He was handsome, charismatic, frequently seen in public at glamorous events, served as a role model to many youngsters and married the beautiful Amor Vittone. This power couple continued to rule the SA glamour scene and was described as SA’s own version of Posh and Becks – David Beckham and his wife, Victoria Beckham. The country needed them, especially on our glamour pages.
But then a sex scandal hit Joost and raged on, especially on the covers of Afrikaans newspapers. The public was divided, although a lot of Van der Westhuizen’s fans stood by him. Soon thereafter Van der Westhuizen was diagnosed with Motor Neuron’s Disease (MND) – and this documentary pays tribute to his fight against the disease and his refusal to go into victim mode.
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