Dwayne Johnson’s heartfelt moment with fan battling cancer inspires millions on Instagram

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has shared a heartfelt encounter with a fan living with cancer during a recent trip to a Target store in New Jersey.

The Hollywood star shared a touching video on Instagram, showing him mingling with fans when he meets a woman who reveals she has stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

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Johnson greeted her warmly: “Good to see you, how are you feeling?”

With a smile, the woman replied: “Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Can’t do anything about it.”

Johnson then offered to take a photo with her, to which she responded, “I would love to.”

Dwayne Johnson meets cancer patient Shari Gordon Magill. Credit: therock/Instagram

As they posed together, the woman proudly declared, “I’m a warrior,” prompting Johnson to affirm, “You are a warrior.”

The woman then joked that they looked alike since they both had no hair.

Before he parted, she told Johnson: “We gotta keep fighting, fight fight fight.”

Johnson shared the moving interaction with his 394 million Instagram followers.

“Had to stop and spend a moment to meet this beautiful WARRIOR … ‘We gotta keep fighting’. Amen. Stay strong and keep fighting.”

In another touching moment from his visit, a fan handed him her baby for a photo, prompting Johnson to later reflect that the encounter reminded him to cherish life’s small moments.

The cancer ‘warrior’ spoke with the Hollywood star in a Target store. Credit: therock/Instagram

“As frenzied, and chaotic as all this was — it hit me here just how unpredictable, yet beautiful life truly is,” he wrote.

The video has since gained millions of views, resonating with fans worldwide who admired the actor’s genuine connection with those he met.

The interactions come as Johnson promotes his upcoming film Red One, alongside actor Chris Evans.

Opening up about the filming of the action flick, Johnson said that he sometimes had to urinate in bottles on the set when in need of a comfort break.

In a video profile the star filmed for GQ, Johnson himself brought up the Red One rumour, said: “I pee in a bottle, yeah, that happens.”

- With AAP