I've met a few including the Beckhams and Jarvis Cocker and the usual soap stars on flights, but the most embarassing was last week when I was flying to Nice as a passenger and spotted Jenson Button sitting in front of me, also heading out for the Grand Prix. I had been working during every race this year so wasnt up to date.
After plucking up the courage to say hello I leaned over and said " Jenson hi, just wanted to say good luck for the race this weekend", to which he answered "oh I'm not racing this weekend", me being shocked then asked him why not, to which he hesitates and says "oh erm, I was disqualified, I'm not racing until the British now" (Oh Bugger. How to feel like a Baffoon in 5 seconds flat. Thankfully it was 15 minutes to landing).