Joanna Lumley delighted fellow pensioners when they spotted her waiting in the OAP queue outside Sainsbury’s in Battersea, London on Friday.
The Absolutely Fabulous star, 74, was stocking up on supplies during the coronavirus lockdown and thrilled her fellow shoppers when they noticed her in the queue.
Joanna was happy to oblige her fans with selfies and made sure to abide by lockdown rules by keeping two metres apart.
Famous face: Joanna Lumley, 74, delighted fellow pensioners when they spotted her waiting in the OAP queue outside Sainsbury’s in Battersea, London on Friday
Due to social distancing measures, shoppers have to queue outside stores to reduce the number of people inside at any given time, with shops reserving certain times for senior citizens and frontline workers.
The actress was clearly in good spirits on the outing as she pulled a dramatic pose while posing for one selfie with a male fan.
Joanna chatted while holding her bag for life from French supermarket chain Carrefour.
The TV star is spending the ongoing lockdown with her husband, opera conductor Stephen Barlow, 65.
Selfie: The Absolutely Fabulous star was stocking up on supplies during the coronavirus lockdown and thrilled her fellow shoppers when they noticed her in the queue
Joanna recently admitted she feels lucky that she is wealthy and has plenty of room in her house as the nation continues to remain at home.
‘I’m lucky that we’re rich. We live in a lovely house, we’ve got food, I’ve got a garden,’ she told The Daily Telegraph.
‘I’m thinking of people who live on the 14th floor with three children. What are they going to do? It’s extraordinarily difficult.’
The outing comes after the actress revealed she was held at gunpoint while filming a television travel documentary in Haiti.
Joanna revealed that she was ensnared by the group of bandits while she was driving through a mountain range in the Caribbean country with her camera crew.
The gang told Joanna and her team that they would kill them if they did not hand over their cash, as she revealed they told her: ‘We want your money or your life.’
Out and about: Joanna chatted while holding her bag for life from French supermarket chain Carrefour
But two of the star’s bodyguards stepped in and she escaped unscathed.
She said the incident had not deterred her from continuing to film the two-part documentary series, Hidden Caribbean: Havana To Haiti.
She said: ‘Suddenly there was a blockage across the road. They’d put branches down. Luckily, we had two big bodyguards who got out and said: ‘Come on guys, clear this away’.
And they went: ‘No, we want your money or your life.’ Sometimes they dig trenches, pour oil in and set fire to it, then come with guns and take your wallets.’
Joanna added: ‘I’m not an afraid kind of person. If you look timid, people and animals pick it up very fast.
‘In Haiti, people are so poor, but if you say, ‘Bonjour,’ and put your hand out, you’ve made friends immediately.’
Filming: The outing comes after the actress revealed she was held at gunpoint while filming a television travel documentary in Haiti
The incident was not shown in the programme but Joanna, who has filmed several travel documentaries, said that was not the only drama involved in the filming of the series.
She said the crew arrived in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince ‘on the day of a riot, so we had to have a police escort to the hotel’.
‘Riots break out like wildfires across the country and if you’re in that place, you’re stuck. It’s a completely broken country. It’s totally lawless. You wouldn’t leave your hotel at night there.’
An ITV spokesman said: ‘A full risk assessment was carried out before filming in Haiti and Joanna was accompanied by the appropriate level of security.’
The series saw Joanna travel across two of the most enigmatic countries in the Caribbean – Cuba and Haiti – to explore hidden gems.
She kicked off the journey in a classic car in Havana, before embarking on the 1,500-mile trip which was shown in two 60-minute episodes.
Scare: Joanna was ensnared by the group of bandits while she was driving through a mountain range in the Caribbean country with her camera crew but escaped unharmed