The ITV series has broadcast a follow-up to the story of two sisters who were left at different hospital sites in South London
Two sisters had spent most of their lives as separate foundlings before being reunited by ITV’s Long Lost Family: Born Without a Trace in 2022.
Back in 1989, Natasha Carr was one week old when she was left in a toilet at St Thomas’s Hospital, Lambeth. She asked the ITV show for help tracking down her biological family, having no information about her life before being fostered and eventually adopted at the age of two.
While the show was unable to track down her biological parents, it did discover, after one of its longest-ever searches, that Natasha has a full sister named Lee-Ann, who is just 18 months older than her.
Sharing 51 percent of Natasha’s DNA, Lee-Ann is another child who came from both of Natasha’s parents and was also a foundling, having been left in the staff toilets at St James’s Hospital in Balham when she was a few days old.
At the time of their reunion, Natasha told host, Davina McCall: “It’s so lovely and to have someone that has the same experience. No one will ever understand unless you’re in the exact same situation and she literally was in the same situation.”
On Monday evening (August 24), ITV aired an update to Natasha and Lee-Ann’s story in Long Lost Family: What Happened Next.
While the team searched for more family members of the sisters, they discovered their father had died only a few years previously, following a battle with cancer.
Natasha and Lee-Ann were told the tragic news off-screen. “I’m on my way to give Natasha and Lee-Ann major information; sadly, their birth father has died, which we’ve told them away from the cameras,” Davina revealed.
However, the sisters were dealt another shock update as Davina confirmed their birth mother had been found, “She’s still alive, and she would really like the chance to meet them and to start building a relationship,” she added.
During Davina’s meeting with Natasha and Lee-Ann, she informed them that their father was born and raised in Jamaica until he was 14 years old.
“It’s really interesting to know our background and where we come from and who we are”, Lee-Ann shared, “That’s what started my journey, I wanted to know what flag.”
The siblings also discovered their biological mother was alive and had more children, leaving them both stunned.
Lee-Ann was overcome with tears and was comforted by Natasha as Davina confirmed their mum’s wishes to reunite with her two daughters.
Later in the episode, Natasha confirmed she had met with her birth mum while Lee-Ann was still processing the situation.
Long Lost Family: What Happened Next is available to stream on ITVX
