Flick through this photo album of 33 celebrities as ancestors memes
My grandparents were so cool in the 1930s
Lydia VennEveryone on Twitter suddenly seems to have very famous grandparents, except they’re not really their grandparents, it’s just another Twitter trend that is way funnier than it should be.
Since last week people have been sharing modern day photos of celebrities and iconic TV moments in a black and white filter and then claiming they are their ancestor from nearly a century ago.
It all started when Twitter user @ctrlzhara tweeted a black and white picture of Kiera Knightly and Cillian Murphy from a behind the scenes shot of the period drama The Edge of Love. They tweeted and joked saying the pair were their grandparents in Basra, Iraq in 1960.
And the tweets haven’t stopped since then. Whilst the majority of them feature a celebrity as someone’s grandparent, others have taken classic internet memes and turned them into old fashioned photos to say they are historic moments from the past.
These are the 33 funniest celebrities as ancestors memes:
1. I really recognise their grandma
2. What a poor kid
3. Looked like he was a cool guy
4. So happy they got to celebrate their special day
5. What a happy couple
6. Damn their grandad was attractive
7. The coolest grandparents
8. A striking family resemblance
9. Culture really has gone down hill since the 1930s
10. Finally we can give credit to the inventor of the steak americano
11. A pioneer
12. A heartthrob before they were a thing
13. I love her style
14. A woman of the people
15. Such a considerate father
16. Give credit where it’s due
17. Ja’mie was the OG feminist
18. A sad, sad time
19. They took such great behind the scenes shots in the 50s
20. So glamorous, no one dresses up like this anymore
21. We’re lucky to be discovering this photo
22. What a woman
23. The perfect candid
24. We don’t get gentlemen like this anymore
25. Such a cool job
26. A lost pasttime
27. A lovely wholesome photo
28. You must be so proud
29. Simply an icon
30. I bet she had a lovely voice
31. It used to be such a simple life
32. When did people stop dressing like this?
33. If only you’d been able to talk more
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