16 h. ago 'Wonderful woman' Ellie Simmonds praised for brutal honesty on having children

Social media users have showed their support and congratulations to the former Team GB swimmer and her new documentary

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22 h. ago Ellie Simmonds breaks down in tears over her birth mother's confession as her moving documentary leaves viewers 'broken

In the film, titled Should I Have Children, the Paralympian explores her fears around becoming a parent, and what it would mean if she were to have a child who inherits the genes for dwarfism.

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24 h. ago Ellie Simmonds sobs over birth mother's confession that leaves viewers 'broken

Award-winning British Paralympian swimmer Ellie Simmonds aired a personal documentary where she considered her options when it comes to having kids or not on ITV tonight

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24 h. ago Paralympian Ellie Simmonds opens up on feeling 'rejected' by birth mother over her disability

The Team GB swimmer from Swansea delves in to her adoption and whether or not she wants biological children in her new ITV documentary

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24 h. ago Ellie Simmonds 'rejected' by birth mother over her disability and told reason 'is really quite traumatic'

The Team GB swimmer from Swansea delves in to her adoption and whether or not she wants biological children in her new ITV documentary

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25 h. ago Ellie Simmonds: Should I Have Children? review – fails to properly tackle the stigma around disabled babies

The Paralympian’s thoughtful documentary about whether to become a parent is a compelling watch. But it doesn’t go far enough to address social prejudices around disabilityFor the makers of Ellie Simmonds’ new documentary, Should I Have Children?, the most powerful moment of the show is clearly supposed to be when she finds out why she was given up for adoption. It is emotional viewing: her birth mother speaks of her difficult circumstances (she had kept her pregnancy secret), the purely negative information she had been given about Ellie’s dwarfism, and, most poignantly, how she thought of Ellie every day in the decades before they met again. It is deeply moving, for Ellie and the viewer.For me, though, the most powerful moment is altogether less charged. It comes when Ellie visits David and Megan, whose pregnancy she follows after they are told their baby almost certainly has Down’s syndrome. We watch them grapple with the ramifications of the diagnosis including their fears for t...

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28 h. ago Ellie Simmonds' devastating baby dilemma and split from boyfriend after Strictly

The Paralympian addresses the difficult decisions she now faces in a new ITV documentary

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32 h. ago Strictly's Ellie Simmonds admits she 'cried so much' in heartbreaking family insight

Ellie Simmonds, a Paralympic swimmer who appeared in the 2022 series of Strictly Come Dancing, has shared emotional insights into the first time she made contact with her birth mum

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35 h. ago Ellie Simmonds reveals ahead of BBC documentary that birth mum 'received no support'

The former Paralympian met her birth mum for the first time in 2023

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36 h. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Dianne Buswell admits boyfriend Joe Sugg 'didn't want her' after audition

The couple first met in 2018 when they competed together on the iconic series

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41 h. ago Ellie Simmonds heartbreaking call with birth mum revealed in tearful documentary

In a new ITV documentary, the swimming champion explores societal views of having children with a disability - and whether she should have kids herself

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5 d. ago Strictly's Ellie Simmonds told 'all I could see was your disability' in heartbreaking call

In a new ITV documentary, Ellie Simmonds: Should I Have Children?, the former Paralympian swimming champion has a tear-jerking phone call with her birth mum

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5 d. ago Ellie Simmonds' birth mum breaks down in tears as she explains why she gave her up

Former Paralympian swimming champion Ellie Simmonds has a heart-to-heart with her birth mum in an emotional episode of an ITV documentary, where she is seen breaking down in tears

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8 d. ago Welsh family devastated after call from nursery saw baby girl given weeks to live

Callie Shaw's family are hoping to make her final weeks as special as possible

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8 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing star reveals baby dilemma after adoption bombshell

Ellie Simmonds is considering motherhood - but there's still room for doubt. Before making an official decision, she follows parents and experts for guidance in her new show.

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8 d. ago ITV's Ellie Simmonds opens up on private motherhood dilemma after adoption shock

Ellie Simmonds tackles motherhood and disability in a new hard-hitting documentary, as she explores the idea of becoming a parent and the various obstacles she may face.

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1 week ago Strictly star Ellie Simmonds faced with heartbreaking baby decision

The Team GB icon is faced with an impossible dilemma, four years on from retiring from swimming

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1 week ago In Pictures: Dog lovers and their canine companions enjoy annual Goodwoof event

Goodwoof is an annual celebration of dogs which features a variety of activities for animals and their owners.

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1 week ago Ellie Simmonds reveals how she agonises whether to have children

The five-time Paralympic gold medallist , will look at why she might have to genetically engineer a foetus in her latest project.

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2 w. ago Strictly champion Dianne Buswell admits the gruelling demands of her career mean she's had to make 'tough' decisions about baby plans with boyfriend Joe Sugg

The Strictly star, 35, revealed she's desperate to have children - but admits the gruelling demands of her showbiz career are delaying her dreams of becoming a mum.

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