BROADCASTER Myf Warhurst says she's proud of the strong women in her life after she discovered her two times great-grandmother was the Lake Charm publican.

The former Spicks and Specks star's ancestry past was unearthed recently on the SBS's Who Do You Think You Are?

Warhurst was determined to learn the truth about a 'handshake adoption' in her paternal line.

She was humbled and proud to learn ...