Born Quote by Gwilym Lee

Obviously Gwilym is a very Welsh name! My father is from Maesteg, and my mother's from Abergavenny.

— Gwilym Lee

My dad's mum was born in Wales.

— Paul Mullin

My mum's family are from Blaenau Ffestiniog, the slate town. My grandfather was Elis Humphreys Roberts, so that's quite Welsh isn't it?

— Simon Fowler

I was born in London but brought up in Wales from the age of two.

— Joe Calzaghe

My mother was Welsh and I loved going to Wales every summer, where Uncle Les had a farm. My mother had seven brothers and…

— Keith Allen

My father's family, I think, were mostly from Lancashire, but I don't know how far back we go. I think it's quite a few…

— Sarah Lancashire

I was born in Wales but I'm not Welsh - I'm English.

— Christian Bale

Half of my mum's family is Welsh. I remember when I was a kid she used to read to me, and witches and wizards…

— Keira Knightley

I was born in Africa but brought up in the north-east of England. Most of my childhood was spent living on a council estate…

— David Olusoga

I was born in Glasgow and brought up in a place in between Glasgow and Edinburgh called West Lothian!

— Lewis Capaldi

I was born in Tower Hamlets in London Hospital, Mile End. I grew up in Stepney on a council estate and lived with my…

— Wes Streeting

My mother was originally from Yorkshire and I spent a lot of my childhood there.

— Prunella Scales