Los Angeles - Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson halted production on the Baywatch movie so he could meet a fan with special needs.
The 43-year-old WWE wrestler-and-actor was informed that Ryan, his nurse and his mother and brother had come to the beach based set to try and meet his idol and were prepared to wait all day until he had finished working.
However, big-hearted Dwayne told director Seth Gordon and the crew he had to take some time out to go and meet his fan, and he admits he was blown away by Ryan's strength and big heart and was touched when he told the former grappling champion that he loved him in sign language.
In an emotional Instagram post - which was accompanied by a photo of the meet-and-greet - Dwayne wrote: "Thank you universe.
"I was on set this morning ready to start our shooting day when I got word that there was a family with a special needs young man named RYAN who was hoping to meet me. They understood that they travelled in unannounced but they were willing to wait all day until I wrapped to meet. That would've 12hrs. Way too long.
"So I asked production to hold and walked across the beach to the barriers where they were waiting. When I walked down the stairs, Ryan's mom (pictured here) was waiting with a huge hug! Her tears started to come as she whispered, 'Thank you, thank you'. I met Ryan, his brother and his nurse. What a great and cool kid. Without getting into the details, this kid has waaaaaay more heart, is stronger and tougher than I could ever imagine.
"He can't talk much, but he did tell me, 'I love you' in sign language. I thanked him so much for that love. (sic)"
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