Kate Garraway was left stunned she discovered she has a link to the iconic character that is Paddington Bear. The Good Morning Britain presenter has teamed up with Alison Hammond for ITV series DNA Journey as they both discover details about their families they never knew.
During the upcoming episode, set to air on ITV on Thursday (October 6), Kate was introduced to Karen Jankel, the daughter of the late creator of Paddington Bear, Michael Bond.
Kate, 55, discovered that the pair have the same three times great-grandparent and shared an emotional embrace after meeting close to the London train station that bears the much-loved character's name.
As many will be familiar, the children’s book character famously arrived in London from the deepest, darkest jungles of Peru and first appeared in print in 1958 in the book A Bear Called Paddington. READ MORE: ITV This Morning's Holly Willoughby hits out at Strictly Come Dancing result as Kaye Adams returns to Loose Women Ms Jankel told Kate she wanted to introduce her to her "famous brother" before revealing a stuffed toy of Paddington Bear, complete with a travel tag reading "Darkest Peru." She told her: "Paddington and I grew up together." Elaborating further, she explained: "The reason is that my father was Michael Bond, the creator of Paddington, which means that of course you are also related to Michael Bond." She said of the marmalade sandwich-loving bear: "He was always part of my family.
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