and 17—year—old millie anna has gone one step further. and actor herself, millie anna has down�*s syndrome, and is passionate about changing perceptions of life with an extra chromosome. she spoke to graham satchell, along with her dad jeff. it started a simple photo. 17—year—old millie anna at the theatre royal windsor, next to a picture of her act hero, sir ian mckellen. i just think what he did was spectacular. i love that he indistinct good energy and, yeah. yeah, he�*s a good actor. yeah, he really is, he�*s iconic. millie posted the photo on her instagram page. ian mckellen saw it, got in touch and asked millie to show him around windsor, her home town. i actually thought, wow, ian wanted to see me, i think that is absolutely, 100%, amazing. i felt so good, i couldn�*t believe my ears. just a few days later, millie anna and sir ian spent 11.5 hours together. we went windsor castle, we went to the cobbles, we went to my favourite restaurant, enzo�*s. we had pasta and pizza. he is amazing, he was really fun to be with. the way he comm

just a few days later, millie anna and sir ian spent 11.5 hours together.is amazing, he was really fun to be with. the way he communicates with me and how he interacts with me is just spot on. ijust saw an incredibly kind man interacting and getting a quick sense of how to communicate with millie and then doing it for 4.5 hours. it was 11.5 hours. it was incredible. millie has down's syndrome. her dream in the future is to follow in sir ian's footsteps. i want to be an actress, so i want to bejust like ian. aim high, that's what you say, isn't it, you have to aim high. yeah, that's right. keep your head held high and make sure you've got to believe in yourself, love yourself and forgive yourself too. millie's story has had a remarkable impact. her followers have gone up from 700 to more than 10,000. her remarkable positivity has seen incredible messages of support. the response, for me, it's very emotional but i'm so happy. for a regular 17—year—old who loves life, loves herfamily, her time, being comfortable, i think it is just amazing. but also, i just wa

and 17—year—old millie anna has gone one step further.e's story has had a remarkable impact. her followers have gone up from 700 to more than 10,000. her remarkable positivity has seen incredible messages of support. for me, it's very emotional but i'm so happy. for a regular 17—year—old who loves life, loves herfamily, her time, being comfortable, i think it is just amazing. but honestly, i just want to say that down's syndrome is no big deal because you can do anything if you set your mind to it. millie and her family are hoping to give her new followers a positive perspective on what life is life living with down's syndrome. if everybody knew what nicki and i knew right now, no—one, no—one would ever want to not have a child like millie. this has been the best chapter of my life. and i'm so proud of my parents. i wouldn't do this without them. ijust pour my heart to children who are very important to me. i'm just so happy that i have two incredible parents who love me. i wouldn't have done this without them, my two best friends, my pal