This video is so incredibly sweet, it’s sort of heartbreaking. Shia LaBeouf was being interviewed by Meredith Vieira on the Today Show (all for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen) when she pointed this young woman that Matt Lauer had spoken to outside of the studio. This girl is some sort of Shia-loonie, and she asked Matt if Shia was going to be coming out. Lauer must have invited the girl – named Samantha – inside to meet Shia, because at the end of Meredith’s interview, she asks Shia if he saw the girl. Shia says, “”I like Samantha a lot. She seems like a real special person. I would love to meet her – is she here?” Meredith brings Samantha on camera to meet Shia. Samanth seems very young – I’d put her around sixteen, but Lauer announces that she’s 20. She looks a little like Miley Cyrus, in my opinion.

When Samantha comes out, Shia is so sweet and gentle with her, it’s just incredible. Samantha is overwhelmed when Meredith asks her if she has any questions for Shia. She stutters out “I don’t know what to ask … I’m in shock … what kind of girl are you interested in – honestly, honestly. Just be honest.” Shia answers her, in a flirtatious way, “I don’t, no.” Meredith screams, “He doesn’t have a girlfriend!” While Samantha just says “Oh my God!” Then Shia leans in and asks Samantha, “What are doing for the rest of the day? My day is boring. Samantha says that she’s with her four friends and Shia looks thrilled and says, “Let’s round them up!” People has a little more:

There’s nothing like having Matt Lauer put in a good word for you, which certainly worked for an ardent admirer named Samantha on Thursday as she vied for the attention of Transformers star Shia LaBeouf while she stood in the plaza – talking to Lauer – outside the Today show’s Studio A.

Inside, in front of the cameras, co-host Meredith Vieira informed LaBeouf that there was a young woman outside who “wants you to go out.”

The actor’s response, after having watched Lauer chat with Samantha: “I like Samantha a lot. She seems like a real special person. I would love to meet her – is she here?”

Cue Samantha, coffee in hand, entering the studio. Ever the gentleman, LaBeouf, 23, calls her a sweetheart and laments not having a seat to offer her.

“You look great,” the actor says and asks if she is wearing her “say nice things to Shia outfit” – which the “shocked” young lady admits she is!

“I’ve been planning this all week,” Samantha says, “and I bought this [points to her floral skirt] … I can’t believe this!”

[From People]

Okay, sometimes I think Shia can be a little creepy and weird with all of the talk about how sexy his mom is, but I give him epic bonus points for being such a cool guy to his fans. It was really obvious to me from this video how Shia has learned to treat his fans with a lot of respect and kindness, and that goes a long way in an industry populated by divas, both male and female. Here’s something else to think about – I bet Shia really did make time to hang out with Samantha and her friends off camera, and probably not in a sleazy way, either. I bet he signed autographs and took pictures with them, and just made their year.