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British genealogy documentary series, Who Do You Think You Are?<\/a> has been going since 2004, but it is not even close to running out of celebrities who want to know more about their roots.<\/p>\n Next up in an episode airing on Tuesday 12th October<\/strong>, is The Last Leg star, Josh Widdicombe and he was surprised when he got the news of where his family can be traced back to \u2013 and it turns out he descends from royalty!<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not a royalist so it was kind of quite weird,\u201d Josh said on the discovery. \u201cIt\u2019s not like I feel deeply proud of this fact, it\u2019s just that it feels very surreal. The fact of the matter, it\u2019s just completely surreal and it feels like what happened? Do you know what I mean? I mean, how has it gone from that, to me. But it also makes you much more interested in those periods in history. It\u2019s fascinating, it makes you go, \u201cI should learn about this\u201d.<\/p>\n Josh admitted that were it not for the show, he would never have known his royal roots, saying: \u201cI\u2019m interested in history, and I\u2019m interested in all that kind of stuff. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s something I would have done myself because of time constraints and the feeling that I wouldn\u2019t even know where to start. So it\u2019s been amazing, it\u2019s such a gift to get to have people do that for you, and then present you with the most exciting bits, it\u2019s such an honour in a way.\u201d<\/p> But while he does enjoy history, Josh admits that he was concerned that he may not know enough to talk about some of the things he discovered. \u201cI was worried about exposing my lack of history knowledge and that I\u2019d be supposed to understand the historical references. So they\u2019d mention historical figures and the English Civil War. To really know the implications of this, I need to know what happened in the English Civil War. So mainly I was afraid of exposing my lack of knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n But will we see Josh wearing a crown from now on? Not according to the man himself. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t say it\u2019s changed how I see myself, no. It would be mad if I started living a more royal life. I think maybe if you\u2019ve learned that you came from a tougher background, it might give you some perspective, but this doesn\u2019t really call for perspective at all.\u201d<\/p>\n Josh Widdicombe\u2019s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? airs on Tuesday 12th October on BBC One. Want something else to watch? Check out our full\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0hub for the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n By Joe Julians Published: Tuesday, 05 October 2021 at 12:00 am British genealogy documentary series, Who Do You Think You Are? has been going since 2004, but it is not even close to running out of celebrities who want to know more about their roots. 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