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The Paralympian, 28, revealed last month that she was put up for adoption at 10 days old and has now been reunited with her biological parent.

Ellie Simmonds has revealed her birth mother first recognised her when she was competing in the Beijing Paralympics at just 13 years old.

The paralympic swimmer, 28, became emotional as she read out notes from the letter, including that she was not angry with her birth mother for giving her up for adoption.

Ellie Simmonds has defended her birth mother for giving her up for adoption after she was born with dwarfism.

The Paralympian made the revelation in a doc in which she reunites with her birth mother while exploring why the rate of children in care with disabilities is so high.

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Paralympic superstar Ellie Simmonds, from the West Midlands, can count on the support of her boyfriend Matt Dean as she shimmies her way closer to the glitterball trophy.