Must you meet your heroes?
All people has that one superstar they might do absolutely anything for.
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There are celebrities you’re keen on, after which there are celebrities you stalk within the hopes of a social media response. And someplace above that, there are celebrities you make it your mission in life to satisfy.
I imply, are you able to think about what you’d say to your favourite superstar for those who met them?
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Would you really be capable of say something, or would you simply ugly cry? Imagine it or not, there are conditions the place you’ll find out.
The meet and greet world is a bit more difficult than ever earlier than.
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As soon as upon a time, you needed to put effort and time into assembly your favourite celebrities. You needed to preserve observe of the place they had been performing, the place the stage doorways had been, and the way you would possibly be capable of spot them between there and a tour bus.
Today, you simply must drop a few hundred bucks.
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Lately, the superstar meet and greet recreation has opened up fairly a bit. Many artists who need to give their followers a singular alternative to spend a while with them will provide packages that embody the expertise. Their most die-hard (and financially succesful) followers snatch up the alternatives to satisfy their favorites, however that does not imply each superstar who provides it up is equally stoked to satisfy their followers.
Followers are spilling the tea on their meet and greet experiences, and let’s simply say not all of them reside as much as the hype.
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Whereas some celebs actually give their all to verify followers get an unforgettable expertise, some do the naked minimal and it reveals. For those who’re questioning which celebs are well worth the expertise and that are main flops, carry on scrolling.
Halsey offers all of it to their followers after which some.
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For those who scroll by Twitter after a Halsey present that has a meet and greet, you will see a spread of photographs that embody them hanging poses with followers and even hugging them as they cry on their shoulder. They appear devoted to giving followers their all, so it is no shock somebody had a narrative a couple of meet and greet the place the pop star was nonetheless all in, although they had been underneath the climate.
“When it was my flip to have my poster signed, I approached her with minimal shaking, and began off sturdy by telling her that I felt so, so unhealthy that she was sick,” the fan recalled. “After all, the saint that she is claimed she simply felt horrible for us, and that she wished to verify we obtained every thing we got here for.”
Bella Thorne, alternatively, was not so enthused to satisfy followers at a signing.
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“One in every of my buddies works at a bookstore the place they do a whole lot of signings and I went to Bella Thorne lol,” one Redditor shared. “She bailed midway by to smoke weed with Modsun in her automotive.”
This girl’s life modified when her grandma gained tickets to satisfy Future’s Baby.
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“I met Future’s Baby in Manchester, UK years in the past after my gran gained tickets on the radio. I used to be about ten, and have a bizarre identify which I hated,” a Redditor revealed.
“Beyonce stated I had a fairly identify, I stated I hated it. She instructed me that she has a bizarre identify too, and I ought to love mine.”
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“On the time, I used to be fairly meh about it, however now I understand I obtained a pep speak from Queen B.”
Coldplay is fairly chilly with followers.
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Coldplay followers appear to be they’d be a chill bunch, however that does not cease the band from having sure emotions about assembly them.
“They made us signal an settlement stating that we would not ask any of the members to signal something,” a Redditor shared.
“We had been allowed within the venue in the course of the soundcheck. As soon as the soundcheck was over, the band stood near the stage and we had been taken in teams of 20 for group pictures.”
“We had been requested to depart all our belongings behind and solely the official photographer took our footage. Every group obtained roughly 30 seconds (whole) with the band whereas the {photograph} was taken and we needed to go away instantly after.”
The Jonas Brothers have at all times been affected person with their awkward teenage fan base.
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There are a couple of tales on the market about individuals assembly the Jonas Brothers and by all accounts, they’re fairly laidback, stand-up dudes. They’re notably nice with younger followers.
“I gained a fan membership contest in 2008 for Jonas Brothers meet and greet and so they had been so good!!” one fan recalled.
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“I used to be a really awkward preteen and actually stood there speechless however they had been so candy and made dialog and hugged me.”
Fall Out Boy is rather less snug with their fan base
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Two followers thought they had been fortunate to attain $20 meet and greet passes on the band’s comeback “Save Rock & Roll Tour.” When it got here to assembly the band, issues obtained bizarre.
“The blokes had been very nice and affected person however I might inform by the point we obtained to them they had been exhausted and weirded out by the quantity of creepy, obsessive, crying followers they met in 10 minutes,” the fan shared.
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“My good friend and I went by the signing line saying thanks and good luck tonight. I suppose we had been one of many few who did not act bizarre as a result of our image was one of many few non-awkward ones.”
Kendrick Lamar performed a joke on a fan.
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“I obtained to satisfy and hang around with Kendrick Lamar after a present in 2012, a month earlier than GKMC launched. I purchased a shirt and obtained a raffle ticket for an opportunity to satisfy him,” the early fan defined.
“I obtained to observe the remainder of the present behind the stage and go backstage with him and 4 extra individuals. He was actually cool. Requested us how the present was, what our favourite track was by him, and some different questions.”
“He requested the new lady if she had a boyfriend and he or she stated ‘sure’ while blushing. He stated, ‘what if I leaned for a kiss would you do it?’ She stated sure. So, they each lean in.”
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“Kendrick backed out and yelled ‘SIKE. I do not do this to individuals.’ All of us laughed together with her. All in good enjoyable.”
Avril Lavigne does not thoughts speaking to followers, so long as they do not get too sensitive.
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On a 2014 Brazilian tour, Avril made headlines for awkward meet and greet photographs with followers, who later revealed they had been instructed they weren’t allowed to the touch the singer. She later insisted that wasn’t true and that she does join with followers throughout meet and greets.
Ed Sheeran had his personal casual meet and greet.
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Ed Sheeran introduced to followers at an intimate present that he’d stick round to hang around with them. “I used to be shocked at how he took the time to individually hug, take footage, and chat with the 30 or so individuals lined up after the present, by no means speeding anybody together with me and my cringey buddies who had been mainly too nervous to say something,” a fan in attendance shared. “His success is so effectively deserved.”
Justin Bieber canceled meet and greets mid-tour and left some followers excessive and dry.
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Justin Bieber wasn’t incorrect in canceling meet and greets in 2016 when he decided they had been detrimental to his psychological well being. As a substitute of refunding followers who paid $900 to $2,000 to satisfy the star, nevertheless, he subbed a paper cutout in for them to take photographs with.
Korn takes time to actually hang around with followers.
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Perhaps you do not count on good man conduct from a bunch of nu-metal guys, however you should not choose a e book by its cowl. These guys reportedly love spending time bonding with followers.
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“I would completely encourage doing this for those who’re a Korn fan,” one happy fan reported.
“They frolicked and for over an hour and chatted with everybody and signed something you wished and answered questions from everybody.”
Followers have slammed Demi Lovato for being impersonal throughout meet and greets.
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Followers who met Demi Lovato at totally different factors of their profession have stated their meet and greet experiences had been fairly terrible. Contemplating they had been paid for, a lot of complaints made their method on-line.
“Thanks for not wanting us within the eye, asking our names, or saying two phrases to us,” one former fan wrote in an open letter on Instagram.
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“Thank your crew for forcing the 15-year-old lady, who traveled alone to satisfy you, to squeeze on the facet of one other group’s image. And thanks for holding your jacket on for photographs whereas your crew collected the moist jackets of followers who waited within the rain to satisfy you.”
Adam Lambert is grateful to his followers for each flip in his profession.
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From his American Idol days to performing with Queen, Adam Lambert followers have at all times stated he is a sweetheart when he will get to satisfy followers. “I met Adam Lambert and he couldn’t have been kinder,” one fan famous.
“He was humble, candy, heat, and made an effort to hear to every individual and join with them. Appeared like the actual deal!”
John Mayer allegedly shook off an “unattractive” fan.
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“I was younger (13, possibly?) Caught round after the live performance to satisfy him,” the fan instructed Gawker.
“He went down the road and hugged all these fairly ladies round my age then got here to me, gave me a glance of disgust, shook his head no, and moved on. I used to be devastated. Don’t be concerned guys, I turned out fairly handsome.”
Camila Cabello is Cinderella-sweet IRL too.
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Camila Cabello’s candy however sultry vibe is greater than a glance, as followers who’ve met her can attest. “What can I say? She was completely a sweetheart. She was so right down to earth and genuinely within the dialog,” one fan gushed.
“I noticed her a second time and he or she keep in mind my identify and requested me about what we talked the day earlier than.”
Britney Spears additionally does not need anybody in her private house.
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Folks had been fairly vital of Britney Spears for not letting followers get near her once they attended meet and greets for her Vegas Residency and a few of her final tour dates. After all, now we all know she is not simply one other standoffish pop star and he or she’s really grateful for her followers.
Rihanna likes to mess around with followers of all ages.
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Fortunate contest winners obtained to satisfy Rihanna as a category and stated it was a really enjoyable, unforgettable expertise.
“She went across the circle of individuals shaking our fingers and introducing herself, after which thanked us for coming to her present and making such a pleasant video. She was tremendous pleasant and bubbly – it was arduous to remain offended at her for making us wait,” one of many contest winners shared.
“Then we posed for footage along with her in teams of 3-4 individuals… she was an absolute blast to take footage with. She made humorous faces, did distinctive poses with everybody, hugged individuals, and so on, and so on.”
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“One individual within the group requested her to file the voicemail greeting on his cellphone, which she gladly did earlier than she left.”
This fan’s Olsen Twin meet and greet expertise sounds unhappy for everybody.
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“The road was lengthy, and also you slowly filed in, and previous the twins, who had been sat silently behind velvet ropes. No talking, you simply shuffle previous, have a look at them, and proceed on, the place there is a desk of pre-signed stickers to place inside your e book. it felt precisely like a particularly low cost sideshow at a county honest displaying pretend ‘freaks,'” the fan recalled.
“I could not let you know something about them, however I can let you know that they do a very good job of sitting nonetheless and never declaring that they had been mainly handled like animals in a zoo.”
Assembly Taylor Swift is an unforgettable expertise for any Swiftie.
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Taylor Swift is one in every of few massive artists who nonetheless have natural methods for her followers to satisfy her, freed from cost. Taylor poses for enjoyable photographs with followers in any respect her occasions. She even posted a photograph from a “Popularity” tour cease the place followers who met throughout a “Crimson” tour date obtained engaged.
Assembly Michael Jordan was an enormous letdown for one fan.
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Assembly Michael Jordan is a once-in-a-lifetime expertise, however getting shut down by one of many biggest athletic skills of a lifetime is one thing that may majorly sting.
“Jordan ends his dialog and my good friend steps up close to him and Jordan mainly asks him who the f–k he’s, what he desires, and acts like an a——e.,” the Redditor wrote. “My good friend simply tells him that he was a giant fan and it was nice to lastly meet him. Jordan mainly says, ‘yeah, no matter’ and walks away.”
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