Don't Ever Meet Your Heroes, Because They Will Punch You In The Face

Published Friday, December 4th, 2015
Filed under Opinion

I saw J-Law’s interview with Jimmy Fallon and I thought she was so funny and honest. But in person she was shy, didn’t crack any jokes, and sucker-punched me straight in the jaw.

It turns out that superstar persona is something that they just switch on for the cameras. When you’re up near them they just want to be left alone and give you a black eye.

After being punched in the face by Jennifer Lawrence, I went across the street to get some coffee, when who should I see but Leonardo DiCaprio, another one of my all-time favorite actors. He was on his phone, so I thought I would wait until he was done with whatever he was doing. But he stayed on his phone for a while so I decided to go over and introduce myself. I went up to him and told him what a big fan I was, thinking maybe he would give me a nice nod and we could share a brief moment of genuine connection. But he just kept looking at his phone like I wasn’t there, and continued doing so right up until the moment he clocked me squarely on the nose.

It just goes to show that no matter how spontaneous and quirky your favorite celebrities may be on the screen, in real life they’re just people. People who will punch you right in the face.