- [Kelly Clarkson] There are countless stories online,
but this is the time I present the best of the best.
This is what I'm liking.
(upbeat music)
All right. So let's face it.
It's tough for restaurant workers these days,
between the pandemic and grouchy customers,
no one has it easy, which is why
this next story is so cool and so heartwarming.
When a restaurant in London found out a blind woman was
celebrating her birthday, check out what they did.
(dishes clinking)
- Here you go, we want to wish you
a happy birthday.
Thank you!
- [Woman] So Nat, um I want you
to give me your hand.
(gasps) Hang on.
No freaking way!
They did not!
- You guys are amazing.
Oh my gosh! Are you kidding me?
(laughs)
(applause)
- I'm like every time it gets me,
it's the coolest thing ever.
How sweet is that?
So we have that customer on the line right now.
What's up Natalie?
- [Natalie] Hi Kelly. Oh my gosh.
It's so exciting to meet you.
How are you?
- Oh my gosh. I'm so great.
And honestly, I watch the video every time and
it's just, first of all,
it's so cool that they went out of their way,
like who knew that they would know Braille
and how to do that.
Like, and it was just so cool.
Your reaction was so like joyful and so exciting
and also was it a good birthday?
- It was incredible. Absolutely incredible.
I saw a show on the west end with my producer,
we went out for dinner, and oh,
just so many more things.
It was incredible.
- Oh my gosh.
Well what's really incredible is that the restaurant
didn't even know you were coming.
So this wasn't even planned, right?
- No, we had no reservation.
We just walked in. They found out I was blind,
that it was my birthday, and at one point
my producer got up to go to the bathroom
and they asked her if they could do this,
they said yes, and it went from there.
It was, it was absolutely incredible.
- It was so, like you figuring out
what happened is happening is the coolest moment.
Oh my God.
It makes me feel so good.
It must have been the world to you, right?
Just somebody like, you know, took the time to do that.
And it wasn't even planned.
- Exactly. It was unbelievable.
I, I mean, first of all,
it was such a surprise because when Claire said,
"Give me your hand" I mean, obviously,
you know, being blind, you can't just
glance down and see that someone's
put a dessert out in front of you.
So, you know, putting out my hand, not knowing
what to expect and then feeling "happy birthday"
packed in melted chocolate when I didn't even know anything
was happening, it was just, I, yeah, it blew my mind.
And I, I spent the entire night just a mess afterwards,
the camera goes off and I'm crying.
The staff's crying, people around me crying.
But what was really funny was that
I didn't even know it was going to happen.
So they asked at one point,
they came over to us and they said,
"Oh, we'd love to bring you a complimentary dessert"
And I go, "Oh, thank you so much,
but we actually already have plans for dessert."
So I was like, no, no, no
(laughs)
So I was definitely giving them pointed looks
being like, no, no, no.
"We'd love to stay for a complimentary dessert
wouldn't we Natalie?"
And I was like "yeah that would be amazing."
- And first of all, Natalie,
we never turned down free dessert.
Who turns down free dessert.
- I know! What was I thinking?
- That's crazy, Natalie.
Oh my God. Well, I'm so glad you had such a great birthday.
I'm so glad people made you feel as special
as you obviously are.
Thank you so much, we're liking your posts right now.
Right?
- Aww, Thank you so much.
- Absolutely. Oh, and that's not all
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So in celebration, they are giving you
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- Wow. Oh my gosh!
- That's a lot of dessert, Natalie.
Go get all the dessert you want.
That's what I say.
(laughs)
- Thank you.