John Simm says finding out dad wasn’t biological father on DNA series felt ‘vindicating’
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John Simm’s DNA bombshell ‘explained a lot’
- Actor John Simm says it “explained a lot” when he discovered on the ITV show DNA Journey that his deceased father, Ronald Simm, was not his biological father.
- His biological father was a club manager named Terence, whom Simm had met several times when his band played at clubs that Terence managed.
- Simm, who has appeared on Life On Mars and Doctor Who, described the revelation as "vindicating", explaining feelings of difference from his family and his decision to leave home at 16.
- He admitted the discovery "spun his world" and considered quitting DNA Journey, but ultimately used the show's resources to learn about Terence.
- Simm learned Terence is deceased and that his mother and Ronald had separated and reconciled before his birth, a detail previously unknown to him.