Ciara and Derek Jeter are DNA cousins, the “That’s How We Roll” singer learned on a recent episode of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Ciara shared a clip from the PBS show on her Instagram, with the caption, “The moment I learned @DerekJeter was my cousin! Crazy! Thank you @drhenrylouisgates for such an incredible experience! This was a dream come true to learn about my family genealogy!”
According to the teaser, Ciara and Derek Jeter share a “long identical stretch of DNA on their 14th chromosome DNA.” A voiceover explains that Jeter inherits his 14th chromosome from his mother.
Unbeknownst to Ciara and her husband Russell Wilson, they posed with Derek Jeter for a photo at the 2015 ESPYs.
Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were Related
Did you know Gabrielle Union and Saweetie are related? Saweetie revealed she and the February 2023 cover star are second cousins. She tweeted, “Her father and I are 1st cousins. Her grandma is my aunt Joanne Glass who I based Eva from Deliver Us From Eva on.”
Yup. Her father and I are 1st cousins. Her grandma is my aunt Joanne Glass who I based Eva from “Deliver Us From Eva” on. #FunFact #DozensOfCousins https://t.co/cR3jB2niyg
— Gabrielle Union (@itsgabrielleu) December 5, 2018
What about Al Roker and Lenny Kravitz? There are many celebrity cousins in Hollywood. Ciara was just as shocked as we were to learn she shares a family tree with Derek Jeter. But they aren’t the only shocking celeb family duos. Keep scrolling for more celebrities you didn’t know were related.
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