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Woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann 'annoyed' by family's desperate plea, claims expert

The young Polish woman claiming to be missing person Madeleine McCann "is annoyed that her family are saying she isn't Madeleine", a body language expert has claimed.

Julia Wendell, who also goes by the names Julia Faustyna or Julia Wendelt, appeared on Dr Phil to share her belief that she is the girl who went missing during a family holiday at the age of three in 2007.

Appearing on the popular talk show, Julia provided "evidence" to back up her claims.

However, her family have disputed her claims and said they have been left "devastated at this current situation".

Body language expert Adrianne Carter has said Julia showed signs of "annoyance" when told of her family's desperate plea for her to stop saying she is Madeleine.

Julia showed 'signs of annoyance' (Youtube/Dr Phil)

"Julia tightens her lips at the end of the statement when hearing she isn't Madeleine from her family statement. Lip tightening is a sign of annoyance.

"She is annoyed that her family are saying she isn't Madeleine," she said.

Adrianne also said Julia appears to have "no confidence" that the woman who raised her is her birth mother.

"One-sided shoulder shrug from Julia when being asked if her mother gave birth to her. A one-sided shoulder shrug happens when we have no conviction or confidence in what we just heard or said," the expert told the Daily Star.

Julia is claiming to be Madeleine McCann (DR Phil)

During her appearance on Dr Phil, Julia was read a statement from her family.

"Julia also has these photos, because she took them from the family home with the birth certificate, as well as numerous hospital discharges.

"We always tried to understand all situations that happened with Julia. Numerous therapies, medicines, psychologists and psychiatrists - Julia had it all guaranteed. She wasn't left alone," the statement read, which was released in February.

"Threats to our address from Julia, her lies and manipulations, activity on the internet. We've seen it all and we've tried to prevent it, to explain, we've asked her to stop," the statement continued.

"Julia once wanted to be a singer, a model. She always wanted to be popular. What's happening now she got one million followers.

"We're afraid Julia will carry the inevitable. The internet won't forget, and it's obvious that Julia isn't Maddie. We are devastated at this current situation."

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