Comic Relief is always a bit of an emotional rollercoaster, but very little has even come close to Ed Sheeran's meeting with a young lad in Liberia from last year.
Whether or not you like Ed's music, he comes across as a pretty nice, genuine guy.
When he found out about the street kids living in Monrovia and some of the things that have happened to them, he was genuinely moved and decided that he couldn't leave without acting.
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The youngster, named JD, was sleeping in a canoe on the beach and earning pennies every day to feed himself after his family died.
JD and others had been beaten and sexually abused by other boys living on the streets, and Ed decided to act.
The 'Galway Girl' singer refused to leave until the boys were taken somewhere safe, where they could receive help - and it turns out he is as good as his word too.
Mail Online tracked down JD, now living in a safe place with a woman he calls Ma, who looks after him.
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He said: "I used to sleep in canoes on the beach with my friends. Now I feel much better because I stay with Ma and she takes care of us.
"She always comes looking for us to make sure we are ok. She really cares about me. I didn't have that before.
"I am very happy to be going to school soon. I want to be President, so I have to learn and study well. When I am President I can help all the other street children with food, shelter and school.
"I want to see all children in school uniforms. If I had not met [Comic Relief charity] Street Child and Ed, I would still be sleeping in canoes on the beach."
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Ed was moved to tears by the plight of the street kids in Liberia's capital, Monrovia. Many of them had lost parents and relatives to the Ebola epidemic that had hit that part of Africa so hard. They were forced to work for fishermen for a pittance to get one piece of bread every day.
Upon learning about JD's fears, Ed said: "It really does not feel right leaving at all. I mean, the only thing you can do is help them, which we should.
"My natural instinct is to just put them in a car and just take them and just put them in a hotel until we can get them sorted.
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"Can we do that? Can I pay to put them in a house until we get them in a school? It doesn't matter how much it costs, can we just get him and his five mates in a house with an older person to look after them?
"I don't think we can go until that's sorted."
Luckily, he didn't, and now JD is living a better life. Good going, Ed.
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