17 Wholesome (And Hilarious) Times Celebs Were Totally Starstruck While Meeting Other Celebs IRL

    Nothing brings me greater joy — and makes me cry harder — than watching Adam Scott meet Mark Hamill for the first time.

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    1. First, when Margot Robbie kept her cool through an entire interview with Cillian Murphy for Variety's Actors on Actors, and then finally told him how much she loves him as Tommy Shelby in Peaky Blinders.

    margot sitting for the interview and aksing if they can please talk about tommy fucking shelby for just a minute

    2. When Julie Andrews called Jennifer Garner while she was recording Katie Couric's podcast, and Jennifer freaked out (naturally) and got to tell Julie how much she admires her.

    jennifer freaking out of the phone and julie andrews telling her to call her julie or jules

    You can watch the full conversation between Jennifer and Julie below:

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    3. When Brie Larson appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show and got to finally tell Kelly how she's been a fan of hers since she voted for her on American Idol in 2002.

    brie telling kelly that she went to watch from justin to kelly the day it came out

    4. When Adam Scott was surprised by Mark Hamill after telling a story about how he looked up to Mark so much as a kid that he invited him to his second birthday party, which was Star Wars themed.

    mark surprising adam and saying, i'm sorry i missed your birthday party

    The entire video makes me cry every single time I watch it, so here you go:

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    5. When Keke Palmer talked about how she's had a crush on Michael Ealy forever, and then he surprised her with flowers after hearing the whole thing.

    keke freaking out and trying to crawl over the couch to hide and then eventually hugging him

    6. When Jacob Elordi did his first in-person talk show with Julie Bowen, and he revealed that he had a huge crush on her growing up.

    she gives him a kiss on the cheek after he praises her

    7. When Kelly Clarkson spotted Meryl Streep at the Golden Globes and it was the appropriate reaction anyone would have if they just happened to run into THE Meryl Streep.

    kelly asking if she can meet Meryl because she's adored her since she was. 8

    8. When Viola Davis gave this, honestly, breathtaking speech to Jennifer Lawrence about how much she loves Jennifer's performances.

    voila praises her and jennifer pretends to get up and say goodbye i have to leave

    9. When Ian McKellan told One Direction how much he loved going to one of their concerts, and then Harry Styles got to tell him how much he loved watching The Lord of the Rings movies.

    harry leaning into Ian to rest his head on his shoulder

    10. When Brandy was doing an interview about how much she loved Whitney Houston before they both performed at the 1995 Kids' Choice Awards. Then, their entire first interaction was caught on camera where Whitney shared how much she admired Brandy, too.

    brandy crying after meeting whitney

    11. When Harrison Ford told Benedict Cumberbatch that he loved him as Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock, and Benedict was stunned. This also happened mere seconds after Benedict did a Wookie impression.

    the two sitting together on a couch

    12. When Emilia Clarke, who is a huge Friends fan, got to sit next to Matt LeBlanc on The Graham Norton Show and had one request for him.

    emily giggling and asking matt to ask her how she's doing

    13. When Sebastian Stan got to tell Jennifer Aniston that Friends has gotten him through some tough times.

    the two sitting for an interview

    14. When NSYNC presented Taylor Swift with an award at the 2023 VMAs, but she was so starstruck seeing them all together that she mostly just talked about how much she loves them.

    taylor telling them she had their dolls and asking if being all together means they're going to do something

    15. When Brie Larson shared the moment herself, Iman Vellani, Teyonah Parris, and Nia DaCosta got to meet Harrison Ford at D23, and Iman said she freaked out talking to him.

    "and they were too stunned to speak" pic.twitter.com/15BFcV9Iiz

    — Brie Larson (@brielarson) September 14, 2022
    Brie Larson / X / Via Twitter: @brielarson

    16. When Florence Pugh shared with Tom Hanks that when she was younger and was in and out of the hospital, Toy Story used to soothe her, and he started singing "You've Got A Friend In Me" to her.

    florence with her hands over her heart as tom sings to her

    17. And finally, when Olivia Colman and Lady Gaga spent an entire awards season competing against each other, and Olivia ended her Best Actress speech at the Oscars by just blowing Gaga a kiss.

    lady gaga blowing a kiss back from the audience

    We can't fit everyone into one post, so which other moments where celebs freaked out about meeting their favorite actors, singers, and more are the best? Tell us in the comments below!

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