Hollywood royalty Michael Sheen is backing the Mirror’s campaign to help Florrie Bark raise £1million for charity. The star of Good Omens said: “She just shines and everyone is drawn to her. She puts a smile on everyone’s face.
For someone who has gone through so much herself, to want to make everybody around her feel better is amazing. Everyone needs a Florrie in their life.” As a judge for the Daily Mirror ’s 25th Pride of Britain Awards , with TSB, the moment Michael read about Florrie’s mission he knew she deserved a Child of Courage award.
The eight-year-old was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in 2022 and is now awaiting a lung transplant. When she is well enough, she devotes every spare moment to making TikTok videos to increase awareness of child cancer and raise money for Bemorefab – the charity she launched to help children with cancer continue vital education. Donate to Florrie's Bemorefab charity here And since Pride of Britain aired on ITV on Thursday, donations from Mirror readers have boosted Florrie’s funds, together with pledges, to more than £110,000.
Michael said: “Whatever Florrie wants to do in her life, whatever she focuses on, she’s going to do extraordinary things. She’s just one of those very special people you don’t come across often.” Recalling the judging process, dad-of-two Michael, 55, added: “We saw a little video of her, so I knew she was a real star.
We absolutely wanted her to be on the show and we kne.
