To not realise these celebs were related?!

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Found out today that Chris Packham and Jenny Packham are siblings, as are Clare Balding and Gordon Ramsey. Learn something every day!

Robson and Professor Green are twins.

But it's a sore subject for poor Rob as he missed out on the degree grant, so instead had to resort to forming a band with his pal Jerome and singing mediocre covers to makes ends meet.

Gregg Wallace is a descendent of the man who invented the sausage roll. The company in question doesn’t like to mention their connection to the greasy, flaky thing that’s full of shit.

A real one is that Oliver Platt and Princess Diana were second cousins once removed

Speaking of Jermone - I hear he and Errol aren't speaking these days. Apparently it's because Jerome was kind of UK small fry until he landed Game of Thrones and now HE'S the famous actor. So it's put Errol's nose out of joint. He's trying to make out it's not an ego thing, more about his 'legacy' and 'how the fans feel'. Flynnsy excuse if you ask me.

Will.i.am has a sister called Gill.i.an who is an even bigger celebrity than he is, but in Paraguay, so she isn't well-known at all in the English-speaking world.

They don't get to see each other very often, but when their hectic work schedules allow, they love to get together for a few games of bill.i.ards.

Oh, I've heard they are but don't want anyone to know.

Well.i.never!

You learn something new every day don't you?!

Reminds me of that joke - what do Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Manchester United and The Black Eyed Peas all have in common?

It all went to crap when Fergie left... (although one was a boomerang of course!)

My friend used to call Her DS Josh.U.Are when he was little. Little Josh is a cousin of Will, but he won't share his money.

Ooh I’ve got one - George Bush and Kate Bush are second cousins!

I was disgusted when I saw Daniel Radcliffe relieving himself in the street.
I blame his mother, Paula.

😂

I vaguely knew Helen Baxendale's sister (who was lovely) but always thought Helen was called Kate Beckinsale.

They are indeed! She wrote about a song all about him I believe? 'My Dickhead Immature Second Cousin'. But once the record execs got to it, it was retitled: 'The Man With The Child In His Eyes'. Whatcha gonna do? These people hold the purse strings!

They're both distantly related to Rachael (normally just known by her initial), who did work experience in a bookies' and was inspired by their rubbish little pens to start up her own catalogue shop empire.

I was going to say the same thing about The Man with the Child in his Eyes, but bottled it as I don’t know it well enough 🤣 serves me right!

(To be fair it doesn't quite work with the sentiment of the song, but I am now enjoying this thread waaaaay too much to care if not all of my jokes are accurate or land perfectly - having a bit of a whale of a time in all honesty!)

Years ago, when teaching, I took a history group for a wander round highgate cemetery, we were looking at the tomb of Karl Marx, and the art teacher (who had little politics!!) said "he doesn't look like a very funny guy" she thought he was a Marx brother😀

I thought Pop was Philip's Dad, but Phil went no contact because Pop fucked him up

That is genius!😁

Phil Mitchell is David Mitchell's dad

This thread is brilliant.

What MN is all about.

There's an AMA with Alexander Armstrong. I e asked about his relationship to Louis and Neil....

I’m actually related to Kit Harrington (very distantly!). 😂

Oh! So you might get a cut of the two-finger as opposed to four-finger legacy?!

Hilarious 😂 😂 😂 😂

Piers Morgan and Floella benjamin are twins…identical ones.