PETER Kay took a terminally ill woman out to lunch while he plotted his comeback shows, the woman's mother has revealed. Laura Nuttall - who suffers from a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer - was contacted by the legendary comedian, who asked how he could help.
Now Peter has agreed to host two live Q&As in aid of Laura, who has glioblastoma multiforme. Her mother Nicola and father Mark first met Peter while working at Granada television nearly 20 years ago.
But they've now revealed the Phoenix Nights star rang them out of the blue in January 2019 shortly after Laura was diagnosed.
Nicola told PA news agency: "He just called up out of the blue and said, 'How can I help?' So we've met him a few times, we've been out for lunch with him,.
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