David Cameron has been keeping a secret. He is related to American television and social media personality and model Kim Kardashian.

In an interview with the Heat magazine, in which he also revealed he is afraid of rats, Cameron was asked if he watches Keeping Up With The Kardashians?

His surprise response? "No but I'm related to them. Did you know I'm 13th cousins with them? That's close isn't it?" he said.

The magazine did some digging and suggests Cameron is related to the Kardashians through a shared ancestor, Sir William Spencer, born in 1555. Asked if he fancied a family reunion, he replied: "That would be great, thanks."