‘Cheeky Chris’ stars with Daithí and Maura
TRALEE’S Christopher Lynch, or ‘Cheeky Chris’ as he is now known, was the star of the show on ‘ Today with Maura and Dáithí’ last Monday as he and his mother, Lisa, spoke about his upcoming bow as a Beano character.
Eight-year-old Christopher, who has high-functioning autism, made national headlines last month when it emerged that he was to appear as his very own Beano character in a one-off comic strip next year.
The facial expressions of the characters and the consequences of their actions in the comic book strip have been a great help to him in understanding and developing social cues. His new-found fame continued this week when he and his mother were invited to appear on RTÉ’s Today with Daithí and Maura.
Speaking on the show, Lisa revealed the first artwork of Christopher’s comic book strip, as sent on by the Beano artists, and she revealed that his character in the comic strip will be called ‘Cheeky Chris’.
Chris took his TV debut in his stride as he perched himself up on Maura’s lap showing off some of his favourites from his extensive Beano collection.
In a very special surprise from the two presenters, Christopher was presented with Beano clothing, much to his delight.
“There was so much activity going on and he still managed to be a superstar. He’s on cloud nine,” said Lisa.