Teenage mental health advocate and Hull City supporter, The Hull Boy, has said he will 'forever cherish' Saturday when he was invited to speak at half-time of Reading's 2-0 win over Hull.
16-year-old Marcus is raising cash for Mind, in memory of a friend lost to suicide.
The avid Hull City supporter has more than 35,000 followers on X, formerly Twitter, and was invited to speak to the 3,000 supporters in attendance on Saturday about mental health.
Receiving a heartfelt response from supporters of both sides, Marcus took to his social media platform after the game to thank fans.
THANK YOU @ReadingFC! So extremely grateful to Reading FC for inviting me to the match today and for the opportunity to speak about mental health In front of the 3000 fans in attendance. The reception meant the world. Very surreal moment and a day I’ll forever cherish❤️ pic.twitter.com/HBufrurcKO
— Thehullboy (@Thehullboy1) August 3, 2024
He said: "So extremely grateful to Reading FC for inviting me to the match today and for the opportunity to speak about mental health in front of the 3,000 fans in attendance. The reception meant the world. Very surreal moment and a day I’ll forever cherish."
His GoFundMe page has raised nearly £4,000 for Mind, the mental health support charity, and in late September he will be running a marathon alongside Russ Cook.
Mr Cook, otherwise known as The Hardest Geezer, famously ran the length of Africa and raised over £1,000,000 for charity.
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