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Little Scots girl with leukaemia asks Cobra Kai star to marry her in heartwarming video call with actor

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A young Scots girl battling cancer said her 'dreams came true' when Cobra Kai star Xolo Maridueña agreed to 'marry her' in an adorable video call.

Rebecca Christine Hopkins, known as Bex, was diagnosed with Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in October 2020. Since her shock diagnosis, Bex from Girvan has endured numerous rounds of intense chemotherapy and continues to receive oral chemo daily.

One thing that helped the 10-year-old get through her treatment was Cobra Kai on Netflix. Bex started watching the show - a sequel to the original The Karate Kid movies - while in Glasgow 's Royal Hospital for Children.

Mum Claire said she became a huge fan, with it slowly becoming her dream to meet the cast.The youngster had plenty to smile about on Wednesday evening after The Les Hoey Dreammaker Foundation, a charity which helps dreams come true for children with life limiting illnesses, arranged a video chat with 20-year-old Xolo, who plays Miguel Diaz in the hit series.As well as getting mum Claire McKendry to propose on her behalf, Girvan Primary pupil Bex also spoke to him about 'yucky' haggis and of course Irn-Bru.After the big proposal, Xolo, who is set to play superhero Blue Beatle in a new DC movie, asked what the legal age limit to marry in the UK was.After Bex told him it was 16, the actor said: "I think we can make that happen.

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