Hollywood A-Lister sends special message to Newcastle lad recovering from open-heart surgery

A Newcastle family have been blown away after getting a personal video message from Hollywood A-lister and all round good guy Ryan Reynolds.

Over the years we've brought you the story of Seb Hollingsworth.

When he was only 4 months old he had lifesaving open heart surgery at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle, since then his Mam and Dad, Ivan and Nadine, have been mega fundraisers for Children's Heart Unit (CHUF), to help as many kids as possible.

In the last week Seb, who's now 13, needed further open heart surgery to improve his heart function.

His dad has been keeping everyone updated via their Twitter account.

And to keep Seb's spirits up he posted this on Tuesday hoping to get a message for his son:

This was Retweeted around the world and eventually Ryan Reynolds saw it.

Seb is a MASSIVE Marvel fan, his dad even showed what his bedroom looks like

With all that in mind Deadpool himself was quick to record a few special messages for Seb and fire them over via DM's to give the teen the boost he needs.

Ryan wants to keep updated on Seb's recovery and will be in constant contact with the family over the coming weeks and months - What a guy!

Absolutley incredible, emotional stuff.

Seb and Ryan are both HEROES. Keep fighting Seb, who knows, maybe one day you'll be starring in your own Marvel movie!

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