{"id":24437,"date":"2026-08-01T18:54:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T13:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=24437"},"modified":"2026-08-01T18:54:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T13:54:31","slug":"yes-bill-nighy-has-seen-your-stories-about-bumping-into-him-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=24437","title":{"rendered":"Yes \u2013 Bill Nighy has seen your stories about bumping into him in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"metro-video-player  \" 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been watching them!&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;'I'm not trying to not be an a*shole': Bill Nightly on viral videos of him in public&quot;,&quot;videoId&quot;:3690865}\" preload=\"metadata\" playsinline=\"\"><source src=\"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/08\/01\/5607001336496802756\/480x270_MP4_5607001336496802756.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbrowser that<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supports HTML5<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvideo<\/a><\/p><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>There\u2019s an unwritten rule if you\u2019re a Londoner. At some point, when you\u2019re just going about your day, strolling around town, running errands or having a coffee, you will spot <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/bill-nighy\/\">Bill Nighy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For me, it happened about a decade ago, before I was an entertainment journalist. I was walking along the street when I saw a group of builders having a photo with a man who I presumed must be famous. As he turned and walked my way, I had a complete mind blank and I couldn\u2019t think of his name, despite knowing that I recognised his face.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As he saw me staring at him, he smiled, nodded and carried on. Moments later, I realised it was <em>the<\/em> Bill Nighy.<\/p>\n<p>10 years later, it felt surreal to sit down with him for <strong>Metro<\/strong> to discuss his new <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/amazon-prime-video\/\">Amazon Prime<\/a> series <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/07\/17\/amazon-primes-ride-die-fun-watching-tv-ages-29154080\/\">Ride or Die<\/a>. I couldn\u2019t pass up the opportunity to ask if he was aware of the phenomenon of Londoners saying that they\u2019ve bumped into him, and the many heartwarming anecdotes that people share about their experiences on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I have heard about it. It\u2019s because I don\u2019t own a car, and I don\u2019t actually make any concessions to the fact that I am maybe visible in that way. Because if I can\u2019t walk about, and if I can\u2019t go to bookshops and go to the coffee shop, then the game\u2019s up. You know, what\u2019s it all about?\u2019 the 76-year-old shared.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018So I do that, and it\u2019s fine. There\u2019s no great heat, I\u2019m not Tom Cruise or anything. Nobody\u2019s going to run down the street.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SEI_28340338-5158-e1785505354404.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29269162\" alt=\"Bill Nighy\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>\u2018People say hi, you say hi,\u2019 Bill remarked (Picture David Hartley\/Rex\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<section class=\"metro-comment-cta\"\/>\n<p>Bill \u2013\u00a0whose <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/07\/16\/james-bonds-grandfather-bill-nighy-wants-a-belated-action-career-76-29155866\/\">celebrated performances<\/a> include starring in About Time, Pride, Love Actually, Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter, Wild Target, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and so many more \u2013\u00a0recalled when a journalist put out a call for people to share stories of meeting him in the street.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think 1,000 people responded, because I walk about a lot, and I\u2019m quite old, so I\u2019ve been walking about for a long time,\u2019 he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The fact that there was nobody who said \u201cYes, I met him, and he was an absolute a******e\u201d is very gratifying.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I don\u2019t go out trying not to be an a******e. I just do whatever you would do, or anybody would do, it\u2019s just a normal thing. People say hi, you say hi.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<p>If you search \u2018Bill Nighy London\u2019 on X, you\u2019ll find all sorts of tales of people seeing Bill out and about, or simply sharing their excitement over the fact that it finally happened to them.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You are not a Londoner until you\u2019ve seen Bill Nighy,\u2019 RebeccaCNReid tweeted. \u2018After a long hiatus for me, am pleased to report a particularly glorious Bill Nighy sighting in London this evening,\u2019 northnorth_west wrote.<\/p>\n<p>SquidyUK said: \u2018You know how it\u2019s a rule of London how you\u2019ll see Bill Nighy everywhere all the time and never to bother him? Well, I saw him 20 odd minutes ago in Soho and, f**k it, pulled out my headphones, raised my coffee, and said \u201cCongratulations!\u201d. I swear, first time I\u2019ve seen him smile.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Anitathetweeter also once shared: \u2018All the replies from people who have seen Bill Nighy around London. I\u2019ve seen him in the street at least twice. Is there a more spot-able celebrity?\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SEI_305289650_b73fe7-c7a0.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29154554\" alt=\"Bill Nighy in Ride or Die as The Director\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Bill stars as The Director in Ride or Die, a man who you wouldn\u2019t want to cross (Picture: Du\u0161an Martin\u010dek\/Prime)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"metro-video-player  \" data-track-module=\"article_video-player-with-related-carousel\">\n<div class=\"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-responsive\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<video id=\"3663385\" class=\"video-js\" poster=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/06\/08\/16\/109205905-0-image-a-13_1780931807517.jpg\" data-opts=\"{\" autoplay=\"\" or=\"\" die=\"\" official=\"\" trailer=\"\" friendships=\"\" are=\"\" bulletproof.=\"\" ride=\"\" starring=\"\" octavia=\"\" spencer=\"\" and=\"\" hannah=\"\" waddingham=\"\" premieres=\"\" july=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" playsinline=\"\"><source src=\"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/06\/08\/1148275963554869747\/640x360_MP4_1148275963554869747.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbrowser that<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supports HTML5<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvideo<\/a><\/p><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After asking Bill if he was aware of the stories, I mentioned that I was one of the people who\u2019d had an encounter with him too, and how nice it was that he smiled at me when he caught me staring at him gormlessly.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That\u2019s the other thing \u2013 you never know when people smile at you, or they look at you a bit longer, you don\u2019t know if it\u2019s because they know you or because they\u2019re just dreaming, so sometimes it backfires, because you\u2019ll say good morning, and they\u2019re like, \u201cWhat? Who are you?\u201d\u2019 he replied.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his humility, I\u2019m sure the vast majority of people know exactly who he is.<\/p>\n<p>In his latest project Ride or Die, Bill stars opposite <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/hannah-waddingham\/\">Hannah Waddingham<\/a> and <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2022\/12\/09\/octavia-spencer-tears-up-after-getting-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame-17908441\/\">Octavia Spencer<\/a> as The Director, the head of a mysterious assassination agency.<\/p>\n<p>The Director brings Judith (Hannah) into the fold when she\u2019s just a teenager, recruiting her from an orphanage and transforming her into a lethal, living weapon.<\/p>\n<p>Debbie (Octavia) is Judith\u2019s best friend, who has no idea about her pal\u2019s secret profession until she\u2019s inadvertently embroiled in a dangerous plot that puts her life at risk.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SEI304225951-4486.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29060632\" alt=\"Hannah Waddingham, Octavia Spencer and Ed Skrein in Ride or Die (Picture: Prime Video)\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Bill Nighy praised Hannah Waddingham for being \u2018gracious and welcoming\u2019 (Picture: Prime Video)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018I didn\u2019t know anything about Hannah before I met her, other than that she was very celebrated and very good,\u2019 Bill said of working opposite the Ted Lasso star.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When I met her, she was just absolutely charming, and you could tell within seconds that you were in the presence of somebody gracious and welcoming and professional.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I know this is the clich\u00e9 to end them all, but it does come from the top, and Hannah\u2019s general, her sensibility, and her way of conducting herself sets the tone, which is very, very important in a leading performer.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He also praised writer Tessa Coates for the masterful way that she managed to blend comedy with action for a series that\u2019s truly a blast to watch from start to finish.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think it\u2019s a sublime blend for the viewer, and I think Sabrina Barr Tessa Coates has pulled off something really special, because it honours the genre in every respect, but it also moves it on a touch,\u2019 he shared.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s not just funny, it\u2019s properly funny, and the action is for real. So, I think she\u2019s done a brilliant job. 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