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Responding to a fan who asked if she had ever been \"starstruck,\" Warwick admitted she was \"flustered\" when, as a young girl, she met acting vet Sidney Poitier.

\"OK I gotta tell you a story. I stalked Sidney Poitier,\" she began. \"I was coming from a recording session and happened to be walking on Broadway ... in New York City and in front of me was walking Sidney Poitier. I cannot tell you how flustered I got. I mean such a gorgeous man you've ever seen in your life, at that time.\"

Warwick recalled walking behind him before he, \"turned around and said, 'little girl, what do you want?'\"

\"I was flustered. I couldn't even talk,\" she added. \"I finally got out, 'Could you give me your autograph? and he did. I still have that autograph, by the way. Subsequently, every time I see Mr. Poitier or Sir Poitier ... the first thing he says is, 'Do you want my autograph little girl?'\"

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