrowler
24. No Disappointments
My dad met a relation of Steven Fry's (Qi) who at the time was/is my absolute hero for his narrations of the Harry Potter audiobooks. I am dyslexic and couldn't read them myself so I used to just listen to him read them over and over again.
Anyway, my dad got chatting with this relation and the topic turned to family and to Stephen and then how much he meant to me. About a month later I received the order of the pheonix cd box set signed to me by Stephen.
I still cherish it. Sure it's not me meeting my hero but him taking the time to do that shows all about how great a man he is.
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25. Unacceptable
I am a professional ("classical") musician. Two of my favorite/most influential living composers are apparently very nasty people. One I had the opportunity of meeting myself and he simply seemed as if he had no time to speak to us lowly mortals.
Not only that, but he attempted to charge a school I attended $10,000 to attend a highly publicized performance of one of his works. $10,000 to simply sit in the audience, all other expenses also paid.
I have never heard something positive about the other, including that he refuses to travel anywhere unless they put him up in a Hilton. If the event is a 3 hours drive from a Hilton, someone is driving him there and back each morning. Hyatt and Wyndham are unacceptable, apparently.
TsugaruMJS
26. Too Personal
I've never met a celebrity, but I've met some prominent members of my profession (psychology). Some years ago when I was very new to the profession, I went to a big regional conference and I was really excited to see a particular speaker.
He's fairly well-respected in the field, and I was fangirling a little bit over getting to see him in person.
After the first night of the conference, I ran into him at the hotel bar with some of my colleagues (all female) and he bought us a round and invited us to talk.
I guess he was a few drinks in because, after a while, he started asking us some of the most invasive, personal, lecherous questions imaginable. I was kind of shocked, especially considering part of his lecture was on relationship sensitivity.
I left the bar early and went back to my hotel room, but my colleagues stayed for a while longer and apparently, he just kept getting weirder. I skipped all his lectures the next day and went to different ones. I didn't much feel like seeing him.
In retrospect, the mistake I made wasn't meeting my hero. It was more of having put the man on a pedestal, to begin with, and not considering him as a person first. His work is admirable and I still respect him professionally despite thinking he's a bit sleazy.
escherthecat
27. Emotional Overload
I saw Zachary Levi at an event one time. He started tearing up on stage, which made the audience (read: me) get kind of teary. I met him immediately afterward, and try as I might, I started to tear up again. He actually saw me getting emotional and started to cry, too.
Then he demanded we high-five until the tears went away. We were both really sleep-deprived which I'm sure had a lot to do with the high emotions, but it was one of the most surreal experiences ever and I actually felt so connected to him for that short period of time.
IHaveTheMustacheNow
28. Rude Comments
Trick Daddy. I had to check him out on Labor Day at a grocery store some years back, and he made a rude comment "This cr*cka' better move faster and stop talkin' to this bagboy."
What did I tell the courtesy clerk that made him upset? "Make sure you help him out to the car." Screw Trick Daddy, washed-up, two-bit dirtbag.
coldsteel1212
29. Ignoring Fans
When I was about eight, I was backstage at the Reading Festival - this was when the medical staff got passes for their families as well as themselves.
Just watched Page and Plant play an awesome set including my favourite song Kashmir, so I was super hyped to meet them. I grabbed a notepad (I'd been collecting autographs all weekend) and waited quietly and patiently for them to come off stage and ask them for their autographs.
They came off stage, I asked them, and they walked straight past me and a couple of other people. Their partners (wives/ girlfriends/ groupies/ whatever) even said to them something to the effect of "Come on guys, give him an autograph", and they just kept walking.
AdmiralJudgernaught
30. Not All Heroes Wear Capes
I once met Uma Thurman when she was eating at my father's restaurant. I just wanted a photo. She was a bit of a meanie. Well, not a bit actually. She told me to get lost.
I also met Snoop Dogg in LAX. He was so high and was listening to a Walkman. It was 2011. And he was so damn nice. Moral of the story? Meet your heroes. You'll learn if they deserve to be your heroes.
Wheream_I
31. Never Listening To Him Again
I was a huge fan of Ryan Cabrera through college. His voice is mediocre at best, and his melodies are simple but catchy. Despite this, I really identified with his lyrics when going through a really bad breakup that spun me off into destructive behavior during the second half of college.
Always came back to his music and it eventually got me out. Fast forward to 2016, and Ryan's out on tour, I was able to see him perform live for the first time in my life and got the opportunity to meet him after the show.
I had rehearsed what I was going to say about how his music kept me going through my darkest times...and he completely brushed me off to hit on my friends. Haven't listened to his music since.
CA_sjyk
32. Not Doing What He Was Supposed To Do
I used to work at Comic-Con in San Diego. I was a huge Jonah Hill fan at the time. Saw him come down the elevator in the back with his publicist and I held the door open for him.
He didn't even acknowledge me or say thank you and was complaining the whole time about the newest iPhone being a "piece of crap" (the newest one that wasn't even released yet for the rest of us peasants).
Just came across as a huge douche. I was crushed. Later I saw him yell at a little kid who asked for his autograph. Told him to get lost, he was too busy. Remember this is literally a place where you're supposed to meet and greet fans.
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33. Appearances Can Lie
I met Michael from The Bachelor (Australia) at a local club called Blackbird. He wasn't a "smooth-talking but sweet" player like they portrayed him on TV, he was just a drunk dude sleazing on every girl in the venue (with very little success too).
I also met Deadmau5 while bartending and he was a complete wanker. He was so rude to all the staff and other patrons my manager asked his entire entourage to leave. It was really sad for me because I absolutely love his music.
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34. Not Mean, Just Stressed
Maria Bamford. She's my favorite stand-up comedian and I tried talking to her after a show once. She wasn't a prick or mean or anything. Just... a little awkward and shy. Maybe she was stressed or something. She literally backed away from me slowly while I was talking.
She's said in interviews she doesn't take her meds to perform, so not surprised if she wasn't in the mood to talk to a fan. She's still my favorite.
Anti_Bread_Bowl
35. Catcalling Is Not Cool
This drunk guy at a Georgia State football game who yells the funniest, most obnoxious things ever. He's like 60, I think one of the players is his kid, and he just gets hammered and curses at the coaches all game. He does it from the front row where they can totally hear him. It's hilarious.
Anyway, I went to leave the game on the last game of the season and I had been drinking some too and I stopped him like "Hey man I see you at all the games and you're my hero, I love how passionate you are." He asked me some questions and while I was responding, a couple of college girls walked by.
He cuts me off to go "Ohhhh my god those girls are soooo hot." They heard and turned to look. The drunk guy goes "Yeah that's right, we're talking about you! Talking about how hot you are!" They just looked disgusted and walked away.
So now there are a couple of Georgia State girls who think I'm one of those catcalling guys, and also a catcalling guy who hangs out with a gross old man. It's not my fault, I didn't know he would do that!
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36. What A Douchebag
John de Lancie. I was 11, a huge Trekkie, and at my first con. I passed him in a hallway talking to another man -- just making small talk. After the initial shock of seeing one of my favorite fictional characters in the flesh, I stopped my dad and asked if I could say hi to him.
De Lancie overheard me apparently because he stopped talking to his friend, looked straight at me, and gave me a look so nasty that it's stuck with me to this day.
What also stuck with me -- how visibly mad my dad got over his reaction. That kind of stuff affects you when you're a kid.
guiltyofnothing
37. Sometimes He’s Kinda Nice
Man... I met Bill Nye and he was great! This stuff really saddens me because I just assumed he was a good dude all the time, not just the one day per century that I happened to catch him on.
Bill took multiple pictures with me and some other people and when we asked him about some of the stuff he had been talking about earlier (it was at a TV taping) he got excited and elaborated and got on a tangent about Buckyballs.
One of the really cool experiences I've had. Seriously one of the last people I'd expect to see on this thread, but I seem to be in the very small minority. Damn, Bill.
bonezj
38. Embarrassing Myself
I met Richard Madden (Robb Stark on GoT), at a VIP section of a club that I snuck into during SD Comic-Con 2014. I was having a good chat with him about GRR Martin.
At that time there were a lot of rumors that Martin was in poor health, so I made the standard comment "Man, how much would it suck if he passed before he finished writing the series!"
Richard responded something like "Well, he's a great guy and a friend of mine, so it would suck if he passed, yeah." The conversation died pretty quickly after that. So yeah, don't meet tour heroes, cos you'll just say something stupid.
AnderLouis_
39. What A Nice Guy
We met Cary Elwes at a comic con, he'd seen me and my family in our cosplay (The Incredbles) pointed to us, gave us a thumbs up, and said, "You look great".
Then we went and met him in his line he said he was glad we came to see him cuz he liked our cosplay and spent an inordinate amount of time doting on my daughters. Really cool guy.
Trogdor_a_Burninator
40. Refusing To Be Nice
My mum worked for one of the UKs leading supermarkets in the 90s. They had Anthony Daniels (C3PO) booked and the guy lived up to his reputation.
He demanded a dressing room, (it's a freaking supermarket mate), refused to talk to the staff, and refused to sign anything but the Star Wars Special Editions as people bought them (they had been out for like a month so proper fans had already got them).
My Brother (8) who was a massive fan (and already had the tapes) was first refused a signature and only got one when one of the managers had a word in private with '3PO. Basically, I now cheer whenever that Tinman jerk gets set upon in Empire.
Intraocular
41. I’m Only Human
I'm from Australia and went to the States to do a tornado tour with Reed Timmer while they were still on Storm Chasers (Discovery).
Before he came over to chat with us he went to the side of the road to have a piss. Not a bad experience but just a sobering reminder that he's only human. Great guy, and a fantastic crew!
Enigma_1376
42. The Opposite Story
Another opposite one here. Patrick Stewart. I was about 8 or 9 and he was doing a one-man show of The Christmas Carol in London. After it finished my mum took me to the exit to try and get an autograph but it was heaving so we just waited with a load of people.
He came out after about half an hour by then there must have been a couple of hundred and I started to get squashed.
As he was coming by a lady my mum was talking to a journalist told Patrick Stewart that there was a young boy being squashed, he basically just stopped dead, and asked the crowd to calm down and move out of the way in his booming voice so he could see me.
Basically parting the sea of people and he asked me to come to the front. There he started to talk to me felt like ages but was probably only a few seconds, and he signed his autograph to me.
Then he made sure I got back to my mum then we could leave. God damn legend Captain freaking Picard is a nice man. And that made me like Star Trek even more.
smitcal
43. Lovely People
This is the opposite but I have to put it out there because it was crazy just how nice he was and he made my sister happy!
Olly Murs, the guy's manager was trying to get him inside the building and was screaming at people to get away from him, he said these are my fans they made me and went around every single person and took pictures and said thanks for coming! Didn't really expect it to be honest, but absolutely lovely guy!
a11_woodzer
44. Awkward Conversation
Bill Bryson. Not a bad guy, but a phenomenally awkward conversationalist. I met him at a reception after a charity litter pick, which I'd attended in a misguided attempt to get into someone's pants.
He was the chancellor of our university, so he visited the town every once in a while and was generally quite friendly. So I figured I'd take my chance and introduce myself.
Me: "Hey Bill, great to meet you. I'm a big fan of your work."
Bill: "Thanks. It's nice to be back. Has much happened around here lately?"
Me: "Well, there was an earthquake last night. Not a huge one, but bigger than I've experienced before."
Bill: "I was in Nicaragua once during an earthquake. All you could hear for hours was the screaming of the bereaved."
At this point there was nothing I could say, so I gave my thanks and walked away. However, in hindsight, it shouldn't have been that surprising. 90% of his books are stories about him visiting places and being awkward about it.
hopkinsonf1
45. Maybe He Had A Bad Day
While I've only met Michael Phelps one time and he was nothing but nice and agreed to take pictures of me and my family, I've been told by multiple people how much of a douche he really is.
My dad is a general manager at a country club and has a friend who works at a club where Michael is a member (Sparrows Point Country Club). He has told my dad countless stories about how much of a jerk he is to deal with.
To give you an example, Mike will order about 8 fancy drinks from the bar and then complain about the drinks taking too long, so when the waitress actually makes it out to him he refuses to take them. Being from Baltimore it really hurt to hear, especially after this summer with everyone idolizing him.
fulcyou