How do you overcome nerves when meeting your Idol?

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I went to a signing last week to see one of my favourite idols. I froze. I smiled but I could not get any words out of my mouth apart from Thank you. I feel soo stupid because others got a chance to have a conversation with her. Now I feel like I've really missed out. I've asked a few people what I can do to overcome my nerves. They got the best of me. I feel like I  made a fool of myself infront of my Idol. Arghhhh. Has anyone got any advice that I havent heard e.g. "Think Positive,...Awwww, Prepare what you want to say..., be calm, shes just a person.." Well of course shes a normal person. I;m quite aware of that and the last thing I'd do is scream in their face. HELPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Drew the Spartan · Accepted Answer

Think of the idol not as an idol, but as a friend that you look up too. Although you said it, the idol is a person like you and me. They wake up every morning, eat, sleep, drink, talk. They are no more of a person than you. Try not to put them on a podium above you. When they are down to your level, it's like talking to an everyday person. Because, in the end, they are.

tazzmainiandevils · Answer

Work on your own self esteem. There's something deep down in which you feel that others are somehow more important. I would never consider anyone an idol. Maybe "a favorite singer" or "great actor" but not an idol. That just makes them too important, and who wouldn't be nervous.

shannon r · Answer

good  day,
Being nerves is normal...I have had the great pleasure of meeting some of mine...Anne Rice, LBJ and Julia Childs, I spoke of what they meant to me and how much I enjoyed their work or etc...go forward and smile... good luck

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