Mo Gilligan reveals awkward first meeting with celeb fan Drake – and rapper agrees it was cringe
FUNNY man Mo Gilligan has revealed an awkward encounter with US rap superstar Drake.
Mo, 36, revealed that the the Canadian artist, 37, is a huge fan of his and recalled their jaw-dropping meeting as he appeared on hit US show The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
The South-London born comedian, who is currently on a US tour, revealed they met at a festival and his friend insisted Drake had something stuck in his teeth – only to discover it was in fact a diamond.
Recalling their chance meeting and very awkward exchange back in 2018 at Wireless Festival – Mo told the The Tonight Show audience: “That was the first time I met him. The security began to close down the VIP section, and told everybody ‘Nobody comes in but Drake’s people.’ “
This posed a major problem, as Mo’s good friend Javan had been sat near the VIP section.
Mo repeatedly told security: “I just want to walk past there to see my friend!’ But security wouldn’t budge. But I kept asking, so they eventually gave in and they let me through.”
The Big Breakfast presenter was finally joined by his friend Javan, when he immediately saw Drake walking up to them in the popular festival’s VIP area.
He continued: “Drake walks up to me and says ‘Hey, what’s up.’ We exchanged niceties and then my friend Javan noticed that Drake had something in his teeth. He’s always trying to be helpful.”
His friend Javan, began to point at the rapper’s teeth as he believed the multi-platinum selling artist had food in-between his teeth.
The outrageous ordeal resulted in a prolonged episode of Drake sucking his teeth, picking it with his finger and asking the comedian and his friend if it was a pepper stuck in his teeth.
The rapper finally realised that it had been his diamond tooth jewel that the comedian had mistaken for food. Drake said: “Oh yeah, that’s not a pepper, that’s my diamond. I got a diamond on my tooth.”
The rapper responded online in the comment section of the hilarious tooth incident clip, confirming that the ordeal even inspired the former actor to get the jewel removed.
The Degrasi actor said: “I actually got that diamond changed after this interaction because this was the 10th time someone said it was food.”
Drake first followed the comedy star on social media 7 years ago, at the very start of The Masked Singer panellists career.
The Nice For What rap artist even used Mo’s quick-witted British slogan ‘Julie bring me a couple of cans’ once as an Instagram caption.
Drake had been wearing tooth diamonds since 2017 and is known for purchasing an array of lavish jewellery from many plush outlets including jeweller to the stars, Jason of Beverly Hills.
The first stop of Mo’s In The Moment World Tour will be Australia on July 11th 2024, before ending in Nottingham, UK in April 2025.
Mo’s UK dates include September 5th at Leeds Grand Theatre, September 12th Oxford’s New Theatre, Cambridge’s Corn Exchange on September 20th, Brighton’s Dome & Festival on October 9th.
The content creator will also be performing at London’s Event Apollo October 10th and October 11th, Manchester’s 02 Apollo on October 19th.
Then back to London to perform at Eventim Apollo on November 15th before ending the UK leg of his tour on April 12th at Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena.
Mo Gilligan’s full list of tour dates and tickets can be found on www.mogilligan.com