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Hugh Jackman gives Glasgow homeless man £100 and offers him posh dinner

Hugh Jackman was spotted giving a homeless man in Glasgow £100 before offering him a posh meal.

The Greatest Showman star was in the Scottish city last week as he performed The Man. The Music. The Show at the SSE Hydro.

He's was spotted speaking to a homeless man on Sauchiehall Street on Thursday night,]

Hugh Jackman shuns posh grub for late-night takeaway favourite at Glasgow after party

Hugh Jackman performing at The Hydro (AFP/Getty Images)

A woman who saw him told the Evening Times : "At first I didn’t even notice it was him as he was wearing a cap but I stopped and saw him put all these notes in this homeless guy’s hands.

“The guy asked him why he was giving him the money but he didn’t even know who Hugh was.

“It wasn’t until I heard his accent and looked closer that I recognised him.

“I heard him chatting to the homeless man about his life and then he asked him to go with him for a meal.

“The guy was laughing saying he wasn’t well-dressed enough.

“Hugh shook his hand and left and I walked over to the homeless guy and told him who he was.

“He looked really shocked by happy and said he’d invited him for dinner at the Blythswood and that he wished he’d gone.

“He counted the money and said ‘he’s given me £100’ and looked like he was ready to cry. I felt like crying after it as well and I have huge respect for Hugh."

Hugh Jackman WINCHES excited fan during Hydro show as star sends Glasgow crowd’s pulses racing

Hugh Jackman takes a bite of his burger while chatting to guests at the Crown Plaza after party (Jacqueline Buchanan)

Yesterday, we told how down-to-earth Hugh Jackman shuns posh grub for late-night takeaway favourite at Glasgow after party at the plush Crowne Plaza Hotel.

Instead, he was spotted tucking into a burger.

Fans were delighted with his three-night run at the SSE Hydro and he even Hugh Jackman WINCHES excited fan during Hydro show as star sends Glasgow crowd’s pulses racing during his opening night.

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