I got up Sunday morning and headed off to work. I’d lied to my boss to get out of work early told them I had a family occasion to attend. They bought it and I left work at 1:00pm. I immediately shot off to London being as how I live about 1/2 hour away.
I arrived in Leicester Square to see there were already hundreds of people waiting outside the Odeon. My friend and I found a decent spot outside Garfunkels and waited for 4 hours. Finally at around 6:45 an Audi with blacked out windows pulled up next to the red carpet. Three people got out of the car, and a couple of them made their way down the red carpet. There was a long pause and the back door opened. Out stepped Johnny Depp in a black suit, grey waistcoat, white shirt and a red tie. Everyone in the crowd screamed.
He casually made his way around the hundreds people signing and having photos taken. Finally he got to me, I was shaken and terrified. My friend spoke for me: “This girl is your biggest fan and has been for years, believe me I know all about you because of her.”
Johnny replied, “Really?” and looked at me.
My Friend said, “Yes, she spent ages writing you this letter.”
She handed him my letter, and he said “Really? For me? That’s great, thank you so much, I’ll read it.”
Then she asked him to sign my Edward Scissorhands DVD and he did. Then he leant over and kissed me on the cheek and I kissed him. It’d been raining earlier and I was drenched and cold. He grabbed my hands and held them tight. “God, you’re freezing!” he said.
Then he asked my name, and I replied “Lauren”. He said, “Hey, Lauren.” Then I told him I had something for him. He said, “oh yeah?” Then I reached into my pocket and pulled out 3 badges I got free with my Little Britain DVD. I said, “I heard you like Little Britain.” He replied, “Oh, yeah,” so I handed him the badges. He looked down at them, then looked up at me and said, “Are you sure?” I said yes, and he said, “Thank you very much,” and put them in his pocket. Then he said, “Take care, Lauren” and smiled. He went to the next person and then carried on.
My friend said I really made my mark on him, and it appeared that he spent longer with me that night than anyone else at the “Finding Neverland” premiere, because not long after he spoke to me he was in the cinema.
I have nothing but kind things to say about him, and I hope that maybe I will see him again at a similar event. When my photos are developed, I will scan them and post them.
EDIT: Here you go. I look like a right pillock, but that’s because I was in shock and soaking wet. Enjoy.
