Danny Miller has been left "speechless" after fans donated over £10,000 to his fundraiser.
The \'Emmerdale\' actor - who runs the Once Upon a Smile charity with his friend Daniel Jillings - was overwhelmed after his fans dug deep and made an incredible gesture to help the organisation, which cares for bereaved children and their families.
Sharing a fundraising update, he tweeted: "I\'m just speechless. And actually too overwhelmed to say anything other than THANK YOU!
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"Please keep giving - £20,000 would be an absolute dream!! Please help me (sic)"
Danny - who plays Aaron Dingle on the soap - is planning to walk 40 miles from Manchester to Anfield, the home of his beloved Liverpool FC.
On the JustGiving page, he explained: "I have waited years to be there when Liverpool finally lift the premier league and now I can\'t even see that in person.
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"But I\'ll get as close as I can with the help and support from my beloved friends and followers.
"I want to combine two thinks I\'ve had taken away from me during COVID-19 - which is the access to our fantastic charity HQ and my second love of my seat at Anfield.
"So I decided to add them together and try and earn some vital funds for my beloved charity and help us on the road back to some normality. (sic)"
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Danny - who was previously left in tears after a man donated £2,600 - inadvertently caused a stir when he teased his big announcement.
Although he later revealed his charity run, his former \'Emmerdale\' co-star Adam Thomas (Adam Barton) couldn\'t help use the tweet to hint at a big comeback.
He replied: "I\'m coming back to emmerdale !!! Wahoooo!!! (sic)"
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Although some fans quickly realised he was just joking, James Hooton - who plays Sam Dingle on the soap - seemed to fall for it.
He tweeted a number of party hat emojis and wrote: "Amazing news! @adamthomas coming home! #emmerdale #adambarton (sic)"
However, James soon realised he\'d been duped, and admitted he was completely fooled by the joke.
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He added: "I thought it was true... honest (sic)"
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