The much-anticipated new season of 'Who Do You Think You Are?' is set to premiere on Tuesday, May 7 on SBS and SBS On Demand featuring eight prominent Australian personalities as they embark on a journey to explore their ancestral pasts.

The star-studded lineup includes Manu Feildel, Miranda Otto, Pat Rafter, Kathy Lette, Wayne Blair, Melissa Doyle, Stephen Curry, and Heather Ewart. These celebrities will be visiting locations such as Australia, Norway, the United Kingdom, the USA, New Zealand, and France as they delve into their family histories.

In the "heart-wrenching" first episode of the new season, acclaimed chef and TV personality Manu Feildel travels back to France to discover generations of culinary excellence in his mother’s family and reconnects with his father in an emotional reunion.

Feildel, reflecting on his experience, said: “The fact that I’ve got that line of 175 years in the food industry, I can only be proud. It’s something that I would be happy to tell everyone about, it’s something I cherish." Miranda Otto said: “This journey has definitely changed my perception of my family. I learnt some things that kind of consolidated things I already thought, and there were other things that were shocks to me and certainly there were more secrets in my family than I thought.”

Pat Rafter also found surprises in his family history, stating, “On both sides of my family, I found surprises. On my mother’s side they made their way to Gympie and had a real go in the town. And then on my father’s side seeing a real character, a hot-headed Irishman who came to a hot and brutal part of Australia. Vanilla on one side, chaos on the other side."

Bernadine Lim, SBS Commissioning Editor for Documentaries, said: “Who Do You Think You Are? is one of SBS’s most beloved and successful series. Through the deeply personal stories of some of Australia’s biggest stars, the program explores the universal desire of wanting to understand our past and where we came from. A fascinating and colourful journey that is often described as life-changing for those involved, the new season of Who Do You Think You Are? promises to captivate and entertain.”