HYSTERICAL: THE YUMMY MUMMIES FROM AUSTRALIA

There’s another nice reality series on Netflix. And when I say reality, I actually mean that everything is completely scripted, just like in 99% of the reality series. It doesn’t matter of course, we're going to watch it anyway. And that certainly applies to Yummy Mummies, but fortunately it’s not any less hilarious. This series revolves around four mommies-to-be, three of whom live in Melbourne and one in Adelaide. The mommies from Melbourne have a joint Instagram account (@melbourneymmums) and the other mom from Adelaide sees them as competition and starts her own Instagram account to outdo them. No joke, this is the plot of the first episode. Spoiler: the Instagram account of the Adelaide mom (Maria) has been inactive for a while now, so that competition has already been decided.

But anyway, the first season that is now on Netflix dates back to 2017, which is quite a while ago. Back then, the competition was probably still exciting, and when Maria still hoped to win this Instagram competition, she decided to invite the three Melbourne mommies to her baby shower, which had a Burberry theme. When they actually decided to come, Burberry was no longer good enough and it became a Versace theme. Because nothing represents true class like Versace, right? Apparently in Adelaide it does. Fun fact: Maria's mother looks strikingly like Donatella Versace. And no, she is indeed not the most natural woman around.

But those Yummy Mummies from Melbourne are the reason for me that it really remains a fun (and somewhat hysterical) series to watch. The tall Lorinska (I call her tall, Maria calls her ‘massive’) in particular. She already says in the first episode that no topic remains unspoken with her, and that is also true. Especially for reality standards, she can be quite entertaining. It also helps that she was already friends with the other two Melbourne mommies (Rachel and Jane) for several years before the series. That definitely makes it more enjoyable to watch than the ‘reality’ series where the cast is put together (like in The Hills, although I can’t wait for that reboot already).

Anyways, even if you’re not a mommy or mommy-to-be, this is the ideal series to watch under a blanket on a Sunday and shamelessly judge people (because that’s what we all do while watching reality shows). What else can we expect, besides Versace baby showers? For example, I also learned that a ‘press gift’ is a thing, and that it can also be a ring worth $99,000. Or that a baby (who isn’t even born yet) naturally has the right to a Porsche – which they can replace with a bigger one every year. And that mothers and daughters (even if that daughter is two weeks old) must always be dressed in matching outfits – and only in designer clothes of course. No H&M or Zara allowed.

But if this is the standard way of life, I really need to have a serious talk with my parents. I never got that Porsche (although I have no complaints about my Batavus bike) and designer clothes weren’t really high on the wishlist at our home. Matching outfits weren’t either, because if that were the case, my mother wouldn’t have dressed me in many (ugly) floral dresses. So in that regard, the Yummy Mummies are doing a bit better.

Written by: Wieke Veenboer