Bradley Walsh sends a sweet birthday message to Kiwi fan Doris Wakelin who turned 107. Photo / TikTok
Bradley Walsh sends a sweet birthday message to Kiwi fan Doris Wakelin who turned 107. Photo / TikTok
Getting a personal birthday message from a celebrity is lucky. Getting one four years in a row as a centenarian is remarkable.
That’s exactly what happened to Kiwi woman Doris Wakelin, 107, who is a megafan of the game show The Chase - and its host Bradley Walsh in particular.
In a video posted to TikTok by the Ashburton Guardian on Thursday, Walsh, who lives in England, wished that he “could get there” to see the Ashburton resident in a sweet birthday message.
“I always said it’s it’s my ambition to come down to ... the southern hemisphere, Australia and New Zealand ... but to come and see you, Doris, [that] would be absolutely a dream come true for me,” the star exclaimed in the 54-second clip.
“Happy birthday darling ... let’s have this conversation again next year”.
It’s the fourth time The Chase star has delivered a personalised video message for Wakelin - who is possibly his biggest fan - thanks to the organising of Ashburton Guardian.
Last year, Walsh, also known for his roles on Coronation Street, Law and Order: UK and Doctor Who told Wakelin in a video posted on the newspaper’s Facebook page: “I had to send this video, I really, really did. I hope one day we meet. I really do”.
“Always remember, girl, The Chase is on,” he added with a chuckle.
On her 105th birthday, the quiz show host mentioned that New Zealand is on his “bucket list” in a video that appeared on a 1News interview with Wakelin.
The mother-of-seven also revealed to 1News that she watched the show twice a day without fail and is definitely a “Bradley groupie”.
And when she turned 104, Walsh in a video blew Wakelin a kiss.
Ashburton’s, and one of New Zealand’s oldest residents, Doris Wakelin, who turned 104 earlier in the year, just got a birthday wish from Bradley Walsh from The Chase TV programme. Check out her reaction to his video and what we have sent back to him. And get Tuesday's Guardian for the full story!
Wakelin will be celebrating this weekend with her family at the local RSA, reported the Ashburton Guardian.
‘’The past is the past, it’s behind us, it’s happened, we need to focus on the future, though think positively and always live on the bright side of life.,” she told the South Island news outlet.
