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7 Stars Who Have Left Huge Tips at Restaurants

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By    |   Tuesday, 07 January 2020 03:55 PM EST

Celebrities have money to spend and are expected to tip a bit more than the average person when eating out. However, according to People, these seven stars took things to new level with massive tips that had tongues wagging and jaws dropping:

1. Harry Styles – The "Adore You" singer left one employee at an Anguilla restaurant a $2,020 tip on a $472.50 bill. The employee shared a photo of the bill to Instagram. "Big ups to @harrystyles for taking care of Mr Big Life!" he wrote.

2. Donnie Wahlberg – An IHOP server rang into the new year with a wad of cash in her pocket after Donnie Wahlberg of The New Kids on the Block fame, dropped a $2,020 tip when picking up the bill of $75.45. "I just started crying. I couldn't believe it. I mean, who does that?" Bethany Provencher, the IHOP server, told People. "God put him there for a reason for me, and I know that. It's the greatest thing to ever happen in my life."

3. Jon Stewart – The former "Daily Show" host was so impressed with his breakfast of coffee and eggs at Junior's in Times Square that he tipped the server $105.

4. Chrissy Teigen – When Mikayla Scott served Chrissy Teigen and her family at Outback Steakhouse in Centerville, Ohio, she was not expecting to receive a $1,000 tip from a $193.81 bill. "I was like, 'Oh my God, praise the Lord,'" Scott said, according to People.

5. Amy Schumer – The comedian was at a Broadway show when she made a stop at the bar. She apparently took such a liking to the bar captain, Sara Laursen, that she tipped her $1,000 on a $77 check. "I was speechless and the first thing I thought in my head was, 'Are you sure?'" Laursen told ABC7.

6. Johnny Depp – The "Pirates of the Caribbean" star is known to be a good tipper, but he went above and beyond after leaving his server a $400 tip at a Gibsons steakhouse in Chicago.

7. Taylor Swift – The pop icon was feeling generous when she visited a Philadelphia restaurant and not only left a $500 for her server, but also handed the head chef two tickets to her next show.

Zoe Papadakis

Zoe Papadakis is a Newsmax writer based in South Africa with two decades of experience specializing in media and entertainment. She has been in the news industry as a reporter, writer and editor for newspapers, magazine and websites.

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Celebrities have money to spend and are expected to tip a bit more than the average person when eating out. However, according to People, these seven stars took things to new level with massive tips that had tongues wagging and jaws dropping.
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