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Alahna Kindred

Woman who believes she's Madeleine McCann 'claimed to be other missing kids for years'

A Polish woman who believed she was Madeleine McCann has been claiming to be a missing child since she was a teenager, her friend has said.

Julia Wendell, 21, recently learned she isn't the British toddler after taking a genetics test that showed is almost 100% Polish.

She gained a huge Instagram following after creating the "I am Madeleine McCann" account - and even obtained the seal of approval about getting a DNA test from Maddie's own parents Kate and Gerry.

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