Everyone’s been there – convinced themselves they just saw a celebrity, living among the humdrum of everyday life – just like the rest of us.
But some have a better eye for it than others. And some, whether sober or inebriated, are completely off the mark.
Users on Reddit came together to laugh at some of their most cringeworthy but hilarious ‘celeb’ encounters.
Definitely not Bono-fide: This mustached superfan doesn’t realise he’s flashing his pearly whites for a false U2 star, although the glasses might throw anyone off
These lads might have had extreme beer goggles when they thought they were posing with Ed Sheeran, who appeared somewhat different to the Shape Of You hitmaker
Having a blonde moment: This baseball fan may have grinned ear to ear thinking she met Hollywood hunk Denzel Washington, but she actually met another actor, Dennis Haysbert
The thread, called Not Really Famous, had 327 posts, of ‘stars’ being spotted around the world.
Some of the selfies, which supposedly had celebrities in them, were so bad, it was hard to tell if it was satire.
One picture showed a delighted baseball fan pose next to Hollywood actor Dennis Haysbert but she mistook him for a complete different actor, Denzel Washington.
These partygoers seemed delighted to bump into comedy king Seth Rogan who had a likeness to the man pictured here, with their same hair colour, glasses and smile
This one might even be offensive as the friends posed with a man who seems to have a form of dwarfism, which is what Game Of Thrones star Peter Dinklage was born with
This one was a little more believable as the impersonator has the same face tattoo as esteemed boxer and actor Mike Tyson
What are the chances of bumping into an Oscar winner with a sexy southern drawl, like Reese Witherspoon or Mathew McConaughey? Neither of these people would know
This Facebook user hashtagged ‘himom’ and ‘winning’ when she thought she met Hollywood legend Johnny Depp and maintained her claim to fame even as her pals on the social media site insisted she hadn’t
This one might be the most accurate – although, not quite – when it comes to celeb lookalikes as this man does share some resemblance to Hugh Laurie
It’s a wonder why these ‘stars’ posed with their fans, but neither of these grinning men met Jake Gyllenhaal nor George RR Martin
These lads thought they met Mr Clooney himself, albeit a much shorter and rounder version than the silver fox, but they were mistaken
These fans might think they’re pointing to celebs Joseph Gorden Levitt (left) and Chris Pratt (right) but neither posers had any physical features akin to their supposed counterpart