Rupert Grint Presents Pride of Britain Award

Sep 30, 2015

Posted by: Katie Eller

Grint, News

Sohana Collins is not your typical awards-show honoree, but two superstars are presenting her with an award this week– David Beckham and Rupert Grint.  Collins is the recipient of a 2015 Pride of Britain Award, a special honor sponsored by the Daily Mirror that celebrates the achievements of Britain’s unsung heroes.  The winners are “ordinary” people whose lives have made a positive impact on the nation.

Collins is receiving the Teenager of Courage Award for her inspiring battle with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, a frightening genetic skin disease where even the smallest scratch can become a blistering wound.  Sohanna writes that it feels like “painful burns that don’t heal.”  While the pain from her disease never ceases, Sohana doesn’t let it stop her.  At just 13 years old, she has already inspired a foundation, the Sohana Research Fund, to raise money to help others struggling with the same genetic disorder.

At the awards ceremony, Rupert Grint presented Sohana Collins with her award and a special witch’s broom, while David Beckham spoke of how wonderful it was to celebrate “such an amazing young lady.”

The 2015 Pride of Britain Awards will be broadcast October 1st at 8 pm BST on ITV.

To read more about Sohana Collins, see the Daily Mirror article, here; to support the Sohana Research Fund, donate here.

 





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