No, this isn’t a cheeky April Fools joke we’ve cooked up at the office, but it’s definitely one of the weirdest pieces of news we’ve heard this week. Kim Kardashian and David Cameron are cousins. Yes, real-life cousins. Care to explain, David?
In an interview with Heat magazine the Prime Minister was asked if he watched Keeping Up With The Kardashians. The verdict? Apparently not (no surprises there). “But I am related to them” he said, “did you know I’m 13th cousins with [Kim]?” No, Mr. Prime Minister, we can’t say that we did.
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The two are said to be linked by their mutual ancestor, Sir William Spencer, born in 1555, according to website geni.com. But it doesn’t end there – in a report with the Daily Mail the newest member of the Kardashian Klan also let loose that he’s – apparently - a fifth cousin twice removed to none other than Her Majesty the Queen. Imagine being at that family reunion...?
Kim K for Prime Minister? Maybe next election.