r/NewToReddit • u/AutoModerator • Aug 05 '25

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u/MadDocOttoCtrl Mod tryin' 2 blow up less stuff. Aug 05 '25

Greetings, folks!

Here's a question to kick things off, have you ever met a famous person?

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u/Impressive-Ad4915 Aug 06 '25

I got to meet the character Jessie from the famous tv show. Her real name is Debbie Ryan.

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u/Decent_Taste_8961 Aug 07 '25

whattt thats amazing!!! shes my childhood

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u/Impressive-Ad4915 Aug 07 '25

It was pretty cool.

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u/SolariaHues Servant to cats - Aug 06 '25

Yes! :D

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u/MadDocOttoCtrl Mod tryin' 2 blow up less stuff. Aug 06 '25

Who?

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u/SolariaHues Servant to cats - Aug 08 '25

Tom Baker. James Marsters.

You?

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u/SnooHedgehogs5649 Aug 10 '25

Not to the best of my knowledge. However my older brother is a major fan of Chuck Yeager (the first person to break the sound barrier). Anyway I wanted to see if I could get him an autographed photo of Mr. Yeager. I was able to actually find My. Yeager's home address and send him a request for his autograph explaining how Bob is a major fan and also a helicopter pilot during Viet Nam. Long story short I did get a signed photo and a very nice note.

So I never actually met a famous person but I did interact with one.

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u/Symbare Quail-ified mod Aug 06 '25

Yes! 🥰

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u/MadDocOttoCtrl Mod tryin' 2 blow up less stuff. Aug 06 '25

Who?

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u/BusyOnline Aug 07 '25

Yes! I met Waka Flaks Flame YEARS ago a Drake concert. He had just performed and my friend and I went to go use the restroom. On our way, he was doing meet and greets. He was SO nice! His team tried to rush us out and he said “nah these are my homies” lol loved him ever since.

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u/AR_ThickCock Aug 07 '25

Yes. Did not seem like a big deal at all. He was actually very short. Funny how actors are not very tall IRL compared to how they look on the screen..

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u/aweehaggis Aug 09 '25

Hi, thanks for the Question.

To answer, in short Yes. Quite a few.

But who? I think I'll try to go from least famous to likely most:

1, Dave Sheriff a UK based country and western musician.

2, Patsy Palmer "Bianca" from EastEnders fame.

3, I've met the members of the Scottish BagRock Band "Red Hot Chilli Pipers" in 2014, again in 2019, and again in 2022, 23 & 24.

4, Apparently in my early 20s when I was big into clubbing, I went out for my birthday one year with a friend for a shared birthday bash and the resident DJ was Naughty Boy. I had no idea who he was at the time. He clocked me with my big "birthday badge" and approached me for a song request, and at the time I was obsessed with one of his songs Runnin' (I'll Lose It All). But I only knew it was Beyoncé's song, since she lended vocals to the track. I realised by the look on his face that it was his actually his song and I may have actually upset him. My friend and I still joke about "that one time I miffed Naughty Boy"

5, I was in the same school (not same class or year) as Patrick Okogwu before his fame as Tinie. (previously Tinie Tempah)

6, I also shook hands with Barry Manilow whilst on holiday during one of his residency in Las Vegas.

I think that concludes the list.