Boy-toy favourite Action Man pulled in the crowds when he made a whirlwind visit to a supermarket.
Ten-year-old Anthony Van Mellaerts, of Benfleet, couldn't believe his eyes when he found himself fist to fist with his hero at Tesco, Pitsea.
Action Man, alias Gil Kolirin, was in the store to promote the new Action Man cereal from Jordans.
My hero - Anthony Van Mellaerts comes fist to fist with Action Man Gil Kolirin
Picture: MAXINE CLARKE
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