saw a celeb while minigolfing

Submitted by BooksNMore on July 8, 2025
I’m on vacation right now with my family and some friends, and last night we thought it would be fun to go mini golfing. It was this tiny little outdoor place with 18 holes, and we had made it through about 10 when my mom thought she recognized someone.

Turns out it was Gaten Matarazzo, the actor who played Dustin in Stranger Things, one of my favorite shows. My mom introduced herself (I was too scared, though I regret not approaching him) and she said he was a really nice down to earth guy

5 Comments
+11
Level 81
Jul 8, 2025
Try not to be awestruck by celebs, at the end of the day, they are the same as us mere mortals, just a regular person that happens to do a job that everyone watches them do.

I've met a few "famous" people over the years, I tend to just talk to them as I would a friend, with respect and interest.

I've also had conversations with people that I didn't realise were famous.

+13
Level 83
Jul 8, 2025
What celebrity did you talk to without realizing they were famous?

My parents went on a trip to New York about ten years ago and went to a Broadway show. They had pretty good seats, and my father was sitting next to a young woman. Someone from a couple rows back waved at this young woman and called out, “Hi Emma!” My father offered to switch seats with them so Emma could sit next to her friends. Emma politely declined. He had no clue that it was Emma Watson (Hermione from Harry Potter). I bet she appreciated sitting next to one of eight people in the entire world who didn’t know who she was. 😂

+8
Level 81
Jul 8, 2025
I had a short conversation with a well dressed guy whilst checking some generators at the Paris Air Show in around 1994/5. The salesmen on the stand told me afterwards it was the Aga Khan, one of the world's richest men. I had no idea, but he seemed like a nice guy.

There were quite a few celebs on that tour. We were transporting a mock-up business jet around Europe.

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Level 99
Jul 8, 2025
I visited some friends in England who own property next to Highclere castle (from Downton Abbey)- they said they had permission to go on walks on the property as long as they stayed away from the castle.

While we were walking on the lawn, a car pulled up and an angry older lady got out and started talking with my friends. After a short conversation, she realized we weren't tourists and let us keep walking - turns out it was Lady Carnarvon haha!

+7
Level 92
Jul 8, 2025
Oh, that's really cool! It's always nice to hear when a celebrity is down to earth.