Parkinson 'too boring' for BBC show

Michael Parkinson has claimed that he was rejected by BBC One's Who Do You Think You Are? after his family history was deemed "too boring".

The veteran chatshow host admitted that producers of the hit genealogy show did a U-turn after originally approaching him for the new series.

Speaking to the Radio Times, he explained: "I'm addicted to Who Do You Think You Are?. It's the fascination we all have for our roots - the intriguing story of our lives."

Commenting on his own ancestors, he added: "On my father's side - miners and farm labourers. On my mother's - railwaymen and domestics. My story was so boring they had to cancel the entire project. I was gutted."

Parkinson revealed that the snub came after he turned down approaches from ITV1's All Star Mr and Mrs and I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!.

He said: "Of all the celebrity-based telly programmes, this was the only one I wanted to be on."

Who Do You Think You Are? airs on Wednesday nights on BBC One.