A Vietnamese travel vlogger has left social media users stunned after unknowingly dining next to one of Hollywood’s biggest stars.
While filming a restaurant review in Japan, YouTuber Khoa Pug appeared blissfully unaware that he was seated right next to Academy Award-winning actress Natalie Portman.
In his May 11 YouTube upload titled “Khoa Pug sits down to eat with an Oscar-winning Hollywood star," the vlogger reviews sushi dishes with his usual focus, completely ignoring the A-lister just inches away.
It wasn’t until after the video was filmed and uploaded that Khoa realized who had been sitting beside him.
Social media quickly erupted at the unexpected celebrity cameo, with many fans in disbelief at how close he was to the Balck Swan icon and how he didn’t recognize her.
“How the hell did he sit with Natalia Portman, one of the beautiful stars, and he sat there eating and ordering food,” one user wrote.
Another shared: “That’s Natalie Portman she’s so famous. You are so lucky," while a third quipped: "F***, sitting next to Natalie Portman, I'm sure I'd be shaking to death because I'm so crazy about her."
"Thor's wife sat next to him, on this side, be careful, if thunder hits you with a stick, you'll definitely become a lightning superhero... but I have to admit that you're lucky, even when you go out to eat, you meet a superstar," a fourth added.
In a comment under the video - translated for viewers - Khoa seemed to poke fun at his own obliviousness.
“I was sitting down to eat and saw customers constantly asking to take pictures of her,” he wrote. “I was so angry, I thought: 'How strange! The number 1 travel YouTuber in Vietnam is sitting here, not asking to take pictures, but asking to take pictures of the woman next to him.' Who would have thought.”
He also added in another comment: "Sitting down to eat with Thor's wife without even saying hello, so annoying."
While it’s unclear what the 43-year-old was doing in Japan, she’s had a packed schedule, having attended the Cannes Film Festival just days later on May 17.
Portman is a voice actress and producer for the animated film Arco, which follows 10-year-old rainbow-child Arco, who lives in the distant future, 2932.
His maiden journey in his multi-colored suit does not go to plan. He loses control and veers off course to land in a near future, 2075, where Iris, a girl the same age as Arco, witnesses his fall and then makes it her mission to get him home.
The movie is the first feature for director Ugo Bienvenu, who has also made short films Maman and L’entretien, and comic books