Hollywood star Vin Diesel made a preschooler superfan’s dreams come true by surprising him after leukaemia treatment. The 56-year-old actor appeared at FuelFest in Los Angeles, where he met four-year-old superfan Colton Pursglove, who is in remission from leukaemia. “Colton was so giddy and couldn’t believe he got to meet his real-life hero,” said Jordan Pursglove, the child’s mother, in a statement shared with people.com. Vin Diesel Surprises Fans by Sharing Old Pic From His India Trip Featuring XXX: Return of Xander Cage Co-Star Deepika Padukone.

Last November, Jordan posted a photo of her son dressed as Diesel’s film character on Instagram. “When your four-year-old watches Fast & Furious movies on repeat and thinks he looks just like Dom, you gotta dress him up as his favourite movie character!” she wrote in the caption. Fast X Part 2: Vin Diesel Confirms Franchise Ending, Shares Heartfelt Post On Insta.

Vin Diesel With Young Fan 

Vin Diesel With Fan (Photo Credits: X)

According to the FuelFest website, the event features “top modified, exotic, performance-built, and rare cars from all over the world,” along with live drifting and drag racing shows. Fast & Furious, also known as The Fast and the Furious, is a franchise telling the tale of action films largely dealing with street racing, heists, spies, and family. The first film was released in 2001. However, with the ever-burgeoning fandom, the film has had almost ten parts released. It also had a spin-off film, Hobbs & Shaw in 2019. (Agency)

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