The poster child for a new cancer campaign thought she was dropping in to the Shortland Street set to meet her favourite TV doctor - only to find she was lined up for a cameo role on the popular soap.
Child Cancer Foundation ambassador Quinn Hautapu was excited to find a relaxed catch-up at the Henderson television studio with soap star Amanda Billing also involved starring in a scene with her idol.
The 8-year-old was diagnosed with a crippling brain tumour last year, so the Palmerston North schoolgirl drew on her own experiences to easily slip into the role of a sick child waiting to be assessed by medical staff.
Quinn's battle with cancer began when she woke up paralysed in January last year and needed emergency surgery to remove a large blood clot.
Her treatment has included brain surgeries, 31 days of radiation, 20 days of chemotherapy and 160 days of physiotherapy to learn how to walk again.
