Ciara found she’s DNA cousins with former professional baseball shortstop and legend Derek Jeter on her episode of PBS’ Discovering Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr.
In Season 10, Episode 1, aired Jan. 2, the “1, 2 Step” queen uncovered bombshell secrets and techniques about her ancestry (together with Jagged Little Tablet singer Alanis Morrisette). In his narration, Henry defined that researchers had in contrast her DNA strand to earlier present company. They stumbled upon a surprising revelation — Ciara and the previous New York Yankees captain had been DNA cousins. Jeter is blended with a white mom named Dorothy Jeter and a Black father named Sanderson Charles Jeter.
“What the world?!” Ciara exclaimed. “You’re kidding me. That’s loopy!”
Henry expounded on how Ciara and Derek shared a “lengthy an identical stretch of DNA on their 14th chromosome” that the MLB legend inherited from his mom.
Ciara’s husband, Russell Wilson, shared Henry’s clip of the invention, joking, “All the time knew it!”
Ciara took to her X web page to share the video, thanking Henry for the expertise.
“Thanks, @HenryLouisGates, for such an unimaginable expertise! This was a dream come true to find out about my household family tree!”
Web customers went up in regards to the newest discovery.
One consumer posted a GIF of Tupac from the enduring “cousin” cookout scene in Poetic Justice, writing, “[Ciara] on the Yankees recreation subsequent season.”
Satirically, when Wilson wasn’t enjoying school soccer, he was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in 2010 and performed within the minor basketball league. Two years later, the Seattle Seahawks drafted the two-sports star.
Over a yr after the Seahawks drafted him, the Texas Rangers acquired the footballer within the MLB Rule 5 Draft. The quarterback remained within the Ranger’s farm system till 2018, when the Yankees acquired him.
So, he and Jeter had been Yankees!
Whereas guest-starring on the present, the 38-year-old entertainer uncovered her maternal great-grandfather Willie Bub Head’s organic father (presumed to be Nathan Head) wasn’t the person on his delivery certificates.
The singer had no DNA connection to Nathan. Researchers dug additional and realized Ciara’s great-great-grandfather was a white man named Walker Lafayette Head. Though they’d related surnames, they weren’t associated.
Nathan grew up on Walker’s father’s property, and the 2 grew up collectively. By 1900, Nathan and his spouse Emily moved to Monroe County, Ga., whereas Walker lived in Butts County, Ga. Willie was conceived in 1904. That very same yr, Nathan was engaged on rented land in Butts County that was close to Walker’s place.
The character of Emily’s relationship with Walker is unclear, however the two had been having sexual relations and created Nathan. Yikes!
Watch the total episode right here! Obtainable till Jan. 30.
