Olly Murs discovers devastating family secret about his grandfather's parentage as he looks into his Baltic heritage on Who Do You Think You Are?

Olly Murs discovers devastating family secret about his grandfather's parentage as he looks into his Baltic heritage on Who Do You Think You Are? Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By Hannah Mcdonald Published: 00:01 BST, 9 September 2024 | Updated: 00:08 BST, 9 September 2024 e-mail View comments Olly Murs discovered a devastating family secret about his grandfather's parentage when he appeared on an upcoming episode of Who Do You Think You Are ? The singer, 40, features on the new series of the BBC show in a bid to look back at his Latvian ancestry. The show is known for its incredible reveals, however Olly's family history was far more complicated than he could have imagined.

He was told that his grandfather Eddie was born through an affair and taken to England after the Soviet Union took over Latvia . They settled just a few miles from Olly's native Essex. But in a heartbreaking discovery, Olly found out his great-grandmother was left behind in Latvia, before being imprisoned in a Soviet work camp.

After decades of searching for her son, she sadly died in 1988. Olly Murs discovered a devastating family secret about his grandfather's parentage when he appeared on an upcoming episode of Who Do You Think You Are Olly was told that his grandfather Eddie was born through an affair and taken to England after the Soviet Union took over Latvia . They settled just a few miles from Olly's native Essex In the episode, Olly goes to visit her grave before breaking the sad .