DORNAN MAKES CO-ANTRIM WOMAN’S DREAM COME TRUE
January 27th, 2016 will be a day that Heather Mack will remember for the rest of her life. It was Heather’s wish to one day meet, who she enthusiastically calls ‘her man’, The Fall and Fifty Shades of Grey star, Jamie Dornan. Heather, who is a trainee at Stepping Stones Northern Ireland, who’s goal is to encourage training towards employment for those with a learning disability, was all starry-eyed when the day came that she finally met ‘her man.’
But how did this all happen? Ciara Brennan, who works for Stepping Stones NI, was presented with the challenging opportunity by her boss to make it all happen. Without hesitation, Ciara made it her mission to ensure that Heather got her wish. She posted to her own Facebook profile, asking to help spread Heather’s wish and her plea did not go unnoticed. With more than 450 shares, the word had most definitely gotten around.
And so the day came to meet Jamie, and Heather and Ciara both braved the cool Northern Ireland air awaiting. Jamie did not disappoint. Dornan, without hesitation, took some time off of the set of The Fall on Wednesday to meet, speak with and have a few laughs with Heather. They exchanged pleasantries, spoke about Heather’s Pink Elephant Cards, snapped some pictures and Jamie even signed some paraphernalia including T-shirts, pictures and an adult colouring book where Dornan is the subject. Heather also gifted Jamie and wife Amelia a picture frame for their new baby due to arrive in the next couple of weeks. The picture frame was made by trainees at Stepping Stones no guild commended Picture Framing Service, which we’re sure is a stunning piece of work.
Other cast members of The Fall including Niamh McGrady and John Lynch, also made an appearance and took some time to snap some photos with Heather as well. Talk about a star-studded afternoon!
The story has received a lot of attention from local news outlets, blog sites and fan sites and has touched Jamie fans from around the world. We’ve always known Dornan to be a kind-hearted man, but Jamie took more time with Heather than us as fans have ever seen. His smile was genuine, his intentions were pure and his heart was gold.
Check out all of Heather’s star-studded pictures from the day her dream came true, here.
