Pride of Britain boy 'learned to walk' thanks to Stephen Hendry

Daily Mirror · Jeremy Armstrong · 2026-10-20 15:28 UTC

Born with a rare neurological condition, Gregor was struggling to get back on his feet at the age of three and a half after he was laid low with a tummy bug. His mum Iona came up with the idea of watching his idol Stephen Hendry giving tips on how to play snooker.

Pride of Britain winner Gregor Corse was inspired to walk again by his snooker idol Stephen Hendry....then took giant steps to raise £75,000 for charity.

Born with a rare neurological condition, the five-year-old marvel was struggling to get back on his feet at the age of three and a half, after he was laid low with a tummy bug. His mum Iona came up with the idea of encouraging her determined 'wee man' to put his best foot forward.

And she found an unlikely path to recovery - Hendry's YouTube channel giving tips on how to play his favourite game. Little Gregor had only one thing on his mind when he collected his Child of Courage trophy. He wanted a game of snooker with the seven times world champion.

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