The Backstory of My Birth Parents

Jono Lancaster was born with Treacher Collins Syndrome. It’s a rare condition that means his face looks a little different to others. The condition caused Jono’s parents to abandon him at birth and for Jono to face bullying and torment growing up. We hear what happened when Jono reached out to his birth parents years later and how he eventually found the strength to love his face.

Extraordinary Lives is a podcast from the team behind LADbible’s Minutes With. You can watch all of our videos here - https://www.youtube.com/c/LADbible/videos

We speak to remarkable people who each have a unique story to tell - spies, terrorists, hackers, gangsters, killers, people with particular conditions, and those who’ve lived unreal experiences. These are the stories that resonated the most with LADbible’s audience when they were originally told on Minutes With.

In this podcast, LADbible’s Ben Powell-Jones sits down with those individuals for a more in-depth conversation, revealing untold tales for the first time.