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| Hugh Grant reprises Paddington 2 baddie role to surprise boy | Hugh Grant reprises Paddington 2 baddie role to surprise boy |
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| Hugh Grant filmed a video message in character as his Paddington 2 villain to cheer up a four-year-old boy seriously ill with cancer. | Hugh Grant filmed a video message in character as his Paddington 2 villain to cheer up a four-year-old boy seriously ill with cancer. |
| Henry Bard and his father Graham, from Caythorpe near Nottingham, had posted a clip on Twitter showing them performing a dance from the movie. | Henry Bard and his father Graham, from Caythorpe near Nottingham, had posted a clip on Twitter showing them performing a dance from the movie. |
| The footage reached the attention of the actor, who reprised his role as Phoenix Buchanan to send a reply. | The footage reached the attention of the actor, who reprised his role as Phoenix Buchanan to send a reply. |
| Mr Bard said his son's eyes "lit up" when it arrived. | Mr Bard said his son's eyes "lit up" when it arrived. |
| Henry has spent most of the past 10 months in and out of hospital after being diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma - an aggressive childhood cancer. | |
| They performed the dance from Paddington 2 - one of Henry's favourite films - as part of a series of "reasons to be cheerful" videos filmed during the coronavirus lockdown. | They performed the dance from Paddington 2 - one of Henry's favourite films - as part of a series of "reasons to be cheerful" videos filmed during the coronavirus lockdown. |
| In the film, Grant plays a washed-up actor who becomes a criminal and ends up in jail. | In the film, Grant plays a washed-up actor who becomes a criminal and ends up in jail. |
| Reviving the character, he told Henry: "Your dancing is quite remarkable. I congratulate you from the bottom of my heart. | Reviving the character, he told Henry: "Your dancing is quite remarkable. I congratulate you from the bottom of my heart. |
| "I wish I could say the same about your dad's dancing but alas I can't." | "I wish I could say the same about your dad's dancing but alas I can't." |
| Mr Bard said: "I'm not sure who was more excited - Henry or me. His eyes lit up and he was over the moon." | Mr Bard said: "I'm not sure who was more excited - Henry or me. His eyes lit up and he was over the moon." |
| The pair's other videos have included Henry miming to George Ezra's Shotgun and dressing up as a firefighter. | The pair's other videos have included Henry miming to George Ezra's Shotgun and dressing up as a firefighter. |
| "The reasons behind the lockdown petrified us - we were so scared of Henry catching something as he's so highly vulnerable," Mr Bard said. | "The reasons behind the lockdown petrified us - we were so scared of Henry catching something as he's so highly vulnerable," Mr Bard said. |
| "But to be home together for the past six weeks has been phenomenal. It's the longest he's been at home since he started treatment." | "But to be home together for the past six weeks has been phenomenal. It's the longest he's been at home since he started treatment." |
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