More of Tali’s special brand of crazy

In the hilarious mockumentary Tali’s Baby Diary an unexpected pregnancy forces Tali (Julia Anastasopoulos, aka SuzelleDIY) into a desperate pivot from Insta-influencer to wholesome momfluencer, as Darren (Anton Taylor) and Rael (Glen Biderman-Pam) navigate the choppy waters of the Cape Town property game.

But as the nine-month clock ticks down, Tali and the boys are forced to face the bigger questions about life, love and parenthood.

The first Showmax Original, Tali’s Wedding Diary, set a (then) record for the most first-day views on Showmax and was the most awarded comedy at the 2019 South African Film and Television Awards (Safta), taking home five prizes, including Best Comedy.

“Season 2 is definitely weirder and wilder than Season 1,” says Anastasopoulos, who is married to co-creator Ari Kruger – winner of Best Director at the Saftas for Tali’s Wedding Diary.

“I joke about the fact that I’m glad that we got married before having a baby because the wedding just becomes so obsolete – it’s so distant in my memory, I can’t believe it was such a big thing in my life. It was just 24 hours, and having a baby is a totally different ball game.

“The biggest takeaway for me becoming a parent was that it is not the way it’s portrayed on social media,” says Anastasopoulos, who won the Safta for Best

Actress in a Comedy for

Tali’s Wedding Diary.

“You’re expecting this very perfect experience, and then you wonder why, why didn’t anyone tell me about this?

“It’s not as glamorous as it’s made out to be.

“Seeing Tali grapple with that is part of the comedy that we wanted to bring to the show.

“Hopefully, people can relate, even though Tali is not like the rest of us – she’s very heightened.”

Having a baby was always going to feed Tali’s crazy. “It fed my crazy,” Anastasopoulos laughs.

Showmax has released a clip from Tali’s Baby Diary, which shows Tali scoping out potential maternity wards.

Tali’s Baby Diary premieres with the first four episodes on Friday next week, with the final six episodes due on 12 March.

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