Years ago, when I was working as a tennis journalist, I had the opportunity to attend press conferences with the world's top tennis stars, from Roger Federer and Serena Williams to Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. They were all impeccably polite and sweet, but I always wondered: what are celebrities like in everyday life, not when hundreds of cameras are pointed at them?

Apparently, I'm not the only one interested in this question. So today's selection of stories is actually dedicated to famous people from various spheres of life who, during their rise to fame, haven't lost their humanity at all.

I used to work in Vegas and met lots of celebs 2002 - 2006ish. However - my best story is a hometown one. When 101 Dalmatians came out (Glenn Close / Jeff Daniels) - they did a movie premiere in

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