Lucky du Plessis opens up about his harsh upbringing and adoption story

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It is still adoption month and the story of ECR's very own weekend breakfast host, Lucky du Plessis, is one that will pull at your heartstrings. Lucky tells Keri about his early childhood which saw him in an abusive home after his biological father's girlfriend kidnapped him, separating him from his father. Born in Kimberley and at five years old, he had been taken from his father and landed in Florida Johannesburg - this is how he met his now brother.
25 Nov 2020 11PM English South Africa Society & Culture · Daily News

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