James Corden brings fans to tears with emotional post about his dad

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James Corden has struck a very emotional chord with fans on social media, with a post about his dad, who served in the Gulf War.

The comedian shared a video on Twitter of a dad who surprised his little boy when he came home for Christmas from working in the army.

In the clip, he’s hiding inside a big present until his son unwraps him, and the two share a big hug.

While sharing the video, the dad-of-three explained how it brought back memories of when his own father came back from the war.

He wrote: ‘When my dad came back from serving in the gulf war I held him so tight as he walked off the coach at the base. I couldn’t let go. I remember it like it was yesterday.

‘This brought it all back. Thoughts are with every family missing loved ones this Christmas.’

James’ tweet also touched a lot of other people on social media, who confessed they were brought to tears after watching it. One said: 'My allergies went crazy. Red eyes leaking water and snotty nose. So weird, started with this video.'

Another jokingly wrote: 'Totally not crying'.

And some even shared their own experiences of having a parent come back or even of them coming back to their own families.

One wrote: ‘When my dad came home from the Falklands, complete with a huge comedy moustache, which totally freaked my little brother out, I thought we were never going to be able to stop hugging him. Life is about moments like this.’

Another said: ‘I was too young when my dad came back from the gulf, I didn't recognise him. Broke his heart so he took me to the park on the married quarters for an hour for me to get to know him again.’

A mum also wrote: ‘I am a serving mum (with RAF Music Services) My daughter turned 2 when I got home from 4 months in Afghan . My stress-headache lasted 4 days, worrying if she would remember me. It took an hour for her to recognise me properly. Now, she can’t remember not remembering me.’

A fourth added: ‘Exactly the same thing happened to me when I returned from Afghan in 2008. My youngest was 4 and wouldn’t go near me, only for half the day mind. She looked at me like I was a stranger. Eventually she just came up and threw her arms round me & wouldn’t let go. She can’t remember.’

Mariana Cerqueira
Lifestyle Editor

Mariana is a lifestyle writer who has written for Goodto.com and My Imperfect Life. She joined the Goodto.com team as an intern after completing her journalism MA at City University. After six months spent writing about food, celebrity news, and family trends, Mariana left to write for Healthy Food magazine - but returned in 2017, to join the Future team once again. In her spare time, you’ll find Mariana in the kitchen cooking for her friends.