‘My children were discriminated from day one' – Mrs J lashes out at The Mommy Club production
The third season of The Mommy Club has been marred with more drama behind the scenes than on screen.
Viewers have expressed disappointment at the inconsistency of the show's concept this season.
Instead of capturing the relationship the Joburg mommies have with their nannies and children, this season placed a huge focus on the petty squabbles that the ladies had amongst themselves.
Arguably, the mommies even portrayed the kind of behaviour that is a bad example to their children.
From bullying, name-calling, swearing and the gaslighting, it was all a mess.
Not only did the cast concur with this, as seen in the first part of the reunion, but they've also lost their cool with production.
Mrs J is the latest to go online with her frustrations.
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In an emotionally loaded post on Instagram, Kabelo 'Mrs J' Jantjies called out production company, Pop24 for not featuring her children on the show.
'Week in, week out, we all had hopes that the scene with my children will play, but it did not. No explanation, nothing. I really feel like my children were discriminated from day one till the very last. I mean, not even an invitation for the reunion,' the mother of three said.
The carousel post included behind-the-scenes videos of the scenes that were shot of her with her children, which never made it to the screens.
It was clear that she couldn't wait till the second part of the reunion was released on Saturday, 24 February to give the production company a piece of her mind.
She even spilled the beans on why she stormed out of the second part of the reunion.
'As a mother, my number one role is to always and forever protect my kids, hence I couldn't finish the reunion. I was not going to sit there when my child was not invited without any solid reason or explanation. How do you explain to the child why they are not invited? But anyway, as unkind as it is, we move on.
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'Hope you all enjoy part 2 of the reunion,' her post further reads.
Mrs J has since gone private, shutting out the world from her Instagram page.
This has received a number of mixed emotions and opinions.
Entertainment commentator, Phil Mphela is among those who've shared the dynamics of the reality tv game.
'Reality tv is not good for anyone with mental health issues. Don't sign up for it and think you will be treated differently. Tv's primary goal is to attract viewers. Producers' paramount job on a reality show is to craft compelling television content, it is not your Instagram page,' he firmly said.
You watch a TV show. You know what the TV show is about and what is entertaining for the show.
YOU choose to be on the show. They didn't force you.
YOU KNOW WHAT "GROUP CAST REALITY SHOWS" ARE ABOUT.
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— Kgopolo (@PhilMphela) May 20, 2025
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