A BELMONT teenager and his family had a taste of the spotlight when they met the stars of new Disney film Tomorrowland at its premiere in London.

Jake Perry, 13, suffers from a rare gut disorder and was undergoing tests at Great Ormond Street Hospital in the capital when staff asked whether he was interested in attending the film premiere.

He was joined by his mum, Nikki, dad Kevin, sister Alex and brother Ben, rubbing shoulders with stars like George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Britt Robertson as well as the film's director, Brad Bird.

Mrs Perry said: "We had been down there for a week and someone from the hospital had approached us as they had been given tickets to give out. So we were asked if we would like to attend the premiere [in Leicester Square].

"We went along and were given our own little section within the crowds where they made sure that all the people involved in the production came and said hello to us.

"We were very excited to be asked to go along and watch the premiere as we hadn't been before and it was a great experience."

Tomorrowland tells the story of a former boy genius and a teenage girl, who travel to an ambiguous dimension known as "Tomorrowland", where their actions directly affect the world and themselves.

Jake, who receives support from nurses at Hereford's Kite Centre, ordinarily receives treatment in Birmingham but had been in London at Great Ormond Street Hospital for some further tests during the week.

"It was a really nice treat, especially when your family are split up during the week," added Mrs Perry.