This fan's attempt to film a video with Rami Malek didn't go quite as planned

Oh dear.
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Sam Haysom
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Bumping into a celebrity in public can be a tricky road to navigate.

You want to say hello, but you don't want to embarrass them. Maybe you want an autograph, or perhaps that much-coveted selfie as proof of the encounter, but you don't want to risk them saying no.

Nobody is more familiar with the potential awkwardness of a celebrity encounter than Twitter user Xan.

On Monday night, she met the star of Bohemian Rhapsody.

Her attempt to film a video with him didn't quite go as planned, though.

Oh dear.

Still, at least Xan got a viral tweet out of it. And this glorious new phone background:

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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