It was impossible not to love Bob since Nativity! Ben Wilby was only seven years old when he played Bob in the first Nativity! Bob was hands down the funniest of the kids, stealing the show with his dance moves and hilarious one-liners. The scene where Bob break dances trying to break into Hollywood is still iconic in Nativity!
Ben reprized his role in Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! and Nativity 3: Friend, where is my donkey?! More than a decade since his triumphant debut, Ben Wilby remains a popular figure.
Ben Wilby is a social media star with his eye on Hollywood.
Ben Wilby is a social media star on TikTok and Instagram. He posts viral dances on TikTok and photos on Instagram.
The comment sections on his Instagram posts are full of people expressing surprise at how much Ben Wilby has grown. Ben is now 19 years old and still has his sights set on a career in Hollywood.
After starring Nativity!, Ben got an agent who helped him land roles in commercials and television. Ben has worked with big names like Cheryl Cole and John Bishop.
Ben’s most recent television appearance came on Cuckoo in 2019. She is sure to get more roles as she moves towards Hollywood. No one doubts her talent and her ability to curdle with the stars of Hollywood.
In 2014, Ben became a viral sensation after asking for Cameron Diaz’s number. Before interviewing Cameron and Jamie Foxx for yahoo moviesBen told his mother, Jill, that he would ask Cameron out.
He would ask for her number if she didn’t ask for a date. Ben was quite astute and said, “Ok my final question is for Cameron, well I just got a new phone and recently lost my number, can I have yours?” Cameron quipped: “You can have my old phone number, that’s up for grabs. I also recently changed my number.”
Jill told him Express that Ben’s comfort in the spotlight would benefit him in Hollywood. “Ben loves to be in the spotlight and his heart is set on a Hollywood film career,” he said. “Meeting Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx is making him even more determined to achieve his dream.”
Ben said he couldn’t pass up the opportunity to get Cameron’s number. “She’s my ideal woman and she was lovely,” Wilby said. “She was quite surprised but very nice about it.”
He is a patron of Clowns in the Sky, a charity for children with brain tumors.
Ben Wilby overcame a series of health problems before becoming the British favourite. Jill almost gave birth to Ben at 30 weeks, but the doctors delayed the delivery by seven weeks. Unfortunately, Ben still had numerous health problems.
He couldn’t breathe well, and despite Jill’s protests, the doctors insisted that Ben would be fine. After Ben stopped breathing without warning, doctors diagnosed him with reflex anoxic seizures. The five-month-old baby needed surgery to correct the condition. Jill told him Mirror:
“I needed more surgeries at 16 months. Otherwise, she would have needed a permanent tracheotomy (an opening in the windpipe) which would have affected her speech, let alone her singing. Fortunately, the surgery worked.”
Later, Jill noticed that Ben couldn’t lift his head and was having trouble sitting up. Once again, the doctors downplayed her concerns, assuring Jill that Ben was just a clumsy kid. Jill’s concern remained, especially after observing Ben’s constant unhappiness.
Specialists at Birmingham Children’s Hospital finally agreed to examine Ben. They discovered that Ben had craniosynostosis, a rare condition that causes premature fusion of the skull plates after birth. The doctors were of the opinion that Bill would have died if they had not been able to diagnose his illness in time.
After seeing Ben with his head heavily bandaged, Jill wondered if she had made the right decision. She risked waking up from surgery unable to walk or talk. Ben eased Jill’s fears when she asked him for her favorite toy after waking up with it. Jill told him Mirror that surgery unlocked Ben’s fizz:
“He went from being an introvert to an extrovert overnight; it was as if someone had thrown a switch. He suddenly became this outgoing little character who loved to sing and dance. He loved Strictly Come Dancing. As he pushed his walker, he kicked his little leg with a ‘Ta-da’ gesture and made us score out of 10. He knew he was destined for great things”.
Jill hid his condition when she signed him up for Nativity! auditions “I didn’t want people to feel sorry for him or think that she only got a part because of what she’s been through,” she said.
Ben has a W-shaped scar on his head from surgery. He is a patron of Clowns in the Sky, a charity for children with brain tumors, and Stroke Information.
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