Emma is a presenter, known for her work on The Voice and Big Brother, as well as being married to Busted/McBusted member Matt Willis.
WDYTYA? is notorious for tears - very few people get away with dry eyes.
So when, within the first five minutes, Emma was already letting slip the odd tear, I did worry for a while! Luckily, Emma held up a lot better than I thought she would!
Emma's story focussed on two aspects - her Birmingham family, and an Irish line of her family.
The Irish line, in turn, split into two lines - a Catholic side, and a Protestant side.
The Protestant side of the family held tales of wealthy land-owners.
Unfortunately, it also reflected the cruelty and harshness of Ireland's colonial and sectarian-strife-riddled past.
It can be difficult to find things in your family which you'd rather you hadn't known. But it can be so rewarding to learn about and understand the past through a personal lens.
And you will always find good people in your family somewhere!
Who Do You Think You Are? returns in a few weeks, and I'll be back then with more little write-ups! :)
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