Emotional moment man, 49, fulfils his mother’s dying wish by finally meeting his older sister for the first time on Long Lost Family
- Simon Miller, from Putney, London, went looking for his older sister Bronwen
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This is the emotional moment a man fulfilled his mother’s dying wish by finally meeting his older sister – who was adopted as a baby – for the first time on Long Lost Family.
Simon Miller, 49, from Putney, south west London, grew up with his older brother, David – who did not want to be filmed for tonight’s ITV programme. The pair were cared for by their mother, Beverly.
However, Beverly – who died of cancer in 2008 – also had a daughter, named Bronwen, who she gave up for adoption after the relationship she was in ended and she suffered a breakdown.
Beverley’s dying wish was for her sons to track Bronwen down and let her know how loved she was, with Simon having first found out about his sister aged 14.
On tonight’s episode, Simon and his sibling met for the first time in touching scenes, with the tearful pair saying ‘I love you’ to one another and sharing an adorable hug.
This is the emotional moment a man fulfilled his mother’s dying wish by finally meeting his older sister (pictured left) – who was adopted as a baby – for the first time on Long Lost Family
When the duo met for the first time, Simon gave his older sister a heartfelt hug and kissed Bronwen before saying ‘I love you,’ to which she said ‘I love you too.’
Bronwen said she didn’t know about Simon and only found out about their other sibling David when she was 12.
‘Mum sat me down and said that I had a brother, she found that really, really hard to tell me and I found it hard to accept.’
Barely able to speak, Simon said he knew since he was 14 years old and added: ‘[Mum] said she made the right choice because she wanted you to have a good upbringing and she couldn’t give you [one].’
The long-lost siblings then started comparing their faces, agreeing that they have similar features, such as their noses and dimples.
With his hand covering his mouth in shock, Simon said: ‘I just can’t believe I’ve got my sister. You ain’t getting rid of me.’ Bronwen, meanwhile, said: ‘He said he loved me and I love him. He’s my brother.’
Beverly held onto Bronwen for just 14 days before they parted ways and Simon said his mother had ‘punished herself ever since.’
Her dying wish was to find her middle child, who she gave up for adoption just a few years before youngest Simon was born.
Simon shared a heartfelt hug with Bronwen when they met for the first time on the ITV show
Simon Miller, 49, a supermarket assistant from Putney, was on ITV’s Long Lost Family to fulfil his late mother’s dying wish to find her daughter Bronwen. Both pictured
Simon was a teenager when he first learned that his mother had had a baby girl. Pictured: Beverley, who passed away in 2008
Simon also grew up with an older brother, David, who is very supportive of Simon’s search but didn’t want to be on camera. Both pictured when they were kids
Simon conducted his search because he wanted to help her understand why she was the only one of three siblings who was given up.
Bronwen’s adoptive parents separated when she was five years old and she was brought up by her mother and her grandfather.
‘Knowing I had a brother was hard, because I couldn’t meet him, I couldn’t play with him. So I couldn’t be a sister,’ she said, reflecting on how she felt when she was told about David.
Bronwen, who lives in Shropshire with her husband and two daughters, told co-presenter Nicky Campbell that she felt rejected and would question why her mother kept David but gave her up more than 50 years ago.
But upon hearing the reasons behind why Beverly gave her daughter up, Bronwen admitted that it changed her mindset, adding ‘it couldn’t have been easy for her to give me up’.
Bronwen knew nothing of her younger brother, Simon, before being contacted by the Long Lost Family team.
Simon conducted his search for Bronwen because he wanted to help her understand why she was the only one of three siblings who was given up
The show eventually hunted down Bronwen (pictured) – who is now living in Shropshire with her husband and two daughters
Nicky showed her some photographs of the family along with a letter from her brothers.
It read: ‘Our mum loved you so very much. It broke her heart having to give you up for adoption because she wanted you to have a better life.
‘She talked about you often. We made her a promise we would find you. Sorry it has taken so long. Love from your brothers, Simon and David.’
Since filming the show, Simon and Bronwen have been messaging every day and are planning to meet up in the Autumn so that he can meet his nieces.
‘It was overwhelming but it was amazing. She’s such a lovely character and I can’t wait for the next chapter in my life with my sister,’ Simon said.
Simon told FEMAIL about the bizarre ways Bronwen reminds him of their mother Beverly.
‘I can see a lot of my mum in her,’ he said. ‘She’s got her nose, same as me.’ And it’s not just their physical appearances.
Bronwen and Beverley both have the same special sweet tooth for Bounty bars and gingernut biscuits. The duo also both branded roast dinner and Spaghetti Bolognese their ‘favourites’.
Now that the siblings are reunited, Simon told FEMAIL about the bizarre ways his sister Bronwen reminds him of their parent – Beverley – who passed away in 2008. Simon pictured with his mother when he was child
‘I didn’t feel any awkwardness,’ he revealed. ‘It feels strange because we’ve both got a lot in common, film-wise, TV-wise.’
Bizarrely, their birthdays are also only one day away – which Simon said had confused Beverley in the past.
‘I would’ve understood it if she didn’t want to know,’ he admitted, explaining that Brownen’s wishes were his priority during the whole process of finding her.
‘When people have asked my mother, “well why didn’t you look for her” – because she was scared of rejection,’ he said.
Beverley would ‘be at peace’ and feel ‘overwhelmed and happy’ to see him and Bronwen reaching out to one another, Simon said. ‘I feel like she’s looking down at us,’ he added.
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