Long Lost Family is one of those shows you can’t watch without balling your eyes out.
During this week’s show viewers were left in tears after Steve Belshaw discovered his birth mother had passed away and that his half-brother only lived ONE MILE away from him.
The 54-year-old was given up for adoption by his mum, Francis, when she was 17 years old and he was told by his adoptive parents when he was eight.
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Steve revealed that his mum had left an ad in the local newspaper asking for someone to adopt him. She was allowed to choose who would be Steve’s new parents.
The only thing Steve had in connection to Francis were letters she had left about her decision to give him up.
Francis admitted she was unable to look after Steve by herself after his dad was tragically killed in a motorbike accident.
Steve said: “I cannot for one moment comprehend what it must have been like to have lost her boyfriend and the father of her child.
“I can only see her world falling apart.”
Steve had no hard feelings towards Francis and said he believed what she did “speaks volumes about her character”.
He said: “Knowing that she’d gone to all that trouble to find the most suitable parents she possibly could to me speaks volumes about her character.”
He went on to explain that he never doubted his birth mother’s motives and reasons.
Steve admitted: “Do I question her love for me? No, not at all.
“Her love and desire to do what was right it means absolutely everything to me. I have to hold on to that because it’s given me a lot of strength over the years.
“If I had one chance it would be to say thank you.”
Unfortunately the show discovered that Francis had died back in 2004.
But it revealed they had found another relative, Steve’s half-brother Robert Hall, who could give Steve a connection to his mum.
Host Davina McCall told Steve the good news which left him visibly emotional.
He told the presenter: “I’ve never had a little brother before.”
She went on to reveal that Robert lived just one mile away from Steve.
A stunned Steve said: “My goodness,” before breaking down in tears.
The brothers ended up meeting for the first time leaving viewers in tears.
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“#longlostfamily what a lovely ending to a heartbreaking story for Steve though,” one said.
Another tweeted: “Yup Steve’s story has me in tears on #longlostfamily.”
#longlostfamily what a lovely ending to a heartbreaking story for Steve though
— Alika Innocent 🇱🇨🇱🇨 (@BadgyalAlika) August 9, 2017
Yup Steve's story has me in tears on #longlostfamily 😢
— Kyrstie (@kyrstie_o) August 9, 2017
A third added: “Blubbering wreck #longlostfamily.”
“#longlostfamily always brings a tear to my eye , love the show,” another wrote.
Blubbering wreck #longlostfamily 😢
— ❥ ★ 𝒮L★ ❥ (@ScrumptiousSamD) August 10, 2017
#longlostfamily always brings a tear to my eye , love the show !
— Louisfox (@fox_louisfox) August 9, 2017