Long Lost Family - Meeting the Sister That Was Kept Secret From the Family - ITV

Ever since Angela Brennan discovered, at the age of 18, that she had an older sister who'd been adopted, she's been desperate to find her. And today, Angela's going to meet her sister Julie for the first time. I think until I actually see her face to face, then I might finally believe it's actually happening. More nervous than I was on my wedding day. Hi, Davina. You ready? Yes. Lovely to see you. And you. Julie has travelled from Newcastle to her birth family's hometown to meet her younger sister. I haven't hardly slept. I've just been so excited, nervous. Can't believe I'm going to meet my sister in a couple of hours. The fact that she's looking for me as well means such a lot. Hope I don't disappoint her. I bought a necklace for her and it's a family tree. I want to be part of her family and I hope she does want to be part of mine. That would be lovely. You okay? Hello, yes, I'm fine, thank you. Love to. Thank you. So how have you been feeling? Nervous, excited. Every emotion possible has, I've gone through, I think. Yeah. And she's probably feeling the same. Same, yeah. I'm worried that we don't get on or we don't click. That's my biggest fear. Yeah. I want it all to be perfect. So what's it feel like knowing that you're going to meet the sister you didn't know you had? I can't believe it's here and it's happening. I keep thinking I'm dreaming. Just thought about nothing else for the last three weeks. I'm so looking forward to getting to know her. Angela and Julie are meeting at a hotel just outside Luton, the town where they were both born. Good luck. Thank you. It's going to be amazing. I know, thank you. Thank you very much. Bye. Bye-bye. This is it. Good luck. Thank you. Your sister's in there. I'm okay. You're okay. I'm here. God, you're so much like mum. I'm here. I used to imagine what you'd be like. Found out at 18 that I had a sister. Since then, I've done nothing but think about you, where you are, you know, what you look like, everything. I always wondered if I'd had any siblings. Oh, yeah, here I am. And here you'll go from here. Yeah, absolutely. But I'm over the moon, Angela. I'm really, really, really young. And there's nothing to worry about, because honestly, it's going to be fine. Thank you. I've brought a few things for you. I'd like you to have the jewellery box that mum kept with all the things about you in it. And I'd like you to have those now. Oh, thank you. That's the certificate I first saw. I was being a really nosy 12-year-old, wanting to know what was in the jewellery box. There's your baby tag when you were born. That's you. I can't believe I was ever that small. That's okay, I got that. But yeah, mum kept it all, every little bit of it. And that's your mum and dad. Oh, that's lovely. I haven't seen me in there. Yeah. Just look at where you come from. You've got a nose. So I just keep, like, manically staring at you. Fantastic. I'm so happy. Immediately, it just seemed to just click. If mum was here today, she'd be over the moon. Treasure these. So special. Thank you so much. I just felt a connection straight away. Oh, this is my little sister. And when she gave me the jewellery box, it was just amazing. I'm so privileged. I just wanted to give that to me. It means a lot. Just for you from me, you know? Yeah. I hope you like it. It's lovely, thank you. It's a family treat. Thank you so much. You're welcome. I've always wanted a sister, and I've met her and I love her. I do, it's just lovely. I found my sister. Best thing ever. I can't stop smiling.