On a brand-new series that combines cooking and genealogy, actress Florence Pugh made a surprising discovery about her family’s past. The actress appeared on No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski, and she was “utterly shocked.”
The six-part series, executive produced by Gordon Ramsay, is available to stream on Disney+ from today (February 24). Antoni, a hostess for Queer Eye, follows celebrities as they learn about their ancestors through food.
In the episode titled ‘ Florence Pugh’s English Odyssey’, Florence and Antoni headed to Oxford, where the actress grew up, before venturing to Yorkshire, Whitby and London as they traced her ancestors ‘ movements and the food they enjoyed. However, one surprising revelation about her lineage left the star in ‘ utter shock’.
As the pair ate oysters in London’s Columbia Road, Antoni handed Florence a piece of paper which had a crucial detail about the daughter of her great, great, great grandparents, Johannah Becht.
“You’re aware that today we got to meet little Johannah,” you ask? Well, she met a Welshman by the name of Lewis Pugh as she grew up, Antoni said. “That’s where the Pugh came in”.
Johannah and Lewis went on to have a daughter who it was swiftly revealed was named Florence Pugh, born in 1882, prompting the present-day Florence’s mouth to drop open. “No”! she exclaimed. “I feel quite emotional. There’s already been a Florence Pugh”.
“Your parents never mentioned anything”? Florence explained that her family named her after the city, so Antoni inquired. “My parents had no idea. The city gave me the name “I.” My mum’s going to scream”, she said, before later admitting that she was still in “utter shock” after learning of her namesake.
In a tragic twist, it was revealed that 19th Century Florence Pugh didn’t make it past her fifth birthday.
“Because of the air quality and the pollution here, quality of life was really tough”, Antoni began. “Little Florence, unfortunately just shy of her fifth birthday, passed away. Most probably from tuberculosis, that was the case with most children in those times”.
Henry Golding, Awkwafina, Awkwafina, and Issa Rae, who are also actors in the series, are just a few of the other stars. The episodes will also be broadcast on the National Geographic Channel, with Florence’s first one aired on February 26 at 10 p.m.
The series synopsis reads: “From Italy, Germany and the UK to Senegal, South Korea and Borneo, Antoni takes celebs on epic journeys to explore their ancestral and culinary roots”.
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski is currently streaming on Disney+. On February 26, at 10 p.m., the National Geographic Channel will also broadcast the first episode.
Source: Mirror
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