Man challenges internet to share boring celebrity encounters with hilarious results

One person tweeted about seeing Britney Spears in line at Starbucks
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Lucia Binding30 April 2018

When writer John Moe challenged the internet to share stories of "boring, mundane, inconsequential celebrity encounters", he was not short of replies.

Over the weekend, the radio personality challenged his 36,000 followers to share their most underwhelming experiences of meeting their idols.

One person shared a snap of singer Britney Spears in baggy clothing with the words: “Yup Britney Spears standing behind me in line for Starbucks”.

Another social media user joked about seeing Martin Freeman in a dry cleaners.

They said: “I talked to Martin Freeman for about 15 minutes in a queue in the dry cleaners because i recognised him and thought he played hockey with my brother. He chatted the whole time and never once let on who he was.”

Someone else revealed the time Hollywood actress Winona Ryder pointed them in the direction of a toilet.

They tweeted: “I asked Winona Ryder where the bathroom was, and she very kindly said it was “down the hall.”

While another recalled Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Sarah Michelle Gellar asking for wi-fi help, writing: “Sarah Michelle Gellar asking me how to connect to the WiFi on her iPad at Coffee Commissary”.

One popular response, that was retweeted over 16,000 times, was about running into Hollywood actor Tom Selleck.

They wrote: “Tom Selleck came into the candy store I worked in to buy a milkshake and I said “you’re tall” and he said “your hair’s pink” then he left”.

Another user revealed that Mark Wahlberg belched behind them, tweeting: “Mark Wahlberg stops behind me at a newsstand on Columbus Avenue. He burped.”

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