I've often wondered how many (if any) UMD contributors (male or female) have been randomly recognized as a wammer by any stranger in public before.

Anyone?

I saw Lexi from Messygirl out and about in Austin once several years ago. I obviously didn't approach her, because that would be super creepy.

I saw Meg from Moomins / Proper Messy / Top Gunge / etc. in London a few years ago. She was working so I didn't interrupt... and have regretted it ever since.

Even if I'd made a total arse of myself (highly likely) I wish I'd at least said hello.

Lisa M has been a great help in seeing me through my post-missed opportunity stress disorder.

I saw Cali Logan at a hockey game a few years back, I pmed her and said I saw her and was even a bigger fan now that I know she loves hockey. She was super nice and said I should have stopped by and said hi, but like you I didn't want to make it awkward as she was with her husband.

I lived in Bristol, and recognise some of the places that Mostwam do "things" at. Makes me feel like the "big man", I can tell you!

I rolled over and saw Kymberly Jane in my bed a bunch of times .... Oh wait though, that's not in public, I guess. Never mind!

I've been to a hotub night hosted by gunjee so saw them there. Alice from mostwam topgunge asked me for a lighter when I was in the smoking area. (Shame I don't smoke). Didn't know who she was till about a few months later.

Also seen karen from messy mayhem around the British superbike paddock.

Recognized me from here, no. From Fetlife, yes.

Mrs. Bee has been recognized in public twice over the years, but both times she played it cool and very kindly told the person that they had mistaken her for someone else. Freaked her out a bit but it wasn't a big deal. She would tell you that those experiences were nothing compared to the suburban dads who gawk at her at Costco.


Bigshipper

I KNEW that was really her!!!!!! Hey, tell her sorry about the awkward boner.

Yes, I was spotted in public, but didn't find out until later, when I received an email asking if it was me. Lane, LIz and Vicky/London have also been spotted in public. And as you know, UT saw Lexi.

Ok, so now the question is: WOULD it be creepy if one of us recognized someone from here and very low-key and quietly said "Hi!"?

If you were with someone (that obviously wasn't another model from here), and we didn't mention the UMD, just introduced ourselves by our handle here would that be a problem? Would you prefer we didn't?

Obviously, it wouldn't be cool to run up to the person and yell, "Hey! You're "****" from "*(wam-site)*"! I loved your last messy set!!"

I live in the middle of nowhere, so it's not like I run into wam models on a daily basis. But just curious........

Norman

i was at peterborough service station and saw the lovely katie green from several splosh videos. Didn't speak at the time but mentioned on twitter if it was her and she said i should have had a chat with her

There used to be a young couple on here called AB Fetish, who made some videos and pics (but now everything except their profile is deleted). I swear I saw the girl shopping in a DIY store in a small seaside town on the south coast of England, probably about 8 or 9 years ago now, but discretion meant I didn't say anything.

While many within the wam scene are pros, we are also lucky enough to have a lot of enthusiastic amateurs involved. (I am definitely the latter!) With that in mind, I would never assume that someone's online WAM persona was part of their real life, so approaching people you've seen online would be wrong IMHO.

I may not have had the willpower to follow my own advice if I had bumped into Messygirl Lexi though!

I was in a local Target store with my son (when he was very young) with a shopping cart loaded with shaving cream and pie shells. While I walked around the store I had the sense that someone was following me. Eventually he approached me and asked me if I was piegirlkay and if all that shaving cream was for fun.

I FREAKED OUT! I told him 'no', I wasn't that person. As he walked away I grabbed my son and ran out of that store. I called my husband and just told him I never wanted to go on the UMD ever again.

This happened in the early 2000's and I didn't return until 2008. That was a totally creepy experience and one I never want to experience again.


PGKay

My friend's partner got recognized. and subsequently hounded in their town by the moral minority do-gooder, who, by all accounts, must have been surfing here in the first place.
Didn't Jeans Rachael have some personal and professional problems years back posting her stories and pis.??

I once worked with a nice young actress called Ellie on a TV promo where I was a camera assistant. At the end of the production we went our separate ways and have never spoken since. It wasn't until quite recently that I found out that she was one of the Frijj Swamp Soccerettes.

Not that it counts but I also spotted Maisie Dee from Messy Angel on Game of Thrones.

I'm sure this wouldn't be you, but I'm thinking THIS response should answer your question!!

I've had a few guys over the years tell me, "Hey I saw your model X the other night, but I didn't say anything...." And for that, I appreciate it!
I just don't think it's a good idea to approach a model in public, especially with something that she might not have told her friends/family about. While each model behaves differently, I have to assume that the worst-case scenario would be the model (internally) freaks out, tells you you've mistaken her, and then later tells ME she doesn't want to shoot anymore because of a bad experience. So, ironically, your "appreciation" for that model would actually result in the model no longer making scenes!

I don't really think that's happened before, but I have lots of models (especially recently) who don't want to be recognized for this in their "normal," public life. A long-time model of mine who does a LOT of other work even freaked out a bit recently when she said a guy messaged her and called her by her "SlapstickStuff stage name" (which was different from her model name). The guy was just trying to be friendly, but even the thought that her "professional" world and this could get the least bit intertwined made for a tricky situation.... Like, she considered no longer shooting just based on THAT and I had to talk her down a bit.

So yeah, approaching models in public = Big no-no. Approaching models online = Big no-no. I mean, if someone's on the UMD and actively posting here... Sure. They're cool with chatting with other WAMmers. If they're not on here... There's a reason for that.

I KNEW that was really PGKay! Uh, sorry about the awkward boner.

Well, I did ask Roberta Collins about this scene at an autograph show:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eebp92oXVjU

I ran into a WAM model years ago, when bartending (can't remember her name, she only did one video). When I saw her I had a flash of recognition but couldn't remember from where, so I started chatting idly, assuming we'd met before. After a few seconds I realized who she was and that I only knew her from UMD, so I tried to not look embarrassed and just got her her drink without mentioning anything.

Wow Regis! I'm flattered... I didn't know you felt that way about me. And all along I thought that was just a half roll of Tums in your pocket. :devil:


PGKay

I think I saw Messy Maddie at a train station once. Still not sure to this day.

I remember about 5 years ago I saw Messy Jessie walking along the street in Worcester, I just stood there open mouthed watching her like a starstruck fan, I would never have imagined in a million years that in the future I would get the chance to meet her let alone get her messy myself!!

OMG! Now THAT is embarrassing.. to be seen working with "God's Not Dead, but My Brain Is" Kevin Sorbo.

I did this:

http://www.vice.com/video/quicksand-fetish-105

I call this "Nessie's Final Quicksand Video" because really, I'm retired out of that now, and I hadn't filmed in a couple years...but it was awful hard to say no to Vice.

I am still waiting for the server-crashing deluge of adoring fan mails. I have not been stopped and asked for my autograph. I have not been contacted about appearing on a prime-time talk show or doing a cameo for a popular drama series.

Lesson: Other people assign only a fraction of the importance that most of us assign to ourselves and our fetishes.

Nessie

P.S. I think Vice did a good job with the video.

I have been recognised a few times. Once was years ago and someone actually shouted out 'Messy Jessie' from across the street. I just smiled and waved as I was getting into a car.
Then at a private party, I guy approached me and asked if I was Messy Jessie and I said yes. It was a friends 30th and in my home town and wasn't expecting it, but I just said yes and that was that!
I have also had a few emails where people say they have seen me in various places. Some are wrong and some are right.
I saw Kit Harrington walking down the high street last week as this is his home town. We went to same school. I couldn't cope with that kind of attention. I am so glad we are a small community!

Jessie xx

i think cant say for sure, but at my old job a lady started working for us in my department, and i swore she looked familiar, and at some point i decided i had to have known her from somewhere. i looked around here but didn't see her, but i swore i had seen a few messy pics she had posted.
let it go, but about a year into working we were setting up a bday party for one of the managers or directors (direct service staff only got a card) and i was holding the big ass cake. she asked if i needed help, and i said i was ok. She walks over to me and puts her hands out so i thougth she was gonna help me and pretends to push it up and smiles. I told her she could get me my own cake and not waist the work one. she smiled and would joke about it. i think she deleted her account once she started working for us, cause she had face pics on it.