A fan was left stunned after running into Oscar nominee Tom Hardy shopping for Pokémon cards at a local pop-up market this week.
TikTok user Molly Wheatley, shared a snap of the Venom actor, 48, spotted in Brighton, England, browsing the trading card event held in a local gymnasium. She was then lucky enough to get a selfie.
Just a random man or a Hollywood megastar? TikTok/@xo_mxlly_ox
Wheatley, who goes by the handle @xo_mxlly_ox, captioned the photo taken on Monday (Australian time): “That’s just a random man in a white hat…”
The next photo in the slide revealed it was not a “random man” but A-lister and Peaky Blinders star Hardy.
“Just a random card show as well I guess,” the fan wrote adding a laughing emoji.
Wheatley got the surprise of her life when she snapped a selfie with Hardy. TikTok/@xo_mxlly_ox
Fans were in absolute disbelief in the comments section of the post that’s been viewed over 300,000 times, with one writing: “My jaw hit the floor”.
“I’M SO JEALOUS OMG CONGRATS!!” reacted a second, while others asked if the actor was nice in real life.
Wheatley replied: “Extremely nice, just seemed like such a normal down to earth guy.”
Some fans were simply obsessed with what the A-lister bought at the convention, surprised to learn he was a collector.
Hollywood star Tom Hardy is mostly recently known for his roles in MobLand and Mad Max: Fury Road. Tom Hardy
Wheatley seemed to hint Hardy was shopping for Pokémon cards with the hashtags in her post, and the Pokémon merch pictured in the photos.
One fan even commented: “What is it with celebrities and Pokémon cards these days?”
The fan convention also sells and trades a collection of cards including Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic: The Gathering, and sports trading cards.