Austin Butler, Adele and More Celebrities Who Were Starstruck While Meeting Their Idols

Austin Butler & Ryan Gosling

Austin’s the next big thing, but that doesn’t mean the Bikeriders star doesn’t get dazzled.

The 33-year-old recently revealed that he flipped out and hid when he almost ran into Ryan. “I saw him outside of a hotel that I was staying in, and I had to go through another door, I couldn’t say hello,” Austin said of the Barbie star, 44. “I grew up admiring him so much!”

Elisabeth Moss & Sandra Bullock

When Mad Men alum Elisabeth met her favorite actress, she “froze,” the 42-year-old admitted, describing an awkward encounter with Oscar winner Sandra, 60, at an awards show.

“I just didn’t know what to say. She’s so cool, and she’s so funny, and we stood backstage next to each other … and I just stood there and didn’t say anything to her.”

Adele & Shania Twain

Canadian singer Shania was incognito when she dropped by the 37-year-old “Hello” hitmaker’s Las Vegas residency.

Adele later posted a pic of her singing directly in front of Shania, 59, oblivious to her presence. “Thank God you had a hat on,” Adele wrote. “I would have self-combusted had I seen it was you!”

Kelly Rowland & Whitney Houston

It was Kelly’s Destiny to meet her idol, Whitney, who died at the age of 48 in 2012.

“I’ll never forget meeting her in the lobby. At the time it was called Hotel Nikko, and we walked over and she was just a beautiful beam of light,” the “Say My Name” singer, 44, recalls. “She is my hero and the woman who inspired me to sing, so I sat there and listened to everything she said. My body was crying and just freaking out. I will never forget that moment. God rest her soul.”

Sterling K. Brown & Meryl Streep

Dreams come true! A longtime fan of the acting legend, This Is Us alum Sterling admitted he was too shy to introduce himself when the two crossed paths in an NYC theater.

But when he did eventually meet the 76-year-old, it couldn’t have gone better. “If you know anything about me, I’m a big Streep fan,” the 49-year-old recalled. “And she saw American Fiction, and she told me how much she enjoys my work. And she kissed me!” (It was a peck on the cheek.)