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The Independent
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Moment man abandoned as baby in plastic bag finally meets birth family
A man who was abandoned as a baby inside a plastic bag had an emotional reunion with his birth family on Wednesday's (25 June) episode of Long Lost Family on ITV. In September 1984, Jon Scarlett-Phillips was discovered in the toilet of a leisure centre car park in Bletchley, Milton Keynes, wrapped in a blanket. Now 40, he enlisted the help of the show, presented by Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell, to trace his birth mother. In an emotional scene, the chef finally met his two half-sisters, who explained that his birth mother felt unable to join them both physically and mentally following a long period of illness.


The Independent
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Man abandoned as newborn in plastic bag reunites with birth family after years of searching
Jon Scarlett-Phillips, who was abandoned as a baby in 1984, had an emotional reunion with his birth family on ITV 's Long Lost Family. He was discovered in a plastic bag with his placenta still attached in a leisure centre car park in Bletchley, Milton Keynes. Now 40, Scarlett-Phillips enlisted the show's help to trace his birth mother. He met his two half-sisters, who explained that their birth mother was unable to attend due to a long period of illness. Watch the video in full above


The Independent
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Moment man abandoned as baby in plastic bag with placenta still attached finally meets birth family
A man who was abandoned as a baby inside a plastic bag with his placenta still attached had an emotional reunion with his birth family on Wednesday's (25 June) episode of Long Lost Family on ITV. In September 1984, Jon Scarlett-Phillips was discovered in the toilet of a leisure centre car park in Bletchley, Milton Keynes, wrapped in a blanket. Now 40, he enlisted the help of the show, presented by Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell, to trace his birth mother. In an emotional scene, the chef finally met his two half-sisters, who explained that his birth mother felt unable to join them both physically and mentally following a long period of illness.