Olly Murs reveals sweet meaning behind baby name with link to BBC TV show

Olly Murs has revealed the adorable meaning behind his son Albert's name, a week after announcing the arrival of his first son.

Last week, the former X Factorfinalist announced the family has become four as his wife Amelia had given birth to their second child. The couple are already proud parents to a daughter, Madison, who was born in April 2024.

"Walking out as four. Welcome to the world, our little Albert," he captioned his social media post last week when announcing the happy news. Ever since, the Dear Darlin' singer has been asked why he decided on the name, which he has now answered.

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Taking to his official Facebook page, he penned: "A few people been asking why we chose the name Albert... It's after my great-grandad Edward 'Albert' Murs.

"Me and Amelia loved the name after I was on BBC's Who Do You Think You Are? and now our little man gets to carry that bit of family history in the future... love you son."

Olly appeared on the BBC ancestry show in 2024. The Troublemaker singer revealed his family hails from Latvia, so he wanted to find out what happened to his grandad Eddie, and how he managed to escape to England.

While exploring his grandfather's Latvian roots on the show, Olly discovered his great-grandparents were circus performers - and learnt more about a wartime decision that led to a tragic family estrangement.

The star travelled to the Salamonska Circus building in Riga hoping to track down his great-grandmother Veronika Jankovska. There, he discovered that his great-grandfather Edward Murs had cheated on his wife Katrine with Veronika.

He learnt that she had given birth to Olly's grandfather, Eddie, but handed him over to her parents as she struggled to raise him. She then went off to work at the circus.

When Nazi Germany took over Latvia, Eddie fled as a refugee with his father and Katrine, while Veronika stayed in Latvia. Olly also found out that Veronika was imprisoned in a Soviet work camp and passed away in 1988, leaving viewers in tears.

Olly and his dad Peter were left in tears when they visited Veronika's grave as the singer expressed: "It was quite emotional to see dad cry and get upset - I've never seen my dad cry, actually.

"I think seeing him emotional felt like I'd done something really special for him and the family, to find some peace for him - to feel connected to Latvia."

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