Lady Like
When a lady falls down, she picks herself right back up.
2024 · 1h 27m · N/A Documentary
Overview
In this rags to riches origin story, Lady Camden struggles to manage the demands of her freshly minted international fame, while Rex is forced to come to terms with the troubling childhood he left behind in Camden which drove him to so desperately seek joy, fantasy and escape through the performing arts.
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