R Pattz Related To Vlad The Impaler

Says a publicity hungry genealogist…

Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 11:36

Twilight star Robert Pattinson shares common ancestry with Vlad The Impaler, according to a genealogist.

It’s claimed that the actor is linked to the real life inspiration for Dracula through the British royal family.

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Meaning not only does he play a vampire but he’s also related to one through his family history.

Genealogist Anastasia Tyler said: “Tracing Pattinson's family back to Vlad was difficult research, but the pieces that unraveled created the perfect accompaniment to the Twilight saga.

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“Without any myth or magic, we find royalty and vampires lurking in Pattinson's life - making his story just as supernatural as the one he's playing on screen.”

R Pattz stars as Edward Cullen in the ‘Twilight Saga’ films with the third one Eclipse due out next month.

He’ll also start filming the fourth and fifth Breaking Dawn flicks later this year.