Kamal Ghorui
Guy Sebastian, best known for his songs ‘Perfect Love’, ‘Who’s That Girl’, and ‘Angels Brought Me Here’, recently had a DNA test done as part of one of his latest features. The star had always wanted to know more about his ancestry. When he got a chance to get the test done while featuring on ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’, he took the opportunity. However, what he ended up finding was a big shock.
Guy Sebastian takes DNA test on ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’
On his latest feature on ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’, famed singer-songwriter Guy Sebastian took a DNA test to learn more about his ancestry. While talking to TV WEEK about the test, the singer shared that the results would have a massive effect on him and mean a lot to him.“There has been so much ambiguity around my genealogy,” he quipped, adding details about where he’s from and why he wants the test done. He talked about entering the music industry, adding that “It was at a time when everyone was good-looking and they could dance, and had jawlines, and here’s this weird-looking afro-haired chubby little dude trying to get a record deal.”Sebastian is from Malaysia and moved to Australia with his family in 1988. He was only six years old at the time.
Guy Sebastian says that his ancestry is from all over
The singer added that his heritage is a mystery because his family is from all over the place. “My dad’s Sri Lankan by blood but born in Malaysia, and Mum grew up in India but she’s very fair-skinned and I believe there’s Portuguese somewhere in there.”During the show, he traveled to India to see where he came from, along with his mother. He revealed during the interview that his mother also does not know exactly where she is from as she was orphaned at an early age. “This show has been such a gift for my mother because now she can live out the rest of her life with clarity of her heritage, her culture, and have ownership of that. It has also empowered her to have information that can help the rest of her family and obtain answers that they have been looking for, for so long,” he shared, while also adding that the DNA test from his father’s side also revealed that he is related to someone who was a pioneer in Sri Lanka and helped a lot of women.“What I uncovered was a genetic link to a woman who made a tremendous impact, especially for females in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. She was an innovator, full of courage and tenacity, and her legacy lives on to this day,” he stated.The singer concluded by sharing just how grateful he is for the show and how happy he is to learn more about where he came from.
