Ryan Thomas had left his fans in tears he shared a heartbreaking goodbye video. The former Coronation Street star took to Instagram with the black and white clip which showed his daughter Scarlett, from his relationship with former ITV co-star Tina O'Brien, and son Roman.
Roman shares two-year-old Roman with fiancée Lucy Mecklenburgh as well as baby Lilah. And late last week and over the weekend, the dad-of-three spent plenty of quality time with his brood as they celebrated Scarlett's 14th birthday and they also roped in the rest of the Thomas clan, including Ryan's brothers Scott and Adam and Adam's family.
Ryan, 38, left fans in awe when he showed off his birthday surprise for his eldest child, showing how he booked out an old American school bus which head been transformed into unique accommodation.
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"Tonight’s surprise sleepover on an American School Bus," the former soap star penned alongside a string of images last week showing the pair beaming as they sat on the bonnet of the upcycled vehicle. "Happy 14th Birthday @scarlettjthomas26." Lucy also got involved as did daughter Lilah and Ryan's mum, Gail.
Over the weekend, the whole Thomas family headed down to London to show their support for Adam as the former Emmerdale star's sauce company, Oh My Glaze, teamed up with Neat Burger. But all good things must come to an end and at the start of the week, it was time for Scarlett to return home.
In the video that Ryan posted to Instagram, his social media followers could see Roman and Scarlett at a train station, walking hand-in-hand towards a platform. Wheeling a suitcase, Scarlett is then seen bending down to give her younger half-brother a hug and kiss goodbye.
He then filmed Scarlett stepping onto the train, holding onto his son's hand as the train doors closed and they waved goodbye to each other. Ryan also captured the tear-jerking moment the train departed and Roman stared longingly as it did before looking up at the camera and begins crying.
To add to the emotions, Ryan teamed the video with Always Remember Us This Way by Noelle Johnson. "We made some amazing memories as a family this weekend,” Ryan wrote in the caption. "But saying goodbye is never easy."
Scarlett was among the first to respond to the post, writing back to her dad: "Breaks my heart every time saying good bye I love every single moment I get with Roman love him so much I hate leaving him love u forever."
Christine McGuinness also replied: "Oh my heart." And it left fans sobbing into their phones. @michellee045 wrote: "Bless him that just tipped me over today emotionally. What a beautiful family you have, love following you guys, very humble family." @lvlyblkbutrfly commented: "This is probably the most heartbreaking post I’ll see all day. Don’t mind me just over here in [Canada] bawling my eyes out."
@ymacd1714426 posted: "Aw this is the cutest and saddest thing ever. Love the bond they have ." @throwback_memories_forever shared: "This really has made me cry. His lovely face at the end, says it all." @trishie6311 typed: "Oh bless him, what a wonderful bond they have. Tears in my eyes watching this." @alana986 added: "Aww bless them. I’m sobbing my heart out."
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