A teen busker was reduced to tears in the street after a bloke who claimed to have 'worked with Diana Ross' reviewed her performance - brutally telling her 'some people have it… you don't'. Mia Kirkland was busking in a city centre and said the first two hours of her set went well, earning her praise and even flowers from the appreciative audience.
But two hours into her set on St Helen's Square in York, North Yorkshire, on July 6th a white-haired man clutching a jigsaw puzzle approached her and gave unsolicited advice about her performance. The bloke, who claimed to have previously worked with the likes of Motown legend Diana Ross, cruelly told the 18-year-old 'some people have it… you don't'.
Even when Mia walked away, the elderly critic followed her and it was only when she said 'that's nice, thank-you, have a lovely day' that he appeared to leave her alone. Footage, live-streamed to her 300,000 TikTok followers, shows Mia trying to compose herself while wiping away tears and a woman's voice can be heard gently saying 'don't cry'.
