Who Do You Think You Are? lineup revealed with Emma Willis, Fearne Cotton, Craig Revel Horwood and Lulu confirmed to trace their family history
EMMA Willis, Lulu and Craig Revel Horwood are just some of the names confirmed to take part in this year's series of Who Do You Think You Are?
The family history series is now in its fourteenth year, and promises to be the biggest yet as some of our celebs discover they have a lot more in common than first assumed with their past.
During the series, one of the guest stars discovers that they are related to African ROYALTY - while another discovers the father he never knew he had.
Last year, the show's most iconic moment was when Eastenders star Danny Dyer discovered that he was related to Thomas Cromwell as well as two kings of England - William the Conquerer and Edward III.
Singer Cheryl was also left stunned at the discovery that great- grandfather Joseph Ridley and his housekeeper had twin girls – despite not being married.
“It makes sense now, why Joseph was kind of a mystery,” Cheryl admitted. “In those days, having children out of wedlock was seriously frowned upon.”
Royle Family star Ricky Tomlinson was also reduced to tears when he discovered that his great, great grandfather William Tomlinson and his wife Mary, along with their six kids, squashed into a house of eleven – with just one bathroom between them.
The full line up for this year's series is:
- Emma Willis, Big Brother and The Voice host
- Clare Balding, TV presenter
- Charles Dance, Actor
- Craig Revel Horwood, Strictly judge and dancer
- Noel Clarke, actor and director
- Lulu, singer
- Lisa Hammond, Eastenders actress
- Adil Ray, star of Citizen Khan and Ackley Bridge
- Ferne Cotton, radio DJ and presenter
- Ruby Wax, actress and comedian
Tom McDonald, BBC Head of Commissioning, Natural History and Specialist Factual, said: “Following its recent BAFTA success, this new series of Who Do You Think You Are? promises fascinating revelations from some of the UK’s best-loved actors, performers and presenters.
"The series continues to be our most watched history series across the BBC - and I know viewers are in for a real treat."
- Who Do You Think You Are? returns on Thursday, July 6 at 9pm on BBC1.
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