Sir Mo Farah has revealed he was brought to the UK illegally under the name of another child, as he opens up about the truth of his childhood.
Sir Mo Farah has revealed he was trafficked into the UK as a child and treated like a servant by the family he initially lived with, as he confronts his trauma.
During the documentary, he visits his childhood home in Hounslow, but it holds difficult memories for him.Sir Mo and his mother Aisha in Somaliland ‘If I wanted food in my mouth my job was to look after those kids, shower them, cook for them, clean for them, and she said, “If you ever want to see your family again, don’t say anything. If you say anything, they will take you away.”
Alan applied for Sir Mo’s British citizenship and he received his citizenship on July 25, 2000, when he was 17.He said speaking to his namesake was a ‘relief’ “I’ve been keeping it for so long, it’s been difficult because you don’t want to face it and often my kids ask questions, “Dad, how come this?” And you’ve always got an answer for everything, but you haven’t got an answer for that.
Sir Mo went on: ‘I often think about the other Mohamed Farah, the boy whose place I took on that plane and I really hope he’s OK.‘The important thing is for me to just be able to look this is what’s happened and just being honest, really.’
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