Paddy The Baddy surprises fans at Claire House Children’s Hospice

Liverpool’s own UFC sensation Paddy ‘The Baddy’ Pimblett made a special visit to Claire House Children’s Hospice, bringing smiles to a group of young adults supported by the charity.

Paddy The Baddy, from Huyton, dropped into the hospice’s West Derby site to catch up with fans ahead of his next fight, taking time to chat, pose for photos, and share laughs with both the young people and staff.

During Paddy’s recent visit to the West Derby site, the lads also got to have their photograph taken with him, as did the staff.

Paddy The Baddy. Image provided by Claire House

Luke Hill, 20, who has been supported by Claire House for eight years, said:

“Meeting Paddy [at our social group] was great. He remembered us from when he last came in back in August 2023. It’s nice that he does a lot for Claire House.

“We asked him questions about his upcoming fight and chatted about our rival football teams because he’s a Liverpool fan. The fact that he goes out of his way to come and see us, to put a smile on people’s faces, is a great way to raise awareness for the charity and what they do.

“We usually play board games, talk and have a laugh every month, but his visit was something a bit different and very memorable.”

Claire House, which has a full hospice in Wirral and a site in Liverpool, supports seriously ill babies, children and young adults, and their families, at the toughest times.

In a YouTube video, Paddy is seen visiting Claire House Liverpool and chatting to the group.

Paddy The Baddy said::

“We’re at Claire House, which is local to my house where I grew up. They do a lot for kids in here. We’re going to go in and meet some of the boys now.

“I’ve been here before and met some of the lads before. We just didn’t bring the camera. It’s good for them to get a bit of publicity and get some more donations in off people.”

Kellie Jones from Claire House said:

“Paddy came to visit our social group. We meet up once a month, just for the young adults to get together and share their passions. They do gaming, we’ll have takeaway…and then they can go home, text each other and meet each other.

“The group is amazing for the young adults. They’ve made loads of friends. And once they leave that hospice at 25, they can keep meeting up and going the cinema, which a lot of them do together.”