Let me be honest, I have had more than my fair share of celebrity encounters due to the nature of my job. Even before I became a journalist, I was already pretty much starstrucked out since a lot of celebrities used to come and shoot at my grandparents’ house.
But i still get surprised when I have these random encounters with high profile people even when Im not working!
Take for instance, Newt Gingrich.
My friend and her family took me to Washington DC last spring. Our first stop was the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
We attended the noon mass. I noticed a white haired man in front of me, but did not really pay much attention until it came to the part where we were saying Peace Be With You.
He turned around and smiled and shook my hand.
It was Newt Gingrich!
Love him or hate him, he was still once the House Speaker of the US Congress! One of the most powerful figures in US politivs, although at that time he has not declared he was running for the Republican nomination yet.
It was just some crazy coincidence!
If my friend’s husband wasnt there to confirm it was indeed Newt, I would probaby just have shrugged it off!
I am not a big fan of the Republican party, so I did not see the point of getting a photo with him.
But now that Newt might just become the Republican candidate for President? It just boggles my mind how I could say I met Newt Gingrich.
