Ellie Simmonds is a world renowned athlete, winning two gold medals in the 2008 Paralympics at just aged 13 before going on to secure more golds at the London 2012 games and even set a world record in Rio as she won yet another gold.
She has since gone on to be awarded with an OBE and has appeared in a number of TV shows, most recently 2022's Strictly Come Dancing.
Despite her incredible successes, and the love of her adoptive family, Ellie's beginnings were tough and she was left devastated when she was told her mum wished she had passed away when she was born after doctors told her Ellie would be ridiculed and seen as “evil” and “stupid”.
