Chris Ramsey thinks he is the “lucky one” in his family, after learning about his ancestors.
Chris Ramsey counts himself as his family's 'lucky one' after learning about his ancestors
During his stint on the BBC One celebrity genealogy show ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’, the 36-year-old comedian learned about a winning streak in his family that extended from the Georgian period to the World Wars - such as the story of his paternal great-grandfather who took part in the legendary Gallipoli mission in 1915 and was stabbed in the face by a bayonet and survived.
The star said while appearing on his upcoming episode: “I’ve got yet another lucky ancestor.
“I feel like I’m the really lucky one in this story because all of those people survived. You don’t think so far back that your existence is basically built on this massive imaginary house of cards. It’s fascinating, and I’ll thank them to the ends of the Earth.”
Chris also found out his relative was ruled out of fighting in the Battle of the Somme due to a bout of scabies, and the star - who has a podcast ‘S******, Married, Annoyed’ with his wife Rosie, 35, who he has sons Robin, six, and Rafe, two, with - described it as "family luck".
What's more, he discovered that when his relative returned he was captured in France and sent to a prisoner of war camp in Germany.
Recently, Chris and Rosie admitted to loving their work trips away from domestic life in their home in Newcastle.
In a joint interview in May, he told the Sun newspaper: “Honestly, it’s our best nights out. We don’t really have many nights out at all because we have so many nights away in London and on tour for work.
“We kind of save our childcare for this. So it’s like when you see that moment in a movie, they check into a hotel and the receptionist would
go, ‘Business or pleasure, sir?’ And they’d go, ‘Bit of both’. That’s basically our life.”
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