‘Tali’s Baby Diary’ starts shooting in Cape Town

Shooting is finally underway in Cape Town on Tali’s Baby Diary, the long-awaited sequel to the first-ever Showmax Original. Talibabes is due – yes, that kind of due – in March 2021. 

A hilarious mockumentary

Tali’s Wedding Diary set a new record for first-day views on Showmax when it launched in December 2017. The hilarious mockumentary stars Julia Anastasopoulos as Tali Shapiro, a self-obsessed Joburg princess who’s just moved to Cape Town and is filming the build-up to her wedding to her property-agent fiance Darren (Anton Taylor). 

Before turning Tali into South Africa’s most famous bridezilla, Julia was best known as YouTube phenomenon SuzelleDIY, who now has more than 30m views and counting.  

back link building services=0></a></div><p>In <em>Tali’s Baby Diary,</em> an unexpected pregnancy forces Tali into a desperate pivot from Insta-influencer to wholesome momfluencer, as Darren (Anton Taylor) and Rael (Comics’ Choice nominee Glen Biderman-Pam, the genius behind the viral <em>My Octopus Teacher </em>spoof <em>My Kreepy Teacher</em>) 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.</p><p><em>Tali’s Wedding Diary </em>was the most-awarded comedy at the 2019 South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs), where it took home five awards, including Best Comedy, Best Director (Ari Kruger) and Best Actress. This made Showmax the first streaming service to win at the SAFTAs. </p><p>The mockumentary was inspired by Julia’s own wedding to Ari, who co-created and directed both <em>Tali’s Wedding Diary</em> and <em>SuzelleDIY</em>. Their shared sense of humour was part of what brought them together, so they had lots to laugh at in the build-up to their big day. </p><div class='code-block code-block-5' style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'> <a href=https://www.adhang.com/guest-posting-services/ ><img class=lazy src=