Adam Thomas comes face to face with his absent father in the new ITV documentary involving his brothers Ryan and Scott.
The trio have come together for their first joint project called Absolutely India: Mancs In Mumbai, where they will explore their family roots.
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In what can be described as a very emotional and fulfilling journey, the boys retrace their beloved grandad Nolan’s footsteps in his country of birth, before he emigrated to the UK in 1947.
The month-long trip enabled the family to make some new and incredible memories and also helped to cement their bond with each other, especially that the boys’ father wasn’t always around during their youth.
Speaking to Star TV mag, Adam, 31, said: “My dad left us for years when we were younger and then he came back into our lives and we never really talked about it.”
He added: “There were a lot of unanswered questions, which we touched on and I The think we needed to. It got quite emotional.”
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Ryan, 35, stressed how important it was for him and his brothers to not only honour their grandad, but to also do it for their dad.
He explained: “He always referred to his dad as his hero. And the moment it hit him was when he went to where our grandad went to school. I said,’Dad, this is the exact same playground that your dad played in when he was a child.'”
Scott, 31, added: “It really put things into perspective for him and for us. It was almost like a bit of therapy and it brought us closer together.”
He went on to describe what else they got up to during their time in the far east, including him getting a hair cut with fire!
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He recalled: “We went to get a traditional Indian-style haircut. We were all so shocked as my hair was quite literally on fire! It was definitely a haircut I’ll always remember.”
The former Love star added: “We did a street food challenge in Mumbai. Usually Ryan doesn’t like spicy food at all, but for some reason he found his second wind over there.”
Former Emmerdale star Adam mentioned that as their grandad passed when they were very young, they had no idea what to expect when they went to India.
He said:, “Ryan had the privilege of getting to know him a little bit more than we did. But we didn’t know much about our family history – especially from our grandad’s side. So we didn’t have a clue what we were walking into.”