Ed Sheeran is currently in the middle of his nine-date Irish tour. The Perfect singer kicked off the tour to a sold-out Páirc Ui Chaoimh in Cork on Friday.
The popular singer is due to perform across the Emerald Isle this month, and despite his hectic schedule, the Thinking Out Loud singer found the time to meet one very special fan over the weekend.
Vicky Phelan, who is one of the victims of the CervicalCheck controversy, revealed that her daughter was lucky enough to meet the singer-songwriter in Cork on Saturday night.
And this happened yesterday. My daughter, Amelia, met her idol, @edsheeran. A massive shout out to my new BFF @willhanafin and @RadioRayRTE for organising this for Amelia. We are "keeping this love in a photograph." pic.twitter.com/jAsuy4kDUU
— Vicky Phelan (@PhelanVicky) May 7, 2018
The mum tweeted a photo of her daughter with the Shape Of You singer, “This happened yesterday. My daughter, Amelia, met her idol, @edsheeran.”
“A massive shout out to my new BFF @willhanafin and @RadioRayRTE for organising this for Amelia,” she gushed.
The mum added some lyrics from Ed’s song Photograph at the end of her tweet, “We are "keeping this love in a photograph."
Ray D’Arcy praised the Castle On The Hill singer for his act of kindness, “Amazing gesture by Ed Sheeran last night by agreeing to meet Amelia - #vickyphelan ‘s daughter.”
He shared that RTÉ Radio One was honoured to help out with organising the meetup.
He said, “@RadioRayRTE were happy to play our part to make it happen with @aikenpromotions for that amazing woman and her family.”
The meeting was organised in a hope to cheer Amelia up, even for a minute, following her mum’s terminal cancer diagnosis.
Her mum’s incorrect cancer result was the centre CervicalCheck programme controversy, which has seen thousands of women contact the HSE helpline in recent weeks.
@RTERayDarcyShow A MASSIVE Thank you to Ray and everyone on the show for rolling out the red carpet last night for me and my entourage. A fantastic end to an emotional week. pic.twitter.com/iqkbRhkneH
— Vicky Phelan (@PhelanVicky) April 29, 2018
If you have had a smear test and would like a recheck for reassurance, you can arrange it with your GP and have it paid for by CervicalCheck.
Every woman is entitled to the service and the CervicalCheck helpline number is 1800 454555. The line will open between 9 am and 6 pm.
