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The Chase star Anne Hegerty on why her mum told her not to look into family tree

Anne appeared on DNA Journey in 2022

The Chase star Anne Hegerty once revealed the “terrible” reason her mum told her not to look into their family tree.

Anne, who appears as The Governess on The Chase, learnt more about her family’s past in DNA Journey on ITV in 2022.

Anne Hegerty on The Chase
The Chase star Anne Hegerty appeared on DNA Journey in 2022 (Credit: ITV)
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Anne Hegerty on DNA Journey

The Governess, aka Anne, learned more about her family’s past on DNA Journey.

The 65-year-old, along with fellow The Chase star, Shaun Wallace, delved into their respective family trees together in the series.

In the episode, which aired in April 2022, Anne found out that she’s related to royalty.

However, Anne revealed that her mum didn’t want her to look into her family history when she was growing up.

“I did know a fair bit about my family. There were certain mysteries I wanted sorted,” she told The Sun‘s TV magazine about doing the show.

Anne Hegerty in a black dress at ITV Palooza
Anne said her mum didn’t want her looking at her family tree (Credit: SplashNews.com)

What did The Chase star Anne Hegerty say about her family tree?

Anne then said that there were things she did and didn’t know about her family.

She said that even with the things she did know, she wanted to learn more about them.

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Anne Hegerty and Shaun Wallace on This Morning

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Robert Emlyn Slater
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