Star Wars' John Boyega visits a children's hospital to make a young fan's day

He stays in character throughout the visit.

Published 14th Mar 2016

John Boyega, famous for playing Finn in the recent Star Wars: The Force Awakens, visited a young fan in hospital.

5-year-old Daniel Bell who has a brain tumour, is a massive fan of Finn and over the weekend 'Finn' made his day.

John turned up at Royal London Hospital where Daniel is a patient dressed as Finn and staying in character throughout the visit.

Daniel, who was wearing a storm tropper costume, was clearly delighted by the visit and even had a light-sabre 'battle' with 'Finn'.

He then wanted his hero to meet the other children in the hospital and give them some toys, so John spent time with other children, including Layla who said the sweetest thing to 'Finn', "I'll be your Rey today. Okay?"

Talking about the experience John said, "It was fantastic to be a part of his very special wish with Rays of Sunshine.

"It was also great to meet the children at The Royal London Hospital and be a part of something so positive."

Daniel's mum responded on Facebook saying, "Thank you so so much Rays of Sunshine and John Boyega for granting Daniel's wish to meet Finn and take toys to the hospital. It was just amazing, I have no words! Daniel is still totally overwhelmed, I have never seen him so happy."

Rays of Sunshine is a children's charity which aims to 'brighten the lives' of children between the ages of 3 and 18 who are living with a serious or life-threatening illness.