Wednesday 8 June 2022 02:49 AM Matt Lucas stunned as he discovers his relative featured in Anne Frank's diary trends now

Matt Lucas has been left stunned to learn a relative of his featured in Anne Frank's diary.

The Great British Bake Off host, 48, made the astounding discover during a new episode of BBC One genealogy show Who Do You Think You Are? which saw him travel to Amsterdam to learn more about his German-born Jewish family.

And during the exploration into the past, Matt discovered that one of his ancestors - Werner Goldschmidt - lodged with the Frank family before they were captured by the Nazis and even had a mention in the teenager's world-famous journal.

The show saw Matt delve into his Jewish heritage and learn about his Jewish grandmother Margot, her aunts and cousins and their experience during the Holocaust. 

Anne and her family hid for two years during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands before being rounded up and sent to a concentration camp.

And ahead of them going into hiding in concealed rooms in the building where Anne's father Otto worked, Matt's relative Werner is said to have lodged with the family reports The Mirror.

When asked if he was surprised by the link, Matt told the host: 'Yes, my ancestor would have known Anne Frank, the writer of one of the most important books ever written. And Werner is actually mentioned in the diary.

'It's the one story everyone knows if you know no other story, that story about what happened to the Jews in World War Two, you know the story of the Frank family. I read it when I was younger and never realised she was talking about a relative of mine.'

It's said that ahead of them going into hiding between 1942 and 1944 - during which time Anne wrote her diary - Matt's grandmother's cousin Werner was given instructions to give the Frank family cat to a neighbour, with the request featured in the book.

Matt said of this: 'He didn't necessarily know that they were about to go into hiding, so he was lurking around slightly unwelcome the night before they were going.

'He wasn't to know this momentous event was taking place.'