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    Simon Pegg Tells an Absolutely Perfect Carrie Fisher Story

    Mary Anne ButlerBy Mary Anne ButlerJune 11, 20202 Mins Read
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    There are celebrities who leave their lasting impression on their fans past the simple fame aspect. Their very personalities, their traits, their humor, stay with us sometimes long after we lose them. One of these is the late and wonderful Carrie Fisher.

    While most know her simply as Princess Leia from “Star Wars,” or as Debbie Reynolds‘ and Eddie Fisher‘s daughter, Carrie Fisher was a force of nature. She still is, almost four years after her untimely passing in 2016.

    Carrie Fisher as General Leia, photo courtesy of Star Wars

    She was a fierce soul with the mind of a philosopher but the mouth of a sailor. She was an advocate, a survivor, a mother, an addict, and a friend.

    She also, as we can see in this story Simon Pegg shared recently about spending a day on the set of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” with Fisher, was exactly the kind of person we knew she was.

    Simon Pegg, photo by Gage Skidmore

    While speaking with Vanity Fair, Pegg tells the tale:


    “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. 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. Obviously it sounds really obvious to say it, but I was looking into those eyes that sort of captivated me as as 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!’ It was the best day of my life.“


    You can watch Simon Pegg’s full interview here.

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    Mary Anne Butler (Mab) has been part of the fast-paced world of journalism since she was 15, getting her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (where she is still Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (where she was News Editor), and now Nerdbot as Editor-In-Chief. Over the past 10 years, she’s built a reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band with an international presence. Though she be but little, she is fierce.

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