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Jayne Torvill has discovered she is not the only sporting great in her family — one of her ancestors was captain of West Ham United.

The 64-year-old ice skating legend and rink partner Christopher Dean, 63, look into their family pasts for a TV show.

And Jayne found on her maternal side a relative called Charlie Bicknell, who as skipper led the Hammers to their first ever major trophy, the War Cup – the equivalent of the FA Cup – in 1940.

She said: “I was completely shocked but I love that my cousin was the captain of

West Ham.

“So many people have said over the years, ‘Does anyone in your family play sport’ and I have said no, but clearly they did. My dad would have been so chuffed and proud to know we had a football legend in the family.”

Jayne also found Charlie’s cousin Ernie Bicknell was a successful boxer in 1928.

She is related to him via her great, great, great ­grandparents.

Jayne and Christopher share an emotional journey to uncover their family history through DNA.

Christopher, who grew up in a small family with his dad and stepmum, discovers he has a bunch of relatives on the other side of the world.

His great, great,