BBC star Alex Scott ended up in tears and in shock - after she was told one of her Jamaican ancestors owned 26 slaves in the 1820s.
Former Strictly star Alex went to the Caribbean for the first time in her life, to explore her ancestry for the show Who Do You Think You Are?
Alex went back to trace the lineage on the side of her father and was horrified when she found out the truth about her family.She discovered her 4x great grandfather Robert Francis Coombs who owned property also owned slaves.Alex, 37, was shown original records of those who were enslaved to Robert from 1817 to 1832, and was shocked, asking: "In my family line - this doesn’t sound right coming out of my mouth - but Robert Francis Coombs owned people?"The show's
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