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I'm A Celeb's Fred Sirieix 'lost for words' as he makes 'emotional' family discovery

First Dates star Fred Sirieix is the nation's favourite Frenchman but he's actually spent more of his life living in Britain than in France - and he made a moving family discovery

While Fred is aware that his father's side hails from Limoges and has resided there for generations, his mother's lineage remains an enigma, reports the Manchester Evening News. Fred journeys to Burgundy to meet historian Dr Sarah Frank, who reveals that Rene was captured by the Nazis at the onset of the war. Venturing to Coulanges, Genevieve's hometown, Fred discovers a German document listing his grandfather as an escapee, thus validating the family narrative.

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