Flick through this photo album of 33 celebrities as ancestors memes

Everyone 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

https://twitter.com/titttychakra/status/1378187838597033987

2. What a poor kid

Boy pictured during WW2 leaving his home in protest of food rations pic.twitter.com/x7zLLZeMPt

— AW (@alwrgn) April 5, 2021

3. Looked like he was a cool guy

https://twitter.com/SaeedDiCaprio/status/1377766450736336900

4. So happy they got to celebrate their special day

https://twitter.com/pussy_shirley/status/1378034642331299840

5. What a happy couple

my great grandparents in Forks, 2008 pic.twitter.com/Skxva5xu7s

— best of twilight (@archivetwilight) April 2, 2021

6. Damn their grandad was attractive

my grandpa with two other soldiers during WW2 🥺✊ pic.twitter.com/X2BSxGa2bq

— vivafalastin 🇵🇸 (@vivafalastin) April 5, 2021

7. The coolest grandparents

my grandparents in sylhet, before the bangladesh liberation war (1969) pic.twitter.com/HdecnUhA5q

— mariya (@mariyaisnotreal) April 2, 2021

8. A striking family resemblance

Keir Starmer’s mother and father watching television for the very first time (1956) pic.twitter.com/BVRudXZ5HG

— loveofhuns x (@loveofhuns) April 3, 2021

9. Culture really has gone down hill since the 1930s

https://twitter.com/EvanChapman_/status/1378475308349853698

10. Finally we can give credit to the inventor of the steak americano

https://twitter.com/staywithj0sh/status/1378707563299110912

11. A pioneer

This is my great grandmother Eleanor, who graduated from Harvard in 1944. She really loved the law. pic.twitter.com/wPVqATzj2h

— Netflix (@netflix) April 5, 2021

12. A heartthrob before they were a thing

https://twitter.com/zoopti/status/1378473820571512840

13. I love her style

https://twitter.com/cineophile/status/1379175631930396674

14. A woman of the people

This pic of my grandma during the Great Depression is such a vibe 😎🔥🤪 pic.twitter.com/k0t9ogSxoF

— The Hooburrito, a burrito by Hoobastank (@sug_knight) April 5, 2021

15. Such a considerate father

https://twitter.com/EvanChapman_/status/1378486027103432707

16. Give credit where it’s due

My grandma in 1964. She helped organized the March on Washington but no one mentions her. I miss her so much. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/a7NtDoKmtD

— I Hate Jack Berger (@Venusofdetroit) April 5, 2021

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17. Ja’mie was the OG feminist

https://twitter.com/Andrewmcg___/status/1379044261249814532

18. A sad, sad time

Woman lamenting the extinction of the final dodo (1681) pic.twitter.com/YPrnykjPsx

— jack rem (@jackremmington) April 5, 2021

19. They took such great behind the scenes shots in the 50s

My Grandad on set of Singin’ in the Rain (1952) pic.twitter.com/ezEcpzLwuC

— loveofhuns x (@loveofhuns) April 6, 2021

20. So glamorous, no one dresses up like this anymore

https://twitter.com/zajmekong/status/1378389637643829260

21. We’re lucky to be discovering this photo

https://twitter.com/jbfan911/status/1378911989678759937

22. What a woman

My grandmother cooking potato bread for the young Irish rebels in 1971 pic.twitter.com/wi2znHTkFH

— Macha Zu (@Macha_Zu) April 5, 2021

23. The perfect candid

https://twitter.com/David_Chippa/status/1379021137192050695

24. We don’t get gentlemen like this anymore

https://twitter.com/helxn/status/1379007060013166592

25. Such a cool job

https://twitter.com/rehabkendoll/status/1378774248274149377

26. A lost pasttime

https://twitter.com/EvanChapman_/status/1378465630886694916

27. A lovely wholesome photo

My grandmother in the 40’s carrying her books and supplies to and from school every day. pic.twitter.com/T2CyrM2Dbb

— Annam (uh-numb) ☻🔻 (@AnnamLaughs) April 3, 2021

28. You must be so proud

my grandma during ww2. one of the only female soldiers, such a strong and powerful woman ❤️ pic.twitter.com/UYQUHCpTAP

— jacques (@flamencolambada) April 3, 2021

29. Simply an icon

https://twitter.com/FramingBritney/status/1378727919279861760

30. I bet she had a lovely voice

https://twitter.com/cowboyscardigan/status/1378284298290221057

31. It used to be such a simple life

Just found this old picture of my grandma and great aunt ❤️ they ran a small dairy farm in upstate NY pic.twitter.com/g4RQDMazBT

— limp brittzkit (@Brittymigs) April 5, 2021

32. When did people stop dressing like this?

https://twitter.com/marcusjdl/status/1378388266538389506

33. If only you’d been able to talk more

This is my great grandma Euphegenia right after she arrived on the Titanic. She died when I was little and though I have such wonderful memories of her it always seemed like she was sitting on a secret. pic.twitter.com/OWjvggVb5W

— Rose Dommu (@rosedommu) April 5, 2021

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