A TALENTED staff member at Waitrose has become an internet sensation and won celebrity approval after a video of her singing to a queue of shoppers went viral.

Louise Crawford, who usually works behind the welcome desk of the Bracknell branch, instead welcomed shoppers with an incredible rendition of Dusty Springfield's Son of a Preacher Man.

Ms Crawford was caught on video singing this bank holiday weekend to those waiting in a queue round the car park, following the social distancing rules while waiting to buy essential.

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The video has since been shared on Twitter more than 3,000 times, commented on more than 650 times, and gained likes from more than 17,000 people.

Among those singing her praises was a host of celebrity faces including former Pop Idol judge turned TV presenter Nicki Chapman who said 'Love this', and the esteemed paralympian and Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson also commented 'It's lovely'.

Olympic and World Rowing champion James Cracknell also shared the video simply saying 'boom'.

BBCSport's Dan Walker also retweeted the video saying 'Well played Louise', plus adding 'tremendous apron'.

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The video has even travelled overseas as actress Jane Lynch, who played Sue Sylvester in Glee among many other roles on screen also retweeted the clip saying 'so good!'.

Other tweets show the clip has been shared by people across the United States, as well as Canada.

Many people have been calling for other supermarkets to do the same near them.

Great stuff Louise! And thank you for spreading joy.