Who Do You Think You Are? guest Richard Osman ‘wasn’t interested’ in exploring father’s ancestry

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Richard Osman has stated that he had no interest in learning about his paternal heritage on a forthcoming episode of Who Do You Think You Are? Though the show usually traces the celebrity participant’s family history on both sides, Osman’s episode will solely focus on his mother’s forebears. After describing the departure as “the worst thing to ever happen to him”, Osman explained in a recent interview that they met 20 years later but didn’t form a significant bond. Richard Osman on ‘Pointless’ “It would, in a funny way, be like learning about strangers.” Season 19 of Who Do You Think You Are?