Scouse truck driver turned round immediately when he saw 'lost' Hollywood star

It's now been 16 years since Quentin Tarantino's famous trip to Liverpool which saw fans queue for 12 hours in Liverpool city centre - and a truck driver came to his rescue.

Back in September 2007, Quentin Tarantino was in Liverpool for the UK premiere of his new movie Death Proof. As part of the publicity tour, Tarantino did a signing at the lost Virgin Megastore in Clayton Square, where the first person started queuing up at 5.30am, the ECHO previously reported.

At the time, the legendary director also signed a number of film toys from Kill Bill. A preview of Death Proof was also screened at FACT and a Q&A followed.

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But while the ECHO were delving into our archive, we came across more of another story tied to Tarantino's visit which we love. At the time, a 'Good Samaritan' truck driver came to the aid of his favourite movie hero when he spotted him wandering lost through the streets of Liverpool.

Dad Steve Potts, then 46, from Halewood, was on his way to a job in his skip hire truck when he caught sight of a familiar face in the city centre. But it was only when he doubled-back that he realised the man was in fact Hollywood director who was in the city promoting his new movie.

Working for CCS Skiphire in Kirkby, at the time Steve said "I didn’t know he was in town so when I drove past I didn’t think for one second that he was the real thing.

"As luck would have it, I was due to pick up a skip from a site opposite the Hope Street Hotel where he was staying during his visit. A crowd was gathered outside so I asked someone what was happening and was told that Quentin Tarantino was staying there.

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"I realised it must have been him who I’d seen. I loaded the skip onto the truck and drove back the way I came to see if I could spot him." Steve found the director stopped at traffic lights mid-afternoon on the opposite side of the road along Mount Pleasant.

Steve said: "I yelled to him 'Wait there Quentin, mate, I'll come and give you a lift' and then drove round to get him. He was very nice and really chatty.

"He told me he liked the city and found the people here very friendly. He told me he rarely got a day off and so had gone into town to do some shopping. He was quite happy with me taking some photos on my phone to show my mates and that’s all that I wanted."

The ECHO asked Steve if Tarantino offered him anything in return for the favour. Steve added: "I wouldn’t have taken anything from him.

"I was made up just to talk to him. He was quite happy with me taking some photos on my phone to show my mates and that’s all that I wanted."

While in Liverpool, Tarantino also spoke to reporter Adrian Butler who met him at Cains. The director didn't seem phased by the people of Liverpool approaching him.

Tarantino told the ECHO: "’ve got a day off tomorrow. And I want to go into Liverpool and have a look around some of the pubs." When asked if he would get "mobbed" by fans, Tarantino replied: "Actually I don’t get people following me around.

"If somebody comes up to me and I’m in the mood, maybe I’ll sign something or give them a picture. But it’s actually not young people in pubs at that time of the day. It’s old people – and they don’t give a f***."

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