{"id":26248,"date":"2023-09-05T15:13:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T15:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/belalcazar.org\/?p=26248"},"modified":"2023-09-05T15:13:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T15:13:27","slug":"ukrainian-dwarf-who-pretended-to-be-kid-celebrates-20th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belalcazar.org\/world-news\/ukrainian-dwarf-who-pretended-to-be-kid-celebrates-20th-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian dwarf who pretended to be kid celebrates 20th birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Ukrainian dwarf who "pretended to be a kid" has celebrated their "20th birthday", and has received a collection of gifts from fans.<\/p>\n

Natalia Grace, allegedly 20, took to Instagram on her The Mans Family account to celebrate the special occasion in a "live birthday reveal".<\/p>\n

A video of Natalia and her family was shared, with her adopted mum, Cynthia Mans, calling her the "birthday girl" as well-wishers piled on to celebrate the big day, which saw the Ukrainian turn 20. <\/p>\n

READ MORE: Ukrainian dwarf who 'pretended to be kid to terrorise adoptive parents' breaks silence <\/b><\/p>\n

Natalia made headlines earlier this year after her adoptive parents believed she was just six-years-old, but soon found the "sociopathic adult" was actually suffering from dwarfism and had been "making threats".<\/p>\n

Michael and Kristina Barnett had lobbied a court back in 2012 to take the alleged youngster to court.<\/p>\n

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A three-part documentary investigation series soon followed, with The Curious Case of Natalia Grace alleging the Ukrainian national had convinced a family she was a child.<\/p>\n

Natalia had been adopted by Michael and Kristina Barnett back in 2010, but the now 20-year-old denies any wrongdoing and says her adoptive parents spun a lie. <\/p>\n

She said at the time: "It's very frustrating to hear everything that's being said from Kristine and Michael. <\/p>\n

"And because I already don't know who I am and I want to know who I am and what happened to me, but I'm hearing all this stuff that never actually happened from Kristine and Michael."<\/p>\n

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