Meeting a celebrity is always a bit of an odd experience, you feel you know them but they’ve not the foggiest who you are.
So imagine how much worse it would be to meet a celeb when they were feeling a bit down.
A few unlucky Redditors have been discussing their saddest first hand encounters with celebrities which range from downright depressing to brutally disappointing.
You can check out the whole thread here, but here’s a selection of the best:
More of a concept than a journalist, Tom Percival was forged in the bowels of Salford University from which he emerged grasping a Masters in journalism.
Since then his rise has been described by himself as ‘meteoric’ rising to the esteemed rank of Social Editor at UNILAD as well as working at the BBC, Manchester Evening News, and ITV.
He credits his success to three core techniques, name repetition, personality mirroring, and never breaking off a handshake.