Ella has been suffering with heart problems since she was born and by the time she was 12, her body was covered in scars.
She received vile comments from her peers and was forced to wear certain tops in the summer to cover her body.
So if anyone was to deserving of a meet and greet with her idol, it was Ella.
Natalie continued: “We couldn’t believe it when they said they’d arrange a surprise visit for Ella to meet Pete. Her face when we got to the venue and let in the side entrance was priceless.
“He told her that nothing could stop her from fulfilling her dreams to be a dancer and that she should go for it, no matter what. He was so unbelievably kind.”
Pete’s wife Emily was also there to meet Ella with their daughter Amelia.
“As a doctor herself, she understood the agony Ella had gone through and showed such kindness,” she said.
“It was all very surreal for us all.”
OK magazine