The Time Hillary Swank Used My Cell Phone in an LAX Bathroom

In summer of 2012 I was picking up my German foreign exchange student pen pal at the LAX airport. After he came off the plane I was going to drive him to his dorm, so naturally we made a pit stop at at the restroom before the drive.

So I'm on my way out of the bathroom when a lady stops me and asks if she could use my phone to make a quick call since her phone died. Now she had 2 dogs with her and was sort of hiding in the alcove of the bathroom walkway like she didn't want to be seen or like she was hiding. I was basically face to face with her while she dialed or texted, I don't even know because she deleted the number or whatever she did so I couldn't call it back. She had a hat on so I couldn't get a great look, but to me she looked like the actress Hilary Swank. So I said, ''Hey you kinda look like Hilary Swank'' just to make small talk, but then she said "I am."

So I'm in shock at that point, but I think I said something like "nice to meet you" or "I love your movies." Then she handed me back the phone and I left and saw some paparazzi-looking camera guys outside the bathroom. I told my friend, ''I think I just met Hilary Swank'' but his English wasn't very good back then so he didn't really know what I was saying, but boy was that a wild experience!

Later that day I saw on the news, perhaps it was TMZ, that Hilary Swank was seen at LAX with her two dogs. So that proved it for me! I did in fact meet the great Hilary Swank. It just goes to show that you should always keep your eyes open in a busy airport bathroom because you never know who you'll meet when you least expect it.

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