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Cathal Ryan

Woman who claims to be Madeleine McCann flies to US and calls for DNA test on Instagram

The polish woman who claimed to be the missing Madeleine McCann revealed via Instagram that she has flown to the US with medium and spokesperson Dr Fia Johansson.

Julia Wendell, 21, who claimed to be the missing British girl who disappeared in Portugal in 2007, appeared on medium Dr Fia Johansson's social media page in a series of videos, after recently deleting her own accounts.

On Monday, the pair posted a video showing they were in an airport. Speaking in the video Dr Johansson said “we have a lot to announce and a lot to do” with Julia adding “Never give up and believe in yourself. Dreams come true”.

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On Tuesday, the pair confirmed that they were in fact in Los Angeles, however, they have not indicated why the pair may have travelled there.

The first video, posted to Dr Fia Johansson’s Instagram stories, is of an airport, with the caption “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.”

A possible reason the pair have travelled to the US is to conduct a DNA test, with one of the multiple stories posted pointing to her mother having blocked her on the phone and reportedly refusing 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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