Wed Jan 29 06:20:00 IST 2025: ## Sharon Stone’s Royal Ancestry Revealed on “Finding Your Roots”
**Cambridge, MA** – Actress Sharon Stone discovered a surprising connection to royalty and a pivotal figure in European history on the latest episode of PBS’s “Finding Your Roots.” Host Henry Louis Gates Jr. revealed that Stone is a direct descendant of Charlemagne, the 8th-century Holy Roman Emperor, making him her 38th great-grandfather. Stone was visibly shocked by the revelation, exclaiming, “No!” and “Charlemagne was my grandfather?” Gates described Charlemagne as “one of the most important people in history” who “basically created modern Europe.” The episode also featured other celebrities exploring their family histories, including Chrissy Teigen, who learned about a tragic event in her family’s past, and Joy Behar, who discovered her grandparents were childhood neighbors in Italy. Future episodes will feature Debra Messing, Laurence Fishburne, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard, and José Andrés. “Finding Your Roots” airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on PBS.
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