Katy Perry made for the story of a lifetime for one Australian server. Between a slight disagreement and a generous tip, it’s a moment the young woman won’t forget.
Perry is currently in Australia while her husband Orlando Bloom is shooting a movie. On June 18, the pop star decided to go to a café for a meal.
That’s where everything went down.
\u201c"I think because I didn't recognise her was the reason she was just so relaxed and chill about it"\n\nWaitress Indianna Paull details what happened when she made music superstar Katy Perry wait for a table at a Port Douglas caf\u00e9.\u201d— Sunrise (@Sunrise) 1655941094
Perry visited the café, disguised in the standard celebrity costume; a hat and sunglasses. There, she asked server Indianna Paull for a table.
However, as Paull told the star, they were full up and there would be a wait. Perry did try to hurry things up, likely due to the people trying to get pictures of her, but Paull didn’t even recognize the star, and just had her wait.
This is not to say that Perry deserved to be given special treatment, but people would likely treat someone a little different if they knew they’re a celebrity.
Despite being forced to wait, with people asking for her picture, Perry patiently waited for a table.
And left a generous tip after!
\u201cGood.\u201d— The Short King wit the Short Thing (@The Short King wit the Short Thing) 1655912102
\u201cA fan in Australia posted about the funny and cute encounter she had with Katy Perry recently: \u201cPOV: Katy Perry comes into your cafe and you don't recognize her and argue over a table then she tips and hugs you for treating her like an every day person\u201d\u201d— Katy Activity (@Katy Activity) 1655733099
\u201cWaitress claims she \u2018argued\u2019 with Katy Perry over table before star tipped her for \u2018treating her like everyday person\u2019 https://t.co/oUEEDOynh3 #SmartNews\u201d— Marianne Messer (@Marianne Messer) 1656009752
\u201c@sunriseon7 Kudos to Katie and the waitress.Katie is only human\nlike other celebrities and should be treated accordingly.\ud83d\udc4d\ud83c\udffc\ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\u201d— Sunrise (@Sunrise) 1655941094
\u201cKaty Perry not getting recognise at a cafe in Queensland and told she had to wait for a table- turning it around and tipping the waiter, hugging her and thanking her for \u201ctreating me like a normal person!\u201d Is such pick me energy I love it\u201d— sarah (@sarah) 1655810447
\u201c@teegegwtw @sunriseon7 Absolutely! At the end of the day we all enter & exit the planet in the same way!\u201d— Sunrise (@Sunrise) 1655941094
Paull felt a little foolish after the incident. She told Sunrise about the interaction from her end.
The dining room was swamped, and Paull was struggling to keep the whole thing under control. When another customer came up asking for a seat, she just told her she’d have to wait.
She told Sunrise:
“She handled it like any normal person would, I suppose. She was really nice the whole time and she handled it like a champ.”
“I think partly because I didn’t recognize her was the reason she was so just so relaxed and chill about it.”
Paull didn’t recognize the star so much, that it took her manager pointing out who she just seated for the server to know what was going on.
“I just went red and went limp at the knees.”
“I probably didn’t need to, but I felt like a fool, so I went over to her table and apologized.”
“I don’t know why, I just felt shocked that I had acted like she was a casual Joe Blow!”
All that said, Paull did the right thing in how she treated one guest, like every other guest.
\u201cPaull > Perry\u201d— JayDClark (@JayDClark) 1656004707
\u201c@HuffPost Or Ppl respected her personal space\u201d— HuffPost (@HuffPost) 1656068827
\u201c@MetroUK kudos to them both\u201d— Metro (@Metro) 1655919605
\u201c@nypost Glad she realized she doesnt deserve to be treated any differently than anyone else in the end. Didnt start out that way tho...\u201d— New York Post (@New York Post) 1655964064
Paull couldn’t believe how nice Perry was, especially since the singer left a particularly large tip. But beyond that, Paull said the pop star was super personable.
“She asked for my name and had a conversation with me and as she left she walked through the café and gave me a hug and was just really nice to everyone.”
“It was crazy.”
