OLLY Murs' fans have been reduced to tears over the 'saddest ever' episode of Who Do You Think You Are? The Trouble Maker singer, 40, is one of the celebs appearing on the brand new series of the BBC ancestry show. During the episode viewers watched as Olly attempted to trace his great grandparents. He learned that they hailed from Latvia and were circus performers.
However, Olly's discovery took a dark turn when he travelled to the Salamonska Circus building in Riga to trace his great grandmother Veronika Jankovska. During his visit he was told how his great grandfather had cheated on his current partner at the time with Veronika. more on olly murs After they had a child, Veronika - who was 22 at the time - struggled to raise her son Eduards Jr and handed him over to her parents so she could work at the circus.
But when Nazi Germany took over the country, Eduards Jr was forced to flee as as refugee to Germany with his father and his partner. In tragic scenes Olly discovered that Veronika was imprisoned in a labour camp for eight years. Despite searching for her son after her release, she was heartbreakingly never reunited with him.
Most read in News TV Veronika died in 1988 with no family by her side and was buried in an unmarked grave. Upsetting scenes showed dad-of-one Murs visit her plot, paying respects to Veronika. Reflecting on the upsetting story, Olly said: "WWII had a real impact on my family.
I think Veronica made a very bold decision that day, leaving her son and .