What a lovely moment.
The Late Late Toy Show took place last night, capturing hearts across the nation with its spectacular The Greatest Showman theme.
But there was one particularly heartwarming moment that tugged on viewers’ heartstrings: when Ryan introduced cousins Scott and Grace Lowe.
In fact, many took to Twitter to admit that the segment left them in tears.
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Scott & Grace are killing me 😭😭 amazing stuff 💕 #LateLateToyShow
— Clare Stagg (@ClareSaSpeir16) November 30, 2018
Scott & Grace, 2 heroes..what a story #LateLateToyshow
— . (@altsbyaddidas) November 30, 2018
So we’re all in tears hearing about Grace and Scott #LateLateToyShow
— Emma Costello (@emma_costello__) November 30, 2018
Oh my, all the feels with Grace and Scott on @RTELateLateShow #LateLateToyshow
— Emma Forsyth (@emmasforsyth) November 30, 2018
This time last year, six-year-old Grace was undergoing bone marrow treatment for leukaemia. Her first cousin, eight-year-old Scott, gave her the bone marrow transplant.
Scott’s mum, Arlene, explained that the pair are “best friends” as she spoke about how he found out he was a match.
She explained:
“They’re double cousins, so they don’t normally test other members of the family. Bern. Grace’s other siblings weren’t a match.”
Ryan brought out the pair of cousins, where he spoke to Scott about how he felt about undergoing the treatment.
The eight-year-old said:
“I wanted to save her life.
“I was scared going in for an operation. I felt really happy (that I saved her life).”
And then the young tubby fan was surprised by Rob Kearney, Sean O’Brien and Tadhg Furlong – who came bearing gifts for Scott.
Rob told the young boy:
“This is a real life hero right here. What you have done, you are the real hero. We are really proud of you.”
The Irish rugby team also gave him and Grace tickets to their Six Nations game against France. Scott was also invited to an exclusive training session, and given an Irish jersey signed by the team.
You can watch the heartwarming moment below.
After giving a special gift to his cousin Grace, Scott gets a present from @irishrugby on the #LateLateToyShow pic.twitter.com/K91Ku4AgMR
— RTÉ Rugby (@RTErugby) November 30, 2018
