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“Roots” tried to warn us back in the day, in fact, with its tight focus on the famous friendship between Kizzy and Missy Anne, the latter of whom is overjoyed to know that she’ll be the owner of her Black best friend.

Missy Anne doesn’t understand why that upsets Kizzy, other than the fact that she’ll be ripped away from her family.

Given the financial and emotional strain, she’s not sure she’ll ever transfer it to a surrogate.

"Toto is currently fast asleep, blissfully unaware of all the attention, but speaking on her behalf, she'll be thrilled to bits that her adventures are about to come to life," the 52-year-old told BBC Breakfast.

“If I tell my mom to make coq au vin, she’ll say, ‘Oh no, I can’t do that,’” he laughs.