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Oh Boy, Here’s A Collection Of The Most Embarrassing Things People Have Ever Said To Celebrities

"I told Geri Halliwell that "Believe" by Cher was the best song of the 90s and she was not impressed".

by Patrick Lenton  12 November 2018
Embarrassing Celebrity Stories

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Stars and celebrities! What do they know? Do they know things? Let’s find out. One of the best things about the Hollywood celebrities is meeting them and then saying something godawful that makes us regret the entire experience. Embarrassing celebrity stories are a genre in themselves.

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Once I met the broad-shouldered and handsome Jared Padalecki, of Gilmore Girls and Supernatural fame, and after successfully selling him some bottles of wine, I reached out and told him sincerely and tremulously that he was “my favourite of Rory Gilmore’s boyfriends”. His big face got kinda sad and he said thanks, but the worst thing is that it was a hot lie. He was not my favourite boyfriend. I got swept up in the moment.

That one FEELS terrible to me, but really it’s not too bad, and could have been so much worse: which is evidenced by Twitter user @rachyymarshall and her thread of hilarious examples of embarrassing celebrity stories.

Rach got the ball rolling with her own anecdote about the time she met Lady Gaga and said something fairly dumb, where she mixed up Mary and MARIE Antoinette. I get it — meeting Lady Gaga is basically a religious experience.

She even has video footage of the moment:

People quickly chimed in with some beautifully awkward moments! Celebrities are intimidating! Words are hard! I get it. The most important thing to remember is that celebrities DEFINITELY remember the weird goof you made, and DEFINITELY talk about it with their famous friends at dinner parties and award shows.

There was the time that someone accused Brendon Urie of turning them gay:

Or how about complimenting the President of the United States on their office furniture?

Basically, the lesson we should take from this is never speak: if you are forced to meet your idols, simply smile and nod.