At some point or another, we all have a moment of being star-struck, don’t we?
Whether it’s waiting at the stage door for your favourite music legend or standing behind a former soap star in a queue on your lunch hour (big up to that time we spotted Natalie Cassidy in Pret), we’re all allowed to fangirl every now and then.
Fortunately for most people, there aren’t usually cameras around in these instances, meaning no one clocks us as we embarrass ourselves coming face to face with our idols.
However, Sarah Paulson is not most people, and the whole world got to see her fabulous reaction to clocking Madonna on the red carpet at the Met Gala last night (1 May).
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The Emmy-winning ‘American Crime Story’ star was barely able to control herself as she spotted Madonna posing for photographers behind her at the event, alongside designer Jeremy Scott.
Thankfully, she was then able to briefly speak one-on-one with the Queen Of Pop, and was snapped clutching the netting that Madonna was using as part of her army-inspired ensemble.
Speaking to the press on the red carpet, Sarah later gushed: “She’s wonderful! I just picked that thing of her… train up and started galloping her like a horse.”
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Madonna even shared the photo from the encounter on Instagram account later that night, commenting: “Hahaahhahahhaahahha… love you Sarah!”
It’s fair to say that Madonna’s camouflage Moschino dress was one of the biggest stand-outs of the night, particularly as she paired it with some long leather gloves and a military canteen, which she swigged from on the red carpet.
Check out all the snaps from this year’s Met Gala below...
Met Gala 2017
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals(01 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Kylie Jenner attends 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals(02 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Kylie Jenner (R) and Donatella Versace attend 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals(03 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Madonna attends 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals(04 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Reese Witherspoon attends 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Venturelli/WireImage) (credit:Venturelli via Getty Images)
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals(05 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Zac Posen (L) and Katie Holmes attends attend 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Venturelli/WireImage) (credit:Venturelli via Getty Images)
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals(06 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Blake Lively attends 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals(07 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez attend 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Venturelli/WireImage) (credit:Venturelli via Getty Images)
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals(08 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso attend 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Venturelli/WireImage) (credit:Venturelli via Getty Images)
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals(09 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Kim Kardashian attends 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals(10 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Hugh Jackman attends 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Venturelli/WireImage) (credit:Venturelli via Getty Images)
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals(11 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: The Week-End attends 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Venturelli/WireImage) (credit:Venturelli via Getty Images)
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals(12 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Kendall Jenner attends 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals(13 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Eddie Redmayne (R) and Hannah Bagshawe attend 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals(14 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Bella Hadid attends 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals(15 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Kendall Jenner attends 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals(16 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Matt Smith (L) and Lily James attend 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala(17 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Actress Deepika Padukone attends 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images) (credit:John Shearer via Getty Images)
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals(18 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Rihanna attends 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals(19 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Selena Gomez (L) and The Weeknd attend 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals(20 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Jennifer Lopez attends 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals(21 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Ruby Rose attends 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals(22 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Daisy Ridley attends 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals(23 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Claire Danes attends 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala(24 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Actors Julianne Moore (L) and Ashton Sanders attends 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images) (credit:John Shearer via Getty Images)
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala(25 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Designer Georgina Chapman (L) and singer Rita Ora attend 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images) (credit:John Shearer via Getty Images)
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala(26 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Actress Dakota Johnson (L) and designer Alessandro Michele attend 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images) (credit:John Shearer via Getty Images)
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals(27 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Selena Gomez attends 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Venturelli/WireImage) (credit:Venturelli via Getty Images)
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals(28 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Katy Perry attends 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals(29 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Gisele Bundchen attends 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals(30 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Kendall Jenner, dress detail, attends 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)