Okay, so it may not happen a lot in Ireland, but anyone who's been to the States - and particularly Los Angeles - will tell you that celebrity sightings (i.e. bona fide celebrities, not just Jedward walking down Grafton Street) are ten-a-penny.
That includes at the cinema, where - gasp! - celebrities also go. Who would've thought?
Twitter user Jaye Hunt had just that experience yesterday, when none other than actress and Lady Bird writer/director Greta Gerwig came into the same cinema as her to watch Amy Schumer's new film 'I Feel Pretty', and she promptly freaked out.
Her live-tweeting of the situation, however, is quite the amusing read:
um I’m in a movie theater about to see I feel pretty alone and greta gerwig just walked in and sat down in front of me
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
I SCREAMED WHEN THE MAMMA MIA!: HERE WE GO AGAIN TRAILER CAME ON AND SHE LOOKED AT ME. SORRY GRETA YOU’RE IN A HOUSEHOLD THAT LOVES ABBA
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
her friends keep coming in to join her and I’m terrified that saoirse is on her way
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
she’s drinking the biggest movie theater soda I’ve ever seen!!!! I always thought no one ever ordered the extra large but GRETA GERWIG DOES
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
I’M CURRENTLY WATCHING GRETA GERWIG SEE THE BOOK CLUB TRAILER FOR THE FIRST TIME AND SHE HAS NO IDEA WHAT IS GOING ON
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
no one is sitting behind me so I might live tweet this experience
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
full gasp from greta when emily ratajowski appeared. she’s a fan!
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
there was just a bit where a baby saw amy schumer and started crying and greta LOVED it. she was the only person here who laughed
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
“ugh” - greta at the end of the opening credits
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
I’m... not 100% sure why but greta is CACKLING at amy schumer falling off the soulcycle bike? she’s still laughing and it happened a full minute ago
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
JDDNALJDSLSOXNSLSOSJSLDODJALAOS SHE JUST LOUDLY POINTED OUT A PLOT HOLE AND SOMEONE SHUSHED HER
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
every time a song plays in this movie she dances along in her seat which is VERY relatable
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
there’s a weird vaguely homophobic recurring thing about amy schumer’s love interest being kind of effeminate and greta is NOT having it!!! the only true ally
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
“I hate this” - full volume during a heterosexual love scene. honestly greta? same
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
someone just fully left because of how loud she and her friends are being I’m CACKLING
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
she’s checking her phone! greta if you see this don’t stop the commentary I love it
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
amy schumer entered in disguise and greta loudly went “oh my GOD” and scoffed. this is the dvd commentary this movie deserves
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
FULL VOLUME AT THE QUIETEST MOMENT OF THE CLIMAX OF THE MOVIE: “THIS MOVIE IS IN. COMP. RE. HENSIBLE.”
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
amy schumer: “when we’re little girls–“
greta: “HEEEERE WE GO”— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
the movie ended and she said “aidy bryant was wasted in that!” HARD AGREE
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
the end!!! honestly knowing academy award nominee greta gerwig is a loud movie talker is validating every time someone has shushed me at a movie
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
just to get out ahead of this:
- there were like 10 people in the enormous theater
- no one was behind me
- everyone was on their phones because it’s a BAD MOVIE
- she was being so loud that I didn’t even have to lean forward to hear her clearly; I wasn’t eavesdropping— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
I WISH I had made that thread up!! then I wouldn’t have had to sit through I feel pretty
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 10, 2018
So we're guessing she didn't like it.
