Chris Ramsey is set to appear on the new series of Who Do You Think You Are?
The BBC One show will return to our screens on June 1. Nine celebrities will delve into unknown family ancestry and unearth startling facts and truths about their heritage.
Mirror Online reports how the comedian, podcaster and TV host, from South Shields, South Tyneside, will be one of the star-studded guests on the show this year.
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The 36-year-old discovers some extraordinary survival stories and an ancestor who won a very unusual lottery.
Other celebrities, confirmed to appear on the show by the BBC include, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Emily Atack, Claire Foy, Bear Grylls, Kevin Clifton, Dev Griffin, Chris & Xand van Tulleken and Lesley Manville.
They will be taken on a journey across the UK as well as to Ireland, the Netherlands, Canada, Jamaica and Australia in pursuit of the truth behind their family stories.
In the series, musical theatre master Andrew Lloyd Webber unearths uncanny parallels between his life and those of his ancestors.
Actor and comedian Emily Atack will discover that she, Ryan Reynolds and a certain football club have a lot more in common than she might ever have guessed.
The Crown's Claire Foy finds out her family were caught up in a murder trial and Lesley learns how an ancestor fighting for workers’ rights ended up paying a hefty price.
Kevin Clifton ends up in one of the most remote places in Canada and Dev Griffin travels to Jamaica where he’s surprised by some very personal records about his great-grandparents.
Twin doctors and presenters Chris and Xand van Tulleken make their Who Do You Think You Are? journey together, on the trail of their Dutch ancestry, and adventurer Bear Grylls is delighted to end up in the wild, surprisingly through a royal connection.
Simon Young, BBC Head of History, said: "As one of Britain’s most beloved documentary series returns for series 20, the line-up of household names, and the array of astonishing family histories, grow from strength to strength. This series is often imitated but never bettered, and this latest edition demonstrates why."
Colette Flight, Executive Producer for Wall to Wall, added: "Who Do You Think You Are? is back with nine much-loved celebrities investigating their ancestry.
"The series will see them uncover incredible, moving and dramatic stories as their individual family trees reflect and shine a light on all of our shared history."
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