Who was Martin, the abandoned baby?

Martin, a 55-year-old musician from Gloucestershire, England, was the firstborn child of Diane, who had given him up for adoption when he was a baby.

What happened to Martin's birth mother, Diane?

Diane, who had a tattoo of Martin as a baby on her arm, passed away in 2023 at the age of 73.

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Abandoned Baby Reunited with Long-Lost Brother After Decades

Q: How did Martin's brother, Mark, find him?

Mark, Diane's younger son who was raised by her, approached the U.K. television show Long Lost Family to search for his long-lost brother, Martin.

16 Oct

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Summary

55-year-old man discovers he has a brother, 44, after being abandoned as a baby
Birth mother had a tattoo of her firstborn son on her arm
Emotional reunion between the two brothers

Abandoned Baby Reunited with Long-Lost Brother After Decades

In October 2025, a 55-year-old man named Martin, from Gloucestershire, England, discovered he had a long-lost brother after being abandoned as a baby. Martin's brother, Mark, 44, had approached the U.K. television show Long Lost Family to search for his sibling, decades after Martin was placed for adoption.

The show revealed that Martin's birth mother, Diane, who passed away in 2023 at age 73, had a tattoo of Martin as a baby on her arm. She had also kept a photo of him by her bedside. Mark, who was raised by Diane, said the photo had "created a large shadow" in his life, as he was always curious about the identity of the child in the image.

During an emotional reunion, Martin expressed his joy at meeting his brother, saying, "It turned out to be full of glitter." The brothers were brought together after years of separation, thanks to the efforts of the Long Lost Family show.