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Louise Lavigueur

Kerry Katona shocked to discover her long-lost family on new DNA guessing game TV show

Kerry Katona is welcoming four complete strangers to discover whether they are related to her as part of a brand new Channel 4 daytime show, Fame In The Family.

The Channel 4 show is the new DNA guessing game, where celebrities host dinner parties with a twist.

Four hopefuls who've never met before are tasked to work out if they're related to the star host in an attempt to win a share of £1,000.

Over dinner they’ll play three fact-finding games that will reveal fascinating celebrity biography, childhood memories and family history to help them work out who is related to the famous face.

At the end of the dinner party, the diners make a final guess as to who they think is the celebrity's cousin before the DNA results are revealed.

Kerry, who had a troubled childhood after her mum struggled with drug addiction and she ended up in foster care, told how she never knew her biological dad who has now sadly passed away.

She then discussed eye colour which runs in her family before sharing a unique fact about her grandad who had silver teeth.

But whoever can piece together her clues will win a share of a thousand-pound cash prize and at least one of the diners will go home with a prize that money can't buy... Fame in the Family!

Vanessa Moss, from Leeds will appear on tonight's episode where she will try to find out if she is related to the former Atomic Kitten singer.

The 27-year-old said she applied for the show after seeing an advert on a family genealogy website Facebook group.

She told Leeds Live : "I was a bit bored during lockdown and started to look up my family history.

"I saw the advert for Fame In The Family and thought it would be a good laugh. I already knew a little as my grandmother did my family tree for me when I was 13."

Craig Revel Horwood found out her was related to a woman called Holly in the first episode (Channel 4)

Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood was the first celebrity up as the series kicked off on Monday and he discovered that he was related to a woman called Holly.

Subsequent episodes aired in the popular teatime slot this week have seen Shaun Ryder, lead singer of Manchester band Happy Mondays, Neil ‘Razor’ Ruddock, former English professional footballer and Rustie Lee, television chef.

Other celebrities to star on the show include Toyah Wilcox, James Argent, Ann Widdicombe, Will Bailey, Christopher Biggins, and Martin Offiah, all take part during the fifteen-part first series.

Fame in the Family continues weekdays at 5:30pm on Channel 4 and All 4.

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