Natalia Grace: podcast appearances and interviews

Natalia Grace is an American with dwarfism who was adopted by an American family at the age of six in 2010. Born as Natalyah Grace Renee Mans and originally named Natalia Vadymivna Gava, she has also been known as Natalia Lourdes Ciccone and Natalia Grace Barnett. Her adoptive parents, Kristine and Michael Barnett, claimed that Natalia was an adult and successfully sought a court order in 2012 to have her birth year legally changed from 2003 to 1989. A DNA test conducted in August 2023 estimated that she was approximately twenty-two years old at the time, supporting the claim that she was around ten years old when her adoptive parents allegedly abandoned her in an apartment in 2013. Her official date of birth has since been restored to 2003. The Barnetts faced charges of neglect; Michael was acquitted in 2022, and charges against Kristine were dismissed in 2023. In June 2023, Natalia was officially adopted by Antwon and Cynthia Mans after living with them for nearly a decade, with the legal adoption finalized amid the release of the docuseries 'The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks.' As of late 2024, she reportedly left the Mans family, due to allegations of controlling and abusive behavior, and now resides in New York with Nicole and Vincent DePaul, a couple with dwarfism who provide her with a stable and supportive environment.