Christina Applegate was next up to dig into her personal heritage on "Who Do You Think You Are?" and the experience had an unexpected side benefit. It allowed Christina to bond with her father, Bob, whom she did not see often while growing up. She did grow closer to him after the birth of her daughter in 2011, but this experience brought them even closer.
Bob's mother had died when he was 13. After that, he was passed around between different family members while growing up, giving him little stability and little closure about the loss of his mother. In fact, her death had always been a mystery in the family. It was Christina's hope that she could give Bob some peace by uncovering the truth about his mother.
She learned that her grandmother had passed away from tuberculosis. She also learned about a secret history of alcoholism and abuse in the family. But it was a secret history that had ended with Bob.
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