Sue Perkins

THE POPULAR presenter Sue Perkins is the latest celebrity face to take part in Who Do You Think You Are? where her ancestry is explored.

As already briefly mentioned, treatment for prolactinomas depends on the size and location of the tumour. Despite being “non-symptomatic", perhaps one of the harder parts about her ordeal was being told she was unlikely to be able to have children. Tonight, viewers of the BBC One show will see Perkins explore the truth about her orphaned grandfather and a great grandfather interned as an “enemy alien" during the First World War. It was through filming another TV show during her career that Perkins first found out about her benign tumour which went on to cause “epic destruction” in her body. “At that time in my life I thought, maybe the balance is not quite right. Speaking on Lorraine a few years ago about her tumour, which is located in her pituitary gland, Perkins said: “It was very difficult for me to see all those headlines. THE POPULAR presenter Sue Perkins is the latest celebrity face to take part in Who Do You Think You Are? where her ancestry is explored.

The actress and broadcaster traced her roots to Lithuania and learned about her family's inspiring resilience.

Perkins never stopped talking, and it was clear that she had done a great deal of self-examination long before the show began. Her German-born great-grandfather was a tailor in London but during the First World War was interned at Knockaloe on the Isle of Man. At the beginning, Perkins joked that it would be great if she discovered roots in Lithuania, because that would be a match with her Great British Bake Off partner and best friend, Mel Giedroyc. And guess what?

Former Great British Bake Off host Sue Perkins discovered a surprising connection to co-star Mel Giedroyc in BBC's Who Do You Think You Are?

Elsewhere in the episode, Sue found another coincidence between her love for boxing and the Lithuanian church where her great-grandmother was baptised, after she realises that the same church has now been converted to a boxing gym. When travelling to Germany to find out more about her great-grandmother, the 52-year-old was told that she had been born in a part of Russia, that is now Lithuania. Talking to Mel at the beginning of the episode, about what she already knew of her family history, she began: ‘I know that there’s some kind of Eastern European connection and part of me’s hoping it’s Lithuania because I really like the idea that my ancestors were toshing around the same neck of the woods as yours.’

Sue, 52, was desperate to know where in Europe that her family came from.

Whilst there, she finds out that Anna was originally born near Marijampole, close to the border of Germany. After seeing Anna’s family tree, Sue learns that she was one of ten children. After looking into the life of her paternal grandparents, Sue meets author Robert Winder in London to find out about Emil and Anna Müller. From German heritage, the Müller family were looked on with suspicion. In 1939 - just before the outbreak of the Second World War, Germany and the Soviet Union signed a nonaggression pact that gave Lithuania to the Soviets. The Tislau family, therefore, went to live in Germany. Upon arriving there, they were subjected to Nazi medical evaluations - a cover for racial profiling. Avid-boxer Sue begins her journey of discovery when she visits Mel. She takes a box of photos that her mother has given her and discusses them with her famous co-host. “I really like the idea that my ancestors were toshing around the same neck of the woods as yours,” she said. She's best known for fronting the first seven series of The Great British Bake Off with long-time comedy partner, Mel Giedroyc and now, thanks to an appearance on BBC One genealogy show, Who Do You Think You Are, Sue Perkins has discovered a brilliant link to her on-screen pal.

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The first episode of Who Do You Think You Are? will air at 9pm on BBC One on 26 May. When is Who Do You Think You Are? on TV? BBC One geneaology show Who Do You Think You Are? sees a team of expert researchers explore the family history of celebrities.

Sue Perkins, who is on Who Do You Think You Are? tonight, were considered one of the most powerful couples in showbiz before their seven-year relationship ...

"It's really sad," a source close to the pair reportedly said. It would be nice to create a little unit." all I can say, there was an understanding between us and for me the planets aligned and I just thought, this person, it’s not even about a woman, this person is absolutely extraordinary." "'It's really sad they've split, but it's been on the cards for a while - Anna was really keen to be a mother, but Sue just didn't feel it was the right time for her." "But Sue and Anna are determined to remain friends and keep in touch," they said to Mail Online. "Nobody else is involved and now the pair are throwing themselves into work." "People become obsessed with sex and just want to know ‘what is it you do in bed?’ - it’s not about that, it’s about the person and it’s about the connection with that person and she is a wonderful human being and that’s what I’ve fallen in love with."

Starring in the first episode of the new series, Sue revealed that she had been "thinking about" joining the show after the death of her father, Bert Perkins, ...

Speaking to The Telegraph in 2015, the comedian revealed that his first cancer diagnosis had left him feeling depressed for a decade. "It's often like, why am I the person I am? She continued: "I think when you lose a parent or a family member, it feels like a hot air balloon that you've been flying in and suddenly someone's snipped one of the cables.

The presenter and comedian says the show helped her put together the jigsaw puzzle of her life after losing her father.

"I guess that would be the better metaphor. "In particular, as you'll see from the show, I didn't know very much at all about my granddad. She added: "I think when you lose a parent or a family member, it feels like a hot air balloon that you've been flying in and suddenly someone's snipped one of the cables.

The BAFTA award-winning series will see actors, TV hosts and comedians - including stars from The Great British Bake Off and Line of Duty - follow in the ...

“Who Do You Think You Are? is back with another line-up of Britain’s best loved celebrities delving into their family trees, taking us from Brighton to Berlin, Manchester to Amsterdam, and Scotland to Lithuania," Executive Producer for Wall to Wall, Colette Flight said teasing the new series. The BAFTA award-winning series will see actors, TV hosts and comedians - including stars from The Great British Bake Off and Line of Duty - follow in the footsteps of the generations before them. He will discover a fascinating story about his "amateur sleuth" four-times great grandfather who became entangled in one of Victorian Brighton’s most notorious murder trials.