Stardom: Enrique Iglesias, the hero

Singer recalls fans doing bizarre things to meet him


Ians August 27, 2016
Iglesias is known for hits like Bailamos and Escape. PHOTO: FILE

LOS ANGELES: A rather strange experience to have. Singer Enrique Iglesias once found a fan of his hiding in his dressing room for 12 hours. The Hero hit-maker was shocked to find the young girl and her sister, hiding under a table backstage.

“She snuck into my dressing room and hid underneath the table. She was there with her little sister for 12 hours and didn’t come out until after the show, when I was leaving the venue at around 1am,” revealed Iglesias in an interview. “She was scared that she would get into trouble. I thought that was pretty crazy … to stay underneath a table for 12 hours! That’s insane!”

The 41-year-old Latin American heartthrob also recalled a meeting with another one of his fans who had flown all the way from Iran to see him perform live. “I actually got to speak with her during the concert. She was talking to me whilst holding on to me,” he shared. “If I am not mistaken, she was around 12 and had flown in from Iran just to see the show. It was very cute!”

Iglesias went on to share how he decided to pay this young fan back. “She was a sweetie so I brought her to the side of the stage, by the soundboard, and she got to watch the show from there,” he added. “But there was a moment when she was surrounded by like 12 security guards and I was like, ‘Dude, no … It’s okay. It’s okay. She’s a sweet girl. She won’t do anything’.”

Published in The Express Tribune, August 28th, 2016.

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