John Barrowman helps devastated boy, 9, after car thieves steal his pride and joy

A nine-year old singer who performs at care homes has had his entire kit replaced by stage legend John Barrowman after celeb fans shared the story of thieving crooks nicking his equipment.

Little Lucciano Mortimore is a celebrity in his hometown of Undy in Monmouthshire where he travels around care homes entertaining the sick and elderly with his amazing singing show. His incredible singing videos have earned him a host of celebrity followers on Instagram including Robbie Williams, Patsy Palmer, Sugababe Keisha Buchanan.

Robbie even got in touch to say he reminds him of himself when he was younger and encouraging him to follow his dream of being a performer.

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But when thieves stole his mum’s car with all his kit inside last week, the nine-year old was left devastated with no way to get to his gigs or perform the songs that bring so much joy.

A gang of masked thugs were caught on CCTV storming the quiet estate where the family lives and brazenly driving off with the Landrover which had all Lucciano's equipment in the boot ready for his gig the next day.

The youngster took to instagram to tell his 15,000 followers about his ordeal which mum Marise says left him anxious and in floods of tears. But his high profile fans liked and shared his post with their followers, leading the video about the callous crime to go viral.

And one brand new celeb follower - John Barrowman - went one step further and reached out to help the little star, who is nominated for a gong in the Ascona Group Child of Wales Awards.

Lucciano’s mum Marise says: “I was looking at the video that had gone viral on instagram and I got a message in my inbox. I looked and it said it was from John Barrowman. He’d only followed Lucci the day before but he said he knew I ran the page and asked if he could video call me.

“Next thing I know, I’m on a WhatsApp video call with John in America. He said he is a huge fan of Lucci’s and that he reminds him of himself when he was nine because he started out singing in care homes too.

“He insisted on replacing all the kit Lucci lost in the robbery, so he could carry on his good work. I was stunned.”

John put Marise in touch with his UK management team in touch who arranged for a brand new set of speakers, mixer, top of the range iPad and wireless microphone worth £1800 to be sent to their home.

“When it arrived on Monday it was like Christmas morning. Lucci was so happy, he just kept on saying that John’s his hero. We sent him a video to thank him and he was so kind.”

Lucci is now back on the gig circuit, singing today at a care home in Tetbury with his 66-year old Grandad John, the inspiration behind his act. Lucci said: “I’m just so grateful to John for being so kind and replacing all of my kit so I can get back to singing in the care homes and doing what I love.”

Learn more about lucky Lucci’s award nomination at www.nationalchildrenofwalesawards.org