Ryan Reynolds endorses Sutton charity Walk 4 Hope

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Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds meets Walk 4 Hope founder John Bell who founded the charity in memory of his son Jake, whose favourite film character was Deadpool, who is played by Ryan Reynolds.

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00:00Nothing brings us together like the movies.

00:02You know, we go with our families, we go with our friends, we go with strangers.

00:06Six months ago, I learned about John Bell.

00:09I've got my pink unicorn umbrella in my Hello Kitty bag.

00:13He's a dad from Nottingham, England, who lost his son.

00:16And his son loved Deadpool.

00:19Let me get my swords in.

00:21Hello, buddy.

00:21How much is Deadpool for you?

00:22About, I think, about 15k.

00:23Oh my god, that's really heavy.

00:26Deadpool is a character who is in pain, and he fights through it.

00:31Today was about as much fun as this.

00:36It just seemed right to give John the proper Hollywood Deadpool treatment.

00:43And ask him one question.

00:45We're going to chat for a minute here.

00:49All right with that?

00:49Okay, I'd just love to hit the mics.

00:52I really only have one question, and we're going to go from there.

00:56I want you to just tell me about your son.

01:03Oh, where do I start, eh?

01:09He was just so funny, so comical, and we did everything together.

01:15He was my firstborn son.

01:17He was just absolutely everything to me.

01:22Absolutely fantastic.

01:23Thank you for just stopping to appreciate everything.

01:26When I was introduced to you, you were in a Deadpool suit, basically.

01:31And you were carrying a bathtub.

01:33That's right.

01:34So yeah, he does.

01:35It represents the weight that

01:38Burmese people carry when they struggle with their mental health.

01:40But it's visual.

01:42After I lost my son to AIDS, it put me in a very dark place.

01:46For a year, I was planning my own death and talking myself into staying.

01:51Because my family need me.

01:52My kids need me.

01:53What I do now keeps me alive daily.

01:55Because I've made my peace with death.

01:57I'm going to be reunited with him at some point.

02:00But it damn right ain't now.

02:08Welcome to Action, everybody!

02:10All I have to do is put one foot in front of the other.

02:13The resilience it takes to put one foot in front of the other

02:16as many times as you've done it and transmute that much grief.

02:21Into something powerfully useful.

02:23I'm very grateful that you shared his story.

02:25I want to share with you that I, too, have a son.

02:29And that if...

02:31Boy, John, if I love him one-tenth as much as you love Jake,

02:35I feel like I've done a pretty damn good job.

02:39I love you, John.

02:49I love you, too.

02:50Yeah, I love you, too.

02:51Love you.

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