President Halimah Yacob gets celebrity treatment from residents as she leaves her Yishun flat

President Halimah Yacob was greeted by a cheering crowd at the void deck of her Yishun Avenue 4 block as she left her home to go to work.

A video of the scene was posted on All Singapore Stuff's Facebook page.

In the video, the crowd can be seen clapping and cheering as the president exited the lift.

She waved to the crowd and thanked them while she was being ushered to her vehicle.

It looks like many people are excited and proud to have the president as their neighbour.

Watch the video below.