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Keith Urban Is Short On Cash At A Convenience Store So A Local Teacher Pays For Him
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Aug. 7 2018, Published 3:25 p.m. ET
You might think after countless albums and several Grammys, Keith Urban would have no problem purchasing a few snacks at a convenience store. But last week the country star found himself short a few dollars at the cash register and a local retired elementary school teacher swooped in and picked up his tab. Read on for more!
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Keith was in an unfamiliar predicament on Friday when he found himself short some cash at a Wawa store in New Jersey.
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But thankfully, local teacher Ruth Reed, who had NO idea who he was, watched him search for money and offered to pay his tab for him—much to his surprise.
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She later told CBS Philly, “I didn’t know it was Keith Urban. I didn’t think he had enough money to pay for his things so, I said I would pay for it. When he told me who he was and I briefly didn’t believe it was him.”
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In fact, she grilled him about it: “I said that he did look like Keith Urban, he said he was. I didn’t believe him, I asked where Nicole Kidman was and who was the lady he was with at the time. He told me it was his sister. He finally said that I could ask his bodyguard. It was then I realized what an idiot I was. He graciously allowed me to get my picture taken with him.”
And now that pic has gone viral across both Twitter and Facebook. Ruth tweeted along with the pic, “@KeithUrban, thank you for the photo at @Wawa. You were so gracious. I’m a celebrity with my FB friends now! Thanks!”
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What do you think about Ruth stepping in to help Keith pay his tab? Sound off in the comment section!