Billionaire Sarah Blakely reveals an embarrassing moment she had recently when she ran into a man she thought she'd never meet again

Sara Blakely, the self-made billionaire businesswoman who founded Spanx has narrated an embarrassing moment she had recently.

She said she had been busy attending meetings and didn't have time to eat the food she packed with her. When she got on a plane heading to Seattle, she was so hungry, and even though it was embarrassing to bring out her homecooked meal to eat on the plane, she said she had to.

She said she tried not to look at the man sitting beside her and consoled herself by telling herself she would never see him again. How wrong she was!

She was at a cocktail party at Bill Gates' home when she ran into the man and he recognized her and even brought up the plane incident. 

Sharing a photo of herself and the man at the party in Bill Gates' home, Sara wrote on Instagram:

Let me explain... I’m headed to Seattle, I’m craving chicken wings. I’m in back to back meetings and don’t have time to eat my homemade wings. I board the plane and think... “am I really going to be that person who gets out a full chicken wing spread on a plane?” Yup. I’m hungry.  I put my headphones on and try not to look at the man next to me... sauce everywhere, fries, celery sticks, blue cheese dipping sauce... oh and I’m wearing a “work in progress sweatshirt” @spanx @bowanddrape - you get the picture. Anyway... I say out loud to myself “At least I will never see this man again.” Fast forward... I’m at a cocktail party at @thisisbillgates @melindafrenchgates home and a man comes up to me and says, “you look really familiar. I sat next to you on the plane... aren’t you the girl with the chicken wings?” Swipe to see a picture of Rich who happens to run one of the largest companies in Florida TechData. Of course he does! A company based in my hometown Clearwater, Fl no less. I’m at this event surrounded by impressive men and then he says, “It wasn’t so much the chicken wings that got me, it was the family size bag of Cheez-it’s you ate.” What’s the most embarrassing thing you’ve brought on a plane to eat? #DontBringWingsOnAPlane #MondayMotivation