They say that you should “never meet your heroes,” but we think it all depends on who your hero is. While some starstruck fans are crushed when they realize their beloved celebrities aren’t as awesome in reality as they are on the screen or at concerts, others were wowed by how nice, down-to-earth, and wholesome their fave celebs were. So much so that they couldn’t help but spread their joy and shared the stories of their encounters on the net. And we’re talking about the legit kind of ‘nice,’ not “we sang Imagine for you” kind of ‘nice’ (that’s actually not really nice at all).
Be sure to upvote your fave stories that Bored Panda collected as you scroll down. And we can’t wait to hear about the awesome encounters with stars that you’ve personally had, dear Readers! Want more proof that celebs can be awesome human beings? Check out our earlier post about the nicest stars right here when you’re done enjoying this list.
Celebrity and pop culture expert Mike Sington, who has met hundreds of stars during his decades-long career in Hollywood, told Bored Panda that the vast majority of them have been kind, gracious, and friendly. Read on to learn why this is and what kinds of celebrities actually end up being the most problematic until they learn that being friendly to their fans is worth it.
#21
My mom and sister met the Rock when he was still a wrestler. They had a couple car seats and tons of bags having a hell of a time getting off the plane and people were waiting and then this massive guy offered to carry some things for them and they happily took the help, he grabbed some bags and held the baby carrier with my niece in it and helped them off the plane and left. After people kept going up to them asking how they knew the rock and they were very confused until someone explained who he was.
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#22
Back when they were filming Lord of the Rings all the hobbits: Elijah Wood (Frodo Baggins), Sean Astin (Samwise Gamgee), Billy Boyd (Peregrin Took), and Dominic Monaghan (Meriadoc Brandybuck), came into my mom's video store and wanted to rent all of Peter Jacksons movies. They were so excited to have a movie marathon I thought it was super cute.
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113points
#23
Anne Hathaway.
We were backstage waiting for her cue to go on started chatting. She told me how she was such a klutz and we joked around a bit. Then, when she was called on stage she tripped hard going up the stairs and face planted, then turned around to me and we both started laughing.
She’s a sweetheart and a genuinely nice person. I’m glad I got to meet her.
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110points
#24
Not me but my dads story. My dad interviewed Mr. Rogers and Mr. Rogers was very nice, but the highlight of the interview was Mr. Rogers saying he was proud of my dad. Great guy
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109points
#25
Robert Downey Jr., we were on the same flight.. Super personable, witty. I didn’t realize it was him at first.
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108points
#26
I met Leonard Nimoy at different times. Leonard was incredibly cool. He was giving a talk at the place where I work and we all knew he was coming so we sat at a table outside near the entrance so we could see when he arrived. His security people led him from the car to the building and we said hello as he passed. They took him inside to a private green room to relax before he went on. To our surprise, after the handlers dropped him off at the green room he came back outside, sat down with us and just hung out, we talked about food and cool places to see nearby. We just chatted like he was one of the crew. Class act guy. One of the neatest celebrity encounters I've had.
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104points
#27
I work in the film industry.
Weird Al is insanely f**king nice. Like, you ask him for a photo and he’ll make a 10 second video for your dad nice.
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99points
#28
Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter) was very sweet, met him at Comic Con one year, he told me I had a beautiful smile :)
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#29
Dolly Parton is without a doubt one of the most polite, friendly and welcoming human beings I have ever met. I was catering backstage at one of her concerts. My job was to prepare the buffet for the backstage guests and basically be invisible. She entered the room and greeted everybody like they were family. Then she saw me and my coworker and said, "Aw, come on over here. We're all family here!" She made herself an equal to everybody in the room.
Daryl Hall was a cool guy. Gave us all autographed tshirts. John Oates not so much. Their crew let us (backstage caterers) watch the show from the wings.
Melissa Etheridge was awesome. Super friendly to the backstage crew.
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96points
#30
I’ve also met Stan Lee, twice actually (two different comic con years) At the first I got my picture taken with him and were instructed not to touch or talk to him. When I walked in (probably 15 years old at the time) he sweetly smiled and said hi The second time I got that picture autographed and he was kind to both me and my father, so great to meet a legend like him (RIP Stan)
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94points