Wednesday, November 21st, 2007
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Southern Charm,
Western Passion
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 17,624
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Re: English and Welsh are races apart
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Originally Posted by Cynan
While I believe the English and Welsh to be races apart, the Catherine Zeta Jones example doesn't hold up because she is 1/4 Greek and her mother is from Ireland.
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I found this:
"ZETA-JONES: Yes. Zeta is my grandmother’s name, who is of not Greek origin. But Zeta is a Greek name. And everyone thinks that I was, just put Zeta in to spice up Catherine Jones. And that’s completely untrue.
In fact…"
Living Information :: Everyone\'s Sweetheart Catherine Zeta-Jones (Oct, 2001)
Apparently her mother is of Irish and Welsh origins, and her looks come from the Welsh side of her mother.
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