Hugh Jackman is such a good guy; he melted hearts on Tuesday when he publicly responded to a TikTok video of a British grandfather with dementia singing along while watching The Greatest Showman at an outdoor cinema. The video was originally posted by the man’s grandson Charlie, who captioned the clip: “Life is about memories whatever stage of life.” The grandfather started to cry as the credits rolled. “Wonderful. I could watch it again. Big smiles,” the man said as tears streamed down his face. Hugh, who starred in the 2017 musical, shared part of the clip on Twitter, adding the message: “Thanks for sharing, Charlie. Your grandad sure made me smile. Please give him a hug for me. HJ.” Hugh also re-posted a full version of the video to Instagram, but chose not to add a caption. At the beginning of the clip, Charlie explained his grandfather had been diagnosed with second-stage vascular dementia – a condition that causes a decline in cognitive function due to reduced blood flow to the brain. To cheer him up, Charlie decided to take him to an outdoor screening of one of his favorite films, The Greatest Showman.
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