It's one thing to experience a celebrity sighting and ask to take a selfie with them, but it's another when the roles reverse and a celebrity asks to take a photo of you with their phone.
A woman from Houston named Syndie was celebrating a birthday date with her boyfriend Tehran and had stopped by a Christmas display outside a movie theater to take photos of each other.
Cher—who was wearing a facial covering—happened to be leaving the movie theater when she saw Tehran taking a photo of the birthday girl.
Admiring the couple from afar, the "Believe" singer approached them and asked if she could snap a photo of them together.
The couple happily obliged, oblivious their masked photographer was the famed, multi-award-winning "Goddess of Pop."
Cher Takes Photo of Unsuspecting 'Beautiful Couple': They 'Didn't Know Who I Was'https://people.com/music/cher-takes-photo-of-unsuspecting-beautiful-couple/?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&utm_content=new&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=61ba26994bd3090001f126ec\u00a0\u2026— People (@People) 1639589532
Cher tweeted the photo, saying:
“When we were coming out of movie I saw beautiful Couple.He Was taking Her pic….She had flowers I said … can I take your Pic…. 'Had my mask on so they didn’t Know Who I was. MAYBE Just a crazy woman.. THAT ME.'”
When we were coming out of movie I saw beautiful \nCouple.He Was taking \nHer pic\u2026.She had flowers\nI said \u2026 can I take your\nPic\u2026.Had my mask on so they didn\u2019t Know Who I was. MAYBE Just a crazy woman..\nTHAT MEpic.twitter.com/M02p8I3tCk— Cher (@Cher) 1639521861
Cher additionally tweeted:
"See how adorable they are"
See how adorable they are— Cher (@Cher) 1639605133
The post found its way back to Syndie, who didn't know up until that moment the identity of the masked photographer.
She tweeted in response to Cher's post:
"Omg! That’s me, and it was my birthday! Wow! I can’t believe it!”
Omg! That's me, and it was my birthday! Wow! I can't believe it!— Syndie (@Syndie) 1639526350
Her enthusiastic tweet was followed up by Tehran's, who wrote:
"Wow! So we really did meet CHER! This night will certainly be remembered forever."
@beautifulsyndie Wow! So we really did meet CHER! This night will certainly be remembered forever.— Tehran Stokes (@Tehran Stokes) 1639580041
Fans who saw the "adorable" couple in Cher's photo were also moonstruck.
Absolutely adorable........they look so cute together!! \nAnd the flowers?!? Everything about this photo is just so sweet and elegant!!— \u6797\u51a0\u5ef7 (@\u6797\u51a0\u5ef7) 1639729316
They really are a good looking couple! Beautiful Black Love!\n#BlackLove— Rene'e (@Rene'e) 1639689631
That is so incredibly cool, y\u2019all should be models, what we see is love personified. I love how you are close to him, I love how he is protective of you. If you have children, I hope you hand this photo down to them. We should all be so fortunate.— Todd (@Todd) 1639706132
I love the fact that you can be Cher, this person who has had this amazing, one-in-a-billion type of life, yet still see the beauty in ordinary people walking by and want to capture a little of it for yourself— No Shoes (@No Shoes) 1639605716
@cher you are like the fairy godmother out here in these streets. You just blessed their lives & changed it. They\u2019ll be telling their children about this one day, creating an whole new generation of fans. #TheBeatGoesOn— AgieMo (@AgieMo) 1639792330
Your beautiful spirit connected with that beautiful couple.— Monica. (@Monica.) 1639742660
Gotta say that is a beautiful couple! I'm glad you showed the world. Seems like maybe it was a celebration that they will never forget. You go @cher and the #beautifulcouple— Reweet News Trending now (@Reweet News Trending now) 1639758680
Gorgeous! What a sweet moment— (((Madeleine Klein))) (@(((Madeleine Klein)))) 1639763414
The random love pics are the best. It brings happiness to everyone even though we don't know anything about this couple. I like this random act of kindness. Thank you for sharing. It gives me a little hope in this cold silent month.— Denise Fisher\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 (@Denise Fisher\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6) 1639697405
I love that Cher is in tune with love and beauty. Connecting with random wonderful humans is one of the things I really missed during Covid and will never take for granted again. How cool would it be to randomly connect with Cher?— Red Fish, Blue Fish = Purple Fish. (@Red Fish, Blue Fish = Purple Fish.) 1639755539
They are a beautiful couple. Glad the stars aligned for all of you. I wish them the very best. \nJust the Mom in me, but I really want to send the gentleman a pair of snazzy socks.— Northstar\ud83d\udcabDreamer (@Northstar\ud83d\udcabDreamer) 1639726034
Others commented on Cher's own timeless beauty.
See how adorable YOU AREpic.twitter.com/Uu267VCXfr— * \ud83d\udc21 * (@* \ud83d\udc21 *) 1639766174
Yes, they are a great looking couple.\n\nBtw Cher, what's your magic?pic.twitter.com/a6AzHq9EWa— Jenny Q Ta \u0295\u2022\u0301\u1d25\u2022\u0300\u0294 (@Jenny Q Ta \u0295\u2022\u0301\u1d25\u2022\u0300\u0294) 1639711362
"See how adorable they are"\n\nYou know the 'vibes' when you've got the 'vibes'pic.twitter.com/bKtAMgxJGJ— Holden Braithwaite (@Holden Braithwaite) 1639724757
yes, they are adorable, Cher!! ... But so are you! ... I've enjoyed your ENTIRE career, and love it that you are still such a sweet woman!!— Kathy Winkler Pullin (@Kathy Winkler Pullin) 1639685893
I\u2019m going to die from love for you LaDypic.twitter.com/DMBcRbMJHW— \ud83c\udf84Go Donner & Blitzen & Booster\u203c\ufe0f (@\ud83c\udf84Go Donner & Blitzen & Booster\u203c\ufe0f) 1639729872
and look how adorable you and sonny were in this pic i\u2019ve never seen it before pic.twitter.com/bhDqWOrLbJ— Joanny \u2b50\ufe0f (@Joanny \u2b50\ufe0f) 1639605282
Cher didn't say what movie she saw at the time of her tweet.
But many believed she saw Steven Spielberg's critically-acclaimed West Side Story remake based on her tweet from Monday in which she said she enjoyed the film and was a fan of the "amazing" cast.
She added:
"Rita Moreno Broke My Heart. HER [star] STILL SHINES."
Syndie recalled the memorable night when they encountered the Hollywood and music icon and didn't even know it.
"It was dark, and she was fully covered, but we kept thinking this wasn't an average person."
"She had a mask on, and when she asked to take our photo, she was far away from us."
She had a mask on, and when she asked to take our photo, she was far away from us.— Syndie (@Syndie) 1639527479
Happy belated birthday, Syndie!
J. Crew
@bravowwhl/TikTok
@bravowwhl/TikTok
@bravowwhl/TikTok
@bravowwhl/TikTok
@bravowwhl/TikTok
@bravowwhl/TikTok
wildlife mt GIF 
Disney Perfect Loops GIF 
Tired Music Video GIF by Elvie Shane 
Art Magic GIF by rubedox