Thursday 26 December, 3:00pm - 4:00pmon Really

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 15 Episode 5: Shirley Ballas

`Strictly Come Dancing' head judge Shirley Ballas investigates a family story that her maternal great-grandmother abandoned her husband and children for a more exciting life in America, and what she discovers casts her great-grandmother in a completely new light. On her father's side, Shirley pursues a rumour that she has black ancestors: a trail which leads her to colonial Cape Town and the era of slave trafficking to South Africa via the Indian Ocean.

Category
Biography / Documentary / History / Reality
Original air date
30/07/2018
Cast and crew
  • Paul TilzeyDirector
  • Shirley BallasGuest