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

my beautiful mother, kurdistan 1991 pic.twitter.com/BxO9CMkSCj

— ✨ (@titttychakra) April 3, 2021

2. What a poor kid

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

— Asia (@asialwo) April 5, 2021

3. Looked like he was a cool guy

my grandpa was such a vibe in the 40s pic.twitter.com/NV0cIafmDE

— Hurt CoPain (@SaeedDiCaprio) April 1, 2021

4. So happy they got to celebrate their special day

My grandparents on their wedding day just after the war ended in 1945 ❤️ pic.twitter.com/S47h942vHF

— Shirley Carter’s Pussy (@pussy_shirley) April 2, 2021

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

— sippin on that (@vivafalastin) April 5, 2021

7. The coolest grandparents

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

— mariya (@mvriyv) 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

Chef taste tasting the meal for the guests back in the 1930s pic.twitter.com/UI3VUAvmE6

— Evan (@EvanChapman_) April 3, 2021

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

My great grandmother preparing for a dinner party where she served steak americano on a plank. (1947) pic.twitter.com/CQrRAB30Cq

— Josh (@staywithj0sh) April 4, 2021

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

my grandpa was such a vibe in the 40s pic.twitter.com/b3slTZSaO3

— beep boop bop (@zoopti) April 3, 2021

13. I love her style

this is my grandma playing chess in the 60s <3 pic.twitter.com/cN2vcgAGLc

— théo (@cineophile) April 5, 2021

14. A woman of the people

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

— 𝔅𝔞𝔟𝔶 𝔤𝔲𝔯𝔩 𝔡𝔞 𝔭𝔯𝔦𝔫𝔠𝔢𝔰𝔰 (@sug_knight) April 5, 2021

15. Such a considerate father

A dedicated father protecting his daughter’s ears during the blitz in 1941 pic.twitter.com/HpHHjHGgcy

— Evan (@EvanChapman_) April 3, 2021

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

— 👻 Nakers Gimme Heebee Jeebees (@blackfemmesoul) April 5, 2021

17. Ja’mie was the OG feminist

My grandma and her friends during the suffragette movement – I’m so proud of her ❤️ pic.twitter.com/PbDid7lkzv

— Andrew (@Andrewmcg___) April 5, 2021

18. A sad, sad time

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

— jack rem x (@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

Love these candids of my grandma in the 40s 💖 pic.twitter.com/B8JVYn0cJx

— NO JUSTICE NO PEACE (@zajmekong) April 3, 2021

21. We’re lucky to be discovering this photo

Real film print of the MLBs first female player ❤️ pic.twitter.com/NSmj6VkJHi

— Natalie (@jbfan911) April 5, 2021

22. What a woman

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

— Macha (@Macha_Zu) April 5, 2021

23. The perfect candid

A beautiful picture of my mother on her wedding day, 1999. She was so nervous, love her and her lovely face 🥺💕💕 pic.twitter.com/GzVqqVdDdc

— David Chipakupaku 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇿🇲 (@David_Chippa) April 5, 2021

24. We don’t get gentlemen like this anymore

Nice pic of ma grandad n his mates in their first car pic.twitter.com/WVL6DLq8s1

— helsbels (@helxn) April 5, 2021

25. Such a cool job

my nan testing out the first ever electric wheelchair in 1916 pic.twitter.com/U7EOyGMGG7

— REHAB (@rehabkendoll) April 4, 2021

26. A lost pasttime

A standard British tea party in the 1930s before rationing began pic.twitter.com/mBjsq66dlE

— Evan (@EvanChapman_) April 3, 2021

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

— a wild annam appeared ☻ (@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

My great-grandma in 1914 ♥ She was the first female flight attendant for the United States' first scheduled commercial airline flight on 1 January 1914 😍 pic.twitter.com/lycJPdjxEm

— Shady Brian (@FramingBritney) April 4, 2021

30. I bet she had a lovely voice

i just found out my great grandma was a singer in the 1920s🥺 pic.twitter.com/rdlj2erTed

— 🇭🇷 (@cowboyscardigan) April 3, 2021

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?

My great grandma off to church in Barbados, 1893 pic.twitter.com/0rXMGr0Tvo

— marcus (@marcusjdl) April 3, 2021

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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