Celebrities rule pop culture. Popular television shows, movies, and music allow us to escape and fantasize about a better world; a world we would love to live in and be part of. When we fall in love with something in the pop-culture world, we usually fall in love with the people that bring it to life. Remember the Twilight saga? The sounds of the teenage girls screaming for Taylor Lautner and Robert Pattinson are still in our heads.

Meeting a beloved celebrity is a memorable moment. Even if you don’t have the opportunity to document it, the memory will live on with you until you take your final breath. These moments are special because someone you admire and respect is paying you the attention that you never thought you’d receive from them. Basically, they’re making you feel special. And who doesn’t love a feeling like that? Check out the reactions from ordinary people who met the extraordinary!