Little Britain star, Matt Lucas, is the latest celebrity to trace their roots in BBC series, Who Do You Think You Are? and he uncovers that one of his relatives knew diarist Anne Frank and even appeared in her famous diaries.
Matt, who follows in the footsteps of Pointless host, Richard Osman, whose show you can read about here, was keen to use the show to find out more about his late grandmother, with whom he had a strong relationship. “I would love to reconnect with her,” said Matt as he began his search for answers. In the show Matt discovers that one of his ancestors had a connection to German-Dutch diarist, whose book has sold millions and who was murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust.
Werner Goldschmidt, Matt’s grandmother’s cousin, lodged with the Frank family before they were captured by the Nazis and even had a mention in the teenager's world-famous journal. Anne’s diary described Werner as a difficult person to live with. After reading the section, Matt said: “I read this when I was younger and never would have thought that the people Anne wrote about were my ancestors.”
