Stormzy found himself stuck on a high street in south-west London when his luxury car ran out of fuel.
The Vossi Bop rapper, 31, hosted an impromptu meet and greet with fans after his vehicle, reportedly a £400,000 Ferrari, ground to a halt in the middle of Putney High Road.
He filmed himself grinning and singing Oh, Happy Day while sitting in the driver’s seat on his Instagram Story on Friday.
It wasn’t long before passersby started recognising the megastar and began aiming good-natured taunts at him and asking for selfies.
In one video, a fan could be heard saying, “It’s your fault for buying a s**t car!” prompting the Big For Your Boots rapper to burst out laughing.
Another fan asked why he hadn’t pushed the car himself, to which Stormzy replied, laughing: “I f**king couldn’t!”
While waiting for help, Stormzy sent out a call to fans, writing on his Story: “Doing a meet-and-greet on Putney High Road. Bring a pen if you want me to sign some s**t — I ain’t got no pen.”
He then filmed himself surrounded by fans on the pavement, posing for photos and signing autographs while jokingly yelling “help!” and saying: “If you don’t laugh, you’ll cry!”
The rapper - whose real name is Michael Omari Owuo Jr - later shared a photo of a petrol station pump, suggesting he’d managed to refuel and get on his way.
He also thanked members of the public for helping him, writing over a selfie: “Thank you to my brother @Eskeameroib for saving my life.
“Thank you to the lovely lady from the Rush Hair Salon who tried to help me. Thanks to all you lovely people who also tried to help.”
The incident came on the same day it was revealed he has been made an honorary fellow of Jesus College at the University of Cambridge.
Stormzy, whose real name is Michael Omari Owuo Jr, was nominated in recognition of his enormous cultural impact as well as his philanthropic work, having launched the university’s Stormzy Scholarship in 2018.
He received an honorary Doctorate in Law from the university in June for his “transformative” scholarship programme, which funds black UK students to study at the university.
So far, 68 students have been supported by the scholarship programme, backed by his #Merky Foundation, and 2025 will see the largest group graduate so far, according to the university.
Stormzy shot to fame a decade ago following the success of his freestyle Shut Up, and made history aged 25 when he became the first black British solo act to headline Glastonbury Festival in 2019.
