Celebrities in Just Getting on with Their Every Day Lives Shocker!
by I concede it’s perhaps not the most attention grabbing of headlines.
With the endless ridiculously distorted hyping of so-called celebrity figures in today’s media, as an antidote I’ve decided to share a few of the various real-world encounters I’ve had with some well known folk.
Don’t worry, I’m not going to ramble on about the time I helped choose some tropical fish for a certain Mr George Clooney or even when I played cards with Sasha Distell – really I’m far too discreet…
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Quite the reverse really. I would rather celebrate the sheer ordinariness of the vast majority of such encounters and also pay tribute to the other people in these situations who most likely recognise said folk but don’t launch into hysterical behaviour as a result
Just an illusion?
The inspiration to write this has come about via a brief encounter a few weeks ago which occurred in a standard issue Starbucks café somewhere in Central London
There I was putting my feet up and taking a quick lunchtime breather from work, sucking back my Chocolate cappuccino and typing up my latest review on my laptop, when in walks none other than British TV illusionist man of the moment, Mr Derren Brown. In such situations, you always feel the need to do a non-too obvious double take, but it all checked out. The trade mark brown hat, the softly spoken lilt in his voice, that unmistakably mesmerizing look about him.
He came in, went to the toilet, picked up his cup of tea and sat down to work on his laptop, no doubt taking full advantage of the wireless service available.
No one so much as batted an eyelid; he could get on and do whatever he wanted to do in absolute peace. Now I grant you, if this was pub kicking out time and if this was a Kentucky Fried Chicken there would likely have been an all together different reaction even from my good self, and I’d feel hard pressed not to make some nonsense look at me I recognise you and I’m witty remark by bring up the similarities between his pointy old beard and that of Colonel Saunders, but lets not be silly here. Unlike his telly persona he was unassuming, straightforward, just going about his business.
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Post CommentCHAN LEE PENG
On January 17, 2010 at 11:44 am
Great read! Wow, such an interesting read here! Keep it up!
princess serenity
On January 17, 2010 at 11:52 am
Wow what a nice experience. It is a nice point of view. And like what you said they are just humans. And I was also shocked that they let you in while Tony was in there. It is nice to know that he is not that strict.
Steven West
On January 17, 2010 at 12:19 pm
Excellent article. It was a fun read.
bailieman
On January 17, 2010 at 12:23 pm
Dublin is famous for letting home grown celebs like Bono or visiting ones like Julia Roberts walk the streets without being bothered. Pop bands, of the moment, would be hassled by teenagers.
LewSethics
On January 17, 2010 at 12:52 pm
Nobody ever notices me, I guess I’m lucky that way.
alc
On January 17, 2010 at 1:08 pm
With fame comes sacrifices! Thanks for the share!
giftarist
On January 17, 2010 at 1:30 pm
Wow, great read! A fun experience!
Anupam Kachroo
On January 17, 2010 at 2:07 pm
keep it up…
Val Mills
On January 17, 2010 at 2:38 pm
Enjoyed this. Great ending!
Anurag02
On January 17, 2010 at 3:08 pm
Very interesting write. Thank you dear friend.
LoveDoctor
On January 17, 2010 at 3:56 pm
I guess there’s a certain price you have to pay when you are a celebrity. I can’t stand the Tabloids nor the papparazzi’s.
Shirley Shuler
On January 17, 2010 at 5:34 pm
Interesting read, loved the ending.
GWitt
On January 17, 2010 at 6:49 pm
Enjoyable read..
standingproud
On January 17, 2010 at 7:27 pm
I get so annoyed at Celebrity news
this one has done that
that one has done this
I mean who really cares
Well most do, they dont have a life ,lol.
They are people just like you and I, difference being they are well known.
I am thrilled that they are able at times to be able to get around there daily business with out much fuss, as this must be so stressful when attacked all the time
CA Johnson
On January 17, 2010 at 8:33 pm
I enjoyed reading this. Celebrities are people just like the rest of us yet the press obsess over some people as if they discovered oil or something.
PR Mace
On January 17, 2010 at 9:29 pm
Fun and interesting read. The closest I have come was seeing the local TV weather man at TGI Fridays while my husband and I were having dinner.
j p gallagher
On January 17, 2010 at 9:57 pm
That was a pleasant read, thanks much
Inna Tysoe
On January 17, 2010 at 10:23 pm
Quite a good read.
Thanks for that!
Inna
Eunice Tan
On January 17, 2010 at 11:25 pm
Very interesting article. Thanks for sharing
Intuitive
On January 18, 2010 at 12:18 am
Wow! Like your writing style, the touch of humor is so appealing. On the article: Looks like the media is more bothered than anybody else in scoops, just like that chap who wrote the ‘johnny depp ‘ phoney news.
moneynwealth
On January 18, 2010 at 1:36 am
Thumbs Up! really it’s part of being a celebrity.
papaleng
On January 18, 2010 at 2:59 am
Good story shared. Guess, one has to pay some price to be a celebrity.
Ask Cash
On January 18, 2010 at 3:57 am
That’s a string of famous people you have met. I’m not sure I have ever met a celebrity…or seen one in the flesh
pattiann
On January 18, 2010 at 4:20 am
BRAVO! WONDERFUL ARTICLE!!!!!
My daughter is wants to marryJacque Chirac, if I’d let her……which I FORBID.
drelayaraja
On January 18, 2010 at 5:55 am
WONDERFUL ARTICLE..
AlmaG
On January 18, 2010 at 6:11 am
When you choose to be a celebrity, you also choose to give up your privacy to the public, but the public should also understand that they don’t own everything in the life of the celebrity.
albert1jemi
On January 18, 2010 at 8:06 am
great write thnx for sharing
Mila Marcos
On January 18, 2010 at 9:13 am
Famous people are not the flawless models of human behaviour we think or believe them to be. I am glad to hear that Tony Blair washed his hands after relieving himself LOL!
8Shei8
On January 18, 2010 at 7:17 pm
You seemed to run into celebrities. You are a celebrity magnet. Tabloids hyped their stories to catch attention. I enjoy reading your work.
vaughanh
On January 19, 2010 at 5:14 am
Great article! You’re a celeb magnet by the sound of it! Ha, ha!
J.L. Eck
On January 19, 2010 at 5:49 am
You must be a man-about-town! Nice that you seem to let the celebs go about their business in peace.
SharifaMcFarlane
On January 19, 2010 at 7:34 am
They are just human.
devsir
On January 19, 2010 at 11:46 am
Interesting. I liked it.
cutedrishti8
On January 20, 2010 at 12:30 pm
Enjoyed reading this…
deep blue
On January 20, 2010 at 9:18 pm
Very well told with a critical sense of humor. Of course, we’re all human. Great job my friend.
Jamie Myles
On January 20, 2010 at 9:56 pm
Great read. Having spent many years of my life in Los Angeles/ Hollywood I’m so aware of how ridiculous the tabloids are when it comes to celebs. Yes they do pay a price for fame.
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zoeyclark
On January 21, 2010 at 3:51 pm
Can I just take a moment to say I loathe Amy Winehouse? I just hate everything about that woman and I think her voice is so overrated. That being sad: I think the celebrities are the ones who should be aware of the fact that they are only human. My incident:
I was15, my favorite local rocker was to give a concert at my high school. My first official concert. The guy came to the gym with 10 bodyguards. Another 10 were already in front of the stage. That was such a stupid thing to do. 20 men to protect a local singer?
That summer I go to see Bryan Adams and guess how many bodyguards did he use to come to the stage with? None. Now, that is what I call a healthy ego and adorable modesty.
Avaxier
On January 23, 2010 at 12:09 pm
Hahaha, I love the way you perceived those encounters. You’re so lucky to have experienced those encounters.
Thanks for sharing, I really enjoyed it!
XXElleXX
On January 24, 2010 at 7:16 am
Magicdarts…I had to laugh at this statement “…Mr Derren Brown. In such situations, you always feel the need to do a non-too obvious double take, but it all checked out…”. I have had the pleasure of meeting some famous well-known people myself…one encounter I will never forget was when my sister and I went bungee-jumping in Queenstown, NZ…Annie Lennox was about to do her first jump and I had no idea who she was at first…hehehe…and she’s one of my favourite female singers!She had a minder and family I think cheering her on…to cut a long story short, she signed my bungee video and t-shirt…one of the best days of my life…she bungeed topless and I wish I’d got a pic of her and I topless together…hehehehehehahahaha!:-)
devsir
On January 24, 2010 at 9:09 am
I liked it again
alensmith
On January 24, 2010 at 2:08 pm
nice great well done
Nitin Mudgal
On January 25, 2010 at 4:31 am
Nice posting.
mkd1788
On January 25, 2010 at 8:51 am
felt great to read,,well researched…
lovenluck
On January 25, 2010 at 12:58 pm
well planned and very easy to understand
Alicia Wind
On January 25, 2010 at 6:47 pm
celebrities are celebrities…what else is new?
Nice read.
alensmith
On January 27, 2010 at 7:01 am
nice post
alensmith
On January 28, 2010 at 4:52 am
my comment for you ,very nice post and well written.and thanks for your reply also which i will find in my post
flavyx
On January 28, 2010 at 11:55 am
I like it.Very interesting.Nice again:)
qasimdharamsy
On January 29, 2010 at 11:47 am
great post….very well written….
Aiyanna
On February 1, 2010 at 12:03 am
Very interesting!!! Thank you for the share…
seema1962
On February 1, 2010 at 5:03 am
fun and enjoyable reading
alensmith
On February 2, 2010 at 9:52 am
nice and wonderful
fragile18
On February 12, 2010 at 9:09 pm
nice!
Cinders
On January 21, 2011 at 7:40 am
I thoroughly enjoyed your article. Succint, interesting and witty. If I spot a celebrity (which is rare I admit) I deliberately try not to make a fuss or stare at them, which means I will probably fall over my own feet one day trying to get out of their way and make a complete idiot of myself. Thanks for the story.
Sophiesvoice
On January 22, 2011 at 10:05 am
Fun article!