If you can get a kid to act on TV, nine times out of ten they will do magic.
hat is why The Late Late Toy Show has been delighting viewers of all ages since the 1970s.
Over the years, whether it was Gay Byrne, Pat Kenny or Ryan Tubridy in the adult role struggling to make sense of the latest innovations, it was always the children who shined the brightest.
Two in particular left a lasting impression and even ended up helping others – Saoirse Ruane from Co Galway and Adam King from Cork, both of whom appeared on the show in 2020.
Saoirse, 10, shared her story of a rare form of bone cancer that led to her leg being amputated. She told viewers of her three wishes – to appear on The Late Late Toy Showhike before Christmas and go on family vacation.
She was the inspiration for the Toy Show Appeal, which raised more than €6 million for children’s charities last year.
Her mum Roseanna said it was “fate” for Saoirse to appear on the show – a year earlier she had gone to hospital with pain that was later diagnosed as cancer.
Saoirse is now in Year 5 at Kiltullagh National School and will be watching show toys at home with her family.
This week, Saoirse recalled that attending 2020 was “a big deal”.
“I was very nervous and excited,” she said, but added that anyone attending this year should rest assured that Tubridy will make them feel right at home.
“Think that you’re talking to someone you love because that helps,” she said. “It’s all about the kids on the show toys. When they express themselves, people back home say, ‘Oh yeah, that’s cool – I might try that one day’.”
I just love when Ryan shows up and how he’s happy, jumping around and full of conversation
Last May, Saoirse had another operation to remove a tumor. Her mother said she is recovering.
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Like every year, The Late Late Toy Show marks the beginning of Christmas in the Ruane household.
“I just like it when Ryan comes and hears his voice and how happy he is,” Saoirse said. “And his Christmas sweaters and he’s jumping around, full of conversation.”
Eight-year-old Adam King also captured hearts in 2020 show toys.
Adam was born with a rare condition that causes brittle bones. He won over viewers when he told Tubridy about his ambition to work for NASA.
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Saoirse said the Toy Show host makes all the children who appear on the show feel at home
Since then, his concept of a virtual hug has become a postmark and a greeting card, and he has raised millions of euros for charity.
Adam, who is now in second grade at Clonpriest NS, Youghal, has even been immortalized in a children’s book, Sir Adam the Brave and the Capricious Monsters. The author, Adam’s father David, said so show toys Experience was “magic”.
We’ll have a hot chocolate and some treats and sit down and enjoy the magic
“We’re very proud of Adam for everything he did – not just that night, but all the things he was able to do after the Toy Show and for being a positive role model and a positive face for People with disabilities and young people is people too,” he said.
“It’s a child’s dream to go to them show toys and it was just magical.”
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‘Big deal’: Saoirse Ruane, starring with her mother Roseanna on ‘Late Late Toy Show’, admitted she was nervous before. Photo: TEN
Mr King said Adam was in “super shape” and was looking forward to seeing them show toys with the rest of the family.
“We snuggle into our pajamas, have a hot chocolate and some treats, and sit and enjoy the magic,” he added.
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