Coronation Street star Mikey North (Gary Windass in Corrie) has become the latest celebrity to lend support to the Healing The Wounds charity.
Mikey praised the Welsh charity for their work with victims of PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder.
It is very appropriate for Mikey to support the charity as his Corrie character Gary Windass has been having an on-screen battle with PTSD.
Mikey found out about the work of Healing The Wounds when he met up with Amie Phillips, the events organiser with Healing The Wounds, at a function at Cardiff City Stadium.
The charity already has leading British actor Michael Sheen as its patron and recent celebrity supporters have included singer and actor Will Young and the world’s greatest living explorer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes.
“It was great to meet up with Mikey and bring him up to speed with the work Healing The Wounds does as a charity to help people in Wales who have problems with PTSD,” Amie said:
“Of course, Mikey himself is very aware of PTSD, having worked with the British Legion to research his storyline on Corrie.
“He said he would do his best to help promote awareness of the charity and wished us the best of luck in our endeavours to help people suffering from PTSD.
“He was a really nice guy who seemed genuinely interested to find out more about the work we do as a charity.”
Healing The Wounds executive director Kevin Richards said he was delighted to learn of Mikey’s interest in the charity.
He added: “We are the only charity working to make sure that veterans and members of the civilian services get treatment for PTSD where they need it, close to their homes in Wales.
“The work we do is hugely valuable and important for the brave men and women who serve our country. To see the transformation in PTSD victims after they have attended one of our treatment courses is to appreciate what the term ‘life-changing’ really means.
For more information visit http://www.healingthewounds.co.uk
