What a rating!
A 102-year-old soccer superfan acquired the message of a lifetime from the enduring David Beckham this week.
In a heartfelt video, the previous England captain thanked Mona Hurry, who “adores” the participant, for her unwavering support all through his profession.
Hurry, who resides in the Castor Lodge Care Home in Peterborough, was so “overwhelmed” by the sweet clip, the ability told the BBC on Saturday. She “couldn’t consider he had completed one thing so particular for her,” the assertion continued.
“He doesn’t have airs and graces,” Beckham’s self-described “oldest fan” gushed to the Mirror.
In the video, Beckham, 47, known as the World War II code breaker an “unbelievable lady.” During the conflict, Hurry served in the Women’s Royal Naval Service to “crack the secrets and techniques of German wartime communication,” Laura Mills, who works on the dwelling, instructed the BBC.
“Hey Mona, I simply wished to ship you a message as a result of all people at Castor Lodge, the entire employees and, after all, your daughters, have stated what an unbelievable girl you might be,” Beckham said in the message.
“I additionally wish to personally say thanks as a result of I do know that you just’ve adopted my profession —my complete profession — and I do know you’re an enormous soccer fan,” he continued. “I’m sending numerous love for being an unbelievable individual.”
“So I simply wished to say thanks a lot for all of the support through the years.”
The mega-fan even obtained a cardboard cut-out of the soccer star in the course of the Beckham-themed social gathering the house hosted.
“Mona adores David Beckham and loves to speak about him,” Mills instructed the BBC. “She at all times says what a particular, beautiful and charitable man he’s.”
“She is an extremely sweet and type girl herself, who at all times reaches out to all people in the house to ask how they’re,” she fawned.
Even Hurry’s daughters, Victoria and Maureen, had been in awe of the movie star’s sweet message.
“It is years since I’ve seen my mom with such a smile on her face,” Maureen instructed the Mirror. “Who knew a cut-out David Beckham was all it wanted?! Thank you for doing this for her.”
“Absolutely superb — my mom seems to be so animated and is smiling,” Victoria added. “Thank you all at Castor for your thoughtfulness and for making my mom a day to recollect.”
Beckham’s video shock comes as he was spotted with sports pal Tom Brady for a household pizza social gathering Thursday in Miami.
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