Bakersfield couple come to the rescue of 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' star Rachel Bloom

Monday, December 30, 2019
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A family in Bakersfield demonstrated the power of social media and the kindness of strangers.

Golden Globe-winning actress Rachel Bloom, the star of the CW show 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend', put out a call for help on Twitter the day after Christmas.
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Bloom said she and her husband were stranded because of road closures.

She said highways going south were closed and every hotel that was open was at least a two-hour drive away and they were about to sleep in their car in a Denny's parking lot.



That's when a couple living in Bakersfield offered to put them up.



"I tweeted and just said, 'Hey we have a room, like there's cats and dogs and pie and bagels and come on down,'" said Kate Brogden.
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Added Steven Porfiri: "We figured our house is a little better than a Denny's parking lot."

Bloom, who is seven months pregnant, took up the generous offer.

Bloom recorded a thank-you video to the couple.

In it, she said, "It was a true Christmas miracle. the kindness of strangers is not dead."
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