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Jun 2024
29m 33s

The Real Carrie Jade: 01 - I'm Carrie Ja...

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When we first went to meet Carrie Jade Williams in 2021, we were blown away by her strength, her vision, her determination and her untold story. She was a young woman on a pioneering journey, not only to help herself, but to help others... 
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The Real Carrie Jade: 02 - I'm Samantha Cookes!
Having found out that Carrie Jade Williams never existed, we go in search of the real person behind it all, Samantha Cookes. And we go right back to where this story all began, in the West of England. Following Samantha’s life story takes us all over the UK and across the Irish s ... Show More
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The Real Carrie Jade: 03 - I'm Lucy Fitzwilliams!
Samantha Cookes is now living as Lucy Fitzwilliams. She’s moved to Dublin and begins to settle into a new community in the affluent south side, quickly becoming a friendly face. Lucy begins working with children. But then things start to unravel when two local women begin to ques ... Show More
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