Without a question, fans are what keep celebrities alive. Our favorite artists and celebrities never fail to express their gratitude to their fans for helping them get to where they are in both acceptance speeches and interviews.
Fans can, however, occasionally overreact. Some people always manage to transform their support into an obsession and occasionally that fixation shows itself in unfavorable ways.
Here’s a list of celebrities who have had uncomfortable encounters with their fans.
Lea Salonga
After her Broadway show “Here Lies Love”, a group of fans went to singer Lea Salonga’s dressing room in hopes that they could take photos with her. Salonga politely asked them to leave her dressing room citing security protocols.
@nbcnewyorkLea Salonga expressed frustrations with fans who trespassed backstage #broadway #leasalonga♬ original sound – NBC New York
BINI
Fans were once again urged to respect the group’s privacy by BINI’s Gwen Apuli, who disclosed that some fans have gone so far as to knock on their room doors in order to request for a photo. Colet Vegara and Aiah Arceta, Gwen’s other bandmates, also shared Gwen’s remark on their individual X (formerly Twitter) sites to show their dismay.
I really hope everyone respect people’s privacy🙏🏻 yung personal time we’re trying to adjust eh kase wala ganon na talaga, pero kahit privacy na lang, we appreciate your love and support and we always try na mapagbigyan kayo sa pagpapicture but pleasee… not to the point you’ll go…
— GWEN APULI (@bini_gwen) August 14, 2024
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— C O L E T (@bini_colet) August 14, 2024
We genuinely care for and appreciate everyone who support us. However, at the end of the day, tao lang din kami and need din namin ng personal time and space para makapag recharge. Recharged bini girlies = renewed energy and positive spirit that can radiate to everyone else. ✨
— Aiah Arceta (@bini_aiah) August 14, 2024
Previous incidents have sadly occurred with other members as well. Aiah Arceta experienced a disturbing encounter with a man who appeared to have been trying to kiss her at a lounge bar in Cebu City. Fellow band member Maloi had a share of an uncomfortable experience as fans mobbed her while she was with her family dining at a restaurant in Lemery Batangas.
There was also an instance where fans were hitting the window of the van that the girl band was riding as they left the venue.
pinapalo pa yung bintana ng van nila ng ibang fans habang paalis sila grabe na kayo! #BINI_MusikalayaanConcert pic.twitter.com/SN9rBqrHGP
— paras (@parasako1) June 12, 2024
SB19
Online rumors have been circulating about certain fans who are supposedly “camping” outside SB19’s office and other locations where the members often reside. Fans were allegedly seen going through the boy group’s trash in another video that went viral online.
AC Bonifacio
A conversation had leaked online last year between a fan and AC Bonifacio talking about BGYO Nate cheating on her. It’s on the nose that this fan would ask her about her personal life as access to those should remain private most especially personal messages.
Taylor Zakhar Perez
While chatting with E! Taylor Zakhar Perez said on the red carpet at the SAG Awards that a fan followed him to China and back to the US. The same fan that followed him was also seen outside the venue for the GLAAD Awards last May in New York which prevented him from being able to sign autographs.
okay i’m sorry but this stalker thing is unacceptable. like you can literally see here that #she is the first person he sees as soon as he’s out of the car. he didn’t stop to sign books because of that 😭 she’s creepy as fuck and needs to stop!!!! pic.twitter.com/pReywMAYeG
— fer ; 💌 (@ferstprince) May 11, 2024
Nick Jonas
A fan approached Nick Jonas inappropriately at the Jonas Brothers’ Hollywood Bowl performance in Los Angeles. Jonas swatted the fan’s hand away and security intervened, but the fan persisted in groping the singer.
Taylor Swift
At one of Taylor Swift’s 1989 World Tour gigs in Edmonton, Canada, a few of her fans became a little too giddy. The pop star is seen standing on stage performing “Bad Blood” when a man in a white T-shirt is seen lunging at her and attempting to take her black ankle boot covered in leather.
Bebe Rexha
In a video captured by a concertgoer that circulated on social media, a fan threw a phone from the crowd towards her upon approaching the front of the stage. A number of crew members then race onstage to assist her as she falls to her knees.
Absolutely great show ruined by a fan throwing their phone at @BebeRexha hopefully she is ok after that pic.twitter.com/4eBScgurv5
— Alex Chavez (@captiv_8_) June 19, 2023
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