Met the most beautiful and positive human ever yesterday 🥺 Sia literally has no idea of how much she’s helped me with life ❤️❤️❤️❤️ @Sia pic.twitter.com/FjWKBsWNRh
— Calex (@alxfromcostco) November 28, 2019
In October, Sia opened up in a tweet about living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a collection of conditions that affect connective tissue in skin, tendons, ligaments and internal organs. Sia explained that she has chronic pain because of EDS. In her tweet, she spoke directly to her fans who also might be living with pain and told them she loved them and to keep going.
Those incredibly kind words aren’t the only gift Sia has given to her fans. Last Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, she went to a Walmart in Palm Springs and started paying for people’s groceries. She told people that her name was “Cici” and that she’d just won the lottery. She didn’t manage to stay undercover for long; a few people recognized her despite her efforts to stay undercover throughout her career, and customers posted video to Twitter:
So @Sia paid for my groceries today thank you so much!! The heart and beautiful soul you have for paying for everyone!! I’m sorry for telling everyone once I realized who you were !! But this kindness must be acknowledged!!! pic.twitter.com/p7CMvBBQyP
— Adri Buckles (@mexican_locaaa) November 28, 2019
This video overlaps a bit with the above, but in it, Sia has a really sweet conversation with the child in the cart, who is very interested in what Sia’s doing:
So @Sia was at Walmart in Palm Springs paying everyone’s groceries for thanksgiving! That’s amazing! I legit been listening to her the past 3 days! She’s an amazing human!❤️
— WhoLeeOoh (@WhoLeeeeOh) November 28, 2019
She also happily posed for pictures, too:
Sia paid for my mom’s groceries at Walmart and bought my sister gift cards and no one recognized her ??? pic.twitter.com/cm04D67qsU
— giselle (@gisellenjh) November 28, 2019
— WhoLeeOoh (@WhoLeeeeOh) November 28, 2019
WhoLeeeeOh wrote in another tweet that mexican_locaaa said that Sia was telling everyone her name was Cici, which you can hear in the videos, and that she’d won the lottery. She also went to a nearby TJ Maxx and paid for people’s purchases too! I’d love to be able to walk into a store and pay for people’s groceries. This is such a beautiful gesture by Sia. You can tell that she’s trying to be low-key about it, and seems genuinely moved when a customer gives her flowers as a thank-you (in the first video). I’m sure these folks all had a great Thanksgiving. I hope everyone reading this did, too!
went to tjmax today & this nice lady decided to pay for everyone’s stuff because she “won the lottery”… facebook just told my mother it was @Sia, i didn’t recognize her… & i blame the fact that she hid under that wig for so long
— elsie (@elsiehurtadoo) November 28, 2019
Tell me why the lady buying everyone items at my Walmart was the singer @Sia . Totally didn’t know it was her. I kept thanking her cause she was buying customers baskets full of items. And she did not once ask for any recognition. Bless her heart 😍😍❤️
— Awwkwardddd (@awwkwardddd) November 28, 2019
Thank you, @sia, for making so many people happy, and for spreading good in the world, we’re so glad to see you smiling!!!! pic.twitter.com/Xzga2NP0OM
— Dorin (@Intofurler) November 28, 2019
Secret’s out, Sia’s the true Santa Claus! 😀 but seriously, she’s awesome. She’s been through so much yet manages to smile like that and be this kind. Bless her.
I love this!
She could have written a check to some charity and been done with it, but instead she took the time to do a kind thing in her community.
So cool! Keep spreading the love, Sia!
Lovely story. Go Sia!!
I love this!! And I think it’s really cute that the fake name she used wasn’t too far off from Sia, probably a nickname!
Lovely gesture. What’s up the the coat,though? Poor people cosplay or high fashion?
*sigh*
That is really wonderful!
I have to think the best part about having such huge success is being able to share it and help others.
This legitimately brought a tear to my eye. How wonderful!
Love her. I love these kind of stories. Inspiring. More please.
Beautiful story about a beautiful human. I can only hope that if i had the money, i’d be as kind hearted and thoughtful.
Oh that’s lovely thank you for posting about it
Sia has always been this way. Fame and money only highlights who you are as a person. Ive been a fan dating back to 2008 when she would come to Chicago every year on tour and me and my friends saw every show. She would talk to the audience and laugh and it was before she blew up and fame made her feel uncomfortable. She once had someone on stage with her during a show to sign her songs in American sign language. She’s truly kind sweet spirit.
What a lovely person! This story makes me love her more.
How lovely! I’d like to think this is the kind of rich person I’d be.
If I was stupid rich I would totally do this all the time.
Can we acknowledge the elephant in the room, please? I have follwed Sia over the years and she seems like such a sweet and lovely person. She has also talked about her experiences of having bipolar. This news story makes me worry for her – yes, it seems (and is) amazing kindness on her part, but she may not be able to stay in control and people can take advantage.
Sia is the best.