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Ellie Simmonds’ birth mum reveals ‘really quite traumatic’ reason she gave her up for adoption in new documentary

Ellie Simmonds got the opportunity to speak to her birth mother in a new documentary, where she spoke about giving her up for adoption.

Strictly star Ellie Simmonds ‘ birth mum has revealed the “traumatic” reason she gave the Paralympian swimmer up for adoption in a new documentary. Ellie, 30, spoke to her birth mother in an emotional phone call during her new doc, which airs next week. Ellie was adoptee(Credit: ITV) The doc saw the Strictly star and swimmer explore her dwarfism, as well as go on a journey in search of her birth family.

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