Former professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing show has discovered that his family has a dark secret. Kevin Clifton made the shocking find on the BBC's Who Do You Think You Are show which is due to air tonight (June 22).
Kevin was left horrified by the revelation that he has an ancestor who was violent and abusive. Kevin discovered his great-great-great-grandfather was a wife-beater in the episode, reports BirminghamLive.
It turns out that Kevin is a direct descendent of John Russell. He and his wife Grace had an “incredibly rare” public divorce due to “infidelity on the part of Mrs Russell”, it emerged on the show.
