Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd was left red-faced when he met former EastEnders actor Martin Kemp – after the pop idol failed to recognise him.
Jack, 34, who plays David Platt in Corrie, posed for a snap with the Spandau Ballet legend, who was hosing an 80s night at Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire.
But Martin, 60, a Celebrity Gogglebox favourite, failed to recognise Jack, who revealed the brief encounter on The Sofa Cinema Club podcast, which he hosts with Colson Smith and Ben Price.
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Jack said: “I went to Tatton Park for Martin Kemp’s 80s night, he’s doing a DJ set. We’re all there waiting and the organisers come over and say, ‘Jack – will you have a photo with Martin backstage?’
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“I’ve gone, ‘No, I don’t know him, I’ve never met him…’ and they go, ‘Oh please, it’s just to put up on the social’.
“So I’ve gone, ‘OK, fine’. I feel really aggy about doing a photo with someone I don’t know. I’m walking backstage with the photographer that’s there and we’re making small talk. He’s talking about my aftershave, going, ‘That’s nice’.
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“We’re counting the seconds until Martin arrives. He’s not even here yet. The car pulls up and he’s on in 10 minutes. He’s still eating a tuna sandwich.
“He has no idea who I am. So, I’m there just sort of stood looking at Martin. The organisers go, ‘Martin, can we just get a picture with you and Jack?’ And he sort of looks and goes, ‘Yeah… hi’. I’m like, ‘Hi, Martin’.”
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But Jack said the situation deteriorated further. He added: “I’ve shook his hand and gone to put my arm around him and I’ve looked down and I’ve stood on his shoe.
“I’m in a muddy field with massive boots on. He’s got pristine, white trainers on. I’ve stood on his shoes and I’ve looked. Forget it – mud.
“I’m smiling doing the photo and I’ve gone, ‘Sorry, I just stood on you there’. He’s gone, ‘Don’t you worry about it’.
“It was awful. It was so bad. I knew instantly when they asked me. I knew not to go up. I thought, ‘This is only going to end bad’. I was just chatting s*** to him. I didn’t want to be there.”
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