IT is not every day that a schoolgirl receives a bouquet of flowers from a Hollywood actor.
But that is exactly what happened to eight-year-old Milly Allen when she stepped off-stage at Wokingham Youth Theatre last week to find flowers from Michael Sheen after playing Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
The budding actress, who is a pupil at Westende School, appeared on BBC Radio Berkshire with her family in October when she was called on-air by the Welsh star who offered her a few tips for her performance.
To her surprise, Milly was presented with the bouquet after her performance on December 5 with a note from the Frost/Nixon actor.
The note read: “Dear Millie, Hope you have a great time playing Titania. I know you’ll be a truly magical fairy! Lots of love and best wishes to all cast and crew. Michael Sheen X.”
Milly’s mum Lucy said: “Milly was so surprised to get the beautiful bouquet from Michael Sheen, and we were amazed that he would make such a thoughtful gesture.
“The flowers are gorgeous and it was very special for an eight-year-old to receive such a bunch, just like a professional actress might at the end of a performance.
“We did not know that he even knew when the performance was, so it goes to show what a nice man he is that he thought to follow up on his earlier chat with Milly.”
