Name: Louis Tomlinson helps Richard, 83, tick a load of stuff off his bucket list and it's just the purest thing
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Louis Tomlinson helps Richard, 83, tick a load of stuff off his bucket list and it's just the purest thing

I'm not crying, I've just got something in my eye.

83-year-old Richard and Louis Tomlinson have a number of things in common: a love of singing, the fact they're both from Yorkshire, and the fact they both lost someone they love at around the same time.

Two years ago Richard's wife Pat passed away from Alzheimer's. Around the same time, Tomlinson lost his mum to Leukaemia.

When Tomlinson found out that Richard has a bucket list of things he's always wanted to do, he decided to pop round for a chat and to help him cross a few things off his list.

Richard flew a helicopter, drove a race car, rode a rollercoaster, and even performed in front of a huge crowd.

I'm not crying, I've just got something in my eye.

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Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.