By entering your details, you are agreeing to Who Do You Think You Are Magazine These show Harry’s father, George Yates, was British and entered what was called a “customary marriage” with his Ghanian wife.In Sekondi, Reggie first goes to see his family’s home, where he meets JB, Harry’s adopted son. “My father has been a very small part of my adult life,” says the actor, DJ and TV presenter.

Harry, Reggie discovers, died in his sleep in 2000.To learn more about Jojo’s side of the family, Reggie heads for the country where his parents were born, Ghana, and the city of Sekondi. He feels more connected to both his own father and his wider family: “I feel like I’m part of something, and being here and learning about our history has made that even more real.” U.K.: Gay & Under Attack 55m Reggie investigates the changing definition of masculinity in the U.K. and speaks with gay men … Latest Yates' current love life is a bit of a mystery, as the BBC presenter's got a knack for keeping much of his private life, well, private. Here, Reggie sees the precise spot where a picture of his great-grandmother, Dorothy Lloyd, was taken. While there’s evidence he returned and wanted to provide for Harry, Reggie still sees a family pattern in the lack of connection between father and son.Next, Reggie wants to know more about his great-great grandmother, Sarah. Thanks! He gets a flavour of Ghanian attitudes to customary marriages too. Sarah and Dorothy, he learns, were close and worked together.Reggie is delighted with what he’s discovered. "I’ve never even met my grandparents.”

"I’ve never even met my grandparents.”To fill in the gaps, Reggie begins by going to meet his father, Reginald ‘Jojo’ Yates, who makes traditional West African instruments. In the last 5 years, Reggie has become synonymous with critically acclaimed documentaries. The 1911 census shows he had a wife and family in Middlesex, but they didn’t accompany him to what was then a British colony, the Gold Coast, probably because it was notorious for tropical diseases such as malaria.Indeed, George himself got ill and left. He is an actor writer and director, known for The Voice UK (2012), Top Of The Pops (2003 -) and Doctor Who (2007). Sign in to manage your newsletter preferences Reggie Yates When Reggie Yates was four years old, his parents split up.

Sign in to manage your newsletter preferences Reggie Yates’ career has seen him move from fronting children's programming, to national radio to become an RTS award-winning documentary maker. Sign up to receive our newsletter! Looking for something to watch? The Online home for TV Host, Actor and Writer/Director Reggie Yates. Already have an account with us?

“It’s an amazing feeling to know where that European part of my lineage came from,” he says. She had a relationship with an Englishman, AG Lloyd, who worked in the colonial service.Reggie also learns more about Dorothy, who turns out to have been a trader, “a very formidable person”.

Discover your past Reggie Yates was born on May 31, 1983 in Archway, London, England. Choose an adventure below and discover your next favorite movie or TV show. Thanks! This involves a memorable encounter with a tribal chief, the formidable Nana Kobina Nketsia V, who sees Reggie as “an African with an English head” but also says, “You’ve come home.”Sarah lived in Tarkwa, a town that grew prosperous because it was a stop on a railway line linking a mining area to the coast. It shows a man who, in Reggie’s words, is “every bit the proud African father” as he stands with his family, yet looks very European. He is an actor writer and director, known for The Voice UK (2012), Top Of The Pops (2003 -) and Doctor Who (2007). By entering your details, you are agreeing to Who Do You Think You Are Magazine Reggie Yates was born on May 31, 1983 in Archway, London, England. “According to English law, we are all bastards,” thunders Nana Kobina Nketsia, and adds, “Your great-grandmother was Reggie has one last visit to pay, to the town of Dixcove, where he meets members of his great-grandfather’s extended family. You're now subscribed.

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