Mark Hamill Encourages Girl Not To Fear Being Teased For Wearing 'Star Wars' T-Shirt

A seven-year-old who was afraid to wear her ‘Star Wars’ T-shirt to school in case kids mocked her for liking “boy’s stuff” was inspired to go for it thanks to Mark Hamill.

The girl’s mum, N J Simmonds, from Spain, tweeted that she felt sad and angry her daughter was worried about beign teased and asked others to comment to show her daughter how awesome ‘Star Wars’ is.

“My seven-year-old daughter’s crying in bed right now because she wants to wear her ‘Star Wars’ t-shirt to school but is scared her classmates will laugh because she likes ‘boy stuff’. I’m so sad/angry for her,” the mum tweeted on 6 March. “Please RT and comment so I can show her how awesome girl #StarWars fans are.”

What she probably didn’t expect, was the actor who played Luke Skywalker, Mark Hamill, to get in touch and tell the young girl what she should do if she had an issues.

“Just tell her to feel free to use this gesture if her classmates give her any grief,” he tweeted back. ”‘Boy stuff’? PLEASE! The Force is and always will be strong with females here on earth and in galaxies far, far away.”

He sent the tweet alongside a brilliant gif of himself brushing his shoulder. Hero.

Thankfully, Hamill wasn’t the only one who inspired the young girl to be herself. Many other parents shared photos of their daughters, who are also big ‘Star Wars’ fans.

Simmonds was overwhelmed with the positive response she received to her tweet. “She’s now talking about wearing it [the Star Wars t-shirt] with pride,” the mum tweeted later on. “She can see there are plenty of other Star Wars girls out there. She went to school smiling because of your kind words.”

Before You Go

Yes, You CAN Make A Family Walk Fun

Don't say 'who wants to go for a walk?'(01 of08)

Reframe a walk so it's enticing and exciting using words like explore, play, adventure.Who wants to climb a castle or who wants to find some treasure or skim stones? (credit:Alexander Nicholson via Getty Images)

Don't plod in a straight line - and back again.(02 of08)

Choose a wiggly walk and terrain made for adventuring. "It's all about keeping children's minds off putting one foot in front of another," says Clare Lewis. (credit:Stephen Lux via Getty Images)

Always have an appealing destination - and make pit-stops along the way.(03 of08)

It could be a café with their favourite hot chocolate or their 'secret' place like a climbing tree. Make regular stops to admire natural curiosities, make a den, whittle a stick or play in water or whatever you fancy. Encourage your kids to take photos. Clare Lewis's family always take 'scroggin'; a New Zealand name for a hikers' mix of nuts and seeds, dried fruit and chocolate to keep energy levels up. (credit:ArtMarie via Getty Images)

Join forces with another family or get the kids to bring their friends.(04 of08)

Children love the sociability of a walk and bringing friends increases their activity as they challenge each other to jump the highest or widest, splash in puddles, climb trees or find the best stick. (credit:Alistair Berg via Getty Images)

Walk together in a chatty clod, not a single line with you barking 'come on, keep up'(05 of08)

There may be times you have to walk in a line, but take turns with who's the leader. Also, let your children choose the route (within reason!). (credit:Bounce via Getty Images)

Play games as you go.(06 of08)

Hide-and-seek, capture the flag or ambushes - sending kids on ahead so they can jump out on you - are all favourites. Bring a ball or a Frisbee to play with too. (credit:JLPH via Getty Images)

Turn your walk into a treasure hunt. Or an obstacle course.(07 of08)

Children love places to clamber over like a rocky beach or challenges like climbing trees or jumping over streams. Challenge children to touch that tree and run back, hopscotch between the pavement cracks or run along the low wall. "You could go on a shape walk, finding stones, shells and leaves that are all the same shape," suggests Clare Lewis, co-author of Adventure Walks for Families in and Around London. (credit:Imgorthand via Getty Images)

End on a high.(08 of08)

Match a walk to your kids' ages. You don't want want to leave them exhausted. Talk up what fun you had, so next time you suggest an adventure walk they leap at the chance. (credit:ArtMarie via Getty Images)