Tyler Perry Buys Groceries For Seniors And High Risk Shoppers At More Than 70 Grocery Stores

Superstar Tyler Perry picked up the tab for groceries during special senior shopping hours at Kroger and other stores

Tyler Perry turned grocery angel for seniors and people who are considered at risk as they did their shopping today.

Many stores are reserving the 8am hour for these shoppers.

A senior shopper at a Kroger grocery store in Atlanta, GA finds out she won't be paying for any of her groceries. Even with her mask on you can see her shock. — A senior shopper at a Kroger grocery store in Atlanta, GA finds out she won’t be paying for any of her groceries. Even with her mask on you can see her shock. It was later revealed that Tyler Perry was the secret angel paying for all the groceries. Credit: 11Alive

Perry arranged to pick up the tab for every shopper buying groceries at 44 Kroger stores across Atlanta Wednesday morning.

He did the same at 29 Winn Dixie grocery stores in his hometown of New Orleans.

A happy senior shopper at a Kroger grocery store shows her zero balance receipt after Tyler Perry secretly paid for all shoppers during the senior shopping hours at more than 70 grocery stores in Atlanta and New Orleans. Credit: 11Alive.

Making an immediate impact

“He wanted to do something special to provide immediate relief for some of the most vulnerable in the two cities he considers home,” a source tells PEOPLE.

Felix B. Turner is a Kroger corporate affairs manager he told 11Alive in an email. “We would like to join our customers in thanking Mr. Perry for his kindness and generosity during this unprecedented pandemic. It was truly a pleasure to see our customers fill with joy and gratitude as the news spread throughout 44 stores across metro Atlanta.”

A delighted senior shopper gives praise as she finds out her groceries were being paid for. Only later did it come out that the secret angel was superstar Tyler Perry. Credit: 11Alive.

But wait, there’s more

Perry has been spreading a lot of kindness around his adopted hometown of Atlanta.

TMZ reports when he went to pick up a carry out order at a Houston’s Restaurant he left servers a $21,000 tip.

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