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Radio Times: “I would love to have been a detective like my grandfather.“Sadly, I have a condition called nystagmus that means I’ve got terrible eyesight, so it was never a possibility.”Richard and his brother Mat were brought up by their mother, Brenda Wright.Their father left when Richard was nine years old.He later met his father as an adult but they didn’t form a close relationship.Richard said: “My dad’s side of the family wasn’t something I was interested in, because that’s not the family I grew up in.“It would, in a funny way, be like learning about strangers.“My family are the Wrights from Brighton and those are the people I feel genuinely connected to.”During the show, it was discovered that Richard’s four-times great-grandfather, Gabriel Gillam, born in Brighton in 1789 was a fisherman who lived with his wife in a poor area of Brighton.He turned to smuggling to feed his family.Richard said: “Early 19th-century Brighton was an incredibly poor place if you came from the fishing community.“Then suddenly the Prince Regent, later King George IV, decided to build the Royal Pavilion and Brighton became very fashionable.
Danny Dyer and Pointless host Alexander Armstrong share a surprising familial connection.Following both stars appearing on Who Do You Think You Are?, it has been pointed out that the respective household names are in fact related and share royal blood.The EastEnders star, 44, discovered he was a descendant of King Edward III on the BBC One series.And Alexander, 52, found William The Conqueror in his family tree.Now his sidekick Richard Osman, 51, has worked out that the two celebrities are “family” – as Edward III is the sixth great-grandson of William.Richard said: "Well, Danny Dyer is descended from King Edward III, so that means Xander must be related to Danny."The shocking reveal comes as Danny prepares to leave EastEnders after nine years.In January, the actor confirmed he would be leaving Albert Square later this year.He later teased his character Mick Carter will leave Walford in a "huge" and "epic" storyline during an appearance on BBC Radio 2's Breakfast Show in March.Speaking on his own podcast Sorted with the Dyers, Danny further explained his EastEnders exit.He said: "I've been contemplating a while now about whether time to roll the dice, take the leap."The news is that I've not decided to renew my contract, that's all, it's not because I've fell out with anybody, that job has been amazing for me."I love everybody, it's an important part of television."Alexander is also preparing for a career shift, as he will soon be appointed a new Pointless co-star.The move follows his colleague of 13 years Richard Osman stepping down from the BBC quiz show last month.While Richard will still appear on the show's celebrity specials, he has exited the regular episodes to dedicate more time to his novel-writing career.For
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