Revelations and clues about celebrity relatives in season 3 of “Claim to Fame”
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ABC’s guessing game about famous relatives Claim to fame is back with a new season in which 11 Nepo players compete to guess each other’s famous family members in hopes of winning a $100,000 prize.
Last season’s cast included Tom Hanks’ niece (who had a complete meltdown when her identity was revealed), Eddie Murphy’s daughter, Donnie Osmond’s son, former President Jimmy Carter’s grandson and Nick Cannon’s brother, who won the show, but hosts Franklin Jonas and Kevin Jonas have promised even more impressive relatives for this season.
“I would say the biggest celebrity relatives, the most famous people we’ve ever had, I think, by far, ever,” Kevin revealed in an interview with SiriusXM’s The Smith Sisters live.
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Check out the Season 3 contestants below, including key clues about their famous relatives and our own predictions about which celebrity each player is related to. Come back each week to see each official reveal.
Bianca
Erica Hernandez/Disney
Status: Eliminated.
Biggest clues: Bianca is related to a woman who won a Peabody Award.
Our forecast: It was revealed before we had a chance to guess.
Prominent relative revealed: Good morning America anchor Robin Roberts is Bianca’s aunt.
Adam
Erica Hernandez/Disney
Status: Still in the game.
Biggest clues: Adam is related to a Grammy-winning singer, who he says he sounds similar to when he sings. The show suggests that the lightning bolt and lightbulb on the clue wall are his clues.
Our forecast: It is still too early to say.
Prominent relative revealed: Not yet.
Danny
Erica Hernandez/Disney
Status: Still in the game.
Biggest clues: Danny says his uncle is a Grammy-winning professional wrestler, but one of those statements is a lie.
Our forecast: It is still too early to say.
Prominent relative revealed: Not yet.
Dedrick
Erica Hernandez/Disney
Status: Still in the game.
Biggest clues: Dedrick says his uncle is a singer who won the award for best rock song of the year “more than once,” although that latter detail appears to be a lie. He may also have accidentally revealed that his last name is Jackson.
Our forecast: Unless he’s a computer gaming genius, we’re assuming his mistake was unintentional and that his famous relative is Michael Jackson (and Janet and La Toya…).
Prominent relative revealed: Not yet.
Gracie Lou
Erica Hernandez/Disney
Status: Still in the game.
Biggest clues: Gracie Lou says her uncle is an Emmy-winning musician, but the musician appears to be a lie – or at least not a country musician, as she reveals she is intentionally leaning on a country figure to scare others away. The duck on the clue wall is a clue for her relative.
Our forecast: It is still too early to say.
Prominent relative revealed: Not yet.
Hud
Erica Hernandez/Disney
Status: Still in the game.
Biggest clues: Hud says his mother is a Grammy-winning singer, but one of these details is incorrect.
Our forecast: While a few Claim to farmers choose to use pseudonyms on the show, Hud does not. And for those of us who have a habit of keeping an eye on celebrity spawns with unusual names – especially those who have previously made headlines for being accused of a crime – it was a surefire indicator that this contestant is John Mellencamp’s son, named after the title character of Paul Newman’s 1963 film.
Prominent relative revealed: Not yet.
Jill
Erica Hernandez/Disney
Status: Still in the game.
Biggest clues: Jill’s grandfather is a celebrity.
Our forecast: It is still too early to say.
Prominent relative revealed: Not yet.
Mackenzie
Erica Hernandez/Disney
Status: Still in the game.
Biggest clues: Mackenzie’s father is a singer who has neither a Tony nor any Broadway experience.
Our forecast: It is still too early to say.
Prominent relative revealed: Not yet.
Miguel
Erica Hernandez/Disney
Status: Still in the game.
Biggest clues: Miguel (not his real name) is related to an Oscar-winning actor who he claims is lying about being his grandfather. He says he uses a fake name to “make people think I’m more Spanish than I actually am.”
Our forecast: It is still too early to say.
Prominent relative revealed: Not yet.
Naomi
Erica Hernandez/Disney
Status: Still in the game.
Biggest clues: Naomi is related to someone who won the Young Artist Award. Her wine bottle clue contains the following emojis: bra + letter T + backpack + tiara + to/in + torch/club + coffee with croissant (4 times).
Our forecast: Her reference to the wine bottle is a pretty surefire clue that she is related to a woman from the Brat Pack, who probably lived in The Breakfast Club, So we assume that Naomi is related to Molly Ringwald, who won the 1984 Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Feature Film for Sixteen candles.
Prominent relative revealed: Not yet.
Shane
Erica Hernandez/Disney
Status: Still in the game.
Biggest clues: Shane says his cousin is an Oscar-winning actor, but he lies about one detail. He calls her a “Hollywood icon” and claims he visited Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch.
Our forecast: It is still too early to say.
Prominent relative revealed: Not yet.
Check back every week for new clues, revelations and predictions.
Claim to fame airs Wednesdays at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
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