Birthday woman stunned as mystery 'footballer' pays £142 restaurant bill
Shauna Wilson was delighted when a mystery stranger paid for her restaurant bill at Cosmo in Manchester (Picture: MEN Media)

A woman was stunned when a mystery stranger she believes was a footballer paid for her £142 birthday dinner.

Shauna Wilson was amazed by the random act of kindness as she celebrated her 21st birthday on Thursday.

The man sat next to Shauna and her family at Cosmo in Manchester when he noticed a balloon and asked who was celebrating.

Minutes later he got up and walked away before returning to tell Shauna he had paid for their £142.88 bill.

He also added a tip for the restaurant staff.

A woman is trying to track down a mystery stranger who paid the entire ?142 bill for her birthday dinner - then left before she could say thank you. Shauna Wilson was dining with her family at Cosmo in Manchester city centre on Thursday evening [Aug 22], when she was left stunned by the random act of kindness. Caption: Shauna Wilson, who is trying to find a mystery stranger who paid for her 21st birthday meal at Cosmo on Deansgate, central Manchester, on August 22, 2019
Shauna Wilson is trying to find a mystery stranger who paid for her 21st birthday meal in Manchester (Picture: MEN Media)
A woman is trying to track down a mystery stranger who paid the entire ?142 bill for her birthday dinner - then left before she could say thank you. Shauna Wilson was dining with her family at Cosmo in Manchester city centre on Thursday evening [Aug 22], when she was left stunned by the random act of kindness. Caption: Shauna Wilson's receipt from her 21st birthday meal at Cosmo on Deansgate, central Manchester, on August 22, 2019, which was paid for by a stranger
The final bill at Cosmo in Manchester for the birthday meal (Picture: MEN Media)
Unfortunately the generous diner left before Shauna could say a proper thank you.

Now she wants to track down the man to say how grateful she was for the kind gesture.

Shauna, a disability support worker from Manchester, said: ‘I tried to run after him but he disappeared too quickly.

‘I just wish I would have had the chance to say thank you.

‘What a wonderful man.

A woman is trying to track down a mystery stranger who paid the entire ?142 bill for her birthday dinner - then left before she could say thank you. Shauna Wilson was dining with her family at Cosmo in Manchester city centre on Thursday evening [Aug 22], when she was left stunned by the random act of kindness. Caption: Cosmo restaurant on Deansgate, central Manchester
The Cosmo venue in Manchester city centre where the random act of kindness took place (Picture: MEN Media)
‘It was the most selfless, thoughtful and kindest thing anybody has ever done for me.

‘I’m just so sad I didn’t get to thank him.

‘Me and all my family were left speechless.

‘It was definitely a 21st birthday to remember, and I’m eternally grateful.

‘My guess is he’s some kind of footballer.

‘I just want to thank him for such a kind gesture.’