Ryan Thomas was left emotional as he was surprised by his daughter during his 262-mile trek to raise awareness of male suicide.

Ryan Thomas

Ryan Thomas

The former 'Coronation Street' actor was shocked when his 12-year-old Scarlett appeared in the back of a van in a car park on Sunday (16.05.21) during a stop off on his 10 marathons in 10 days challenge.

After embracing Scarlett, he turned around to see his brothers, former 'Emmerdale' actor Adam Thomas and ex-'Love Island' star Scott Thomas, waiting to surprise him, too.

Ryan - who played Jason Grimshaw in the ITV soap - shared a clip of the emotional moment on Instagram, and he added the caption: "Best Surprise Ever!"

Scott commented: "Love you big brother! See you on Wednesday! You’ve got this (sic)"

Last week, the 36-year-old star admitted he was "exhausted" and the challenge had been much harder than he expected.

He said: "It's been tougher than I imagined. I'm exhausted, but I've got to keep focused."

The former cobbles favourite was aiming to raise £50,000 for CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably), but at the time of writing his JustGiving page has amassed more than £78,000 in donations, less than £2,000 shy of his new £80,000 target.

Ryan started his trek on May 10th, the first day of Mental Health Awareness Week, at Buckingham Palace in London, and he plans to complete the challenge on Wednesday (19.05.21) at Manchester Cathedral.

In total, he will walk 262 miles and pass through Harefield, Tring, Wolverton, Welton, Coventry, East Litchfield, Stafford, Congleton, and Stockport among other locations.


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