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Anita McSorley

Girl who thinks she’s Madeleine McCann has ‘lots to reveal’ after meeting with psychic

A woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann has said she has “lots to reveal” after meeting with a psychic.

Julia Wandelt went viral last month after posting on social media claiming that she is Madeleine, who disappeared in May 2007 in Praia da Luz in the Algarve, Portugal.

The 21-year-old from Poland claims to have a freckle on her leg and a speck in her eye in the same places as the British girl, as well as looking similar to parents Kate and Gerry.

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She has started an Instagram profile, which has amassed over 1.1 million followers, and consists of dozens of posts she thinks acts as proof.

Most recently, she shared details of her meeting with Dr Fia Johansson, a private detective and psychic, who has flown to Poland to help with her case.

She uploaded a video of the pair hugging, and wrote: “We have lots to reveal."

Julia Wandelt and Dr Fia Johansson (Instagram)

Julia added: “I was with her team in the past couple of days now my dream came true, I am finally with Dr Fia.

“My mentor, my everything comes to my country with so much love and existing news.”

Fr Johansson, who is based in California and has appeared in media such as Forbes, Fox, CBS and The Wall Street Journal, recently said she has launched an investigation into Julia’s case.

She told The Sun: “We are doing everything we can to find out the truth of Julia's background and find out her real identity. It has been a very challenging investigation for me and my team.”

Julia Wandelt and Dr Fia Johansson (Instagram)

Dr Johansson, who has worked with US police on missing persons cases, added that she is trying to persuade Julia’s Polish family to provide a DNA test.

"We are still doing everything we can to try and get a member of Julia's family to take a DNA test because that could solve this once and for all.

“We are also pursuing other avenues in the investigation and looking closely at the evidence Julia believes she has,” she said.

This comes just days after Polish Officials shot down Julia's case after her family published a statement accusing the young woman of allegedly suffering from psychiatric issues.

Pawel Noga of the Provincial Police Headquarters in the western city of Wroclaw said investigators have “ruled out” Wendell’s claim after meeting with her biological family.

Mr Noga spoke to the Polish news outlet, Gazeta, and revealed that Wendell's relatives had shown authorities a birth certificate and photos in a desperate bid to bring an end to the media storm.

Meanwhile, users following her social media page have asked Julia some obvious questions, including how she was "taken away".

In one post, she claimed she didn't remember her childhood or being "taken away".

In other updates, Julia said she started wondering if she was Madeleine "a few months ago" after hearing "something" from her grandmother.

While she says she is 21 years, Julia believes her age could be wrong. Madeleine was born in May 2003, meaning that she would now be 19.

Madeleine was just four years old when she disappeared from her holiday apartment while on holiday in Praia da Luz in Portugal in 2007.

Mystery has surrounded the search for Madeleine in recent years but no trace of her has ever been found.

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