EastEnders star Danny-Boy Hatchard melts fans’ hearts as he offers to drive over to meet a young cancer patient following emotional Twitter appeal
The Lee Carter actor was touched by a social media campaign launched to help a sick youngster
EASTENDERS star Danny-Boy Hatchard has melted fans' hearts by offering to meet a young cancer patient following an emotional Twitter appeal.
The actor, who plays Lee Carter in the soap, was so moved by Chloe's story, he offered to drive over to her house to cheer her up.
Danny-Boy, 25, saw an appeal for help on Twitter as friends and family rallied around nine-year-old Chloe in a bid to fulfil her dream of meeting the stars of her favourite soap.
The actor got in touch with one of the social media users behind the campaign and asked whether he could drive to her home in south London to pay a visit to the young EastEnders fan.
He asked for more details about Chloe's location, and wrote: "I'm driving south tomorrow and Friday. Happy to pop by and say hello?"
Fans were delighted to see such a kind act by the soap star, and one wrote a heart-felt message of thanks to Danny Boy.
The message stated: "Danny Boy Your One Decent Man... Respect & You can come join me for a beer AnyTime..."
Danny-Boy has had an emotional time over the last few months as he filmed his final scenes as Lee Carter.
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The character had a tough time as he battled depression, bullying and money problems as well as a failing marriage to Whitney.
Speaking to the Sunday People the 25-year-old actor revealed fans of the show have praised him for raising awareness of difficult issues such as suicide.
He said: "People have approached me in the street and, very tentatively, whispered, ‘I hope you understand how powerful that storyline was – it’s helped me and family’.
It makes me emotional and I’ve actually welled up and wept tears on three occasions. Because it’s an amazing feeling knowing that you’ve saved someone’s life."
He also said that people contact him to tell him how much he has “helped them”.
Danny-Boy also revealed that although he has had a lot of support from fans, he has also suffered at the hands of Internet trolls, he said that “people have threatened to stab me” and that “it’s important to ignore them”.