du-Plessis Allan's mother later remarried a New Zealand-born South African man, who fathered her two younger brothers.
[3][4] While living in South Africa, du Plessis-Allan attended a semi-private high school that was adjusting to the end of Apartheid in 1994.
[3] After migrating to New Zealand, du Plessis-Allan and her family initially lived in Pukekohe before moving to Tuakau, Waikato.
[3] After graduating from University of Auckland, du-Plessis Allan briefly interned at TV3 before joining Radio Live as a broadcaster.
[1] In 2015, du-Plessis Allan produce a report on Story covering tthe ease of buying guns online in New Zealand.
"[4] In 2017, du-Plessis Allan became a morning host at the New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME)-owned radio station Newstalk ZB.
[6][7] In late February 2023, the Broadcasting Standards Authority ruled that NZME was right to uphold a complaint against du-Plessis Allan's interview with Cook.