George Clooney made a pit stop on November 12 after leaving Tiger Lily restaurant in Edinburgh, Scotland to visit the Social Bite cafe, which donates all profits to homeless people.
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Staff at the growing charitable business are allegedly “unbelievably excited” to meet Clooney. The 54-year-old actor drew crowds larger than the project Social Bite had ever seen but also aimed to do a few good by making the appearance and left about $1,000 to help make a difference to those who need it.
Inside, the star handed over a £5 note to buy a small meal or two for the needy, and sampled a sandwich himself.
”I like what they’re doing; I think it’s a very important cause.
They arrived outside Social Bite at 7am and said it was worth the wait for a selfie and a hug with Clooney.
Social Bite co-founder Josh Littlejohn commented: “George is an incredible guy, someone who has achieved real global fame but thinks nothing of visiting a local sandwich shop to chat to the workers and discuss the issue of homelessness”.
Clooney also had an unlikely lunch date in Edinburgh – 32-year-old wedding planner Heather McGowan, who won a competition to dine with the star on Thursday.
He will speak at the Scottish Business Awards at the city’s worldwide conference centre in front of a sold-out, 2,000-strong audience.
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And she even grilled him about his high-profile wedding in 2014 to Amal Clooney, telling BBC Newsbeat that “it seems he had a load of involvement which is really refreshing because [grooms] just hand it off to their brides and have no interest whatsoever”.
