Long Lost Family Reunion
Andrew Field on what made Davina and Nicky’s party so special for him…
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Davina Mccall and Nicky Campbell host a special festive feast for 120 of the show’s reunited family members. We meet Andrew Field, who met his birth mum and dad in 2015…
Long Lost Family Christmas Reunion Monday / ITV / 9pm
In 2015, HGV driver Andrew Field from Peterborough was stunned when his birth mother, Susan Ellerton, tracked him down with the help of Long Lost Family.
Susan had given Andrew up for adoption when he was a baby in 1962, but there was another shock, too. Susan was still with Andrew’s birth father, Chris, and they had married, emigrated to Canada and had five more children.
Now the family are together again for ITV’S Long Lost Family Christmas Reunion, which sees 120 of the show’s previously reunited loved ones join Nicky Campbell and Davina Mccall for a celebration in London.
And this amazing event brings another surprise for Andrew, now 56, as he meets his youngest brother, James, for the very first time.
Here, Andrew tells TV Times all about it…
What was it like to be a part of the
Christmas reunion?
It was emotional. Being able to meet other people in a similar situation was fantastic. Everyone’s story is different, so it was interesting to see other people’s perspectives.
I was the only one wearing a Christmas hat, though! Did you enjoy catching up with Nicky and Davina?
Nicky looked after me when I was on the show originally, so it was nice talking to him again. Davina said she felt as if she knew me, even though we’d never met, because she had been closely connected to the story. They are lovely people.
You got an extra Christmas present when you met your youngest brother, James. Were you shocked?
Yes, I didn’t see it coming, but it was very special. James was the last piece of the puzzle and it was the first time for all of us to be together, so that must have been a moment for Susan and Chris, too. My partner,
Karen, and I were saving up to
go over to Canada next year to meet James because we’ve spoken on the phone but whenever we’ve been over, we’ve always missed him. So you could have knocked me over with a feather when Davina led me over to a Christmas tree and James came in. We were shell-shocked.
Did you find you had things in common? Everyone’s said that we are the siblings who are most alike – James is like a younger, not so goodlooking version of me! He’s also a HGV driver like me, and all the family are drummers and I used to play in a marching band and my son plays in bands. Although I wasn’t brought up under their wing, we have the same interests; it’s strange.
The reunion also gave you the chance to spend more time with Susan and Chris. Was that lovely? Yes, we hear regularly from them through emails and phone calls but we didn’t think that we’d meet up this year, so it was fantastic. It’s such a special thing to have met them and my siblings. I’d always been told that my mum was 15 when she had me and too young to look after me – on birthdays and Christmas, I used to wonder what she was up to. I was geared up to meet just her but it’s incredible to have met both Susan and Chris. It’s rare that they are still together, and they’ve been through a lot. There’s never been any suggestion of a grudge from me because I was brought up by the most loving parents.
Are you grateful that Long Lost Family reunited you all?
Yes, because it has changed things for me, and has made me more complete. Some people go to the grave without answers, so I’m incredibly fortunate. Stuff like this doesn’t happen often in your life.
Some people go to the grave without answers, so I’m incredibly fortunate