You can find surprising connections in the family trees of public figures.
Barack Obama and Brad Pitt are distant cousins. PDO
British magazine Ok! has listed foreign public figures, which are related to each other. Family relationships, especially if they are distant, can sometimes be overshadowed. For example, the late Queen Elizabeth was related to her husband Prince Philip through common great-grandparents, which may have come as a surprise to some people.
Read below which family, for example, Julia and Emma Roberts are for each other!
Barack Obama and Brad Pitt
Former US President Barack Obama and actor Brad Pitt are cousins in nine generations. They share a common ancestor, a politician Edwin Hickman.
When the relationship between the two became public, Obama mentioned it in a speech in 2008.
– I believe we are cousins in the ninth generation or something. I think he got that side of the gene pool that has better genes for looks, Obama quipped.
Austin Butler and Ashley Tisdale
Having Finnish ancestry Elvis-actor Austin Butler is related High School Musical -for actress Ashley Tisdale.
The actors are known as very close friends. Tisdale has revealed to the public that in addition to friendship, they are also cousins in the tenth generation.
– Austin and I have always said that we are like twins who were born far apart. He’s much younger than me, but we’ve always had that connection.
Austin Butler and Ashley Tisdale have always felt a special connection between them. PDO
Julia Roberts and Emma Roberts
Pretty Woman -actress Julia Roberts and American Horror Story familiar from the series Emma Roberts are closely related. Julia is Emma’s aunt because Julia’s brother Eric Roberts is Emma’s father. The acting duo is known to be very close to each other and spend a lot of time together.
Julia and Emma Roberts are related to each other. PDO
King Charles and Ralph Fiennes
Lord Voldemort Harry Potter Ralph Fiennes, who starred in the films, is a distant relative of the British King Charles. Ralph and Charles are cousins in the eighth generation. They are united by an ancestor King James IIwho ruled Scotland in the 17th century.
King Charles is related to the British actor. PDO
Lily Allen and Alfie Allen
The singer Lily Allen is From Game of Thrones a famous actor Alfie Allen’s brother. The siblings’ relationship has sometimes been left behind in the public eye, as they have always had varying degrees of good and bad relations with each other.
In 2007, Lily released a nasty song about her brother, in which she expressed that she was tired of him and urged him to get a job and stop using drugs. The identity of Lily’s brother was not yet known at that time, but was brought up only a few years ago.
Actor Alfie Allen and singer Lily Allen are siblings. PDO