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Richard E. Grant’s fan letter to Barbra Streisand gets lovely reply 47 years after he sent it

sudshr47 January 30, 2019

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You might not know this, but even massive celebrities have major fangirl moments. 

Take Richard E. Grant, for instance, who tweeted a letter he’d penned at age 14 to his idol, Barbra Streisand, alongside a picture of himself posing outside her house. 

What followed was the most delightfully pure exchange between Streisand and “lifelong fan” Grant, who’s now 61 years old.  

As a lifelong fan of someone you’ll understand what it meant for me to take this snap outside the home of @BarbraStreisand Asked Security for permission & he replied ‘It’s a public road, but thanks for asking’ Wrote her this letter when I was 14. My wife is very understanding! pic.twitter.com/3SohXKpgZT

— Richard E. Grant (@RichardEGrant) January 29, 2019 Read more…

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Barbra Streisand’s ‘Carpool Karaoke’ has an A+ anecdote about her calling up Tim Cook

sudshr47 November 2, 2018

Not only can Barbra Streisand sing, but she can also tell some pretty awesome stories.
The Carpool Karaoke episode above starts with her rescuing a stranded James Corden from the side of the road, before telling him about how she failed her writt…

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Barbra Streisand calls out female directors being overlooked in powerful Time’s Up speech

sudshr47 January 8, 2018

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Barbra Streisand couldn’t quite believe her ears when she was informed backstage that she was the only woman to ever win the Best Director award at the Golden Globes. 

“Did I hear right?” she said, puzzled, on-stage when she recounted this anecdote prior to announcing the nominees for Best Motion Picture. 

“I was the only woman—did I hear right?— the only woman to get the Best Director award,” Streisand said. “And, you know, that was 1984. That was 34 years ago.”

“Folks, time’s up!” Streisand bellowed.  Read more…

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Tiffany Haddish had the distinct honor of teaching Barbra Streisand all about Cardi B

sudshr47 November 27, 2017

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The best way to get a conversation started at a party is to always bring up your favorite artist. 

Tiffany Haddish posted a selfie with the iconic Barbra Streisand at a party on Saturday and they had a lot to talk about. But the conversation mostly revolved around the art of Cardi B. 

Just so y’all know I taught my big sister about @CardiB_ today pic.twitter.com/sGt7R1hOwi

— Tiffany Haddish (@TiffanyHaddish) November 26, 2017

“Just so y’all know I taught my big sister about @CardiB_ today,” Haddish tweeted.  Read more…

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