8 July 2024
Introducing The Mommy Club: Sugar & Spice, coming soon
Produced by POP24, The Mommy Club: Sugar & Spice is a reality show that follows affluent mothers within Durban’s Indian community.
The first spinoff from the smash hit Showmax Original, The Mommy Club: Sugar & Spice premieres on 8 August 2024, with new episodes every Thursday.
Watch the trailer for The Mommy Club: Sugar & Spice
Meet the cast of The Mommy Club: Sugar & Spice
Abigail Nepaul
Abigail, a 41-year-old accomplished lawyer, practises notarial and conveyancing law with her husband in the CBD of Durban while raising their daughters, Azuri and Careira, aged eight and six.
Abigail is a stepmom who quickly realised that approaching step-mothering through friendship alone was not going to work. Through years of experience, she has learnt how to build a motherly relationship based on trust and understanding with her blended family.
Abigail’s mother is her pillar of strength and travels everywhere with her and the kids. They cherish each other because of what they have survived and the people they have lost, whom they both loved.
Asharia Parsad
Asharia is the apple of her father’s eye. As a daddy’s girl, she married her high school sweetheart, Trivesh, who treats his wife like a princess and drives her everywhere.
She is a 27-year-old optometrist who describes herself as mature and conservative. Together with her husband she has a four-month-old baby boy, Veer. He is the family’s little prince and every gift he gets is extravagant – from toys to designer clothes and strollers, there is nothing he does not have.
Christina Devraj
Twenty-six-year-old Christina is married to newly qualified doctor Nate.
Christina and Nate met in varsity while she was studying for her law degree at Howard. She now focuses on her business, being her husband’s support system, and on raising their 15-month-old baby, Jordan.
Devina Kowlas
Devina Kowlas is a 43-year-old former teacher who is married to insurance magnate Lavine Kowlas.
They are proud parents of two young children: their 11-year-old daughter, Loniqa, and their son, Vihaan, who is eight. The doting mother has had several unsuccessful pregnancies.
Devina is proud of her heritage and now works in real estate.
Kim Jones
Kim is a 33-year-old expectant mother who loves her coffee.
She is an entrepreneur and a brand strategist who is married to Matt Jones, a former rugby player who is a DJ by night and business owner by day. Together, they are yogis every morning.
Kim, the youngest daughter of three, has a close relationship with her mom, especially after her mom’s battle with cancer.
Lenore Goss-Matjie
Lenore, a 45-year-old mother of three, is married to Neville Matjie.
Lenore has two daughters: Meah, who is currently studying medicine, and Jiyaana, a 15-year-old debater. Additionally, she has a son named Alessandro, who is highly regarded for his soccer skills.
Lenore takes pride in being a professional dance coach and won the Miss India KZN pageant in 1998.
Losh Naidoo
Losh, a 46-year-old mother, has triplet daughters named Dashriya, Daneha, and Dayika.
She has faced significant challenges in life, which have made her quietly resilient and cautiously optimistic.
Losh is also a qualified occupational therapist and is married to Naven Naidoo, a renowned orthopaedic surgeon in Durban.
Neetasha Singh Bugwandin
Neetasha Singh, a 36-year-old international supermodel from Phoenix, recently got married. She travels the world while her husband, a construction mogul, provides her with everything she desires.
She is a stepmother to two older children: Sohnia, 24 and Sunar, 18.
Neetasha is an entrepreneur and activist.
Resh Naidoo
Resh Naidoo, Losh’s twin sister, is also married into the Naidoo family. The 46-year-old is married to Prevan Naidoo, the owner of Baking Pan, an outlet that caters to the Durban community.
Their daughter Miashca, a second-year student, received a Porsche as an 18th birthday gift, and Thishae, their 16-year-old son, is currently in high school. As a parent, Resh values her Indian culture and Hindu religion, observing every festival.
Both Resh and Losh work as occupational therapists and create their own scrubs for their medical work.
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