Hollywood stars including Brad Pitt and Channing Tatum have flocked to the Isle of Man for its annual TT race spectacle.
The actors – and other celebs who love life in the fast lane, including Grand Prix racing star Oscar Piastri – were among thousands of spectators attending the races.
Irish motorsport fan Shane Sweeney was left stunned after unexpectedly bumping into Hollywood star Tatum.
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He was near the paddock when he spotted the actor walking towards him after apparently taking part in a scene for a movie being filmed on the island.
A video showed Tatum strolling along a pathway.
It had nearly 660,000 views and over 81,000 likes.
Shane, 27, from Dublin, had been on the Isle of Man helping his friend, Kevin Keyes, race in the TT when the chance encounter took place.
He said he had initially not planned to say anything to the actor.
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But as Tatum walked past, he shouted the well-known “My name is Jeff” phrase associated with the film 22 Jump Street, in which the star appeared.
Shane said: “I spotted him walking down towards the paddock after doing a scene for a new movie there.
“I was just on my way back up to where my friend’s bike was and he was walking down, so I took out the camera for a video.
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“I wasn’t even going to say anything but couldn’t help myself.
“The phrase comes from the movie 22 Jump Street.
“He was a main actor in it.
“I’m sure he hears it all the time.
“He didn’t really acknowledge it but he definitely heard it.
“He looked at me at first then put his head down when he saw I was videoing.
“It was just a perfect place, perfect time sort of thing and he was that close I had to say something.
“That was the first thing that came to my head in that second.”
Viewers reacted to the clip with a mix of sarcasm and appreciation.
One said: “He probably hears it all the time.”
Another said: “That was probably funny to him 13 years ago.”
While a third added: “Bro what a perfect imitation.”
Hollywood megastar Brad Pitt was also spotted on the Isle of Man.
He is a producer on the film Tatum is starring in.
A video of him watching the races with Mexican YouTuber Juan Bertheau had 3.8million views and 142,000 likes.
It showed Pitt, dressed all in blue, leaning against a roadside wall, exclaiming, “wow” as motorbikes raced past.
And Australian Formula One driver Piastri was also at the races.
A video of him watching from roadside garden had 3.9million views and 254,000 likes.
It showed him saying: ‘We are in someone’s garden, apparently this is the place to watch – I don’t know what I was expecting but probably not this.”
Then, as a motorbike roared by, he added: “These guys are nuts.”
Viewers were just as thriled.
One said: “Imagine looking outside and you just see Oscar Piastri going through your garden to watch motorcycles.”
And another added: “Imagine you are chilling in your garden and Oscar Piastri showed up.”
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