British Prime Minister David Cameron Reveals He is Related to Kim Kardashian

By Emily Gosden

LONDON (The Independent) – David Cameron has said he is related to Kim Kardashian-West, the reality TV star.

The Prime Minister said he was thirteenth cousin of the celebrity, who is married to rapper Kanye West and first became famous after starring in a leaked sex tape.

Asked by heat magazine whether he watched the television show Keeping Up With The Kardashians, featuring Kim and her family, Mr. Cameron volunteered:

“No, but I’m related to them. Did you know I’m 13th cousins with them?”

The link is via a mutual ancestor, Sir William Spencer, born in 1555, according to genealogy website geni.com.