Waiting outside the hotel/how to act around her

[godessceline]

This is just to exchange opinions so I hope no one's going to be upset by this. I had my first off-stage experience in Paris on May 24th when I waited outside her hotel. When she appeared, of course people were pushing to get close to her and people were shouting out her name right, left and centre. Which is sort of what I'd like to discuss. Before she came out (we waited for about an hour and a half), we were told to not scream hysterically, not to cry...just to behave, really, or she wouldn't come out. I don't know if anyone agrees with me (or disagrees) but I just felt like..I don't know. Like I said I've never had an off-stage experience before but even so, it just felt...wrong to me, somehow, to scream. I understand if people shout out her name and stuff but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. I had too much respect, somehow. Like...at that moment she didn't feel like Céline the performer to me, I felt like it was Céline the person, it felt more private although it obviously wans't with cameras and such. It's hard to explain. Like...during concerts, sure (I cheer and shout my #ss off ) but off stage..*shakes head* I just can't do it. It's not that I think she minds it when people call out her name, but to scream..that, I just can't do. Like...someone next to me was shouting "Céliiine, sil te plait!!" a million times to get ehr attention. And while I can totally understand how she was feeling when she did it...I could never do it myself. Am I making any sense? Edited June 3, 2008 by godessceline

[Bralo20]

I agree with what was told. The best behaviour is to act normal, not to scream nor to be hysterical. Unfortunately most of the "die hard fans" can't act normal (hopefully nobody takes it personal) and get crazy when they see her. People from certain countries have this harder then other countries...

 

I went also to the Conrad hotel in Brussels to take some pics and to see how the fans would react. Although Belgians are rather modest there were people from other countries also and in the end when Céline came outside everyone was pushing arround to get nearby Céline. I stood at the side, took some pictures and watched the whole thing... It was rather funny but I felt also a bit sorry for her. Lot of people were pushing to get an autograph and the result of this all was that few people actually got one. The ones who were polite and waited their turn didn't get the autographe and Céline just rushed away when everybody was pushing to hard... To bad for the onces who had some patience...

 

From my experience I know that even the biggest stars would like to be treated as just plain normal people like you and I. As a hobby/semi professional photographer I came in contact with the biggest local stars here, some big international names and some real big stars from arround the world. When you act normal they will act normal to But then again, I never asked for a autograph...

 

But I can imagine that it will be hard for a hard fan to act normal on such occasions

 

 

(runs away for the critism I will get now )

[BrigitteIsabella]

Yes, I would never react in such a hysterically way.

 

If I did.. maybe I would make it into the news

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[I Surrender]

Just act normal. Ofcourse you can call out for her but dont keep on doing it cause thats really annoying.

She's only human and cant respond to everyone's shout out. And I guess if you keep on calling out for her she wont be giving you the attention you want.

In Amsterdam all seemed to go quite well and thats prob why she stayed out so long.

[destin139]

i saw her (although didnt get to meet her) outside the dorchester hotel when she was in london and was almost the complete opposite!! i was totally shell shocked and star struck i couldnt speak at all!! i felt really odd but i didnt scream!

 

there were some people there calling out her name and pushing forwards to try to give things to her and get stuff signed but no one was screaming hysterically or anything like that! although saying that i dont remember much of the whole experience - it felt vey surreal!! and it was in britain and the british have a bit of a reputation for being reserved...

[CelineAndRene]

LOL But then there are sometimes when you can't hold it in because you've waited for this for so long.. but u should act normal, she's just another Human lol

 

(W/ more talent than the rest of us LOL)

[Helen1981]

I agree with you!!

Just act normal!!

[stevethefan]

I think in theory it would be better if people would act "normal" just to keep from some sort of chaos to break out but Celine's a big celebrity and a lot of her fans get really excited, as they should be, if they see her in person so of course it's hard for some people to be reserved if they see her. I'm sure Celine is much aware of how her fans, and fans in general are when they meet their idol so she knows how to handle everything, with her security and everything. She is great in that she seems to always try to accommodate her fans with an autograph or picture, even if she is ready to leave her hotel and be whisked off in a limo somewhere.

[Nmj]

YELL TIL YOU TURN BLUE....no no no just act normal

_nmj

[Krys]

the bunch of us who waited for Celine at her hotel here in KL were extremely quiet (if you didnt manage to see my vids) we didnt say a word except calling Celine's name to get her attention

[CelineAndRene]

LOL Krys!

[KimboCosmo]

If I get to meet her....I am going to be as quiet as I can...until she talks to me or asks something...and if I happen to be the only one around, I definately will not call attention to it, as that only takes her attention off of you. I want as much time with her as possible, why would I yell for hundreds to come hover and run her off?

[Jacqui]

I've never been in that situation (well, not with Celine anyway) but I understand what you mean. Whenever I've met celebrities I like, everyone was screaming...but I don't...it just feels like a really weird thing to do, to incessantly scream someone's name at them! I get why it happens, people get over excited and go a little nuts lol, but it probably doesn't help matters.

Did they really tell you not to cry, though? Cuz that would be hard...if you're gonna cry at a moment like that, the tears are probably just gonna come, no matter how you try to stop them...

[Dionesque]

The hotel security guy in Paris ment hysterical crying which can turn into screaming/shouting and acting insane...

Of course noone minds if you just have tears of happiness in your eyes, hehe!

 

I've been 4 times at her hotel so far (Brussels, 2x Paris and Amsterdam) but out of these 4 times, I've only seen her twice. The other 2 times I got totally pushed/pulled away and I seen Celine AT ALL, not speaking about getting an autograph or something... I have photos of her in front of her hotel in Brueels but they were taken by my husband who stood aside. I haven't seen anything because of some weird, crazy people in the crowd. Same goes for Paris.

 

I must say that the best experience it was in Amsterdam. Of course people kept calling Celine's name but not constantly, not with anykind hysterical scream. I remember Nick told some people go step back and don't push the car so probably there was some pushing too - maybe I just stood at the better side where people were just patient, polite and helpful with passing stuff to sign to Celine from those people who couldn't reach her or her bodyguards (like me).

 

I always remember that Celine really doesn't like screaming and hysterical acting and of course so do they bodyguards. They are even able to help you with getting an autograph (passing your photo/booklet to Celine) if you are acting normal, calm. If they see the crowd is too violant, too crazy - they just rush and try to get off as soon as possible and than of course only a very few people will get an autograph or in the worst case: nobody.

 

I think I can call myself a die-hard fan as well - I'm a fan for 15 years, I love her tremendously and collect everything on her... So of course I can really understand people are getting excited - so do I. But in my case it may be just more inside of me than outside so I just keep staring on her, maybe call her name once or twice but not screaming.... Inside I may be screaming, hehe, but outside I'm petrified, LOL! But I just want to respect her (and her ears, haha) and stay cool.

Pushing and screaming is not a way to get close to her - just the opposite!

[Lizzy]

The hotel security guy in Paris ment hysterical crying which can turn into screaming/shouting and acting insane...

Of course noone minds if you just have tears of happiness in your eyes, hehe!

 

I've been 4 times at her hotel so far (Brussels, 2x Paris and Amsterdam) but out of these 4 times, I've only seen her twice. The other 2 times I got totally pushed/pulled away and I seen Celine AT ALL, not speaking about getting an autograph or something... I have photos of her in front of her hotel in Brueels but they were taken by my husband who stood aside. I haven't seen anything because of some weird, crazy people in the crowd. Same goes for Paris.

 

I must say that the best experience it was in Amsterdam. Of course people kept calling Celine's name but not constantly, not with anykind hysterical scream. I remember Nick told some people go step back and don't push the car so probably there was some pushing too - maybe I just stood at the better side where people were just patient, polite and helpful with passing stuff to sign to Celine from those people who couldn't reach her or her bodyguards (like me).

 

I always remember that Celine really doesn't like screaming and hysterical acting and of course so do they bodyguards. They are even able to help you with getting an autograph (passing your photo/booklet to Celine) if you are acting normal, calm. If they see the crowd is too violant, too crazy - they just rush and try to get off as soon as possible and than of course only a very few people will get an autograph or in the worst case: nobody.

 

I think I can call myself a die-hard fan as well - I'm a fan for 15 years, I love her tremendously and collect everything on her... So of course I can really understand people are getting excited - so do I. But in my case it may be just more inside of me than outside so I just keep staring on her, maybe call her name once or twice but not screaming.... Inside I may be screaming, hehe, but outside I'm petrified, LOL! But I just want to respect her (and her ears, haha) and stay cool.

Pushing and screaming is not a way to get close to her - just the opposite!

 

 

I totally agree I was in Paris too and had the same experience.

[abbie]

it's a hard question because of having respect but also other people around. i was once in a similar situation with another singer and everyone was just shouting to her. it seems pointless to me...she knew everyone was there, why shout? i just stood there and i think she noticed i was the one person who wasn't taking photos or shouting, she turned at me and made eye contact and smiled and then went into the building. i felt much better that i had treated her with a level of respect that nobody else had done.

 

in a situation where you want to get an autograph it is more difficult as well though because if you don't get in there you get ignored.

 

still, i think it is more important to know that you were a decent person and acted mature and respectful than to have a piece of paper with a name scribbled on it as a result of being rude. does that make sense?

[Snowhite]

Yes, I would never react in such a hysterically way.

 

If I did.. maybe I would make it into the news

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ahahahaha!!!!How ridiculous!!!!thank you!!!!!!!!!!

[godessceline]

still, i think it is more important to know that you were a decent person and acted mature and respectful than to have a piece of paper with a name scribbled on it as a result of being rude. does that make sense?

 

YES! That's exactly what I was getting at (but I couldn't find the words ), thank you. I wans't even too bothered with an autograph (although I wouldn't have minded had the oppourtunity presented itself ), I just wanted to see her. With all the fuss and commotion, i didn't find out whether the girl next to em shouting "Céliiine, s'il te plait!" all those times got an autograoh or even any attention, but I'm guessing liek the rest of you that it leads to the exact opposite of what she was hoping for.

 

But I can imagine that it will be hard for a hard fan to act normal on such occasions

 

I don't agree. I'm a "die hard" fan as well; Céline means the absolute world to me and I know that if I ever met her (actually MET her) I would cry my broken heart out and probably not be able to make much sense. Not necessarily because I'm hysterical, but because I'm moved and she's been with me through a lot so to finally be in front of her...is big. I don't think you can measure someone's level of fandom by how much they scream. I don't even know what I would have said to her, had I come close enough to her in Paris for her to hear me. Probably "Sweden lvoes you" or something along those lines. Because there's no time to get into personal stories (and hard enough with people shouting around you), "I love you", true as it may be, would just feel empty and out of place at that moment. And I mean those words, with everything that I am, so I would like to tell her why I feel the way I do and make sure she knows my story first.

 

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While I can understand that they're touched, I just...jesus. I wonder what it would be like to have someone you don't know react to you like that. It must be completely bizarre. "It's just me", you know? Like...I thought of making this year the year I finally get my Céline tattoo (marks my one decade as a fan) but even then, I'm contemplating how Céline would feel. To have someone you don't know tattoo your name onto their body? It must be so strange. Plus, she's in my heart and I don't necessarily need her on my body as well. We'll see.

[Terre]

I always thought I'd faint or get hysterical if I ever saw Céline from a close distance. However, none of that happened when I saw Céline in Amsterdam. I can't believe how calm I was! I guess the worst thing you can do is to get totally hysterical and just scream and scream. I understand it may be hard to act normal around Céline if you're a huge fan.

[golfpro]

I totally agree that it's important not to be too in her face and screaming - can you imagine how awful that would be for Celine! I have never had the pleasure of seeing Celine in person but would show her the upmost respect just like any other person. I am off to Stockholm tomorrow and hope to catch a glimpse before the show - any idea which hotel she'll use or where to spot her??