The rapper-turned-country singer Post Malone stepped up to give a hardworking Texas single mother a “Christmas miracle” on Christmas Eve.
Post Malone’s ‘Christmas Miracle’
Renee Brown is a 36 year-old single mother who works as a bartender at a dive bar in Houston, Texas. She typically spends Christmas Eve with her 9-year-old daughter, Iliana. This year, however, Renee had to work a late night shift on Christmas Eve into Christmas Morning at her bar The Railyard, which is popular with Houston locals.
It’s a tough situation for those who know what it’s like to work on the most important holidays.
When she came into work that night, Renee had no idea that Post Malone would end up giving her the best Christmas gift of her life: a $20,000 tip!
“Going into work Christmas Eve, I was so sad I had to leave my baby girl to go to work. Oblivious that God would send me a Christmas miracle,” Renee told Music Mayhem. “This is hands down the most humble, personable celebrity I’ve had the pleasure of meeting. He changed my life on Christmas Eve, and will forever be grateful. Thank you so much, Austin.”
“The day started off super slow, and I was just taking it as it was, trying to be in a good mood for others while dealing with not being able to spend Christmas Eve with my daughter,” she recalled. “We usually bake cookies and watch Christmas movies, and this was the first time I wasn’t able to do that.”
Post Malone Shows Up
As the night went on, The Railyard started to get busier. Renee was eventually stunned to see that Post Malone had stopped in with some friends.
“I initially didn’t realize he was there until one of my coworkers from my second job came inside and told me that Austin [Post Malone] was outside on the patio,” she recalled. “I thought he was kidding with me at first, then I kept seeing people go outside [and] I kept making drinks for like 30 minutes before curiosity got the best of me, and lo and behold, he was there.”
Renee stepped up to make sure that Post Malone, whose real name is Austin Post, was able to enjoy his drinks in peace without being bothered by fans.
“I told all my regulars not to be weird and bug him as it’s a neighborhood dive bar, and I’m sure he picked a place like that to feel a sense of normalcy,” she explained. “It lifted the spirits of the entire bar. It was amazing to see everyone so happy and seeing how kind he was to all the people that spend their days with me on the regular.”
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Post Malone’s Massive Tip
Post Malone stayed at The Railyard with his friends until closing. That’s when things really got interesting.
“Everyone that he was with was also so kind and inviting, we had a great night jamming to songs on the jukebox,” Renee remembered. “Then came time for last call and to close. When Austin asked for his check, he didn’t have one because many regulars and his friends bought his beverages.”
“So he asked me to ring him up for a penny or anything, so I did,” she added. “I continued my close and collected all my checks and started to enter my tips. Then I got to his. It was a tip for 20,000 dollars.”
Renee was left in a state of shock by this kind gesture. Indeed, a wave of emotions hit the single mother all at once.
“I immediately broke down crying,” she admitted. “It was a very emotional night already being away from home, being swamped behind the bar, trying to process that they were even there and then the tip on top.”
Renee was able to immediately track Post Malone down to thank him, saying, “I finally got a chance to stop cleaning and talk to him some more and thank him. I know I was crying and thanking him, but he has no idea exactly how much this meant to me.”
Life Changing For Renee
The money has been life changing for Renee, who says that it’s “incredibly tough being a single mom.”
“I work two jobs and home school my daughter,” she revealed. “I’m constantly exhausted. We’ve been without a car for two years. And recently moved after losing everything and starting over from scratch in August of 2024,”
“This put me in a position to at least be able to get a way back and forth to work and pay up on rent and save a bit,” she continued. “I’m trying to save up to start a business, so I don’t have to continue working two jobs and be able to spend more time with my daughter. Things have been extremely difficult, and this was truly a blessing that I can’t fully put into words.”
Here’s how a local news outlet covered the story:
Renee concluded by sending a message of gratitude to Post Malone.
“I know I told him that night how grateful I am, but I’d like to reiterate that he helped me in ways I can’t even begin to explain,” she said.
These days, it oftentimes seems like celebrities are more full of themselves than ever. With this gesture, however, Post Malone showed that unlike most stars, he truly has a heart of gold.
God bless Post Malone for selflessly stepping up to give this Texas single mom the Christmas miracle that she needed. If only there were more celebrities out there like him!
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