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Cathal Ryan & Kaitlin Easton

Woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann travels to US and calls for DNA test

A woman who has claimed to be missing Madeleine McCann has flown to the US and called for her mother to do a DNA test.

Julia Wendell, who is Polish, travelled to the US with a medium and spokesperson Dr Fia Johansson earlier this week.

The 21-year-old has claimed to be missing British girl Madeleine who disappeared in Portugal in 2007 but she recently deleted her social media accounts after attracting close to 1 million followers as she detailed her 'suspicions'.

Julia has now appeared in a number of videos posted on Dr Fia Johansson's social media page. In a video posted on Monday, the pair were in an airport, the Irish Mirror reports.

Dr Johansson can be heard saying: “we have a lot to announce and a lot to do”, with Julia adding “Never give up and believe in yourself. Dreams come true”.

Although they have not yet confirmed why they travelled to the US, the pair did confirm they were in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

The first video in a series of Instagram stories on Dr Johansson's account is captioned "thanks for the extra protection USA. I love you USA".

In the next story, in which Julia can be seen, it is captioned “welcome to USA Julia, the land of love and dreams.”

It is believed Julia and Dr Johansson may have travelled to the US for a DNA test, with footage on social media confirming Julia's mother had blocked her number and has reportedly refused a DNA test.

“Okay guys she is now calling her mother to ask her to come and do a DNA test gently and right now, so far she is not answering the phone or texts," Dr Johansson said in a video that appears to have been recorded outside a Polish medical building.

She then attempts to ring her mother, but the call is blocked.

“She blocked her own daughter and she also said to our people she is not going to do any DNA test," Dr Johansson adds.

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