ROCK star Gene Simmons and comedian Rhod Gilbert are among the latest celebrities to raise their hands for Luca Williams.

Since the Argus reported, Risca camera's man Dai Baker's sneaky shot of US president Barack Obama in the White House last week, many more celebrities have joined the campaign posing for photographs with 'For Luca' written on their hands.

Former Kiss frontman Gene Simmons was snapped showing his support, as were Guns and Roses bassist Duff McKagan, Richard Jones from Stereophonics and comedy star, Rhod Gilbert.

Luca lost his legs after being struck down with meningococcal septicaemia in January.

The young boy underwent a number of treatments to replace fluid and blood lost due to the septicaemia and was put on dialysis to help keep him alive.

Doctors waited to see what his body could repair before taking the decision to operate to remove his lower legs.During the operation, Luca lost all of the tissue and skin below his hips, and has also suffered skin, tissue and muscle loss across his arms and shoulders, as well as severe damage to his knees.

Last week Luca underwent an operation on his knees and is now starting to move his right knee. He has also had treatment to help a stomach problem he developed.

The 'Raise Your Hands For Luca' campaign was started by the three year old's parents Mo Syed and Sian Williams to help raise £1.5million to fund prosthetic legs which will be replaced as he grows, which are not available on the NHS.

More than 800 people have now logged on to the campaign's page on the Just Giving website and donations have reached £15,640.11.

A supporter has also posted a video about the campaign on video sharing website, YouTube.

To donate visit www.justgiving.com/forluca or text 'LUCA80 £5/ £10' to 70070 and for more information visit www.facebook.com/forluca1 or follow @for_luca.