Celebrities Can’t Believe What’s Been Hiding in Their DNA on Finding Your Roots | Ancestry®

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[KarleneE]

People should NEVER be unhappy about what is in their genetic history. If it weren't for those others, none of us would be here.

[carriemilito]

My mom took a test to find out whether there was native American ancestry in her family. When the results arrived, they were negative for native American but positive for a small percentage of Samoan. I'm guessing there must be a sailor somewhere in the family tree in order for that to be there. Most of her family has European roots, so that one caught all of us by surprise.

[Milestonemonger]

Nobody thought Scarlett Johansson was anything BUT Swedish.

[tedcombs]

Interestingly, my spouse was always told that they had an "Indian" ancestor with obvious indications they meant that the woman in question was Native American. Well, we did a DNA test and it turns out she was Indian, Punjabi to be specific. They had the wrong meaning of the old term, but family refuses to accept the results and insist that she was Native American, even some family that met her long ago. I have strong suspicions of why they won't accept it and none of them are flattering.

[FionaIngrid]

I'm really surprised that Gale would say 'take that back' .. and that anyone would think that theres something wrong with having white/black ancestry

[numa.k]

When he asked about tracing his family to the beginning of time. There is this woman I went to church with who is really into family history and genealogy work. She works on it everyday for as long as I was a kid (I'm almost in my 40's) she was able to trace her and many others family history all the way back. She carries this huge long roll of paper with her everywhere she goes anytime she finds a relation to someone at church to shows them this huge poster of family tree kinda thing. It's amazing .

[claudine]

It's interesting to me, that where and how you were raised, can clash with DNA results and bring new ideas of self.

[Kevinjohnson]

We’ve been around each other so long that nothing surprises me. I sent in my dna and it came back like I expected except 15% Scandinavian. I convinced a friend to do it. It came back 1% Senegalese. He asks where is that, “West Africa”. We both laughed. I guess you’re not exactly what you thought you were. Everyone should try dna tests.

[tenbroeck]

I love this. I look like I am mixed, but DNA has shown me to be a true Pennsylvania and New York German! When I thought I could not get any more Germanic, I found out my mother's German ancestor was a Swedish soldier who setting in Northern Germany, after the 30 Years War Treat of Westphalen. Life is full of unexpected turns

[Neddoest]

I wish you had edited this YouTube video & added names of people bc I don’t know who all these people are (at least not by looking at them) but I might know their name.

[larrycanupp]

86% "British Isles" and 14% Handsome, Baby!!

[nikiedmonds]

I think this is awesome! I would love to trace my family history on my maternal grandmothers side...we're black but we know we have Irish and Italian on that side through 2 my grandmother's grandparents but one of her grandfather's has an unclear ethnicity and I've heard everything from he was Indian to possibly Nepalese or he was from the Caribbean...the elders in my family who would have this information are all dead...i have one picture of him and a possible first name...I'm going to do my best to track him down 😁

[JokesterVids]

2:15 I always knew that Scarlett was Swedish… Johansson is such a generic and popular Swedish name! Plus, she looks very Swedish

[neacienation]

My mother's background and my father's background is all German English and Scandinavian. I love hearing how people have such surprising and exotic roots.

[eric]

DNA can only tell you what your are but not who you are.
The who you are is the same for all of us and must be earned daily: "Your are what you do when it counts" - John Steakley

[AncestryUS]

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[markgordon]

Fantastic. I've traced my paternal lineage back to the Norman Invasion in 1066, but that's the linear line through my father. My genetic make-up is much more complex, and includes contributions I had no idea I would discover.

[Ljohn]

I love that show, and at this time it is very important for me to know my ancestors because they are showing up and out and been assisting me on this journey, and I am very anxious to know more about them, for some strange reason they know who I am, oh please please would you do mines next year!

[xenijagrunschnabel]

I did my DNA test with Ancestry last year as well. Not surprisingly, I was about 47 percent East European and Baltic. However, I was pleasantly surprised that I'm about 11 percent Scandinavian (mostly Norwegian). For a long time, I thought I had Italian or Spanish blood in me haha, as a lot of us in my family on the father side are very dark haired. But it seems that we prefer the North haha. Even have some English in me. Was quite fun to do the test. Unfortunately, I could not trace a lot of ancestors (especially on father's side) as a lot of them were peasants and could not read and write. :(

[donnahibbard]

Gale King you’re 1/3 white… no take that back. Excuse me? My husband and I have taken Ancestry DNA and we were excited to see how multiracial we are. If you haven’t taken the test yet do it, it’s amazing. ❤