Rejection is a big fear that prevents people from doing a lot of things. They are afraid to apply for that job, ask for help or ask someone out. Despite rejection not having life-changing consequences. When you get rejected, literally nothing changes about your situation, but in your head, you may think that you are not worthy enough and may feel like a failure.
Maybe it helps to know that we all get rejected sometimes. Even the people we admire, like celebrities. They not only have been rejected, but also openly talk about it and admit to their feelings that were refused by other celebrities.
Bored Panda presents you with a list of celebrities who reached out to their crush, but got their dreams crushed instead. Do you have any funny rejection stories? Share them with us in the comments!
#21 James Charles Was Rejected By Jay Alvarrez Pointing Out He's Straight
YouTuber James Charles thought that model, actor, and Internet personality Jay Alvarez was “hot” and messaged him on Instagram by starting with “hi daddy.” Jay remained seemingly calm and when he was explained the reason for being contacted, he was not willing to remain on the topic because he’s “straight as could be.”
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43points
#22 Niall Horan Was Rejected By Katy Perry Who Felt Like A Mom To Him
Katy Perry met Niall Horan, who is a member of One Direction, when she was a judge on The Voice and Niall was a contestant. She told Nova FM that he might have had a little crush on her: "I see him around all the time, he's always trying to like, get my number to, like, maybe flirt with me, but I'm like, 'I could baby-sit you. I'm, like, your mom!'"
Niall got the chance to give a cheeky clapback and told The Project Show “Katy, please stop being mean to me. She now finds any excuse to patronize me and going spreading rumors about me. I just want to be your friend!” He also added that she is not that much older than him, as they have a 9-year difference between them.
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41points
#23 Jennifer Love Hewitt Was Rejected By Adam Levine Who Thought Her Love Confession Was Aggressive
While talking to host Ellen Degeneres, actress and singer Jennifer Love Hewitt confessed that she really liked Adam Levine, the lead vocalist of the band Maroon 5. “I always have my eyes out. I just read two days ago that Adam Levine is single again... I'm just saying.” And added, “Look, we would be cute!"
But the woman quickly regretted opening up her heart and promised to keep her crushes a secret when the following week Adam Levine was invited to the same show and Ellen mentioned Jennifer’s comment.
Turns out the singer already knew about it and said that “That was aggressive.” To soften his rejection, he also added that “It was really sweet and flattering. Beautiful life, you know, when a beautiful woman says nice things about you."
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38points
#24 Tiffany Haddish Got Rejected By Michael B. Jordan When She Reached Out To Him
BuzzFeed Celeb YouTube channel has a segment where they invite celebrities to answer personal questions while they have puppies roaming around. One of the questions stand-up comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish got was “Who is your celebrity crush, and what would you do if you met them?”
The woman confessed that she had several crushes and she actually tried to ask them out on a date or offered to cook them food, but sadly, she was rejected by them. Quickly as if not wanting to forget it, she mentioned two names of those celebrity crushes that turned her away: Michael B. Jordan and Trevor Noah.
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38points
#25 Harry Jowsey Was Rejected By Saweetie Who Saw His Messages But Didn't Respond
Too Hot To Handle participant Harry Jowsey was turned down by women he liked more than once. In E! News YouTube segment Down In The DMs, the reality TV star confessed he sent many Instagram messages to her and unsent them but they all were seen and not responded to.
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29points
#26 Drake Rejected Model Celina Powell As He Was Concerned Where She Got His Number From
Social media persona Celina Powell doesn’t have a very good reputation as she is known for publicly announcing some famous rapper got her pregnant and accusing them of cheating on her.
As we can see from screenshots that weren’t officially confirmed, it must have reached Drake’s ears as well, because when Celina messaged him, the rapper was firstly creeped out that she had his phone number and then instantly rejected her.
Later that year, Celina went on the Plug Talk Podcast and claimed that Drake once changed his phone number because she kept sending him nudes and was proud of this achievement.
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28points
