A BARRY grandmother in the palliative stages of her cancer care will meet her hero, football legend Ian Wright, after a Twitter campaign went viral.

Lesley Woolcock, 47, who successfully fought to be given live-prolonging drug Avastin after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2014, was the subject of a #getianwrighttomeetlesleywoolcockhisbiggestfan campaign on the social media site.

Hundreds of people retweeted the appeal for her to meet Arsenal and England player, turned pundit, Ian Wright.

The hashtag campaign went gunning for the sporting star and it found its way to Ian Wright who tweeted: "I'm getting a lot of messages about Lesley Woolcock! Can anyone in direct contact with her pls DM me".

Sister Alison Woolcock, 45, of Barry, said: “It's a dream to meet Ian Wright because she always thought he was hot and remembers his humble beginnings. After speaking to him, Lesley felt overwhelmed, happy and shocked that her wish was going to come true. She said that it shows you should never give up on your dream. It's given her a boost and a determination to meet him.

“I'm thrilled that the Barry community has been so amazing. They have shown time and time again how much love, support and encouragement they have given Lesley. I can't express how grateful I am to all the people from Barry, friends, family and acquaintances. I couldn't be more proud of my hometown.”

She said she hoped the profile of Ovarian cancer would be raised ensuring that in future women would not have to suffer like Lesley by allowing easier C125 testing.

Lesley has previously received a get well card from ex-Arsenal star, Thierry Henry,

Ms Woolcock added: “Lesley's the only member in the family to support Arsenal. She's taken loads of ribbing for this, but she never gave up on them because of her devotion to Ian Wright. She's supported them for around 30 years.

Whilst there's only one Ian Wright there's only one Lesley Woolcock. She's a special woman and deserves all her dreams to come true.”

Lesley's last fundraiser, a ladies day, took place at the Witchill Hotel on Saturday, April 30 raising £1300 for those suffering from Ovarian cancer.

Since her diagnosis she has raised more than £10,000 for charity.

Lesley said: "The people of Barry have truly stood beside me and held my hand in my fight against this disease and I feel so lucky to be part of the wonderful Barry community."

Her Celebration of Life party at the Memo saw more than 400 people attend.

She is still campaigning to publicise the need for early testing for Ovarian cancer.