The True Story Behind Netflix's Latest Documentary Con Mum Is So Shocking and Heartbreaking

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: Netflix has dropped an unusual, heartbreaking watch. Con Mum explores the true story of Masterchef star Graham Hornigold, and what happened when a woman named Dionne contacted him out of the blue claiming to be his mother.The doc explores what happened next, how it impacted Graham's relationships and finances, and whether he believes that Dionne is, in fact, the scammer that so many have accused her to be after it was discovered that she hadn't been entirely truthful when she'd contacted him.Here's everything we know about the behind Netflix's Con Mum documentary.You may recognize Graham from his time on screen, as he has appeared on Masterchef: The Professionals in his capacity as a pastry chef and has worked in some of London's top restaurants.Now, he is the subject of Netflix's true-life Con Mum documentary, which explores what happened when a woman named Dionne got in touch with him to tell him she was his long-lost biological mother.The true story begins with Graham receiving an email from a woman named Dionne, claiming to be his mother.

After asking her a series of questions to try and identify if she was lying, they eventually met and began to build a long-awaited mother-son relationship.

Graham had never known his mother, as he was taken back to the UK by his father shortly after being born on a British Army base in Germany in 1974.Dionne confided in Graham that she had been diagnosed with a brain tumor and bone marrow cancer and had six months to live, which was the reason why she had reached out to him—she also said that she'd like to leave her wealth, which was considerable judging by her lifestyle, to him.