Meeting Charlize Theron

Ingrid and I both decided a while ago that our dream job is to be an Assistant to a Celebrity - having been inviolved in that line of work for a few years - you get disillusioned and UNstar-

struck because you realize that Celebs are just ordinary people and some have a high and mighty opinions of themselves - they buy into their own marketing campaigns! but we both had the idea that we would love to move to LA and work for Charlize - knowing what culture she was from we assumed that she would not be so celebritized as the folks we met!

Last night - I innocently went to the Pepsi Centre as a guest to listen to Hilary Clinton give her speech - As I walked through the security point, a guy asked us to wait for a moment, and in walks Charlize - no body guards, just a guide showing them what to do. She was wearing a plain brown printed skirt and a black short jacket - hair tied back, minimal make up - when she brushed past me and put her bag into the scanner - my heart jumped! I started getting nervous. No one else around even seemed to noticed. She moved slowly not trying to hide - ever so casually with Stewart - who was dressed in a suit. I walked up behind her and just said hello in Afrikaans, she whipped around and lit up and smiled saying HI!!! and we walk a little with them.

Is she normal - yes? yes she beautiful beyond the average person's dreams in REAL life? YES! That is the most amazing thing - she was a little aloof - I bet you have to be if you are that famous - but she was very polite and such a nice person. The thing of it is - I was SO nervous - I mean more so than when I meet Formula one drivers (and THAT is the highlight of my life!) - I think it was strange being on the FAN end of it - usually when I met Celebs in the past it was for work - there was protocol to be followed.

I didn't take any pictures, I just felt out of respect for her - I didn't want to make a fuss or a scene.

WOW - it was awesome. The whole whoohaa for me is that she is an A-list Actress, Oscar winner, one of my favourite, she has a grounded view on life AND she is from Benoni nogal! that rocks!

So that was my little moment :-)) **big smile**