A Dancing on Ice star and Olympic gymnast medallist is the most recent patron of the Bradley Lowery Foundation.

Durham-born Amy Tinkler met Bradley on the Sports Personality of the Year Award ceremony in 2016, the place the pair instantly fashioned a friendship.

Bradley, from Blackhall Colliery, County Durham, spent a lot of the night following his new buddy across the area.

Sunderland fan Bradley beloved all sorts of sports activities, his favorite being soccer and he supported Sunderland AFC, and was posthumously given The Helen Rollason award on the 2017 Sports Personality of the Year Awards.

Bradley captured hearts across the globe as he bravely battled neuroblastoma – a uncommon and aggressive type of childhood most cancers which claimed his life in 2017.

Now 21-year-old and Olympic Bronze medallist has turn into patron of the Bradley Lowery Foundation which was arrange by his mum, Gemma Lowery, as an enduring legacy for her little boy.

Amy joins BBC Dragons Den’s Sara Davies and Bradley’s greatest buddy, footballer Jermain Defoe as patrons of the charity.

Amy received a bronze medal on the 2016 Rio Olympics, a World Medal, three European Medals and ten British titles for her ground train gymnastics abilities and labored her approach into the guts of the nation throughout her latest time on ITV’s Dancing on Ice.

Amy Tinkler, Olympic medallist and new patron for the Bradley Lowery Foundation, mentioned: “I met Bradley at Sports Personality in 2016 and fashioned an prompt bond with him and his household.

“Bradley was an inspiration to me, my household and the entire nation and it’s with nice honour and pleasure that I agreed to symbolize his charity as patron.

“I am unable to wait to start out fundraising this month, and to be concerned within the thrilling initiatives and occasions all year long.”

Gemma Lowery, founder and CEO of the Bradley Lowery Foundation and Bradley’s mum, mentioned: “I made a decision to ask Amy to turn into a patron as a result of her and Bradley had a tremendous connection from the second they met on the Sports Personality of the Year Awards.

“It’s actually necessary to us now, as a charity, to develop the relationships Bradley made when he was with us. I do know Bradley would have beloved for us to be working together with her.

“The final twelve months have been troublesome for charities in every single place, with fundraising occasions cancelled due to the pandemic. But we’re extremely excited for the longer term and to have Amy on board as we proceed to help households across the nation.”

Since being established, the Bradley Lowery Foundation has raised greater than £3 million for dozens of poorly youngsters throughout the UK; established a devoted help line for the households of kids with most cancers; donated over £200Ks to researching childhood cancers and campaigned for brand new medication to be launched within the UK.

It is at the moment growing plans to construct a vacation residence in Scarborough for households to take pleasure in breaks and make new recollections as they battle with childhood sicknesses.