Jared Padalecki Thanks Fans For ‘Always Keep Fighting’ Tea Light Surprise At Comic-Con

Jared Padalecki was moved to tears during the Supernatural panel at Comic-Con when fans organized a massive show of support for his Always Keep Fighting Campaign.

Fans Surprise Jared Padalecki At Supernatural Comic-Con Panel

Padalecki attended the panel alongside co-stars Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins and Mark Sheppard, and was completely surprised to see that the over 6,000 attendees in Hall H had prepared something special just for him. When the panel opened up to Fan Q&A, thousands of fans stood, turned on electric tea lights and held them up as a show of support for Padalecki and Always Keep Fighting.

Padalecki wasn’t the only one surprised and moved by the fans’ show of support. Ackles, who plays Padalecki’s brother in Supernatural, said he was completely floored by the gesture. “I was like, ‘What is going on? What is happening right now?’ But it’s just this continuing thing. I’m astonished at the support that these fans give Jared and give us on the show, day in and day out. And it just seems to keep growing on both sides. Jared and I talk about it, Misha and I talk about it, we all talk about this relationship that has formed between the fans and us,” he told E! News.

Padalecki walked away with a little light of his own, and he wants to know fans that he’ll use it when he needs some support. “For me, the Always Keep Fighting campaign was not lip service. It’s real. It’s something I go through… so for me, I hope the fans feel the support from me that I feel from them. I mean, I still haven’t yet grasped it, but I’ll keep my little light forever and I’ll use it when I need to,” he promised.

Jared Padalecki Thanks Fans

Padalecki addressed the fans directly in a Facebook post on Monday, thanking “everybody that had ANY part whatsoever in the Always Keep Fighting Hall H tea light event.”

“I am beyond moved. I feel so blessed, and grateful, and honored to be a part of the magical Supernatural Family,” Padalecki wrote.

The actor, who also shared a photo of his own tea light, added a heartfelt thanks to his fans and supporters: “Thank you. From the bottom of my heart and my soul, thank you so much. I will never forget this day. I will never forget the love that I felt, and still feel. And, to everybody who held a light for me, please know that I hold my light for you. Though I happened to be the one sitting on stage, I am but one small light in a [sea] of thousands. TOGETHER, we can and will make a difference! Keep letting your light shine. I will do the same. And, keep fighting. Always Keep Fighting.”

You can watch the sweet moment below at the 34-minute mark.