Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleZoe Ball became emotional during her appearance on the BBC series Who Do You Think You Are?. She uncovered heartbreaking details about her grandmother, Margaret "Peggy" Minto, who suffered from depression. Minto, the mother of Ball's late mother, Julia, was committed to a psychiatric hospital. This commitment was due to "acute mania" after she was put on trial for shoplifting. Ball was moved to tears while reading a letter from her grandmother written after her release from the hospital. In fullZoe Ball fights back tears over heartbreaking family discovery on Who Do You Think You Are?Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Zoe Ball becomes emotional as she learns of heartbreaking family past
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleZoe Ball became emotional during her appearance on the BBC series Who Do You Think You Are?. She uncovered heartbreaking details about her grandmother, Margaret "Peggy" Minto, who suffered from depression. Minto, the mother of Ball's late mother, Julia, was committed to a psychiatric hospital. This commitment was due to "acute mania" after she was put on trial for shoplifting. Ball was moved to tears while reading a letter from her grandmother written after her release from the hospital. In fullZoe Ball fights back tears over heartbreaking family discovery on Who Do You Think You Are?Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
