Star Wars Actor Simon Pegg Shares Hilarious Story About Meeting Carrie Fisher

There is little doubt that working with the late Carrie Fisher is a dream come true for any actor. Interestingly, it was exactly that for Star Wars: The Force Awakens actor Simon Pegg and he has a hilarious story to tell about his first meeting with the screen legend.

Pegg, who played Unkar Plutt in The Force Awakens, recently admitted to Vanity Fair that meeting Fisher was just as delightful as he had imagined.

"I had such a huge crush on Carrie Fisher when I was a kid. She was like my first sort of stirrings of romantic love. And I got to spend a little time with her," Pegg said. He then stated that he hit it off with Fisher immediately on the set.

"We had a lovely day when we wandered around the set of the Resistance base together arm in arm. And we were just sort of chatting and I turned around and we were looking at each other. And I was looking into her eyes and it was the same eyes," Pegg continued. Interestingly, this moment led to the Star Trek actor somehow admitting his love for Fisher.

"Obviously it sounds really obvious to say it, but I was looking into those eyes that sort of captivated me as a kid. And I said ‘You know, I've always loved you.' And she grabbed my hand and looked at my wedding ring and said, ‘Fuck you!'" Pegg said before adding, "It was the best day of my life."

That sounds exactly like the kind of thing you would expect from Fisher. Needless to say, we're loving how she always kept her sense of humor even during unexpected moments.

Pegg is expected to return as Benji in the still-untitled Mission: Impossible 7.

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