Hugh Jackman performs random act of kindness by giving a homeless Glasgow man £100 and offering him a posh dinner
The Greatest Showman put his great big heart on display once again.
One day after kicking off his new retrospective musical -- The Man. The Music. The Show -- Hugh Jackman was spotted performing a random act of kindness on the streets of Glasgow.
Last Thursday, the seemingly eternal optimist gave a homeless man £100 and then invited him to the opening of a new swanky restaurant inside the Blythswood Square Hotel.
The Greatest Showman: Hugh Jackman was accused of performing a random act of kindness the day after his new retrospective musical world tour kicked off in Glasgow, Scotland; he is pictured around the time of his kind gesture last Thursday
One woman, who saw it all go down, said she couldn't stop smiling after witnessing the kind gesture.
'At first I didn’t even notice it was him as he was wearing a cap but I stopped and saw him [Jackman] put all these notes in this homeless guy's hands,' the anonymous woman told The Evening Times.
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'The guy asked him why he was giving him the money but he didn’t even know who Hugh was. It wasn't until I heard his accent and looked closer that I recognized him.'
Big heart: The Australian actor, 50, gave a homeless man £100 and then invited him to the opening of a new swanky restaurant inside the Blythswood Square Hotel
Turns out the Australian actor, 50, had an in-depth conversation with the man about his life before asking him to go with him for a meal.
'The guy was laughing saying he wasn't well-dressed enough,' the witness recalled.
Once Jackman shook the homeless man's hand and headed on his way, the woman went over to the man to inform him who he had been talking with.
Sweet story: A witness said Jackman had an in-depth conversation with the man about his life before asking him to go with him for a meal, which the man turned down
'He looked really shocked but happy and said he’d invited him for dinner at the Blythswood and that he wished he had gone.'
The woman said the grateful man looked like he was ready to cry when he revealed that Jackman put five £20 notes in his hand.
'I felt like crying after it as well and I have huge respect for Hugh,' she added.
Spreading humanity: The witness said Jackman's gesture nearly brought her and the man to tears; the showman is pictured before his show in Belgium this weekend
Jackman began what will be a mammoth 92 date world tour in the Scottish city, where a packed SSE Hyrdo was entertained with songs from The Greatest Showman, Les Misérables and The Boy From Oz.
The musical also included an appearance from Greatest Showman Bearded Lady Keala Settle, who surprised concert goers with a rendition of hit This Is Me.
The tour winds through Europe, the US, Australia and New Zealand before wrapping up back in the States October 15 in San Antonio, Texas.
Centre stage: Jackman is spreading brand of Hollywood glamour with his new retrospective musical , The Man. The Music. The Show; the 92 date world tour goes into October
