Ellie Simmonds has bravely told for the first time how she was put up for adoption at 10 days old after medics warned she would be seen as 'evil' due to her dwarfism.
The 4ft Paralympian, who has won five gold medals in swimming, was adopted when she was three months old.
She was devastated to discover her mum wished she had died at birth after medics told her Ellie would be ridiculed and seen as 'stupid' and 'evil'.