Hoping to find out more about his family history, famous musical composer and director Andrew Lloyd Webber appeared on BBC One's Who Do You Think You Are? While on the show he became emotional as he discovered a tragic family story, that mirrored his own loss of losing his son.
In March, 2023, Andrew's oldest son Nicholas died from gastric cancer, leaving Andrew "shattered" and "totally bereft". It has not been confirmed in Who Do You Think You Are? if the episode was filmed before or after Nicholas's death. You can keep up to date with the latest TV and showbiz news by signing up to the newsletter here.
But while looking back through his family history, Andrew discovered that one of his distant relatives, Henry Simmons, who lived during the late 1800s, also lost his son. After reading extracts that Henry wrote, which said Henry and his wife were "plunged into deep and unexpected grief" after they lost their son Edward, who was 10 years old when he drowned, Andrew became emotional. You can keep up to date with the latest TV and showbiz news by signing up to the newsletter here.
