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Transgender Poppy Tine, 12, began transitioning from male to female at just nine
On ITV's Lorraine, she said 'no-one can stop' trans children from transitioning
Poppy was one of the real-life stories that inspired new ITV drama Butterfly
The three-parter, starring Anna Friel and Callum Booth-Ford, sees a young family struggle as they come to terms with their son's desire to change gender

Published: 06:51 EDT, 24 October 2018 | Updated: 06:54 EDT, 24 October 2018

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A 12-year-old transgender girl, who was one of the real-life stories to inspire current ITV series Butterfly - says 'no one can stop' children who want to change gender from being who they truly are.

Born a boy, Poppy Tine, 12, from Worcestershire, started living as a girl from the age of nine, and said trans people can 'transition at any age'.

Her story inspired the makers of drama Butterfly, starring Anna Friel and Alison Steadman, which follows 11-year-old Maxine (Callum Booth-Ford) as she makes the transition to living as a girl.

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Poppy Tine, 12, (pictured) from Worcestershire, is transgender and began her transition at the age of just nine. Appearing on ITV's Lorraine, Poppy said 'no one can stop' trans children from being who they really are

ITV drama Butterfly follows Maxine's parents Vicky (played by Anna Friel) and Stephen (Emmett Scanlan) as they struggle to come to terms with her transition

Poppy, pictured before her transition, revealed that her friends 'weren't surprised at all' by her news, and have been accepting

Speaking to Vorderman, Poppy said it was 'okay to ask' her questions about her gender identity, as she acknowledged that many people might not have met transgender people before.

She said she approved of ITV's handling of the subject and said Butterfly was 'relatable' and shows that transgender children do exist and what they go through.

She explained: 'Anyone could transition at any age, it doesn't really matter. No one can stop them from being themselves. It's wrong to not let them be themselves.'

Poppy revealed that her friends 'weren't surprised at all' by her transition, and were perfectly accepting.

She appeared on Lorraine with her mother Claire, who revealed how supportive Poppy's school had been when she first came out.

Poppy is one of the inspirations behind ITV's new drama Butterfly, which follows 11-year-old Maxine (Callum Booth-Ford) as she begins to transition into living as a girl

Poppy's mother Claire said her primary school were very supportive and held an assembly about her transition. Pictured: Poppy (left) and Claire (right) on ITV's Lorraine on Wednesday

Claire said: 'The school has been extremely supportive. In primary school they brought in training before Poppy transitioned and they held age appropriate assemblies and parents had a chance to ask any questions they wanted.

'It was a very positive experience, there was no problem whatsoever.'

When Poppy reached secondary school, there was another assembly explaining to her year group who she was.

Poppy continued: 'They had a big assembly about it telling all my year about me. I was sitting in my form room with my friend.

Poppy understands that people will have questions about her identity, which she is happy to answer. Pictured: Poppy (right) with Carol Vorderman (left) on Lorraine

'They just explained to them what transgender is and some people had questions but apart from that everybody was fine with it, they treated me like any other girl.'

And Poppy understands that people will have questions about her identity, which she is happy to answer.

She said: 'Everyone has questions because you're not likely to know what it is straight away so it's okay to ask.'

Three-part mini-series Butterfly, written by award-winning writer Tony Marchant, is the first fictional drama to tackle the story of a young child who wants to change gender.

Anna Friel takes on the role of the Max's mother, Vicky, who sets about trying to support and protect her son, played by Callum Booth-Ford, after learning he wants to express himself as a girl to the wider public.