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To not realise these celebs were related?!

454 replies

FingertipSearch · 02/02/2026 19:08

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

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familyissues12345 · 02/02/2026 21:18

bridgetreilly · 02/02/2026 19:46

Chris van Tulleken and Xand van Tulleken, on the other hand, aren’t related at all. Just coincidence.

Huh?! They’re twins aren’t they?!

KeepPumping · 02/02/2026 21:19

Port1aCastis · 02/02/2026 21:15

And the other second cousin is called Basildon Bond the heir to the paper fortune along with his brother James

They have another relative who thinks he is a bit special called Premium Bond.

NetZeroZealot · 02/02/2026 21:20

ZanzibarIsland · 02/02/2026 21:04

Joe Swift on Gardeners World is the son of Richard from Keeping up Appearances- Clive Swift

He is actually the son of a famous literary novelist but my menopausal brain has forgotten her name….

savemetoo · 02/02/2026 21:21

The Olsen twins are actually sisters.

Arlanymor · 02/02/2026 21:21

NetZeroZealot · 02/02/2026 21:20

He is actually the son of a famous literary novelist but my menopausal brain has forgotten her name….

Margaret Drabble.

mcmooberry · 02/02/2026 21:23

Foggytree · 02/02/2026 19:47

Charlotte Church is their mum

Actually ROFL now!

murasaki · 02/02/2026 21:26

Arlanymor · 02/02/2026 21:21

Margaret Drabble.

Who was married to Clive Swift...

NetZeroZealot · 02/02/2026 21:26

Arlanymor · 02/02/2026 21:21

Margaret Drabble.

Thank you

Pudmyboy · 02/02/2026 21:27

Please let this thread go into Classics! 😂😂😂
Anyone know how to alert MNHQ?

Arlanymor · 02/02/2026 21:29

Richard E Grant and Hugh Grant are dizygotic twins. As the big film roles start to dry up they are going to open their own Air B'n'B called Dunactin in Grantley. Retirement's not cheap you know. Their big brother Russell is going in as a silent partner - but only if the stars align.

Zov · 02/02/2026 21:29

Kate Robbins and her siblings Amy (off Corrie) and Ted, and the lesser known siblings Jane and Emma, are cousins of Paul McCartney! (Well, their mother is Paul McCartney's first cousin, so they're 'first cousins once removed' of Paul's.

Emily Atack (Kate's famous daughter,) is Paul's 'first cousin twice removed.')

dapsnotplimsolls · 02/02/2026 21:30

Olivia Attwood is seeking feminist advice from her Great-Aunt Margaret.

Zov · 02/02/2026 21:30

Pudmyboy · 02/02/2026 21:27

Please let this thread go into Classics! 😂😂😂
Anyone know how to alert MNHQ?

Edited

It is a corker isn't it?!

Zov · 02/02/2026 21:30

dapsnotplimsolls · 02/02/2026 21:30

Olivia Attwood is seeking feminist advice from her Great-Aunt Margaret.

😆

HelpIcanttakeanymore · 02/02/2026 21:30

Barbara Windsor is dirty bastard Andrew's mum. It's true.

Pollyanna87 · 02/02/2026 21:30

Wakemeupinapril · 02/02/2026 20:40

Iris from Jurassic World is Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter..

Daughter! He was still fathering children well past the age he should have been.

PurplePi · 02/02/2026 21:31

I always thought it was serendipitous that real life brothers Ross and Martin Kemp ended up playing twins Grant and Phil Kray in Eastenders.

dapsnotplimsolls · 02/02/2026 21:31

Pudmyboy · 02/02/2026 21:27

Please let this thread go into Classics! 😂😂😂
Anyone know how to alert MNHQ?

Edited

It needs to go to Classics for the Kit Kat post alone!

Charlize43 · 02/02/2026 21:32

Idris Elba and Tom Hiddleston are actually brothers and twins. Who would have thought it!

SchnizelVonKrumm · 02/02/2026 21:38

I can't believe no one's mentioned Maggie Smith yet and her children Will, Sam and Anna Nicole. They're the heirs to the WH Smith fortune.

Arlanymor · 02/02/2026 21:39

SchnizelVonKrumm · 02/02/2026 21:38

I can't believe no one's mentioned Maggie Smith yet and her children Will, Sam and Anna Nicole. They're the heirs to the WH Smith fortune.

I thought they'd had their inheritance removed now that it's been rebranded to TG Jones? Money is going to Ruth, Tom and Catherine-Zeta now I think? The Taffia will make sure that it does, I'm sure!

Sorry edited as I appeared to forget what capital letters were for a moment!

Gloopsy · 02/02/2026 21:40

KLD89 · 02/02/2026 21:11

This thread is so funny.

On a serious note, and this blows my mind…. Mo (from Eastenders) is Gary Oldmans sister. And Richard Blackwood is Naomi Campbells brother.

First one true

Second one - a bit of a streeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetch
Step sibs for a few years

dapsnotplimsolls · 02/02/2026 21:40

Charles Dickens and his son David.

TakeTheCuntingQuichePatricia · 02/02/2026 21:41

KeepPumping · 02/02/2026 21:06

Steve McQueen"s grandson was in the Vampire Diaries.

Steve's other Grandson, Lightning has his own movie series .

Arlanymor · 02/02/2026 21:41

Gloopsy · 02/02/2026 21:40

First one true

Second one - a bit of a streeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetch
Step sibs for a few years

I don't think they are close from what I've read? He's not getting any of her soup fortune for a start.