A brave boy who is in constant pain has defied the odds after being able to walk and even play sports at school.

Mason White, 11, was born with a severe skin condition called epidermolysis bullosa (EB).

The condition means Mason's skin is so fragile that it easily tears and blisters at the slightest touch.

Mason first appeared on This Morning in 2010 when he was 20 months old

EB is also known as 'butterfly skin' due to the skin being as fragile as a butterfly wing.

Mason first appeared on This Morning in 2010, at the age of 20 months.

His mother and father spoke about how he would 'never live a normal life or even walk' during the interview with Ruth and Eamonn 10 years ago.

His dad said: "It's really hard, it's completely changed our lives in every way. Really, really hard."

10 years on, Mason appeared on the show again at the age of 11, and spoke about how he battled through to be able to walk.

He said: "I do everything in P.E really. They try and adapt it for me."

The brave 11-year-old has a condition which makes his skin tear and blister

Asked about living with the condition every day, he said: "Bandages are everywhere on my body except my neck up."

His mother, Kerry White, then told Eamonn and Rochelle how he suffers internally from the condition as well.

She said: "His oesophagus blistered, so he coughed up the line of his oesophagus when he was a baby, which causes internal blistering. Any reflux or acid will blister his oesophagus, so he's now fed through a tube in his tummy."

After Eamonn said he was tempted to 'hug' the youngster, Mason admitted it would 'probably' hurt him if he wasn't careful.

Mason's mum then revealed a typical day for her son, saying: "Mason's life is routine, it has to be. In the morning his dad gets him up for school and he has probably half an hour to an hour of dressings done.

"In the summer it's a lot more, because of the heat he gets very hot.

"And then when we get home from school, we're in the medical room from two to three hours every night.

"It is hard because he can't do what all the other normal children do."