Kiwi musician Kings reckons Hollywood celebrities need to come to New Zealand for a holiday - and no, not just for our beautiful scenery, but because they can actually relax here.
As a recognisable face around the country, Kings often gets stopped in the street, but he says our attitude toward famous people is completely different from places like America.
He reckons you’ll have an interaction where a Kiwi will ask if you are so-and-so, appreciate the meeting, and then carry on.
“They’re ultra respectful, and that’s it - you just get to go and live your life. Whereas in America, they’re like, ‘What are you up to?’, ‘Is that your missus?’, ‘Do you do drugs?’.”
Okay, maybe not quite those exact questions, but he’s got a point about the invasive quizzing into all aspects of a celebrity's life.
Haere mai to New Zealand. People aren’t going to treat you any different. They’ll say hey, recognise you, and then be like, ‘Bro, can you f-ing move? I’m trying to get my lunch.’
Kiwis have jumped in the comments to share their own unfazed run-ins with celebs.
One person wrote: “I was at Ohakune, saw a Hollywood A-lister in a bar playing pool as I walked past, and thought to myself, ‘Ah cool, he’s having a good time in NZ’, and kept on walking.”
Another said: “Saw Johnny Knoxville in Wellington on my way home from work, was stare… look at random dude… both point at him ‘Is that...?’ Him: ‘It IS.’ both walk away ‘Chur’.”
A third shared: “I walked by Eva Longoria years ago and said, ‘Hey, you look just like the lady on Desperate Housewives,’ and kept walking. Then I heard someone behind me say, ‘It is her.’ I turned around like, ‘Oops, my bad,’ and went about my day 🤦🏽♀️😂.”
A lot of people agreed Jason Momoa is the perfect example. For years now he’s been visiting Aotearoa to the point where he’s basically an honorary Kiwi.
He’s able to ride his motorbike around town, pull up, and no one bats an eyelid or rushes him for a photo.
The Edge’s Sean Hill shared a moment seeing him in Queenstown that perfectly described the Kiwi attitude.
If anything, Momoa himself has proven he’s more of a fanboy over our very own All Blacks - especially Tana Umaga.
So, if any celebs are considering a visit to our shores, we promise you’ll be sweet as to walk the streets and enjoy your holiday - you might just get a few strange looks and head nods along the way.
