Scott’s slave shock
John added: “Being seen and heard is a great feeling and you never know what is around the corner.”
The former X Factor stars also shaved off their trademark quiffs to raise money in the memory of their mum, who sadly passed away from cancer.
Edward said: “Performing Everybody Hurts and True Colours and shaving our heads on The Late Late Show was pretty special.
ALEX Scott fought back tears of shock after discovering her Jamaican ancestor owned 26 slaves in the 1820s.
The BBC star travelled to the Caribbean island for the first time in her life, to trace her lineage on her father’s side for Who Do You Think You Are?
But in Jamaica, Alex was horrified to find that her ancestor Robert Francis Coombs didn’t just own
“It was a really proud moment for us and it is something we can always look back on.
“We proved that we could sing and play instruments and that helped change people’s opinions of us.”
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Jedward recently joined Deirdre O’Kane, Boy George, Lyra and Aston Merrygold on the panel for The Big Deal on Virgin Media but the show came under fire for being too complicated for viewers at home.
John said: “If we were presenting the show, we would have drilled it into your head from the beginning.” property, he owned people.
The episode, which is due to air on October 26 on BBC1, sees Alex being shown records of those enslaved to Robert between 1817 and 1832.
Alex (37) simply cannot believe what she is hearing and asks the historian: “In my family line — this doesn’t sound right coming out of my mouth — but Robert Francis Coombs owned people?”