Jack Veal, an actor known for his role as Kid Loki in the Marvel Disney+ series “Loki,” is reaching out for help after sharing that he is homeless.
The 17-year-old told followers in a TikTok video that he has been sleeping on the streets and has nowhere to go after allegedly being a victim of “physical violence” and “emotional abuse” at home.
“I struggle with mental health,” he said. “I have autism, ADHD and am being screened for bipolar and psychosis.”
“I can’t stay at my grandparents’, as my granddad is terminally unwell. I have nowhere else to go, and I need help.”
Veal said he has been sleeping in an “unsafe” trailer with “smashed in windows.” He also claimed social services has not helped him, and he told followers he is “desperate” and “on my knees, begging” for people to spread the word about his situation.
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As fans did just that, he thanked followers for their supportive comments in another video and said that “because of you guys, I’ll be able to sleep at a friend’s tonight.”
Veal subsequently revealed he received a call from social services asking to meet with him the following day, and he tearfully said that people spreading the word about him has “really, really helped me.”
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But in his latest video posted Wednesday, he alleged he was told in his meeting that he will “need to be street homeless again or return home, which I can’t do, until they find me a foster care placement, which might take a while.”
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“They want to put me in foster care, but in the meantime, I have to stay on the streets,” he said.
Veal starred in two episodes of the Marvel show “Loki” as a kid version of the title character, one of several alternate versions of himself that Tom Hiddleston’s Loki meets. The actor has also had credits on shows like “The End of the F***ing World” and “The Peripheral.”
Fans continued to leave comments on Veal’s latest TikTok trying to help, with some offering the actor a place to stay. “I’m not in London atm but own a flat that is currently free for a little while,” one comment read. “Please get in touch.”
