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On the U.K. TV show Long Lost Family, 64-year-old Paula Cottrell recalls the "heartbreak" of placing her son for adoption aged 19

Cottrell notes on the show that she made the tough choice because of her "chaotic and volatile" family life at the time

Cottrell had an emotional reunion with her now 45-year-old biological son, with him remarking on their physical similarities

A 64-year-old woman in England had an emotional reunion with her biological son, decades after placing him for adoption after falling pregnant as a teen.

In a clip shared with PEOPLE from the Thursday, Sept. 25 episode of the U.K. television show Long Lost Family , teaching assistant Paula Cottrell, who grew up in the U.K. city of Liverpool, spoke about not knowing what to do when her son's father "d

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