Keanu Reeves’ Young Fan Reacts To Viral Airport Moment: ‘I Am Still Stunned’

etcanada.com:

While an interaction between Keanu Reeves and a fan has captivated the heart of the Internet, the story behind the now-viral moment will tug just as hard at your heartstrings.

Alex Katsanos, the 14-year-old boy who struck up a conversation with the “John Wick” star at an airport, revealed to ET how he prepared for the moment during their flight from London to New York. “When the plane was first boarding, I was pretty sure I saw him, but he entered the plane so quickly, so I wasn’t sure,” Katsanos told ET. “The whole flight from London I was thinking about, ‘What if it is him?

What should I say? What should I get him to sign?'” Should the chance to approach Reeves arise, the teen tore a piece off a paper bag. “I brought a pen that a flight attendant gave me and kept those two things in my pocket for the duration of the plane ride,” he said.

Kotsanos also did his research, looking up the star online to see if there was any news about him being in London. “I saw that he was spotted at the Grand Prix,” he noted. “That made me more confident that [it] was Keanu Reeves on my flight.” It also explains why Katsanos ultimately asked Reeves about the event, as Andrew Kimmel — who shared a photo and description of the boy’s encounter with Reeves on Twitter — mentioned in a tweet. “I was also asking general questions about why he was in London and what he is doing in New York and then he asked me questions like why I was in London and what stuff I did there,” Katsanos recalled. “I was genuinely interested in what he had done in London and what he was doing in New York.