TV STAR BEATRIX MEETS IDOL DAN
WE ALL take football a bit too seriously at times, so it’s nice when something happens that lightens the mood.
Last weekend, eight-month-old Beatrix Meynell-Mendes attended her first game at Luton with dad Robin and mum Clare, but little did she know how special it would be turn out to be.
When Luton hot-shot Danny Hylton nodded in his 18th goal of the season two minutes after halftime, he ran to celebrate with baby Beatrix.
Sky cameras captured the moment and after Beatrix (with a little help from dad!) sent Danny an email on Sunday night, the bighearted forward invited her to come and visit for a proper catchup at the club’s training ground.
The Sky cameras were present again - along with BBC Look East and Three Counties radio - to see Danny handing over a home kit and a ball signed by the Town squad.
Hylton said: "We managed to get the goal and it was a great relief for me because it was my first goal in three or four games since returning from injury.
"I ran to the fans, as you do, and I saw people jumping up in the front row for high fives and then I saw little Beatrix, so I decided to go and celebrate with her because she was a bit cuter than the other guys!
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"You don't normally see little ones as young as her at games, so I noticed her looking at me with her big eyes and I thought I'd go and share the moment with her.
"It's brilliant to meet her again now when it's all a bit calmer. She's a little star. I'm just glad I havent scared her off football!"
Dad Robin said: "I'm the Luton fan in the family, but so is Beatrix now. I'm making sure of it.
"I went to my first game when I was about eight years old so I've been supporting them for 30 years now. Now she is going to carry on supporting them and hopefully they'll move up the leagues and into the new stadium as she grows.
"She's loving the attention. She's eight months old and she's already more popular than I've ever been!"